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Feast of St. Blaise: Blessing of Throats, Tuesday 3 February 2026

Posted: 30 January 2026

Blessing of Throats

 

Blessing of throats will take place at each of our daily Masses on the Feast of St. Blaise, Tuesday, February 3rd 2026.

 

St. Blaise is the patron saint of throat illnesses, animals, wool combers, and wool trading.

Blessing of the Throat
On February 3, the Feast Day of St. Blaise, the Church recalls a miracle cure associated with him and celebrates the blessing of the throats with candles. St. Blaise said that anyone who lit a candle in his memory would be free of infection, thus candles are used in the traditional throat blessing. The candles (blessed on Candlemas Feb. 2) are crossed against the throat, and the following prayer is said:
“Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from ailments of the throat and from every other evil. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.“
Knock Shrine

Knock Shrine
Ireland's International
Eucharistic and Marian Shrine,
Knock, Claremorris, Co. Mayo,
F12 Y226, Ireland

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