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Pet Blessings across the PNCC

Blessing of animals in honor of the Commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi at a PNCC Parish near you as follows:

Saturday, October 2nd, 10:30-11:15 a.m., St. Mary’s Polish National Catholic Church, 200 Stephenson St., Duryea, PA.

Saturday, October 2nd at 1 p.m. at St. Francis Parish, 1752 Harton Avenue, East Meadow, Long Island, NY.

Saturday, October 2nd at 2pm at St. John the Baptist Parish, 414 West Oak St., Frackville, PA.

Saturday, October 2nd, at 10am at Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 1040 Pearl St., Schenectady, NY. A collection of pet food and other supplies will be taken in support of local pet rescue organizations.

Contact your local Parish for more information.

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Good shepherds among Poland’s Mountaineers

The blessing of herds and shepherds in Ludźmierz, Poland. The blessing innaugurates the spring shepherding season and the lambing of the ewes. The blessing occurs on or near Good Shepherd Sunday. For more on the shepherding life see the Guardian article: Bleating heart.

Photos from Interia. Note that the chausibles worn by the priests are in the mountaineer style.