Almighty Lord, our Creator, we give you praise, glory, honor, and blessings as we celebrate the feast day of St Francis of Assisi. St Francis saw you, God, in all creation, in all creatures, big and small, for to you alone do all these things belong. We praise you for giving us our animal friends, the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all these creatures which fill our world. May we think of you and thank you when we play with and care for our pets. We you thanks for making us so happy to have our pets as our friends and companions. We ask you, Lord, that we may be good to our pets always, so that they may be happy and week-cared for. Help us always to take care of them so that they will be healthy. O God, your world is so wonderful. May we all come into your eternal kingdom where we shall see even more wonderful things and where we shall live and love for ever. This we ask to your eternal praise as we bless our animals today on the feast day of St Francis Assisi. May almighty God bless all of our pets in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. AMEN.
This is a blog of homilies, reflections, and photos from a Roman Catholic priest serving in the Diocese of Jackson in the state of Mississippi. Currently, I am the pastor of Holy Savior in Clinton and Immaculate Conception in Raymond. I have served as Vicar General of the Diocese since July 2019. I also serve as Catholic chaplain in the federal prison in Yazoo City and the state prison in Pearl.
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