saint john the divine

Among the blessed: a mini Juliana pig, several raptors, a poofy sheep, a boa constrictor shedding his skin, a haughty alpaca, a naughty goat, and a crowd-pleasing coatimundi.

Alpacas, baby ducks, goats, owls, a coatimundi—and, of course, hundreds of local dogs—all get blessed at the historic gothic cathedral on the Upper West Side .

This weekend was the Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in Morningside Heights, and photographer Katie Sokoler was there to capture all the noble beasts on camera.

When you're blessed with beautiful looks like these animals, do you really need to pile on more blessings? Belt and suspenders, we guess. Also, IS THAT EDIE FALCO?