It my youth, on the closest Sunday to February 3, the priest would have us come up at the end of Mass for the blessing of the throat. He held two candles over the throat and said a prayer. I once belonged to a parish named for St. Blaise, bishop and martyr. We always celebrated St. Blaise there.
I haven't experienced the throat blessings in recent years. My current parish is named for a long ago pope, not the bishop who blesses throats. But, this Covid variant that is going around starts with a sore throat. Maybe it is time to find some parish that celebrates St Blaise with a throat blessing today.
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