Blessing of the pets in honor of St Francis of Assisi

Our blessing of the pets will take place at Holy Savior parish in Clinton on Saturday, October 4 at 9:00 am. 

Almighty Lord, our Creator, we give you praise, glory, honor, and blessings as we celebrate the feast day of St Francis of Assisi this morning.  St Francis saw you, God, in all creation. He saw you 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 the world. May we think of you and thank you when we play with and care for our pets. We give you thanks for our pets who are 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 and 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 will live and love for ever. This we ask to your eternal praise as we bless our animals today in honor of St Francis Assisi whom we celebrate on his feast day. May almighty God bless all of our pets in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. AMEN.