On Saturday morning, I went to take pictures at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in High Springs, Florida for the "Blessing of the Animals" ceremony. The “Blessing of the Animals” is a tradition in the Catholic Church that takes place on the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. He was known to have a kind heart for animals. So, I got to bear witness to several community animals getting blessed and took a bunch of pictures.
There were cats, dogs, horses and one turtle – who is nameless. It was small, it was short, but it was meaningful.
Between all of the howling of the dogs and the jittering of the horses, the group of community members gathered there sang a song in harmony. It was beautiful.
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