World Day to Bless Animals

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Horses in St. Peter's Square at the feast of St. Anthony Abbot. Credit: Vatican Media. By Walter Sánchez Silva Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, presided this morning in the Vatican Basilica the Mass and the rite of blessing of animals such as horses, cows, sheep, rabbits, and cocks, a tradition in the Vatican for the feast of St. Anthony Abbot which the Church celebrates on January 17.

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Every January 17th is celebrated the World Day of Blessing to Animals, dedicated to the blessing and protection of animals. This date of celebration coincides with the festivities of San Antonio Abad or San Antón. (Read more...) The entry World Day of Blessing to Animals was first published in Remolacha - News Dominican Republic.