St. Blaise was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Armenia who became a martyr for the Christian faith. He is known for healing those with throat ailments and is invoked for protection against throat diseases.
His feast day is celebrated on February 3rd, when the Blessing of the Throats ceremony is traditionally performed. St. Blaise’s intercession is sought not only for physical healing but also for spiritual strength and the preservation of faith.
Historical Context
Saint: Blaise of Sebastea
Feast Day: February 3
Patronage: Throat illnesses, wool combers, veterinarians
Era: 3rd-4th Century AD
St. Blaise Prayer 1
O GOD,
Deliver us through the intercession of Thy holy bishop and martyr Blaise,
from all evil of soul and body,
especially from all ills of the throat;
and grant us the grace to make a good confession
in the confident hope of obtaining Thy pardon,
and ever to praise with worthy lips Thy most holy name.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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St. Blaise Prayer 2
St Blaise,
Bishop and lover of souls,
during your life you willingly bore many crosses
in faithful imitation of the suffering Jesus Christ.
Similarly, with Christ-like compassion and the grace of God,
you miraculously cured many sufferers of their ills
and humbly accepted the tortures inflicted upon you at the time of your death,
dying as a Martyr for Christ.
Now in your heavenly home,
I come before you and humbly ask for your intercession
before the throne of God.
St Blaise, seek for me a cure for… (Name the illness) …
If it is not God’s will or the greater good of my soul,
ask God to grant me the strength to bear my cross patiently,
in imitation of Jesus Christ our Crucified Saviour,
as reparation for my sins and the salvation of souls.
Amen.
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St. Blaise Prayer 3
O Glorious Saint Blaise,
Who by thy martyrdom has left to the Church
a precious witness to the faith,
obtain for us the grace to preserve within ourselves this divine gift,
and to defend, without human respect,
both by word and example, the truth of that same faith,
which is so wickedly attacked and slandered in these our times.
You who miraculously cured a little child
when it was at the point of death
by reason of an affliction of the throat,
grant us your powerful protection in like misfortunes;
and, above all, obtain for us the grace of repentance,
together with a faithful observance of our Church,
and avoidance from offending Almighty God.
Amen.
