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Feast of the Animals
The Feast is held today, October 4. I don’t mean a feast of animals like a medieval banquet crammed with meaty dishes, but an ecclesiastical “feast” offered for animals, for blessing them and wishing them health and longevity. It commemorates … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing of the Animals, Canticle of the Sun, Dylan Thomas, Gerald Durrell, My Family and Other Animals, St. Francis of Assisi
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