{"id":4353,"date":"2023-02-01T22:10:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T02:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=4353"},"modified":"2023-02-05T19:48:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T23:48:39","slug":"saint-blaise-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/saint-blaise-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Blaise . Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feb2aa-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4367\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/saint-blaise-friday\/attachment\/feb2aa-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feb2aa-1.jpg?fit=845%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"845,565\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;neo&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1675285671&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"feb2aa-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feb2aa-1.jpg?fit=625%2C418&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feb2aa-1.jpg?resize=625%2C418&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4367\" width=\"625\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feb2aa-1.jpg?w=845&amp;ssl=1 845w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feb2aa-1.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feb2aa-1.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feb2aa-1.jpg?resize=624%2C417&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prayer from the the Blessing of the Throats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Through the intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of the throat and from every other illness, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit<\/em> . From Aleteia.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prayer from the the Blessing of the Throats Through the intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of the throat and from every other illness, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit . 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