October 4 was the special day for St. Francis of Assisi. Some churches now celebrate Mr. St. Francis by having Blessing of the Animals ceremonies, which is real nice, I think. We could all use a blessing now and then, don't ya think?
St. Francis was an old hippie who lived in Italy a squillion years ago. His first name wasn't really St. He got called that after he died. He loved all living things and reminded Beans that they should be kind to animals because we should honor all creation with love and peace. He sounds like a nice guy, even though he had funny hair. Here is a picture of a pretty St. Francis window that shows him with his animal friends.
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aw, this is a nice post. lotsa churches around here do a blessing of the animals. i don't go cause i don't do well out of the house, but i'm glad other animals get to. mommy has a little. st. francis statue in her garden to watch out over all the animals outside.
that is a very pretty window.
That was a great post. I am blessed everyday, so are you my friend.
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That's a great postie, Jimmy Joe! I think it's really nice that churches have Blessing ceremonies fur four-footeds. Yay fur St. Francis -- he was a superduper bean!
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Grate post JJ, mom laffed when we read "old hippie" to her.
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What a pretty stained glass window!
That is a very nice post, Jimmy Joe.
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What a lovely post. They do Blessing of the Animals here, too. It's very sweet - even if they bless animals other than cats!
Emma, Jamie, Thomassina and Bob
Very sweet, JJ.
We have a St. Francis tile in our kitchen. And there is the COOLEST St. F. print on etsy Mosaic Lady has on her wish list. We are big fans around this house, too.
Your Country Boy ZooArt is so adorable.
This post is very great~!!!
Wish of the animals are fine~!!!!!
Hey, Jimmy Joe, this was a terrific post about St. Francis. Lots of churches near us do animal blessings too but we don't like to go outside of our house. We have a St. Francis statue in the back yard right by the corner of our screened-in porch. He must like squirrels, bunnies and chipmunks because we have lots of them to watch!!
Purrrrrs, China Cat & Willow
That is a really neat window. My Lady likes stained glass.
St. Francis was a wonderful person. The Blessing of the Animals ceremonies sound wonderful. Our Catholic Church doesn't do that, though.
Hi Jimmy Joe! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Nice to have a friend whose mom is also writing one of those esoteric things called dissertation or thesis. I help too, but more often than not I fall asleep on SS's books, research papers or computer.
Do drop by again and you can check out my doggie sister. She is really cute.
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Hey Jimmy Joe,it's nice that someonecares about us kitties,even if he is an "old Hippie"(Mom told what that was ,heehee)
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