Sermon: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Ordinary 5, Year C
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. “I taught you what I had been taught myself, namely that Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures; that he was buried; and that he was raised to life on the third […]
Blessing of Throats for S. Blaise, 3rd January
Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Blaise (Blase, Blaize, who knows?), who was bishop of Sebaste in Armenia in the fourth century. Before being martyred, he is said to have healed a boy who was choking. Tradition also has it that he was martyred by beheading, face up. Since the eighth century, Saint Blaise […]