Pet blessings will be offered in the Archdiocese of Baltimore

By Catholic Review Staff In celebration of St. ’s feast day Oct. 4, the following in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are holding pet blessings to honor the patron of animals and the environment.

Sept. 29 Our Lady of Grace, Parkton, 1 p.m. Sept. 30 St. Ursula School, Parkville, Neifield Avenue entrance, 6 p.m.

Oct. 2 Church of the Annunciation, Rosedale, 6:30 p.m. Church of the Holy Apostles, Gambrills, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 4 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Towson, after 8:30 a.m. Shrine of St. Peter and Paul, Cumberland, 10 a.m. Mother Seton School, Emmitsburg, 1:30 p.m. St. Athanasius, Curtis Bay, 4 p.m. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, 6 p.m. Oct. 5 St. Ann, Hagerstown, 10 a.m. St. , Abingdon, 10 a.m. Church of the Resurrection, Ellicott City, 10:30 a.m. St. Peter the Apostle, Libertytown, 11 a.m. St. Casimir, Canton, noon St. Andrew by the Bay, Annapolis, 3 p.m.

St. John the Evangelist, Severna Park, 10:30 a.m. Our Lady of Hope , Dundalk, 10 a.m. Oct. 6 Ss. Philip and James Church and University Parish, Baltimore, after 11 a.m. Mass Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Mount Washington, after 11:30 a.m. Mass St. Brigid and Canton-area parishes, O’Donnell Square, noon St. Francis of Assisi, Fulton, 12:45 p.m. St. Anthony Shrine, Emmitsburg, 1 p.m. St. Margaret, Bel Air, 1 p.m. St. Clement Mary Hofbauer, Rosedale, 1:30 p.m. Catholic Community of St. , Hunt Valley, 2:30 p.m. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Crofton, 12:00 p.m. St. Luke, Edgemere, 11:30 a.m. St. John the Evangelist, Columbia at Wilde Lake Interfaith Center Plaza, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 12 St. Clare, Essex, 3 p.m.

Also see: Man’s best friend: Pet ownership can be beneficial for seniors Playful pooch an integral part of life at St. Benedict The tale of a girl and her rats Father Joseph Breighner: The loss of a pet and the power of love