Vatican City, Jan 17, 2023 / 12:20 pm. St. Peter’s Square was filled with horses, cows, donkeys, dogs, goats, geese, and rabbits on Tuesday for the feast of St. Anthony Abbot.

Bring them to Mexico City's cathedral and St. Anthony will do the rest. ... cats and the occasional parrot on the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot, considered the patron saint of animals.

A collective blessing for various small and large creatures on the occasion of the feast of St. Anthony Abbot, patron saint of animals. The breeders are bringing this mini-farm to the Vatican on ...

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Anthony, Abbot. Find today’s readings here. “The young man said to him, ‘All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?’ ...

St. Anthony Abbot was a fourth-century hermit known for his asceticism and as a father of monasticism. His holy life in the Egyptian desert was recorded by St. Athanasius in The Life of St. Antony.

On this day, Mexican Catholic congregations and priests welcome pups, cats and the occasional parrot on the feast day of St. Anthony the Abbot, considered the patron saint of animals.