THE PING!Posted on 02/04/2003 5:47:54 PM PST by Lady In Blue
will you be getting your throat blessed today in honor of St Blaise?......most Traditional Catholic Churches still do this not sure of the N.O. Great post!!!!
THE PING!Thanks for the ping!
Going for throat blessings tonight after 7:30 mass.
BTTT on the Optional Memorial of St. Blase, February 3, 2006!
It is customary in many places to bless the throats of the faithful with two candles tied together with a red ribbon to form a cross. The rite of the blessing of throats may take place before or after Mass.
The priest or deacon places the candles around the throat of whoever seeks the blessing, using the formula:
"Through the intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you free from every disease of the throat, and from every other disease. In the name of the Father and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit.
R. Amen."
BTTT on the Optional Memorial of St. Blase, February 3, 2007!
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