Timmy Kelly and Willow from Horseleap at the Blessing of the animals at the Carmelite Church on Friday.
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John Campbell from Rosemount having one of his cattle Blessed by Fr Bob Kelly at the Blessing of the animals at the Carmelite Church. Photos Paul Molloy. PaulMolloy (2024)
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Martin Fagan with Hugo from Rosemount blessed by Fr Bob Kelly at the Blessing of the animals at the Carmelite Church on Friday. PaulMolloy (2024)
An annual tradition at the Carmelite Church, Moate, on Friday January 17, the Feast of St Anthony Abbot, is the Blessing of Animals and Farm Produce. People travel from all over Ireland to have pets or farm animals and produce blessed. Blessings started after the 10am Mass on Friday and continued till after the 7.15pm Mass. During the 10am Mass, new Icon of St Anthony was blessed and the congregation prayed that it will be a powerful intercession for people and the protection of their animals and prosperity of their lands. The icon was painted over two months before Christmas by the iconographers of St Elisabeth Convent, Minsk, Belarus.
