Pet Blessing Video

For those of you who have asked. Here is the Pet Blessing video. The blessing took place at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Shelbyville, TN

Sunday Pet Blessing

If you are anywhere near Shelbyville, TN this Sunday:

PLEASE JOIN US AS WE CELELBRATE THE PET BLESSING ON ST. FRANCIS DAY EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER SUNDAY AFTERNOON 4:00 PM OCTOBER 3, 2010

We hope you will join us on our "barking lot" and bring your pet(s) to be blessed on this festive day. Each pet will receive a blessing and their very own St. Francis Pet ID Tag and Personalized Commemorative Certificate as free gifts from your neighborhood church. Help us celebrate this wonderful tradition.

St. Francis is an historical figure; the son of a wealthy man, who gave up untold riches to serve the poor and be a voice for those who were less fortunate. St. Francis is the saint known as a lover of creation and animals.

As we are in town near traffic, we ask that you keep your dog on a leash and your cat or other small animal in a carrier for their own safety.

Here's some shots of the past years' Pet Blessings.

Feast of St. Francis

Today, October 4th, is the Feast of St. Francis of Assissi. I wanted to share the Blessing of the Animals with all of you here....

Most high, almighty Lord, our Creator, yours are the praise, the glory, the honour and all blessings! To you alone do all things belong. Be praised for giving us the animals, birds and fish which fill your world. May we think of you and thank you when we play with and care for our pets. Be praised for making us so happy to have our pets and to have them to play with. We ask you, Lord, that we may be good to our pets always, so that they may be happy also. Help us always to take care of them so that they will be healthy. O God, your world is wonderful. May we all come into your even greater world of the kingdom of heaven where we shall see even more wonderful things and where we shall live and love for ever. This we ask to your eternal praise, and to our blessing. Amen.