- Title: Pet blessing and fashion show honours Catholic feast in the Philippines
- Date: 6th October 2019
- Summary: VARIOUS OF FILIPINOS SITTING DURING MASS WHILE HOLDING PET DOGS PRIEST OFFICIATING MASS STATUE OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI VARIOUS OF PET OWNERS IN COSTUMES ATTENDING FASHION SHOW
- Embargoed: 20th October 2019 12:43
- Keywords: pets Phlippines blessing animals Filippinos mass cats Catholic dogs
- Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
- City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
- Country: Philippines
- Topics: Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA002AZYJ5G9
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: More than a hundred pet owners in Manila had their pet companions blessed on Sunday (October 6) in an annual Catholic feast and World Animal Day.
A Catholic priest held a special mass for the pets and sprinkled holy water at the crowd of mostly dogs and cats as a symbolic veneration of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
Many of the pet owners also dressed their four-legged friends in colourful costumes, while some joined a fashion show and put their bonds in the spotlight.
World Animal Day falls on October 4, a day that Catholics celebrate the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi.
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