Saint Blais was a bishop who was martyred in the early centuries of the Church. The tradition is that while he was imprisoned a mother brought her son to him, choking on a bone. The bishop blessed the young boy who immediately coughed up the life threatening bone. Other cures and miracles have been attributed to him during his life and after his death. In recognition of this, throats are traditionally blessed on or near his feast day, February 3rd. Throats will be blessed in our parish after all Masses the weekend of February 1st and 2nd.