By Dave Jolivet

FALMOUTH — Due to the pandemic the annual celebration of the Blessing of the Fleet in Provincetown was again subdued this year. There was no procession and no parade of boats this year.  

Loki gets a blessing from Father McCullough.

Following a 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Peter’s Church, the pastor, Father Hugh McCullough went down to McMillan Pier, where he climbed aboard the harbormaster’s boat to motor around the docks to bless the boats. 

Next year is the 75th anniversary of the Blessing of the Fleet and the organizers are looking forward to a big celebration marking the special anniversary.

Michael Packard, the commercial lobster diver who only weeks earlier ended up in the mouth of a humpback whale, eagerly accepts a blessing from Father McCullough. (Photos by Deacon Alan Thadeu)

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