Blessing of the Beasts, Oct. 4

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August 31, 2008 - St. Joseph Church Bulletin, Girardville, PA

DO YOU HAVE ANY BEASTS IN YOUR HOUSE?

If you do, please let them know that there will be a BLESSING OF THE BEASTS on Saturday, 4 October, at 12:00 noon. On the Catholic liturgical calendar, the fourth day of October is the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi.

If you don’t like the expression “Blessing of the Beasts”, we could always tone it down and call it “Blessing of the Animals”.

However, I find that Kateri (rhymes with “battery”), who is the Official Cat of the Catholic parishes of Girardville, has a preference for the word “BEAST”. She says it makes her sound more awesome and, by doing so, boosts her self-esteem. We try to make her happy!

So, mark down the time and the date and tell your beast(s) to do the same.

The blessing will take place in the Yard of St. Vincent dePaul Rectory — on the grass, not in the parking lot.

Beasts to be blessed need not be members of either parish. In fact, they don’t even have to be Catholic. However, as a minimum requirement for being blessed, your beast should believe in the Creator God and should respect St. Francis of Assisi.