Blessing of the animals!
I volunteer at the local humane society. Every Sunday, for a few hours, I walk dogs. I find it very enjoyable and satisfying. It also gets me much needed exercise I would not get on my own.
Last Sunday when I was in the play yard with a dog, I noticed animals being brought out and loaded into a van. I thought nothing of it since it was common for the humane society to take animals to different events around the area and show them off in hopes of getting them adopted, and at the same time, bring attention to the organization and the good it is doing.
Some other people who were nearby got to talking to the people loading the van and I thought I heard them say they were taking the animals to be blessed. I was not sure so I asked and the answer, indeed, was that the animals were been taken to a “blessing of the animals.”
What good is that going to do? I thought out loud. The animals don’t need to be blessed, they need to be adopted. I don’t know why but this upset me a lot.