President Obama popped by a party on N Street Friday evening, creating quite the buzz--and gridlock--in the East Village for the second time in two weeks. One neighbor walking by commented, "Wasn't he just here?"
By Sunday, the neighborhood had gone to the dogs--literally. But in a good way! The Reverend Stuart Kenworthy anointed neighborhood dogs (and two cats) with holy water for the annual "Blessing of the Animals" at Christ Church on O Street. The ritual took place in the church's leafy courtyard where canines of all colors, shapes and sizes were blessed in honor of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals.
Despite a few yaps and, possibly (I'm not naming names), some unholy water landing on nearby box bushes, the courtyard at Christ Church remained a peaceable kingdom.
(Photo by: Page Evans)
Creatures great and small
(Photo by: Page Evans)
Angus and Tank
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Rev. Stuart Kenworthy blesses the animals
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I would have taken my dog there but it wasn't Catholic, like St. Francis. I wanted the real deal. None of this JV copycat stuff.
Regardless of your religious affiliation, I think St. Francis would agree that we are ALL God's children--and animals!