| The Blessing of the Animals | |
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Each year, on the Sunday closest to St Francis' Day, neighbors and parishioners gather at the church with their favorite non-human companions to receive the Church's blessing in honor of the saint who loved all of God's creatures. |
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 Emily and her best friend |
 Emily and cats (second from right is the Rector's cat Skippergee) waiting for the service to start |
 Somebody isn't paying attention to the service... |
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 Blessing |
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 Pomeranian and friend |
 One cat brave enough to get out of his carrier |
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