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Blessed birds and ferrets: Spanish pets take part in annual Catholic ritual

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Dozens of pets, and their humans, attended Mass at St Anthony’s Church in Madrid yesterday to celebrate the feast day of the patron saint of animals.

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Fr Antonio Dominguez, 67, blessing feathered congregants with holy water at St Anthony’s Church yesterday. (Reuters pic)

MADRID:
Hundreds of Spanish pet owners took their animals to church yesterday, where Catholic priests blessed them on the day of St Anthony the Abbott, the patron saint of animals.

A few dogs barked, but most animals waited patiently to be sprinkled with holy water on the steps of the baroque St Anthony’s Church in central Madrid.

Priest Angel Garcia then said Mass in front of dozens of pets inside, also to some barking from the pews.

Carlos Cabestany, 51, brought his greyhound, Rita. “It is a Madrid tradition and we like to keep it alive,” he said.

Enjoy these images from the ceremony yesterday.

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Elvis the ferret awaiting his turn to be blessed.
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A dog reacts as Fr Antonio Dominguez blesses it with flowers soaked in holy water.
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Animal-loving Catholics in Madrid brought their pets of all shapes and sizes to church on the annual feast day.
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This pup decided to have a taste of holy water. (Reuters pics)

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