St. Blaise Blessing of Throats

Tomorrow evening Friday, February 3rd) at the 5:15pm daily Mass, we celebrate the Memorial of St Blaise, Bishop and Martyr.  After Holy Communion, we will celebrate a traditional St Blaise blessing of the throats for all present.  St Blaise, an Armenian Bishop from the 4th Century, is the patron of sore throats.  St Blaise was invoked as one of the fourteen "Holy Helpers" whose names were invoked in times of plague and disaster.