Blessing of the Animals Hosted by Old North Church on the Prado (Video and Photos)

By on Sun, Oct. 2, 2011 in Arts & Culture, Pets, Photos & Videos

The Old North Church hosted the annual Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 2nd on the Prado, also known as the Paul Revere Mall. The ceremony coincided with the commemoration Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.

Fr. Steve Ayers and Fr. Matthew Kruger led brief readings and prayers along with individual blessings for all attending pets and their owners. Refreshments were provided for all (humans and dogs) by the Dogfather and Old North Church.

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3 Responses to Blessing of the Animals Hosted by Old North Church on the Prado (Video and Photos)

  1. Cute Mon, Oct. 3, 2011 at 3:02 pm #

    What a great event. Very cute. I like the ending sound effects on the video!

  2. Fran Mon, Oct. 3, 2011 at 5:13 pm #

    Lucky animals to be so blessed!

  3. Brian Brandt Sat, Oct. 8, 2011 at 6:28 am #

    Wow, that was the best video I have seen in ages. So nice to see something positive and uplifting. Woof!