Gallery: Blessing of the Animals at St. George Anglican Cathedral

Cleo, a 10-year-old long-haired chihuahua owned by Judy Dunlap is sprinkled with Holy Water during the Blessing of the Animals at St. George Anglican Cathedral on Southeast 28th Street in Ocala, Fla. on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. About 50 animals were blessed including a number of dogs, a few cats and two guinea pigs. St. Francis of Assisi, a patron saint of animals and the environment, cared for the poor and sick. He preached sermons to animals and praised all creatures as brothers and sisters under God. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2021.

Blessing of the Animals at St. George Anglican Cathedral