Killarney

By Sean Moriarty
<h3>The Franciscan Friars in Killarney will celebrate the Feast of St Francis tomorrow&nbsp;(Sunday) with the annual blessing of pets.</h3>
October 4 is the official date for the Feast of St Francis who is considered the patron saint of animals.
However, a special ceremony will take place at 3pm on Sunday to mark the occasion. Locals are invited to bring their cats, dogs, hamsters or any household pet to the Friary.
Fr Antony and Fr Eamonn will bless animals at the Friary door.
“The blessing is to encourage everyone to treat all animals with respect, love and care as they are all part of God’s creation,” said Fr Antony.
The celebrations will include a blessing of the horses at the Jarvey stand at the HaHah at around the same time. In the past a local farmer brought a cow box full of animals to be blessed.
The official Feast of St Francis will be celebrated at a 10am Mass on Tuesday (October 4).

Annual blessing of the animals at the Friary

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