Bailey with the Carreiro family: Tony, Sarah ’24, Abigail and Vivian
Blessing of the Pets 2023
Stonehill community members gathered with their beloved pets on Sunday, October 1 for the annual Blessing of the Pets in celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
Oriana Cappella ’26 with Ranger, Missy and Bailey
Kemuel Navarrete ’22 and Abby Reed ’24 with Eddy
Fr. Tony Szakaly, C.S.C., director of Campus Ministry, shared the Prayer of St. Francis.
After blessing owners and their pets with Holy Water, Fr. Tony offers individual pet blessings.
Stonehill community members who couldn’t attend submitted photos of their pets—from dogs and cats to horses and turtles.
Gianna Scibelli ’27 with Calli
Anisa Tibbetts ’26 with Luna
Maisy with the Fitch family: Jim ’93, Bianca ’25, Indy and Shelby
Amelia McGonigle ’26 with Lumpy
Belle with the Long family: Louella, Dan, Andrea ’24 and Perry Shelbred ’24
[Left] Director of Alumni Engagement Anne (Pollick) ’88 and Dave Sant with Snowy and Belle. [Right] Wiscky with the Candullo family: Keiley, Siena ’25, Naomi, Vinny.
Christy Csicsek ’24 with a photo of Whiskers, Caitlin Cummings ’24 with photos of Bentley and Hershey, and Emily Rando ’24 with a photo of Luna
Mabel with the Murray family: Heather, Joe, Julia ’26 and Michele
Mabel smiled for the camera.
Thank you to our Student Alumni Association for helping with the event! [From left] Sophie Farnhill ’24, Jennifer Cwik ’26, Lauren Rauseo ’25, Eileen Durgin ’25, Tanner Walling ’24, Aidan Dermody ’25, Adam Ammirata ’26, Caroline Nicoll ’25