Seen At Mass Yesterday

Doginchurch

The vest she’s wearing says “American Guide Dogs / Puppy In Training.”

She was real quiet during the whole Mass. Didn’t bark once.

Mostly lay quietly trying different doggie-comfortable positions on the ground. Would open her eyes when people walked by.

Sniffed at the shoes of the collection takers at collection time.

Only excitement was when everyone stood up at the Gospel. She thought it was time to go and hopped up, excited to go somewhere new. Once she realized that wasn’t happening, she settled down and every other time people stood up in Mass she continued laying on the ground and didn’t do more than raise her head.

Real calm, quiet, professional demeanor.

Good dog!

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

7 thoughts on “Seen At Mass Yesterday”

  2. Dog >>>>>>> Cat
    Jimmy, if you like the movie “Babe” (A talking Pig who’s also a shepard) rent Cats and Dogs. This movie IMO is hilarious with nice special effect.
    I don’t know why this movie never made it big. This is one great movie.

  4. I actually attended a Mass where the celebrating priest had two guide dogs in training with him in the sanctuary. Once or twice during the Mass he had to stop what he was doing to correct the dog.

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