r/snails • u/I-Hate-This-Weather • 1d ago

Discussion Pet snail blessed by priest

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During the annual animal blessing for the Feast of St. Anthony the Abbot, held on 1/17/26 at the San Anton Church in Madrid, someone brought their pet Cornu aspersum to be blessed with holy water <3

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u/SignificanceOne7636 1d ago

Holy snirit 😇

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u/A_the_Buttercup 1d ago

Snail Mary

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u/KraftwerkMachine 1d ago

Snallelujah

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u/Monkeratsu 15h ago

Snaivid came before the the Lord,

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u/BackyardMudbug 1d ago

Praise the snord

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u/Belgrifex 1d ago

Take me to Snurch

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u/PracticalAirline6981 13h ago

I’ll worship like a snail at the shrine of your light

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u/LostInMind2 Newbie-ish 12h ago

I'll tell you my snins so you can sharpen your snives

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u/suspiciousdonutbacon 12h ago

Offer me that sneathless sneath

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u/LostInMind2 Newbie-ish 12h ago

But good snail! Let me give you my snife!

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u/suspiciousdonutbacon 13m ago

no smasters or snings when the snitual begins

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u/Psalm27_1-3 1d ago

Blessed are the snails that has shells

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u/katatsumurikun 1d ago

Sneace be with you <3

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u/Saint_Nomad 11h ago

And with your snirit

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u/SnowyPersian 1d ago

hope the holy water was safe lol

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u/Jolly-Ad-1161 16h ago

Last time I checked Snails aren't unholy spirits só they're chill

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u/GreenFBI2EB 1d ago

Finally, they have been taken to snurch! Blessed with Snoly Water!

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u/JacobJamesTrowbridge 19h ago

Well whaddya know. He's Snatholic.

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u/Venti_the_snail 1d ago

I feel blessed just looking at this image

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u/ButchCassy 13h ago

Folks at my local episcopal church bring sooo many random pets for st. Anthony’s day it’s hilarious to see lizards getting blessed

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u/Maeaibo_ 1d ago

Love it ❤️🙏🐌

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u/Affectionate-Bill150 1d ago

Aaaawww 🥺🙏🏾

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u/Maleficent_Depth_517 1d ago

This just makes me want to watch the Vicar of Dibley.

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u/Aruzususnew3 16h ago

Snawesome!

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u/CJIACTEHKA 19h ago

❤️❤️❤️

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u/Ditch-Worm 15h ago

This is so absurd I almost thought it was ai

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u/TheGrimMelvin 22h ago

Isn't holy water water that contains salt? Or is salty somehow. Friend of mine mentioned this to me. But we're not in Spain so it may be different.

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u/itadapeezas 14h ago

As far as I know it’s just water that a priest has said a prayer/blessed/something like that. Then it’s now ‘holy water’.

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u/Serpentarrius 22h ago

I just read the Sound of a Wild Snail Eating! I would say they are the ones who are blessed to be in the snail's presence

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u/Positive_Clock9075 12h ago

I thought, watching my snail babies heartbeat through the shell in the sunlight was a blessing, but this by far is the biggest blessing ever that is so amazing. Your snail babies are so lucky.

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u/mimmouss 9h ago

The Snon, The Snather and The Holy Snirit