LA’s Blessing of the Animals has gone from blessing cows to poodles and iguanas
Saturday afternoons on Olvera Street are rarely quiet, but it’s not every day you see a cow and a goat leading a procession down Main Street.
A day before Easter, on Holy Saturday, the historic district in Los Angeles transformed into a chaotic, joyful intersection of daily life and faith as the area hosted the annual Blessing of the Animals led by Archbishop José H. Gomez.
Thousands of families lined the pavement along the historic plaza, holding dogs on short leashes, cats tucked into ventilated backpacks, and brightly colored birds in cages.