Pet Blessings of the Week

I've found a few blogs, articles, photos, and announcements that you might find of interest.

Although Blessing of the Animals events are celebrated throughout the year, October 4th and the weeks surrounding it are traditionally the times where you find a bunch of events.

Check these out:

• Forces with three Calm christian music climbers to forge ahead. - Nine year old Lauren Rae left and her sister Courtney Rae,, both of Carleton, brought a chicken named Julia and a rabbit named Cloudy to the Blessing of the Animals ceremony held Sunday at Milan’s Nature Park.
  

• A Blessing of the Animals - Yogi Lama Gursam, a master of Tibetan Buddhist meditation, conducted a blessing of the animals last evening at Bellvue Park.

• Blessing of the Animals - Addie Marzinske holds Lucky during the Sixth Annual Celebration and Blessing of the Animals at Eden Prairie United Methodist Church Sunday.
  

• Blessing of the Animals and Vegetarian Sunday - You're invited - First Church Somerville will have a service for the Blessing of the Animals this Sunday at 10:00 AM, in the front yard. Afterwards, we're having a vegetarian potluck. Bring your animals, real, stuffed or photographed.
  

• Blessing of the Animals - Photo:. Blessing of the Animals. Blessing of the Animals, North Beach Festival, San Francisco.

• The Village Fête - Manon - This morning, the animals gathered in the village square - around the old elm tree that was planted in 1713. The priests walked down from the church for the Blessing of the Animals.
  

• The Village Fête - the Offering - Sunday's events started with the Blessing of the Animals - followed by a chanted mass in the Eglise St. Barthélémy, celebrated by the curé, Père Baudoin.
  

• The Village Fête - the Blessing of the Animals - The Blessing of the Animals. First the priest read a short prayer and then walked amongst them. Unfortunately the horses and dog you see in the smaller photograph arrived just a few minutes too late. These horses (and others, ...

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  Save the date for pet friendly events - 11 from 10 am to 4 pm and features a blessing of the animals, an agility course, food, music and PawCasso pooch painting. Admission is free. Click here for directions. Spay-ghetti Supper, another SPCA fundraiser, is planned for Thursday ...

• A Blessing of the Animals Service, October 4 - In honor of St. Francis, First Christian Church has an annual Blessing of the Animals Service. All creatures— great and small—are invited to attend to receive a blessing.
  

Il Palio 2008 Winner: Contrade del Bruco

Photo courtesy of Contrada del Bruco: Nobil Contrada del Bruco (Caterpillar Contrada) wins Il Palio 2008.

In the past I've written about Il Palio but this year I found a video with a short clip of the Blessing of the Horses and the Race as well as a great selection of pictures from the 2008 race.



If you'd like to see pictures from the 2008 Il Palio take a gander at the ones James has posted.

Other Related Links:
Il Palio Contrade

Il Palio di Siena

Contrada Museum

Summary of Il Palio