The Blessing of the Animals, 2015

On Sunday, October 4th at 4:00 P.M. we celebrated our eighth annual service of the Blessing of the Animals in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. All creatures are welcome at the liturgy, which is an expression of God’s love for all Creation and of his call to us to care for it.

See photos from the 2014 liturgy here. See photos from the 2013 liturgy here. See photos from the 2012 liturgy here. See photos from the 2011 liturgy here. See photos from the 2010 liturgy here. See photos from the 2009 liturgy here. See photos from the 2008 liturgy here.

Carl Weidemeyer-Worpswede, Saint Francis instructs the Wolf, woodcut, 1911