CATHOLICS: Please provide a Biblical reference for the catholic practice of blessing pets.?

Thanks!





Saying that "one of the saints did it b/c he loved animals" is not a biblical reference.

CATHOLICS: Please provide a Biblical reference for the catholic practice of blessing pets.?
Deu 28:4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy beasts, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock.





Deu 7:14 Thou shalt be blessed above all peoples: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.





These are but a few of the blessings of obedience to the Law. I dunno. Nothing is impossible with God...I sort of grimaced when I heard about the blessing of dogs.
Reply:It's logical folly to condemn things not listed in the bible. You drive a car and use a computer don't you? See those listed in the Bible anywhere?





EDIT: All right, we'll change the way we look at this then. Tell me in the Bible where it says you shouldn't bless your pets. See the problem now? Same deal with infant baptism. Not mentioned at all. So if the Bible's silent on it you shouldn't assume it's good OR bad.
Reply:*Is Catholic*





Sure not a problem.





First though let me chide you. In Catholicism, scripture is not the bedrock fundamental to what we believe. We are not a "people of the book", but rather a people of Christ. Scripture exists for Catholics not as an instruction manual but rather as something that testifies to the Faith, which predates the writing of scripture, being true.





Here is your scripture verses.





First please memorize John 21:25.





Now let me show you how scripture testifies to the Catholic practice of blessing pets.





Read


Zechariah 14:20-ff


Romans 8:18-22





Now the day of the LORD is present now in time. The eschaton has broken into the middle of time, and that which we await, Christ, is now present. What does it mean that things in Zechariah have inscribed upon them "Holy to the Lord"? If you have read your books of the Law you understand that to be such, the item must have been sanctified and blessed by the priests. In Judaism, that which was "Holy to the Lord" served in the temple in the religion of God (read the books of Moses), but in Zechariah we find that common things in the Day of the Lord are inscribed with "Holy to the Lord". This shows that all of creation will be in the service to the Lord. Creation itself will be sanctified and blessed by the priests of the Lord.





Now look at Romans. What do we find? St. Paul says that creation (and this includes animals and pets) has been waiting for the revelation of the sons of God and to be redeemed itself. What does it mean according to St. Paul for creation to be redeemed? It means to be put into the service of Christ instead of service to self. How is creation redeemed? It is redeemed through the sons of God..or rather through Christians. How is this done? By being sanctified, blessed, and put to the service of Christ. Each part of creation must be inscribed with "Holy to the LORD" on it.





So now then why are pets blessed? It is to fulfilled the need of creation and the command of God to sanctify and make holy all things.





Thus a Christian who does not seek to sanctify and bless the world around him, including his pets, does not act in accordance with scripture.





Message me if you have any follow up questions or other questions.
Reply:Please provide a Biblical reference that EVERY practice of faith must be found in the Bible
Reply:Do you really have a problem with Catholics blessing pets? How could you possibly have an issue with that? And in case you didn't already know, Catholics don't base every little detail on the bible. They're a little more well-rounded than that.
Reply:As you may already know, Catholics do have extra-biblical traditions. This is not a problem for Catholics, but it does seem to be for people of other faiths. Why not just let them have their traditions? If you don't like them, don't become a Catholic.
Reply:Blessing ANIMALS is fine. Saying that you own an animal is not. They deserve a life of their own. RESPECT THAT.
Reply:Try 1 Timothy 4:4-5.





And by the way, blessing animals is not required of Catholics. Nor does this occur (on or near the feast day of St. Francis, or any other day) in every Catholic parish.





What is your objection to asking God's blessing on what He has made, especially since the effects of Adam's sin have also effected all creation?





Edit: "Jesus did not die for animals!!!"


Well, no kidding. Who said He did? It's you who is stretching things to this meaning, not me.





You didn't want an answer.
Reply:Where in the bible does it say to break away from the one true church that existed since christ.





Where in the bible does it say thay communion in symbolic.





Where in the bible does it say not to baptise infants.





Where in the bible does it say that you should not confess your sins to others.





Where in the bible does it show Jesus not giving the apostles the power to forgive sins.





Where in the bible does it tell you to take out the books you dont like to fit your doctrine.





Where in the bible does it say that you can interpret the bible as you see fit without church tradition.