Mexican priest prevents devil from possessing pets

(18 Jan 2016) AP Entertainment Mexico City - 17 January 2016 1. Various of priest blessing animals outside San Fernando Church 2. Priest saying a prayer for the animals 3. Priest blessing animal 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Rosa Maria Flores, Pet Owner: "My name is Rosa Maria Flores and I brought my rooster to be blessed" 5. Priest blessing dogs 6. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Francisco Raya Perez, Priest: "Animals induced by the devil used to interrupt him (Saint Anthony) in his prayers, so we make this blessing to the animals to prevent the devil from taking possession of them." 7. Priest talking to pet owners, pan of audience 8. Close-up of birds in a cage 9. Pet owners waiting their turn for their animals to be blessed 10. Close-up of a sick dog 11. Mid of another dog 12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Maria del Socorro Casitas, Dog Owner: "It is very important to spread the love for the animals because they are loyal, our best friends, they are - in good and bad times - so I think we need to show our love for them." 13. People carrying animals PRIEST BLESSES PETS IN MEXICO Pet owners gathered outside a Roman Catholic church in Mexico City on Sunday (17 JAN.) to have their animals blessed in celebration of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of domestic animals. Priest Francisco Raya Perez blessed the pets with holy water in a ceremony on the steps of the San Fernando Church. The tradition is also celebrated in Spain and many Latin American countries with predominantly Catholic populations. Saint Anthony is known as the patron saint of animals and is usually represented with a pig. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/b1ffd61675668877d017e211ded9e1dd

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