More than 80 pets and their owners wait to be blessed with a relic of Saint Francis by Father Edward Maher, pastor of Saint Thomas the Apostle, Brigantine. (Courtesy photos)
Family members with fur, whiskers, feathers and scales were blessed the weekend of Oct. 5-6 as parishes across the Diocese of Camden held pet blessings in honor of the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, patron of animals, which was Oct. 4.
Danae Acosta of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Shrine, Lindenwold, holds her guinea pig.A woman and her dog from Saint Joseph, Sea Isle CityA parishioner and her dog visit with Father Anthony Infanti, parochial vicar, outside Saint Andrew the Apostle, Gibbsboro
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