By Brian Hill | Daily Herald
People gathered at St. Anne Catholic Church in Barrington Friday to mark the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment, and for the annual blessing of pets.
The Rev. John Trout doused those gathered with holy water when he blessed more than 55 pets assembled in the school’s courtyard in a short, late afternoon ceremony.
Ten-year-old Kate McGuire and her dog, Daisy, are blessed by the Rev. John Trout Friday on the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment, at St. Anne Catholic Church in Barrington. | Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
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