Bumping this thread again. It was recently brought to my attention “””AGAIN””” by another FReeper.
Everyone, are you prepared? Have you gone to a Catholic Church on the Feast of St. Blases when throats are blessed with the blessed candles?
Have you gone to a CANDLEMAS — easy day to remember — February 2nd!
It’s at the Candlemas that you can get your blessed candles, although some still may be available later.
The best way for any of us to be prepared is not by hording food, water and beeswax candles and holy water, but by frequent confession, receiving the Holy Eucharist, prayer, Eucharistic adoration. This is the best preparation any of us could ever have. And this is what Holy Mother Church teaches each of us. Lets look to the Church for the answer, not things that can distract us.
Here are some Prophecies from Anne Catherine Emmerich....
“I saw the Pope praying. surrounded by false friends who often did the very opposite to what he had ordered, and I saw a little black fellow laboring actively against the Church. Whilst it was thus being pulled down on one side, it was rebuilt on the other, but not very zealously.” (Vol 1 p. 565)
I see the little black man in his own country committing many thefts and falsifying things generally. Religion is there so skillfully undermined and stifled -Anne Catherine Emmerich
Yes, some time ago. A laywoman, young, did the blessing with crossed candles.
As to candles, I stashed some somewhere but now can't remember which ones are blessed and which aren't. Hmmmm. I've read Bl. Anna Taigi (sp?) and remember she said only beeswax candles will burn.
Well, it's biblical except for the candles, I don't think they had them then but I'm not sure; oil lamps (surely they existed in some cultures?), but I'm not sure I want to live to that time to experience it; could be soon as I hardly know anybody not technically in some state of sin or another according to church teaching, including moi.
I think of the oddest things sometimes. Today I was wondering how they baked the loaves in biblical times and guessed that they used something like dough starter for leaven. Then I thought maybe they were like pita bread, but they are described as having been baked in ovens, probably smallish and more portable than what we think of ovens. So much I don't know.
Interesting — and a little scary.
When is the feast of St. Blaise?