From a puppy in a dress to a fish in a tank to three bunnies on harnesses, pets and their families were in the spotlight at the annual Blessing of the Pets on campus Sunday October 3.
All pets and their companions gathered on the lawn of Alumni Hall to listen to the words of Rev. Tony Szakaly, C.S.C. in celebrating the feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
Szakaly blessed all the pets on the lawn with holy water before returning to the podium to give individual blessings.
There was an occasional bark but the pets appeared to be calm. One family brought a dog, a bunny and a pillow with a photo of their cat’s face on it to be blessed.
After the pets were blessed, Szakaly did a virtual blessing via Zoom. He walked over to pictures of animals hanging on a line between two trees. Each photo had the name of the pet and the name of the owner. Photos were encouraged to be brought if the pets weren’t well behaved or it would be inappropriate to bring the animal.
He quickly blessed each of the photos with holy water and concluded the ceremony.
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