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!
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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