M
maryjk
Guest
I still remember the look on my son’s face when I told him what the priest would be doing.
Of course he assumed the candles would be lit. :bigyikes: “no, Mom, I don’t need my throat blessed.”
- Status
Of course he assumed the candles would be lit. :bigyikes: “no, Mom, I don’t need my throat blessed.”
M
Mrs_Sally
Guest
It may say St Blaise, Candlemas, or the Purification of Our Lady.
We have an EF calendar, one from our OF parish, and one from the National Basilica - they all have slightly different lists of feasts, memorials, etc. What ends up suprising me though are purely secular days like “Arbor Day”. Everyone I know will be going to a park or planting a tree and I’ll just say “huh???”
C
corsair
Guest
Like Mrs. sally says, Feb. 2 is Candlemas or the Purification of the BVM. Then Friday is the Feast of St. Blaise, Bishop/Martyr. Then Sunday is Septuagesima Sunday (the EF Mass colors go to violet every Sunday). Not sure what the colors are for the OF until Ash Wednesday.
These are some of the great reasons to be Catholic.
These are some of the great reasons to be Catholic.
C
Castello
Guest
You may take candles to be blessed on Candlemas, get your throat blessed (as many people have flu around here, we all need this!)… there is a great resource for following the Liturgical Year at catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm
P
paperwight66
Guest
I’m confused, I thought Candlemas and St. Blaise were two different days? Does your parish combine them, then? I suppose that would make sense if there was a shortage of priests, or your parish only has Mass on certain weekdays. not every day.
L
liturgyluver
Guest
Great - if they are properly celebrated, but none of the churches in my area (apart from the Anglican ones) is doing anything special for the great feast of Candlemas apart from an ordinary said mass. I hate the way the modern lectionary has relegated this great feast. It should at least allow for transferance to the nearest Sunday.
M
Mrs_Sally
Guest
OK, the calendar in front of me at work says The Presentation of the Lord and Groundhog Day. I didn’t check the others at home.It may say St Blaise, Candlemas, or the Purification of Our Lady.
We have an EF calendar, one from our OF parish, and one from the National Basilica - they all have slightly different lists of feasts, memorials, etc. What ends up suprising me though are purely secular days like “Arbor Day”. Everyone I know will be going to a park or planting a tree and I’ll just say “huh???”
Tomorrow says St Blaise, St Ansgar (need to look him up) and First Friday.
Saturday says BVM and First Saturday.
This is my parish calendar so OF and liturgical colors are green until Ash Wednesday except next Monday which is red for St Paul Miki (martyr) and white for 2/10 (St. Scholastica) and 2/14 (SS Cyril, Methodius, and Valentine). Today is also white.
C
Castello
Guest
You may go to the zoo, go to the store, all part of a fun vacation - that does not mean you have to go at the same time
You may have candles blessed on Candlemas, get your throat blessed, all part of the rich tradition of our Faith - that does not mean you have to do it at the same time.
P
Phemie
Guest
Here’s a picture of a pastor blessing the thoats of elementary school children.
T
TrueLight
Guest
So do you have to stick your throat out?
All these traditions are both exciting and strange to me. I don’t think I’ll mention them to my Protestant family.
B
Batfink
Guest
Like a frog?So do you have to stick your throat out?
All these traditions are both exciting and strange to me. I don’t think I’ll mention them to my Protestant family.
No, you just stand there normally as though you were receiving communion (actually, if you receive on the tongue, a mouth-closed version of the same posture works quite well). You might have to make sure your throat is visible, i.e. not be-scarfed or hidden by hair, but apart from that just stand there.I love the richness of our traditions. Just last night, we had a meeting of the parish liturgy committee and I noticed we had something called a ‘blessing of food’ scheduled for Holy Saturday. I’d never heard of this before in 30 years of growing up Catholic. You’re right though, it can be more trouble than it’s worth to try explaining things to certain people.
T
TrueLight
Guest
Ha ha. I suppose a nice big Adam’s apple is an asset in this case.Like a frog?
At our parish, we kneel for a lot of the rites. For example, the faithful, line and kneel on the communion rails, as the priest presents the relics to be honored. We knelt to receive the blessed chalk. So we shall see…
G
GEddie
Guest
LOL. No; the sides of the neck are touched more than the larynx; as long as your head is upright it should be ok, prominent Adams apple or not.
ICXC NIKA
P
paperwight66
Guest
In fact, the angle at which the candles we use in our parish are fixed, means that it’s the shoulders which are touched, rather than the throat.LOL. No; the sides of the neck are touched more than the larynx; as long as your head is upright it should be ok, prominent Adams apple or not.
ICXC NIKA
A
agnes_therese
Guest
Nope, my parish still does it every year. And I haven’t had strep throat since I became a Catholic.
Which doesn’t prove causation, of course. Just sayin’.
T
TrueLight
Guest
Well, I am back from having my throat blessed today and I didn’t end up choking on candles. It was actually a very nice blessing.
Y
YoungTradCath
Guest
EF?Well, I am back from having my throat blessed today and I didn’t end up choking on candles. It was actually a very nice blessing.
T
TrueLight
Guest
Yes, tonight. Had my throat blessed while I knelt and of course the blessing was in Latin.
Y
YoungTradCath
Guest
Fantastic! St. Agnes or Holy Innocents?Yes, tonight. Had my throat blessed while I knelt and of course the blessing was in Latin.
T
TrueLight
Guest
PM me and I’ll tell you.
- Status