A surprise from a large pet, and Cardinal Roger Mahoney takes offers blessings. 2007 Blessing the Animals /vfal
The influx of new Downtown pet owners may want to join the rest of Los
Angeles for the Olvera Street tradition, the Blessing of the Animals.
Hundreds of pets––from snakes, horses, dogs, cats, and birds––are in
their finest wear for a ceremony that has pets (and owners) parade past
Cardinal Roger Mahoney for a douse of holy water.
Presented by Olvera St Merchants & El Pueblo Historical Monument, the tradition is held
in grateful recognition of the tremendous services given to the human
race by animals. Pets and owners start lining up a few hours ahead of
time, so get there early.
Blessing of the Animals
Bendicion de los Animales
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Noon to 5pm
Procession with Cardinal Roger Mahony
Begins at 2pm
For more information call (213) 625 7074 or (213) 485 8372
As usual the 2008 event was good--the heat seemed to keep many from the event. I'll have a slide show up later this week and have a short one up from 2007 in the meantime--please drop by for a gander.
Posted by: Diana L Guerrero | March 23, 2008 at 10:21 AM