{St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, NY}
Every autumn, this Manhattan cathedral transforms for a day into an extraordinary menagerie of cute creatures.
{Despite a full house, there's amazingly little noise beyond tail thumping - as if the animals know it's their special day!}
(Images from Michael Williams via Sacred Destinations, daylife and the gothamist (#3-4)).
Aaw, this looks like so much fun :)
ReplyDeleteLook at that little bunny smelling the sheep, so cute!!
That looks like such a fun event...
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea, I like that!
ReplyDeleteMy city! I had no idea they did that, how cool!
ReplyDeleteOh this is a great post! I've never seen this in person (have you?) I must some year! xo bb
ReplyDeleteDidn't know they do that in NYC.. looks very interesting. I love animals
ReplyDeleteLOx
I would so love to experience this! How awesome! XX
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! I never knew this existed! Great photos.
ReplyDeleteHow are all these animals living in NYC? A camel? Where would someone keep a camel? I would love to attend the animal blessing mass in that lovely church. It is indeed quite intersting they stay so quiet.
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea! love the photos!
ReplyDeletewas that yesterday? my husband left new york this morning, I could have made him go and take pictures! what a great sight it must be.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, looks like fun!
ReplyDeleteAwww wow, this is so cool.. it must be such a great experience to be in the midst of! Love these pics.. a camel?! haha
ReplyDeleteThey do this at my church, too. But it's mostly just cats and dogs lol
ReplyDeletewhat a fun & quirky little festival... I love it!!
ReplyDeleteThat is truly incredible and looks like so much fun:) Kisses,sweetie
ReplyDeletePs: Thank you so much for taking part in my Giveaway:)
wow, so cool!
ReplyDeleteIt is an amazing event, and your photographs capture it beautifully!
ReplyDeleteOh wow what a cool event, I would love to be able to attend that
ReplyDeleteHow cute!! :)
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! I love St. John's the Divine but have never been to the Blessing of the Animals. Too cute :) xoxo
ReplyDeleteYour image of St. John the Divine is divine! Amazing work Jude.
ReplyDeletelove the shot of the cathedral!
ReplyDeleteI love that last pic!
ReplyDeleteNice to see a side of Manhattan we don't see much of!
ReplyDeleteHow cool..Ive never heard of this:)
ReplyDeleteI'm curious to know what the photographer's settings were in the first two pics. Night shots are not easy for me.
ReplyDeleteWonderful crisp pics.
What a cool idea. I love autumn and rituals and animals and St. Francis.
ReplyDeleteAwww. That last picture is so heartwarming.
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