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    Story last updated at 1:48 a.m. Saturday, January 29, 2005

    Emmanuel to observe service of Candlemas

    On Wednesday evening, Emmanuel Episcopal Church will celebrate Candlemas, a
    worship experience that also will honor the feast day of Saint Blaise. The
    service begins at 6 p.m. at the church, Broadway and Highland in Shawnee,
    and a light meal will be served at 5:30 p.m.

    Candlemas will feature the Order for Evening with Holy Eucharist, and it is
    a candlelight service marking the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple.
    The story is from Luke 2, where light is an important theme because Jesus is
    acknowledged as the light that will enlighten the Gentiles. The Feast of the
    Presentation relates to a requirement of Jewish law that a firstborn child
    had to be "bought back" from God, to whom it automatically belongs as
    firstborn. In the temple, St. Simeon and St. Anna the Prophetess encounter
    Jesus and Mary and bless them, acknowledge Jesus as Messiah, and warn Mary
    that Jesus will be a sign of contradiction for humanity and that a sword
    will pierce her Sacred Heart.

    Wednesday's service also will mark the Feb. 3 feast day of Saint Blaise, who
    is considered the patron saint of throats for saving someone from choking.
    The Blessing of the Throats will conclude the service with a prayer of
    health for each person. Blaise was the bishop of the diocese of Sebaste in
    Armenia, and is said to have miraculously saved the life of a young child
    who was choking on a fish bone. Hence, his intercessions have been sought
    for the sick, especially those with throat trouble. He is one of the 14
    Auxiliary Saints (commonly called the Fourteen Holy Helpers) who were
    venerated for the efficacy of their prayers on behalf of human necessities.
    Blaise was martyred in the fourth century C.E.

    Visitors are always welcome at Emmanuel. For more information about the
    church's services and activities, call the office at 273-1374 or go online
    to www.episcopalshawnee.org.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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