The Blessing of Animals

Poems, prayers, reflections and stories

Gazelles and geckos, bees and bears, whelks and elks, cats and dogs and many more - The Blessing of Animals teems with God's amazing creation. Along with beautiful prayers and poems, there are reflections on feline and canine theology, thoughts on losing an animal friend, a litany for the blessing of animals, and much more.

Gazelles and geckos, bees and bears, whelks and elks, cats who skip and dogs who read stories to children, stags and stag beetles, neon tetras and harlequin rasboras, mice and rats and other critters - The Blessing of Animals teems with God's amazing creation. You can hear the voice of God on every page:

'Woof!' 'Miaow!'

Along with many beautiful prayers and poems to dip into, this book also includes:

Reflections on feline and canine theology
An all-age communion service for the Feast of Saint Francis
A litany for the blessing of animals
A service for the blessing of animals
Thoughts on losing an animal friend
A lamentation and prayer to the whole of creation

For every Border collie and sheepdog,
for every golden retriever and Great Dane,
we give you thanks.

For every squawk and tweet,
for every flitter and flutter,
we give you thanks.

For every tortoiseshell, marmalade and Russian Blue,
for every loquacious Siamese,
we give you thanks.

(From a litany by Thom M. Shuman)

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