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| St. Blaise Mary Assumption Parish Niederwaldkirchen, Austria Photo by Wolfgang Sauber |
History
Saint Blaise lived in the eighth
century. He was a bishop in Armenia. Once, a woman came running up to him
holding her little boy, who had a fish bone stuck in his throat and couldn’t
breath. Saint Blaise healed him. He was also known to heal wild animals, and
once he told a wolf to let go of a pig that it had stolen from a poor woman,
and the wolf obeyed.
Activity
Many Catholic parishes – especially
those that have an elementary schools – still perform the Blessing of Throats
on Saint Blaise Day. Two candles are blessed and crossed against the throat as the
priest prays for you to avoid illness – a great thing during cold and flu
season! So, go to Mass today to receive your blessing.
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