Blessing the throat ceremony in London. Annual Catholic service at st .Etheldreda's. The traditional Blessing of the Throat Ceremony was carried out this morning at St .Etheldreda's, Holbein, this morning - know as the Feast of st. Blaise. It is said that in A.d. 316, Blaise , while he was being marched to his execution, saw a child choking with a fish bone in her throat, He touched her throat and healed it. Photo shows Father O'Malley performs the Blessing the Throat ceremony on L-R. Brendan Houlihan Linda Murphy and Eugene Defreitas - at St. Etheldreda's this morning (Brendan and Linda are both4 and Eugene is 5).
Photo measures 6 x 8.25 inches.
Photo is dated 02-02-1954.
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