PHOTOS: Reviving a tradition: Blessing of the Seeds
Glasgow parish prays for successful harvest
Nash Sherman, 5, shows his seeds that were blessed Sunday in Glasgow. The Sherman family will plant these seeds in their home garden.
Photo by Kayla Szymanski, courtesy of the Columbia Missourian
![Members of St. Mary Parish in Glasgow gather to bless seeds to prepare for a successful planting season. Parishioners were encouraged to bring their seeds to Father Joshua Duncan, pastor of the Glasgow parish and of St. Joseph Parish in Fayette, to bless before planting them at home. “... [The parishioner’s] seeds are being farmed for a greater purpose and they’re not farming just to make money, but to contribute to the betterment of the world,” Fr. Duncan stated. “...the blessing of the seeds really helps to kind of solidify that in their hearts as they begin to embark on this year as farming partners.”](/uploads/original/20210401-122924-Glasgow parish prays for successful harvest 2.jpg)
Members of St. Mary Parish in Glasgow gather to bless seeds to prepare for a successful planting season. Parishioners were encouraged to bring their seeds to Father Joshua Duncan, pastor of the Glasgow parish and of St. Joseph Parish in Fayette, to bless before planting them at home. “... [The parishioner’s] seeds are being farmed for a greater purpose and they’re not farming just to make money, but to contribute to the betterment of the world,” Fr. Duncan stated. “...the blessing of the seeds really helps to kind of solidify that in their hearts as they begin to embark on this year as farming partners.”
Photo by Kayla Szymanski, courtesy of the Columbia Missourian
Fr. Duncan leads the parishioners in prayer. “We live in a great rural community where farming is a big part of almost every single one of our parishioners’ lives,” he said.
Photo by Kayla Szymanski, courtesy of the Columbia Missourian
St. Mary Church in Glasgow was dedicated in 1909.
Photo by Kayla Szymanski, courtesy of the Columbia Missourian
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