Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Reminder: St. Francis' Feast Day Coming up - Pet Blessings


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October 4th is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. Traditionally, this is the day for our pets to get blessed. If your church is not having a pet blessing for the parishioners,  try asking your parish priest to bless your pet. Call and make an appointment. In the event that is not an option, you can bless your pet yourself with the following prayer:

BLESSING OF A PET

Lord God,
You have made all living things
and You are even more wonderful
than the things You have made.
We thank You for giving us our pets
who are our friends
and who give us so much joy in life.

Bless this Pet.
May it give us joy and remind us of Your power.
May we realize that 
as our pets trust us to take care of them,
so we should trust You to take care of us,
and in taking care of them
we share in Your love for all Your creatures.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

This blessing can be used by Catholics and non-Catholics alike.  Note to Catholics:  If you have Holy Water available, be sure to bless your pet with the Holy Water.

Prayer source:  New Saint Joseph's People's Prayer Book.

4 comments:

Lou Ann/PA said...

So very beautiful, Esther!! I just knew you would be posting something lovely for this very special upcoming Feast :). This is precious! Many thanks always!

EC Gefroh said...

Ah! Mahalo nui loa, Lou Ann!

Anonymous said...

This is such a loving prayer, thank you so much for posting it, Esther.

May God bless you for this wonderful blog as it blesses each one of us.

EC Gefroh said...

Thank you so much!! God bless.