THE GERASENE DEMONIAC
THE GERASENE DEMONIAC February 3, 2014 Today’s gospel: Mark 5:1-20 Jesus had an encounter with “a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit” (v.2b). Or rather, the man had an encounter with Jesus. The man “met him” (v.2c). The man was the epitome of those who live without Christ. […]
ST BLAISE
ST BLAISE February 3, 2014 Today is the feast of St Blaise, bishop of Sebastea in historical Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey), who was a martyr in the early fourth century. Today in Catholic churches we have the Blessing of the Throats. St Blaise’s protection of those with throat troubles comes from a […]