17th January is the feast day of Saint Anthony the Abbot, and the Delegation of Rome and Lazio commemorated it, in line with the ancient tradition, with a Eucharistic celebration held on 21st January in the Church of SS. Annunziata in Minturno (LT), with the presence of children and adults who brought along their small or large four-legged friends for the traditional blessing. After the blessing by parish priest Father Adriano, people received a personal certificate of participation.
ROME AND LAZIO: BLESSING OF ANIMALS – FEAST OF SAINT ANTHONY THE ABBOT