CROSS PLAINS — All gardeners and farmers (and all who appreciate good eating) are invited to a “Blessing of Seeds and Soil” Prayer Service to be held at St. Francis Xavier Church, 2947 Thinnes St., at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 17.
Fr. Bernard Rott, diocesan rural life director, will offer a reflection followed by the Litany of St. Isidore the Farmer. The service will conclude with a blessing of seeds, of the land we steward as growers, and of the animals of farms and fields.
Anyone who wishes to have their seeds blessed can bring them that afternoon and place them in a basket provided (label with your name). Prepare your soil and your soul at this celebration of the planting season.For more information, contact Tom Nelson, Catholic Multicultural Center rural service coordinator, at [email protected] or 608-438-7154.