In observance of the feast day for St. Francis of Assisi, our church held a Blessing of the Animals Sunday afternoon. Everyone was encouraged to bring their pets--there were plenty of dogs, a couple cats, some hamsters, a guinea pig, and even a rabbit on a leash (who was terrified of all the dogs, no doubt).
The parking lot entranceSam had a great time meeting all these new animals. Surprisingly he didn't seem to care for anything smaller than a beagle, and gravitated instead toward the other big dogs. His favorites were a thirteen-month-old black Lab named Duke (whom he wrestled with for a bit) and a setter of some sort. He liked the big shepherd and chow mixes, and of course the pit bull mixes, and completely ignored the dachshunds, chihuahuas, hamsters, and the rabbit. Does this mean Sam is (gasp) size-ist?
Hallo there fellow big dog! Join me in ignoringthat small fellow behind us
Nah, I don't think so. After all, he did make friends with a good number of small children.
Hallo there little one. I'm just a youngster, too!Once everyone was gathered in front of the church, the priest read the blessing and the choir sang a hymn, then the priest went around sprinkling holy water on all the animals. When Sam got sprinkled, he immediately assumed it was raining and started trying to lap up the droplets from the sidewalk. But at least he got blessed, because heaven knows he needs it!
Sam getting blessed by Father JanFirst Coast News was also on the scene, and Sam and I got interviewed. I said I came to get Sam blessed because he's been such a huge help to me in overcoming my panic disorder. He's been a blessing to me, so it only seemed fair to return the blessing to him. I was originally going to post a clip of the video, but it wasn't posted on the news' website, and it'd cost $50 to order a DVD copy. Needless to say, I didn't order a DVD copy for a roughly 10-second interview in a 30-second segment. But Sam has now been on TV!
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