Blessing of the Animals On Saturday, October 5 at 10:00 am (Tent at St. William) we will celebrate our traditional blessing of animals on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Bring your pets, in a cage, on a leash, or in a bowl. This is a great time to reinforce to our children the gifts, which are their pets, and the responsibility we all have in caring for God’s creatures.