« Kids With Cameras | Main | HUCK FINN DAY »

St. Francis Day 

Senior Minister Patricia Farris blesses Jack, a 50 year old Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) at First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica during the "Blessing of the Animals" service on Saturday, October 2, 2010.
 
The annual blessing service takes place in the tradition of Blessed Francis of Assisi, a 12th century saint of the church who lived in Italy. He was known for his kindness to all animals, recognizing and praising them as part of God’s creation.



Posted on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 04:40PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment

PrintView Printer Friendly Version

EmailEmail Article to Friend

Reader Comments

There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
All HTML will be escaped. Hyperlinks will be created for URLs automatically.