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We ask Saint Blaise for his help in this prayer, remembering how he is invoked for blessings of throats and relief from other illnesses.
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February 3rd Saint Blaise. Bishop Blaise was martyred in his episcopal city of Sebastea, Armenia, in 316. The legendary Acts of St. Blaise were written 400 years later. According to them Blaise was a good bishop, working hard to encourage the spiritual and physical health of his people. Although the Edict of Toleration (311), granting freedom of worship in the Roman Empire, was already five years old, persecution still raged in Armenia. Blaise was apparently forced to flee to the back…
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Why do we get our throats blessed on the Feast of St. Blaise, February 3? What can we learn from St. Blaise?
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“St. Blaise, pray for us especially for the healing of all our respective illnesses and particularly for the healing of all those suffering from diseases of the throat. Amen.” 🙏🏼 January 3 | Memorial of St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr #StBlaise #January3 #PatronSaintOfSufferersFromThroatDiseases
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D. 316 Feast Day: February 3 Patron: Throat Ailments Quote: “Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God free you from illness of the throat and from any other sort of ill.…
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Blaise is the patron saint of the city of Dubrovnik (where he is known as Sveti Vlaho) and formerly the protector of the independent Republic of Ragusa. At Dubrovnik his feast is celebrated yearly on 3 February, when relics of the saint, his head, a bit of bone from his throat, his right hand and his left, are paraded in reliquaries. The festivities begin the previous day, Candlemas, when white doves are released. Chroniclers of Dubrovnik such as Rastic and Ranjina attribute his veneration…
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St Blaise, whose feast is today, 3 February, was a fourth century bishop who lived in Armenia and devotion to him has been popular throughout the ages. Much of what is known about the life of St. Blaise comes from the legends about his life. Historical proof exists that Blaise was martyred for the Faith in his diocese of Sebastea in Armenia in the year 316. The legends surrounding Blaise state that during the persecution of Licinius Blaise was forced into exile into the hills in the…
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