How to Participate in the Blessing of the Animals in NYC

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Tip 1 - Crowds Flock To NYC Church For Annual Blessing Of The Animals

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rith Rith | permalink

The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine looked more like a zoo than a church for the event, which is meant to honor Saint Francis.
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For further reading: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/10/05/crowds-flock-to-cathedral-of-saint-john-the-divine-for-annual-blessing-of-the-animals/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Blessed Are the Animals

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by vj 1514 | permalink

Twice a year, the 18-foot-tall bronze doors of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City swing wide. The 106-year-old Episcopalian cathedral, which is also the seat of the Archdiocese of New York, offers daily religious services and hosts artists-in-residence as well as concerts, dances and readings year-round. But the magisterial main doors, three tons each, are only thrown open on Easter Sunday and for St. John the Divine’s most popular event, the Blessing of the Animals, on the feast day of St. Francis (the Sunday closest to October 4).
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For further reading: http://thebark.com/content/blessed-are-animals ^[2]

Tip 3 - The Church of the Holy Trinity NYC - St. Francis Day Celebration

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by J Williamson | permalink

For further reading: http://www.holytrinity-nyc.org/st-francis-day-celebration/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - A Beastly Blessing: St. Francis Day at Manhattan's St. John the Divine

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Claudia Salomon | permalink

Every year, in celebration of St. Francis Day, Morningside Heights' Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine opens its ornate doors to a parade of...

For further reading: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-beastly-blessing-st-francis-day-at-manhattan-s-cathedral-church-of-st-john-the-divine ^[4]

Tip 5 - Blessing of the Animals - Photos - Blessing of the Animals

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Keith Dick | permalink

Each year the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Amsterdam Ave. holds its Blessing of the Animals, where animals lovers and owners come out to get a look at the creatures.

For further reading: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/blessing-animals-gallery-1.1478015 ^[5]