{"id":6536,"date":"2022-01-31T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/?p=6536"},"modified":"2022-01-26T15:52:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T20:52:23","slug":"the-blessing-of-candles-and-throats-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/2022\/01\/31\/the-blessing-of-candles-and-throats-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blessing of Candles and Throats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6537\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Candles-and-Throats.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Decorative Image\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Candles-and-Throats.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Candles-and-Throats.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Candles-and-Throats.jpg?resize=401%2C300&amp;ssl=1 401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Candles-and-Throats.jpg?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This week, the Church celebrates <strong>the Feast of the Presentation on February 2<sup>nd<\/sup><\/strong>. This feast has traditionally been associated with <strong>the blessing of candles<\/strong>. This year, as a result of the pandemic, parishioners may bring their own candles to the Mass at 8:00 am on Wednesday, February 2 and the candles will be blessed at the beginning of Mass.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>Thursday, February 3, 2022<\/strong> the Feast of St. Blaise, <strong>the blessing of throats<\/strong> will take place following the 8:00 am Mass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation on February 2nd. This feast has traditionally been associated with the blessing of candles. 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