Saint of the Day – 3 February – Saint Lawrence the Illuminator (Died 576) Bishop, Peacemaker – graced with the charism of granting clarity of understanding to both sides of disagreeing parties, Founded the Farfa Monastery where he died. Born in Syria and died in 576 at the Monastery at Farfa, Italy, of natural causes. Patronages – against eye diseases and blindness, of the blind – both bodily and spiritual cases. Also known as – Lawrence of Spoleto, Laurence …
Lawrence was driven into exile from Antioch, in 514, with 300 faithful during the persecution by the Monophysite patriarch, Severus of Antioch.
He was Ordained to the Priesthood in Rome and sent to preach in Umbria, where he founded a Monastery near Spoleto. He was elected as the Bishop of Spoleto and served as its prelate for 20 years. He then resigned and retired to the famous Monastery of Farfa in the Sabine Hills near Rome which he had founded.
Saint Lawrence was renowned as a peacemaker who helped the parties to see the situation from the other side. It is said that he attained the surname “the Illuminator” because he had a special gift for curing blindness – both physical and spiritual .
AnaStpaul 
Today is also the feast day of Saint Blasius, martyr. We used to have the blessing of the throats on this day (and some parish still administer this sacramental), especially welcomed in or Northern countries during winter.
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My previous Parishes certainly did – I think in South Africa all Parishes do.
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Prayer to St Lawrence for you, Annie. Amen
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And another prayer for you too in thanksgiving, Hughie 🙏 It is so wonderful to meet another Miracle-worker, especially in regard to eyes.
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