Photographer: John Mandler
Many Catholic and Christian churches mark October 4, the feast day of St. Francis, with special blessings of pets and other animals. So it was that, this past Thursday after school, the students of Our Lady of the Lake School brought their pets for a blessing by Father Mike Hanly. Each year in the blessing of the animals, OLL students recall St. Francis’s love for creatures that he called his “brothers and sisters” and they thank God for letting them share the earth with all its creatures. The entire OLL School community also celebrated a special Mass on Thursday morning to recognize and understand the importance of proper stewardship of all aspects of God’s creation. The blessing is today’s “Verona View”.
“Verona View” is a new daily photo feature from MyVeronaNJ.com that will highlight people, places and events in Verona, N.J. Take a photo with your camera phone, DSLR or anything in between and send it in. MyVeronaNJ.com will feature one reader photo every day. To submit your photo, email it, or text it to 973-632-4015, or post it to our Facebook page.
