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The Blessing of the Throats is a sacramental of the Roman Catholic Church, celebrated on February 3, the feast day of Saint Blaise of Sebaste. It also celebrated in some of the Eastern Catholic Churches. It is observed as well in parishes of the Anglican Communion on the same day as a commemoration. The ''Order of the Blessing of Throats on the Feast of Saint Blaise'' can be found on Chapter 51 of the ''Book of Blessings'' (''de Benedictionibus''). ==Background== Article 1625 from ''The Book of Blessings'' contains a brief historical background of the blessing of throats: Details regarding the miraculous healing of the boy vary. One account relates that the miracle occurred during the journey to take Blaise to prison when he placed his hand on the boy's head and prayed; another that the miracle happened while Blaise was in prison when he picked up two candles provided to him and formed a cross around the boy's throat. The use of candles for the blessing of throats stems from the candles that Blaise used while in prison. When an old woman's pig had been miraculously rescued from a wolf by Saint Blaise, she would visit him in prison, bringing him food and candles to bring him light in his dark cell. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blessing of the Throats」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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