The first blessing of the pets event by A&M United Methodist Church marked the end of class but began a great experience for the community.

Some pet owners dressed their pets in jumpers or scarves while they prayed for them. Karla Flores considers her dog, Lana, a true blessing. Lana was abandoned as a puppy and found in a box.

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Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism! In honour of St Francis of Assisi's Feast day, Father James of St Mel's Cathedral in Longford led the prayers and blessings of all the pets ...

For the last 15 years, St. Mary Central School has invited its students to bring their pets to receive a blessing on the Feast of St. Francis on Oct. 4. Wiater said the school begins with a Mass ...

Before the pandemic, we would have upwards of 150 people attend the pet blessings, before the pet food was distributed. Pet blessing pre-pandemic “At the same time, we had to move the people ...

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will include a prayer for the animals and blessings. The ceremony is common in Western churches and a few churches in Goa too have it, but in Mumbai, St Ignatius Church is the only one to hold a ...