Blessing of St. Blaise
Feast Of St. Blaise 2018
St. Blaise was an early martyr bishop whose intercessory power was well-known especially by two famous miracles. The elements of these divine favors are what make up the blessing of throats on his feastday. The spiritual benefits from this sacramental are increased by our devout reception of this blessing.
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Candles For Purification & St. Blaise
5th Sunday After Epiphany 2017
The powerful blessing given on the feastday of St. Blaise is not only for throats but for any other health problem and even for spiritual maladies.  We also take home with us a blessed candle on Candlemas Day. The candle is revered as a symbol of Christ Himself who is united with us through this most powerful sacramental. We are encouraged to light a candle when we pray because by so doing we unite our prayer with Christ Himself, whose Body and Soul are symbolized by the candle we hold in our hands or display in our home. The liturgical candle, made almost completely of the wax from virginal bees, is so important that not to have them lit during the Sacrifice of the Mass is a grievous sin.
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Purpose Of Miracles
Feast Of St. Blaise 2017 – First Friday
Who needs miracles? Â Today’s sermon explains that God could have accomplished all things directly but He knows that due to our fallen human nature, we need miracles to help us believe. Â So, He sometimes uses secondary causes like the saints in their incorruptible forms, or sacramentals like the blessing of throats with candles today, or even the forces of Nature to prove His Divinity and the Truth of His words. Â But the point is it is God who is working – sometimes behind the scenes and sometimes in person, like at the Marriage Feast of Cana or the healing of the Leper, to get His point across. Â So, in answer to the question of who needs miracles, the answer is us, His people.
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