Blessing of the Pets

September 26, 2023

The annual blessing of the pets will take place between Sept. 30 - October 14 at parishes and schools across the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. The blessing is to honor the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Here is a list of where the pet blessings will take place:

St. Francis of Assisi
Blountstown
St. Francis of Assisi Day
Saturday, Sept. 30
Mass, 9:30 a.m.
Blessing of the Pets, 10:30 a.m.
Picnic, 11 a.m.

St. John the Evangelist
Pensacola
Saturday, Sept. 30
10 a.m.

St. Thomas the Apostle
Quincy
Sunday, Oct. 1
1:30 p.m.
Pavilion

Resurrection
Miramar Beach
Sunday, Oct. 1
1 p.m.

Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel
Pensacola
Wednesday, Oct. 4
1 p.m.

St. John Paul II Chapel
Tallahassee
Wednesday, Oct. 4
5:30 p.m.

St. Peter
Mary Esther
Wednesday, Oct. 4
6:30 p.m.
Front of the Mary Statue

St. Eugene Catholic Mission and Student Center
Tallahassee
Wednesday, Oct. 4
6 p.m.

Trinity Catholic School
(7^th Grade Class)
Tallahassee
Thursday, Oct. 5
8:30 a.m.

St. Rose of Lima
Milton
Saturday, Oct. 7
10 a.m.

Nativity of the Lord
Pensacola
Saturday, Oct. 7
10:30 a.m.

St. Sylvester
Gulf Breeze
Saturday, Oct. 14
10 a.m.