Wagging Tails Fill Malate Church as Priests Bless Pets for St. Francis Feast
Parishioners brought dogs, cats and a pet snail for the blessing, while the church also offered free vaccinations for pets.
- Every Oct, parishioners at Malate Church in Manila brought their pets for a special blessing to mark the feast of Saint Francis, with dogs, cats, and even a pet snail receiving holy water.
- Catholics annually celebrate Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology, remembered for his humility, compassion and deep love for all living things.
- Malate Church organized free pet vaccinations in the parking lot while parishioners waited patiently in line for a priest to sprinkle their companions with holy water.
- Gaudine Supnet, a 32-year-old nurse with four Shih Tzu dogs, said she wants her pets to feel "grateful for their presence in our lives" because "they are part of our family."
- Father Leonito Distor, the Malate Church parish priest, said the blessing honors Saint Francis' "call to respect and care for all of God's creation.
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