Tuesday, October 04, 2016
Blessing of the Animals in Honor of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4
Some animals at Unity Unitarian church in St Paul were blessed on Sunday, October 2. They definitely are not second-class citizens because they were honoured by having a ceremony all their own with song, poetry, and responsive readings led by our Co-Minister, Minsterial Intern and musician. Animals included a turtle, rabbit, and many dogs, as well as Wild Wendy. Where are the animals you say? The bright sun, shade and shadow did not cooperate with my camera's lens!
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The little critters bring so much joy to our lives, they deserve to be blessed!
ReplyDeleteYes, where are the animals? I understand the sun situation, but it would have nice to have seen some of them.
ReplyDeleteI have seen something like this on a couple of blogs, but I have never seen or heard about it here in Norway.
I've heard of it done as well.
ReplyDeleteThe animals, after being blessed, hopefully got to enjoy a little thank you treat. That big bone on the table, real or not, probably got a lot of stares during the service. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope the cats got blessed along with the dogs.
ReplyDeleteThe animals must feel quite different now. I know they do this in the south part of our country, where they have the catholic religion.
ReplyDeleteThis was done last weekend here, too. Animals certainly ARE a blessing even if they're not officially blessed.
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
ReplyDeleteOur pets are a blessing to us. So nice that there is a day to honor them. Actually I no longer have one. I guess Tom doesn't qualify?
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