Saint Blaise Novena – Prayer for Throat Blessings and Healing
The Saint Blaise Novena is a traditional Catholic devotion prayed in honor of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, who is widely invoked for protection against illnesses of the throat and for healing of body and soul. For centuries, Catholics have turned to St. Blaise with confidence, especially during times of sickness and physical suffering.
This novena is traditionally prayed from January 25 to February 3, leading up to the Feast of Saint Blaise, celebrated on February 3. Through this devotion, we ask God for healing, spiritual renewal, and the grace to remain faithful in times of trial.
Who Was Saint Blaise?
Saint Blaise was a bishop of Sebaste in Armenia and a martyr of the early Church. Known for his holiness and compassion, he was also a physician before becoming a bishop. According to tradition, St. Blaise miraculously saved a child who was choking on a fishbone, which is why he is especially invoked for illnesses of the throat.
Because of his steadfast faith and heroic witness to Christ, Saint Blaise is honored as known as a powerful intercessor for both physical and spiritual healing.
Why Pray the Saint Blaise Novena?
This novena is prayed especially for:
- Protection from throat illnesses
- Healing of body and soul
- Strength during sickness and suffering
- A good and sincere confession
- Perseverance in faith and virtue
Saint Blaise reminds us to unite our sufferings with the Passion of Christ and to trust in God’s mercy.
How to Pray This Novena
- Pray the novena for nine consecutive days, from January 25 to February 3.
- Begin with the Preparatory Prayer.
- Pray with faith, humility, and trust in God’s will.
- Offer your personal intentions during the prayers.
Saint Blaise Novena Prayers
(Traditional Prayers)
Preparatory Prayer
Almighty and Eternal God!
With lively faith and reverently
worshiping Thy Divine Majesty,
I prostrate myself before Thee and
invoke with filial trust Thy
supreme bounty and mercy.
Illuminate the darkness of my
intellect with a ray of Thy heavenly
light and inflame my heart with
the fire of Thy divine love,
that I may contemplate the great
virtues and merits of the saint in
whose honor I make this novena,
and following his example imitate,
like him,
the life of Thy divine Son.
Moreover,
I beseech Thee to grant graciously,
through the merits and intercession of this
powerful Helper,
the petition which through him
I humbly place before Thee,
devoutly saying,
“Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
Vouchsafe graciously to hear it,
if it redounds to Thy greater glory
and to the salvation of my soul.
Amen.
Prayer in Honor of St. Blaise
O God,
deliver us through the intercession
of Thy holy bishop and martyr Blaise,
from all evil of soul and body,
especially from all ills of the throat;
and grant us the grace to make a
good confession in the confident hope of
obtaining Thy pardon,
and ever to praise with worthy lips
Thy most holy name.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Invocation of St. Blaise
St. Blaise,
gracious benefactor of mankind
and faithful servant of God,
who for the love of our Savior did
suffer so many tortures with patience and resignation,
I invoke thy powerful intercession.
Preserve me from all evils of soul
and body.
Because of thy great merits God
endowed thee with the special grace
to help those that suffer from ills of the throat;
relieve and preserve me from them,
so that I may always be
able to fulfill my duties,
and with the aid of God’s grace perform good works.
I invoke thy help as special physician of souls,
that I may confess my sins sincerely
in the holy sacrament of Penance
and obtain their forgiveness.
I recommend to thy merciful intercession
also those who unfortunately concealed
a sin in confession.
Obtain for them the grace to accuse
themselves sincerely and contritely,
so that they may receive pardon,
the grace of God, and remission of eternal punishment.
Amen.
Prayer
My Lord and my God!
I offer up to Thee my petition in union
with the bitter Passion and
death of Jesus Christ,
Thy Son,
together with the merits of
His Immaculate and Blessed Mother,
Mary ever Virgin,
and of all the saints,
particularly with those of the holy Helper
in whose honor I make this novena.
Look down upon me,
merciful Lord!
Grant me Thy grace and Thy love,
and graciously hear my prayer.
Amen.
When Is the Saint Blaise Novena Prayed?
- Novena Dates: January 25 – February 3
- Feast Day: February 3
This novena may also be prayed at any time of the year when seeking healing or protection, especially from illnesses of the throat.
