Scarlet Lee, 8, with Beau, and Ethan Cordisco, 9, with Furgus, both Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs, pose for a photo in front of the St. Francis of Assisi statue in St. Patrick School's yard.Father Roberto Cid, St. Patrick Church's pastor, blesses a bird in a cage held by its owner.Father Roberto Cid, St. Patrick Church's pastor, blesses Romeo, held by his owner, Liz Kunkel. Romeo is a 17-year-old Bichon Frise Poodle mix who is blind, deaf and has heart failure but is well cared for by Kunkel.Father Antonio Tupiza, parochial vicar at St. Rose of Lima Church in Miami Shores, holds his Yorkie, Angel, during a blessing of animals in the church's patio Oct. 6.Father Antonio Tupiza, St. Rose of Lima parochial vicar, blesses animals on the church's patio as he holds his Yorkie, Angel. Lilly Chavez is holding her bearded dragon in a plastic container. The animal can grow up to two feet.

Photography: MARLENE QUARONI | FC

MIAMI | Parishes across the archdiocese marked the feast of St. Francis of Assisi Oct. 4 by blessing people's pets, in honor of the patron saint of animals. Some of the blessings took place on the actual feast day, others on the days immediately after or before. Here are scenes from two of those blessings, at St. Patrick Church, Miami Beach, Oct. 5, and St. Rose of Lima, Miami Shores, Oct. 6.