Melbourne Church Celebrates 'Blessing Of The Animals'

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 09: The Parish Priest, Father Roger Kelly OGS conducts a service as animals stand in the altar during The 18th Annual Blessing of Animals at St James the Great Anglican Church on October 9, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. The animals sat in the pews with their owners during the annual Blessing of the Animals and afterwards Father Roger Kelly greeted each animal and blessed them individually. Among the animals brought to the blessing were dogs, cats, chickens and a blue-tongued lizard. The ceremony marks the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, the 13th Century Italian friar renowned for his love of animals, which is celebrated in October. (Photo by Scott E Barbour/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 09: The Parish Priest, Father Roger Kelly OGS conducts a service as animals stand in the altar during The 18th Annual Blessing of Animals at St James the Great Anglican Church on October 9, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. The animals sat in the pews with their owners during the annual Blessing of the Animals and afterwards Father Roger Kelly greeted each animal and blessed them individually. Among the animals brought to the blessing were dogs, cats, chickens and a blue-tongued lizard. The ceremony marks the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, the 13th Century Italian friar renowned for his love of animals, which is celebrated in October. (Photo by Scott E Barbour/Getty Images)
Melbourne Church Celebrates 'Blessing Of The Animals'
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