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Trinity Cathedral blesses animals

  • Spike peaks around the church pew before being blessed with other pets at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Miami on Oct. 7. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD

  • Jeremy Smith holds onto his dog The Gumfather before being blessed with fellow pets at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Miami on Oct. 7. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD

  • Terry Saint Angelo holds onto her well dressed dog Aspen before being blessed with fellow pets at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Miami on Oct. 7. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD

  • Ricardo Barrios sits in between his Rottweilers Dolly, on left, and Sally, on right, before they are blessed with fellow pets at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Miami on Oct. 7. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD

  • Juan Del Hierro, president of Faith in the City, leads a prayer while holding his dog Roxie during the animal blessing at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Miami on Oct. 7. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD

  • Father Jack Stanton blesses Sawyer the hamster for Nate Millen, 6, during the animal blessing at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Miami on Oct. 7. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD

  • Ed Walsh has his dog Charlie blessed by the Rev. Dean Douglas McCaleb during the animal blessing at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Miami on Oct. 7. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD