February 3 is the feast day of Saint Blaise (also known as St. Blase), bishop and martyr, in the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of those suffering from throat ailments and other illnesses, based on the tradition of his miraculous healing of a child choking on a fishbone.
The most traditional Catholic prayer associated with this day is the Blessing of the Throats, a sacramental usually performed in churches with two crossed candles (often blessed the day before on Candlemas, February 2) placed against the throat while the priest or minister says:
Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of the throat and from every other illness. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
This blessing asks for protection from throat problems and all forms of sickness.A popular personal Prayer to Saint Blaise (often used on his feast day for healing and protection) is:
O glorious Saint Blaise, who by your martyrdom 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 concern for 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 miraculously restored a little child who was at the point of death because of an affliction of the throat. To all who entrust themselves to your patronal care, obtain health of body and soul.
Through your powerful intercession, help us to experience God’s healing love and to praise Him with worthy lips. Amen.
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