Pets blessed in honor of St. Anthony the Great feast day

A falcon receives a priest's blessing during the benedictions, a traditional ceremony of blessing animals that marks the feast day of St. Anthony of Egypt (St. Anthony the Great), the patron saint of animals, in Muro, on the Spanish Balearic island of Majorca, January 17, 2019. For many pet owners, it has become a family tradition to have their pets blessed on this day. [Photo: VCG]