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Blessing of the Animals

For the first time, we were able to take an actual live animal to the Feast of St. Francis. And yes, there is still a donkey there. Lewis at church. All of God’s creatures. Our little boy. Related posts: Blessing […]

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Blessing of the Animals

This year’s Feast of Saint Francis — the Blessing of the Animals — was really something. We had a mule show up! Plus all the usual critters: dogs, cats, even turtles. It’s an event I look forward to every year. […]

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Blessing of the Animals

At church today, it’s the Feast of Saint Francis. Not being able to transport a hive of bees, we brought along our helmet and veil — and got a few blessings for Baa, too. Owen’s crazy costume. Stuffed animal blessings. […]

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Blessing of the Animals

To celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, Grace Church always does a blessing of the animals. Like in years past, Samantha brought Baa. And this time, Koala came along, too. Related posts: Blessing of the Animals Blessing of […]

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Blessing of the Animals

For the Feast of St. Francis, people bring their pets to church for the Blessing of the Animals. Samantha brought Monkey and Baa along, but she was also enjoying playing with other parishoners’ animals, too. Here are a few pics. […]