The hand of Santiago Fulero, Major priest of the Saint Pablo church, blesses people with their pets outside of the church, during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Zaragoza, northern Spain, Wednesday, January17, 2018. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)





A dog and a parrot are about to be blessed during the celebrations of Sant Antoni del Porquet in Valencia, eastern Spain, January 17, 2018. (Photo by Juan Carlos Cardenas/EFE via ZUMA Press)





A pet is carried into Saint Pablo church during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Zaragoza, northern Spain, Wednesday, January17, 2018. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)





A stand displays religious calendars outside San Anton Church in Madrid, Spain, January 17, 2018. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)





A man with a cat receives a blessing from a priest in Xochimilco in Mexico City, Mexico, January 17, 2018. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





People with dogs receive blessings from a priest in Xochimilco in Mexico City, Mexico, January 17, 2018. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





A girl pets a pony, Rumbera, after being blessed by a priest, outside San Anton Church in the neighborhood of Churriana, Spain on January 17, 2018. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)





A shepherd dog controls a group of geese before being blessed by a priest in Muro, in the island of Mallorca, Spain on January 17, 2018. (Photo by Enrique Calvo/Reuters)





A priest anoints a dog at the San Anton church during the feast of Saint Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Madrid, Wednesday, January 17, 2018. (Photo by Paul White/AP Photo)





A flock of sheep is blessed by a priest in Muro, in the island of Mallorca, Spain on January 17, 2018. (Photo by Enrique Calvo/Reuters)





Priest blesses a picture of a cat outside San Anton Church in Madrid, Spain, January 17, 2018. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)





A priest blesses a dog outside San Anton Church in Madrid, Spain, January 17, 2018. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)





A girl holds a rabbit after being blessed by a priest outside San Anton Church in the neighborhood of Churriana, Spain on January 17, 2018. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)





Three-year-old dog “Vullet” poses for a portrait before being blessed by a priest outside San Anton Church in Madrid, Spain, January 17, 2018. Hundreds of pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of Saint Anthony, Spain's saint patron of animals. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)





Two-year-old cat “Onis” waits to be blessed by a priest outside San Anton Church in Madrid, Spain, January 17, 2018. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)





Dogs Tania and Sofia rest in their basket after being blessed outside San Anton Church in Madrid, Spain, January 17, 2018. (Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters)





Dogs play before being blessed by a priest outside San Anton Church in the neighborhood of Churriana, Spain on January 17, 2018. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)





A pet tries to take a piece of bread outside Saint Pablo church, during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Zaragoza, northern Spain, Wednesday, January17, 2018. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)





Santiago Fulero, Major priest of the Saint Pablo church, blesses people with their pets outside of the church, during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Zaragoza, northern Spain, Wednesday, January17, 2018. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)





A woman holds up her pet inside Saint Pablo church, during the feast of St. Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Zaragoza, northern Spain, Wednesday, January17, 2018. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)





Father Angel (L), parish priest of San Anton Church blesses a dog during the celebrations of San Anton in Madrid, Spain on January 17, 2018. (Photo by Fernando Alvarado/EFE via ZUMA Press)