This Monastery Adopted A Stray Dog, Now He Enjoys His Life As A Monk
Meet Friar Bigotón (Friar Moustache), the stray doggie who just became a member of a St Francis Monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The saint after which the Franciscan order was established is known as the patron of animals, so it’s only natural that the monks extended their helping hand to the pooch living on the streets. Now he is one happy doggie who gets to enjoy life to the fullest. “His life is all about playing and running,” fellow friar Jorge Fernandez told The Dodo. “Here, all of the brothers love him very much. He is a creature of God.”
Friar Bigotón even gets to wear a habit. Maybe inspired by his outfit, the doggie was caught seriously attending to his monk duties: “[Here’s] Brother Carmelo preaching to the fish,” wrote Franciscan Kasper Mariusz Kaproń, who first posted these adorable photos online.
“If only all the churches of our country [would] adopt a dog and care for him like Friar Bigotón,” Proyecto Narices Frías (Cold Nose Project), a local animal rescue, wrote in a post on Facebook, “we are sure that the parishioners would follow his example.”
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Meet Friar Bigotón (Friar Moustache), the stray doggie who just became a member of a St Francis Monastery
The saint after which the Franciscan order was established is known as the patron of animals…
So it’s only natural that the monks extended their helping hand to the canine living on the streets
Now he is one happy doggie who gets to enjoy life to the fullest. “His life is all about playing and running”
“Here, all of the brothers love him very much. He is a creature of God”
The doggie even gets to wear a habit. Maybe inspired by his outfit, he was caught attending to his monk duties
“[Here’s] Brother [Bigotón] preaching to the fish”
The doggie’s adoption was initiated by Proyecto Narices Frías (Cold Nose Project), a local animal rescue
They hope it will inspire other monasteries to help pets in need
“If only all the churches [would] adopt a dog… we are sure that the parishioners would follow the example”
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I've never seen a schnauzer, that ever learned the value of "STFU". If this one is different, the monks deserve great credit.
I understand not all schnauzers are quiet, but ours is the quietest dog we've ever had!
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Love this and the hope they carry that more churches will embrace sheltering animals. ❤❤❤
These are some cool monks. With a great sense of humor and sensibility about suffering of the lowly <3
All life is precious, we should all treasure every moment of it and try to bring joy to all creatures great and small. ❤️
God bless the Friars for showing charity "For the love of God." and God bless Friar Bigoton O.F.M. he's beautiful.
I think it's absolutely wonderful, and he is right! If every parish would adopt an animal (cats are awesome too) it would set a good example for the parishioners...And that little monks habit- Oh be still my heart!
My heart just melted! I am so grateful to see religious people actually embracing animals with so much love!
I've never seen a schnauzer, that ever learned the value of "STFU". If this one is different, the monks deserve great credit.
I understand not all schnauzers are quiet, but ours is the quietest dog we've ever had!
Load More Replies... Love this and the hope they carry that more churches will embrace sheltering animals. ❤❤❤
These are some cool monks. With a great sense of humor and sensibility about suffering of the lowly <3
All life is precious, we should all treasure every moment of it and try to bring joy to all creatures great and small. ❤️
God bless the Friars for showing charity "For the love of God." and God bless Friar Bigoton O.F.M. he's beautiful.
I think it's absolutely wonderful, and he is right! If every parish would adopt an animal (cats are awesome too) it would set a good example for the parishioners...And that little monks habit- Oh be still my heart!
My heart just melted! I am so grateful to see religious people actually embracing animals with so much love!
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