Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Blaise Many Catholics might remember Saint Blaise's feast day because of the Blessing of the Throats that took place on this day. Two candles are blessed, held slightly open, and pressed against the throat as the blessing is said. Saint Blaise's protection of those with throat troubles apparently comes from a legend that a boy was brought to him who had a fishbone stuck in his throat. The boy was about to die when Saint Blaise healed him. Very few facts are known about Saint Blaise. We believe he was a bishop of Sebastea in Armenia who was ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Ansgar St. Anskar St. Anatolius St. Berlinda St. Werburg St. Werburga St. Tigides & Remedius St. Celerinus St. Deodatus St. Caellainn St. Ia of Cornwall St. Hadelin Bl. John Nelson St. Liafdag St. Lupicinus & Felix St. Margaret of England St. Remedius Bl. Odoric of Pordenone St. Oliver St. Philip of Vienne Bl. Marie Rivier Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Joan of Valois Joan of Valois, 1464 - 1505, was the second daughter of Louis X1,  King of France, and Charlotte of Savoy, She was born on April 23,   1464. At the ge of two months she was betrothed to Louis, Duke of Orleans, and the marriage took place in 1476. There is no doubt  that it was invalid, for Louis of Orleans married her in fear of his life  if he did not comply with the king's orders to do so. Joan was by  no means a prepossessing figure: she was hunch-backed, lame and pock-marked. On her husband's succession to the ... Read More » Most Popular Grammy Awards Reveal Collapsing Culture and the Christian Mission in a Pre-Christian Nation Read More   Waging War on Womanhood: Reject the Counterfeit Woman Read More   Answering the Only Question That Matters About Abortion Read More   All Press is Good Press: Pope Francis and the Cover of Rolling Stone Magazine Read More   Was the Theft of the Blood Of Blessed John Paul the Act of a Satanic Group? Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2014 Catholic Online. This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Catholic Online e-mail because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. TO ADVERTISE For information on advertising at Catholic Online, please contact Advertising Sales. TO SUBSCRIBE If this email has been forwarded to you and would like a subscription, please sign up for Catholic Online Newsletters. Remove your e-mail address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. View our policy. This e-mail was sent by: Catholic Online, P.O. Box 9686 Bakersfield, CA 93389 USA