February 3 the Feast Day of Saint Blaise
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME CHURCH OF SAINT PATRICK Diocese of Peoria 726 West Jefferson Street Ottawa, Illinois 61350 February 3rd Mass Intentions For The Week The Feast Day of Saint Blaise SUNDAY, January 31, 2016 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time We know more about the devotion to St. Blaise by 8:00am Donna Aussem by Rose Ann Kobelsick Christians around the world than we know about the 10:30am Pro Populo saint himself. His feast is observed as a holy day in MONDAY, February 1, 2016 some Eastern Churches. In 1222, the Council of Oxford 7:00am Carolyn (Stoudt) Bogguess by Marcella prohibited servile labor in England on Blaise’s feast Buckley day. The Germans and Slavs hold him in special honor, TUESDAY, February 2, 2016 The Presentation of the Lord and for decades many United States Catholics have 7:00am Don Jobst by Bill and Debbie Mucci sought the annual St. Blaise blessing for their throats. WEDNESDAY, February 3, 2016 Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr; Saint Ansgar, Bishop We know that Bishop Blaise was martyred in his 6:00pm Mary Ann Mossey by the Catholic Daughters episcopal city of Sebastea, Armenia, in 316. The THURSDAY, February 4, 2016 legendary Acts of St. Blaise were written 400 years 7:00am Burton Highland by Joanne Highland Family later. According to them Blaise was a good bishop, FRIDAY, February 5, 2016 Saint Agatha, Virgin and working hard to encourage the spiritual and physical Martyr, First Friday health of his people. Although the Edict of Toleration 7:00am Purgatorial and Special Intention Society (311), granting freedom of worship in the Roman SATURDAY, February 6, 2016 Saint Paul Miki, and Empire, was already five years old, persecution still Companions, Martyrs 4:30pm Walt Stricklin by Lorraine Gayan raged in Armenia.
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