'St. Francis Day 2021' Tagged Posts
Blessing of the Animals, 2021
Monday, October 4, 2021, is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment. Because Francis expressed his devotion to God through his love for all of God’s creation, the custom of offering blessings of animals around or on his Feast Day grew up. As always, clergy in the Episcopal Church in North Texas (formerly the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth) are offering blessings of animals in a variety of settings, but with locations and…