Blessing of the Throats
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Blessing of the Throats is a traditional Catholic sacramental invoking Saint Blaise’s intercession for protection and healing from ailments of the throat.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic sacramental
ⓘ
religious blessing ⓘ |
| alsoObservedBy |
Eastern Catholic Churches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
some Anglican communities ⓘ some Lutheran communities ⓘ |
| associatedSaint | Saint Blaise of Sebaste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | veneration of relics of Saint Blaise ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional accounts of Saint Blaise healing a boy with a fishbone in his throat ⓘ |
| category |
devotion to saints
ⓘ
healing sacramentals ⓘ |
| commonlyPracticedIn |
Catholic schools
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hospitals with chaplaincy services ⓘ parish churches ⓘ |
| effectAccordingToCatholicTeaching |
actual graces
ⓘ
spiritual protection ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryAssociationWith | Saint Blaise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invokes |
blessing in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
deliverance from every disease of the throat ⓘ |
| invokesIntercessionOf | Saint Blaise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNot | a sacrament ⓘ |
| languageOfRite |
Latin
ⓘ
vernacular languages ⓘ |
| linkedTo | devotion to Saint Blaise as patron of throat illnesses ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext |
may be given during a Liturgy of the Word
ⓘ
may be given outside Mass ⓘ often given after Mass ⓘ |
| liturgicalDay | Feast of Saint Blaise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayBeGivenTo |
adults
ⓘ
children ⓘ the healthy ⓘ the sick ⓘ |
| performedBy |
authorized lay minister
ⓘ
deacon ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| purpose |
healing from throat ailments
ⓘ
invocation of Saint Blaise’s protection ⓘ protection from throat ailments ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
proper intention of the faithful
ⓘ
use of blessed candles ⓘ |
| ritualObjectUsed |
blessed candles
ⓘ
candles tied with red ribbon or cord ⓘ two crossed candles ⓘ |
| theologicalStatus | sacramental instituted by the Church ⓘ |
| typicalDate | 3 February ⓘ |
| typicalFormulaBegins | Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalGesture |
making the sign of the cross
ⓘ
placing crossed candles near the throat ⓘ |
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