Filipinos dress pets in Sunday best for blessings on World Animal Day
Philippine pet owners had their dogs, cats, and even rabbits put on their Sunday best to get blessed by a priest at a Manila mall on Sunday, October 6.
The special mass is held by a Catholic priest who sprinkles holy water to bless the animals in celebration of World Animal Day in the past week.
World Animal Day falls on October 4, a day on which Catholics celebrate the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
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Philippine pet owners had their dogs, cats, and even rabbits put on their Sunday best to get blessed by a priest at a Manila mall on Sunday, October 6.
The special mass is held by a Catholic priest who sprinkles holy water to bless the animals in celebration of World Animal Day in the past week.
World Animal Day falls on October 4, a day on which Catholics celebrate the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
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00:00Blessed be God forever. Blessed are you, O Lord, who created the animals.
00:15So for those of you who just arrived and wish for some, it's a tradition.
00:20But for me, it's also a protection for his well-being.
00:26And my prayer for him is that his life will continue.
00:31Because I'm an only child, as in, he became my companion in all the journeys of my life.
00:41For my prayers is good health.
00:43And I hope they will always be happy and blessed.
00:49And they will give us happiness as well as we can give them happiness.
00:55Amen.