Blessing the animals

Posted @ 10/9/2013 by Jay | Files in News
October 14, 2013

Blessing the animals

A dog sits on its owner's lap during a Mass for the blessing of the animals at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 4.

The blessing coincided with the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals.

 A dog sits on its owner's lap during a Mass for the blessing of the animals at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 4. The blessing coincided with the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals.

CNS PHOTO | NACHO DOCE, REUTERS