However, in order to expand on the occasion and recognize our roots in agricultural spirituality, I am spending the octave of St. Francis [Oct. 5-11] traveling about Roxbury blessing livestock and farms, with a blessing of small animals to take the place of Quiet Vespers on the 11th at 4pm.
Oh, and farms, in this context, includes gardens.
Besides, every little church seems to pretend to venerate St. Francis these days, even those of the so-called reform tradition. So, let's be particularly Anglican in our practice this year.