Pet Blessing

Pets and their people gathered outside Sacred Heart Church in Sauk Rapids Oct. 2 to celebrate the feast of St. Francis with a blessing. After a short prayer service, Father Ralph Zimmerman blessed each animal. The feast, which is Oct. 4, celebrates the life of St. Francis, who was born in the 12th century and is the patron saint of animals and the environment.

  • Deacon Joe Kresky, at holding Bacon, a guinea pig. (Photo by Dianne Towalski)
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Author: Dianne Towalski

Dianne Towalski is a multimedia reporter for The Central Minnesota Catholic Magazine.

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