REACH OUT AND ASK THAT THEY SEND
IT BACK.
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
THERE'S SOME UNUSUAL GUESTS
AT A SUNDAY MASS THIS AFTERNOON
IN MINNEAPOLIS.
TODAY THE BASILICA OF ST. MARY
HELD ITS ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE
ANIMALS.
THE EVENT IS HELD EVERY YEAR,
CLOSE TO THE FEAST OF ST.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI, PATRON SAINT
OF ANIMALS, NATURE, AND PEACE.
THE CHURCH SAID THEY WANTED TO
INVITE PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE ALL
OF GOD'S CREATION AND ASK FOR
GOD'S BLESSING ON THEIR ANIMALS.
IT'S VERY COMFORTING TO THE
FAMILY.
IT BRINGS THE SPIRITUALITY TO
THE HOLISTIC FEELINGS THEY HAVE
FOR THEIR ANIMALS AND FAMILIES.
AND CARING FOR ANIMALS AND THE
GIFTS THEY GIVE US, IT'S ALL
VERY SPIRITUAL, AND WE WANTED TO
INCLUDE THEM IN THE BENEFITS OF
SPIRITUALITY.
IN EARLIER TIMES, PEOPLE
TOOK THEIR ANIMALS AND FOOD TO
MONASTERIES FOR A SPECIAL
BLESSING AROUND HARVEST TIME.
THAT'S REALLY NICE.
THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY.
OF COURSE THEY ARE.
THEY HAVE A BIG CROWD EVERY
YEAR.
I BET NO CHILDREN FELL
