Pets receive blessings on Fort Bragg
A horse, chickens and pooches gathered Thursday outside of Pope Chapel on Fort Bragg to receive blessings.Hosted by the Saint Michael of the Archangel Catholic Community of Fort Bragg, the annual blessing of the pets commemorates St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology, organizers said.Leading his 13-year-old white horse, Cody, to be sprinkled with holy water was Maj. Jeff Masengale, a Protestant chaplain at Fort Bragg.“I thought blessing of […]
