PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- February 3rd marks the Catholic celebration known as the Feast of St. Blaise, the patron saint of those with ailments of the throat. And today, one of the traditional ...

Years ago, I visited the fascinating walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. It was there I learned more about St. Blaise. Although I’d had my throat blessed on his feast day, Feb. 3, a few times ...

Discovery of Witches calls the prayer to St. Blaise “a charm of the popish church” for removing a splinter or a bone in the throat, with the intrusive object urged to “come forth” in his name.

Catholics love to tell you about their grandma’s devotion to St. Jude or how they attended blessings of the throat in honor of St. Blaise as kids. Prayer cards, medallions, and devotional ...

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TRENTON — In celebration of the Feast of St. Blaise, churchgoers at Sacred Heart Church in Trenton had their throats blessed Tuesday at the midday Mass. Every year Catholic churches offer the ...

St. Blaise, celebrated on Feb. 3, was a bishop and martyr from Armenia who today is associated with the healing of throats. Tuesday, July 08, 2025 A service of EWTN News ...

On the saint’s feast day, Feb. 3, a parishioner receives a blessing with crossed candles placed at his or her throat. Very little is known about the historical St. Blaise, who was thought ...

Catholics of a certain age will remember St. Blaise, for whom Chicago’s incoming archbishop is named, ... 2014, after Archbishop Blase Cupich presided over a morning prayer service.

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