Feast Day: February 3rd Patron of Throat & Illness Earthly Life: Died 316 Cannonized: Pre-Congregation St. Blaise devoted the earlier years of his life to the study of philosophy, and afterwards became a physician. In the practice of his profession he saw so much of the miseries of life and the hollowness of worldly pleasures, that he resolved to spend the rest of his … [Read more...]
St. Sebastian
Feastday: January 20th Earthly Life: Died 288 Cannonized: Pre-Congregation ST. SEBASTIAN was an officer in the Roman army, esteemed even by the heathen as a good soldier, and honored by the Church ever since as a champion of Jesus Christ. Born at Narbonne, Sebastian came to Rome about the year 284, and entered the lists against the powers of evil. He found the twin … [Read more...]