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Archbishop of Los Angeles José Gomez celebrated Holy Saturday with a blessing of the animals on Olvera Street. The blessing has been a tradition on Olvera Street since its founding in 1930, when ...
Blessing of the Animals at Olvera Street, an event from 1930, is held every Sabado de Gloria (Holy Saturday). It is an all-day event with vendors, performers, and a procession where participants bring their animals to be blessed by religious authorities and others.
He painted a mural on Olvera Street "The Blessing of the Animals", where he depicted a tradition of Catholicism in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi's love for all creatures. In the mural, men, women and children are walking their animals to get blessed. [4] During the 1930s he worked in oils, watercolors and wood sculptures.
Olvera Street, commonly known by its Spanish name Calle Olvera, is a historic pedestrian street in El Pueblo de Los Ángeles, the historic center of Los Angeles.The street is located off of the Plaza de Los Ángeles, the oldest plaza in California, which served as the center of the city life through the Spanish and Mexican eras into the early American era, following the Conquest of California.
From Oct. 25 to Nov. 2, the Olvera Street Día de los Muertos festival has everything from outdoor ofrendas to entertainment and face painting. Their nightly program also includes a Novenario ...
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Feast of St. Francis of Assisi is on Oct. 4 every year and he is known for his love of all creatures, especially animals. Many members of the church and community gathered with their dogs, cats, photos and even a basket of pet toys in the front courtyard of the church. Father Jerry Thompson blessed each animal for the upcoming year.
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