Blessing of the Animals on the Feast of St. Francis

From St. Bernard Church:

In honor of the fest of St. Francis celebrated on October 4th , students from grades 2 and 3 from St. Bernard School traveled to Little Angels Catholic Preschool to visit with younger students and participate in the blessing of stuffed animals led by Rev. John Melnick. After the blessing, students went in to Saint Bernard Church to listen to the story “St. Francis and the Wolf”, read by second grade teacher, Mrs. Patricia Sagon and assisted by 3 rd grade teacher, Ms. Elizabeth Tortora.

Photo 1: Fr. Melnick blessed stuffed animals with holy water for students from both Little Angels Catholic Preschool and St. Bernard School.

Photo 2: Mrs. Patricia Sagon reads the story “St Francis and the Wolf “to students while Ms. Elizabeth Tortora uses a stuffed wolf as a prop for the children.

Photos courtesy of St. Bernard Church