Skip to main content

Saint Blaise

Saint Blaise: Feast Day Feb. 3rd 

When I think of Saint Blaise, I always remember the blessing of the throat at Mass, since he is the patron saint of those suffering from throat ailments. Saint Blaise was a Bishop and a martyr, but there is really not a lot of information about him. When we consider that we don’t know a lot biographically about him, instead of being disappointed, I find it rather inspiring. Since we are all called to live holy lives, striving for sanctification, just think how many saints have lived throughout history and are even now living in our present time that we will never know about until our earthly life is ended. Saint Blaise lived in a difficult time period, and the time we live in today has its own difficulties and trials. We have nothing to fear, however, because in times of great trial, many graces will abound and many saints will continue to be made (“...where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more” Romans 5:20). When he addressed the world youth in 1999, Pope John Paul II (now Saint John Paul II) said, “Do not be afraid to be the saints of the new millennium!” Pray for graces, and let the Lord use you to help “Blaise” a path of goodness, pointing to Him and His holy name.

Celebrating Through Food:

Since a miracle associated with Saint Blaise is that he saved a child from choking on a fish bone, serve fish for dinner. My kids like Gorton’s Fish Fillets, so we enjoyed them with macaroni and cheese and a side of peas.

Celebrating Through a Craft:

Going along with a fish theme, use construction paper to make paper fish to play a fishing game. Have you kids decorate the fish with designs or stickers, and then write numbers ranging from 1-5 on the back of them. Use a magnet for an eye on each fish. Make a fishing pole using a kebob grilling stick. Cut the sharp end off with scissors and then use masking or duct tape to seal the end to make sure it is not sharp. Tie yarn to the taped end and attach a paper clip at the other end of the yarn. Go fishing and try and catch your fish in numerical order, throwing them back when you catch an out of order number. While you fish, you can even have Gold Fish as a tasty snack.



I hope you and your family have a wonderful day celebrating Saint Blaise. Saint Blaise, Bishop and martyr, pray for us!

Additional Reading:

Here is a great article, from Franciscan Media, about Saint Blaise.

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Avila: Feast Day October 15th (My rendition of François Gérard’s painting “Teresa of Ávila”  1827) "Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing make you afraid. All things are passing. God alone never changes. Patience gains all things. If you have God, you will want for nothing. God alone suffices.”  It's been a while since I've written a blog post, and as I reflect upon the words of Saint Teresa of Avila's "Serenity Prayer" above, I cannot help but find comfort in them. Living in a time when everything in the world seems to be turned upside down, and logic and truth abandoned, the wisdom of Saint Teresa offers hope, consolation, and peace.  Teresa of Avila lived in a time similar to our own. Born in the 16th century, she witnessed a world that contained globalism, political conflicts, and religious tensions following the Protestant Reformation. Yet during this turmoil, she trusted in God. She lived a life of contemplation, excelled in writing and p...
Post a Comment
Read more

Saint Margaret Mary

Saint Margaret Mary: Feast Day October 16th  “Look upon yourself as a tree planted beside water, which bears its fruit in due season; the more it is shaken by the wind, the deeper it strikes its roots into the ground.” ~ Saint Margaret Mary ~ Faith is a gift—an undeserved and valuable grace granted by the Holy Spirit. Each of us has the capacity to seek The Way, The Truth, and The Life, for this longing has been inscribed within our hearts. Yet, in our free will, we have the choice and ability to ignore and turn from this divine call. Like the image of the tree Saint Margaret Mary describes above, if we seek Jesus and are rooted in our faith, nothing can shake us. Our water is the Church, and Jesus, in the Holy Eucharist, is who makes our roots deep and strong enabling us to withstand the winds of the world and produce good fruit in His name.  Jesus offers us so many opportunities to find Him, and so many ways to live with Him in Heaven. In the 1600s, He appeared to Saint Mar...
Post a Comment
Read more

Saint Wenceslaus

Saint Wenceslaus: Feast Day Sept. 28 I’ve heard the Christmas carol “Good King Wenceslaus” practically every Christmas and played the song on the piano too, but I never knew he was a saint until recently.    When I looked Saint Wenceslaus up and read about him, I learned he was from Bohemia and was a duke and not a king. He was declared a king after his death and proclaimed a saint soon after as tales of his virtue, piety, and care for the poor spread. Today as my family celebrated “Good King Wenceslaus’s” feast day, we took a Christmas theme approach, since,  the lyrics of his Christmas carol mention him looking out the window on the Feast of Saint Stephen (The first Christian martyr whose feast day is December 26th). Craft: While listening to the Christmas carol “Good King Wenceslaus,” we made  paper snowflake patters . There are a variety of printable templates at this link that are easy to use. I then discussed with my kids that each snowflake is different and un...
Post a Comment
Read more