The Sacred Zoo
Monday, Oct 5, 2009 @ 11:39 pm
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They didn’t enter two-by-two but they sure did good for their kingdom.
Camels, tortoises, and reindeer paraded through St. John the Divine Cathedral Sunday morning in the annual event that transforms the largest Gothic cathedral in the world into a sacred zoo.
Hundreds of animal lovers of all different faiths brought their pets to the 25th Annual Blessing of the Animals at the 112th Street cathedral, for the morning’s sacred Earth Mass to honor the feast day of Saint Francis.
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