Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-02 | Page 24 | Catholics Will Observe Feast

CATHOLICS WILL OBSERVE FEAST Celeb rations Are to Be Held on February 3 in Honor otf Saint Blaze. Catholic churches will celebrate the feast of St. Blaze, whoso piotectlon is always asked against diseases of the throat, on February :j. St. I3Iazo was bishop of St. Bast-Ian in Armenia in tho fourth century- He was martyred for Ills faith by the Emperor Diocletian. To escape the fury of tho pagan emperor the saint retired to a cavo and soldiers came upon him and led him to prison. During his confinement ho healed many sick who wore brought to him. Among- others way a boy who had been despaired of by physicians nnd who was ;it Lho point of death from a thorn which had become lodged In his throat. The ualnt removed the cause of the trouble trou-ble nnd sent the boy away rejoicing. These wonders exasperated his pagan Judges; he was whipped, stretched 011 a rack, and finally beheaded on Fcbruarv 3. 316. Throats aro 'blessed on his feas't day. At St. Mary's cathedral the ceremony cere-mony will be performed at the S o'clock mass and In the afternoon afc -l o'clock.