Thursday, November 26, 2009
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
From Daily-Homily
November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving….a good time to ask myself, what am I thankful for? Even
better, whom should I thank?
Often it looks like it's a person who deserves our thanks. Sometimes
we think circumstance gets the credit. Yet ultimately, everything we
have is a gift from God. Even who we are is a gift from God. God uses
people and situations to bring His gifts to us. He alone is the Great
Gift-giver. It is good to know Who to thank.
Today, we gather for the Thanksgiving Day as a sign of our love and
gratitude to the Almighty God. We remember the reasons to be thankful
– our freedoms, our families, our parents, our spouse, our children,
our friends, our homes, our jobs, our clothes, our stuff, our health,
our life itself and the many gifts we have received from God– although
our lists may be different our feelings are the same. We should also
take time to thank our brothers and sisters who have served our
country and thank the brave citizens who continue to serve our
nation. They are the reason we can celebrate this holiday.
As we prepare for this day of thanksgiving, we pause to reflect on all
of our blessings and successes. Thank you for the great job we do
everyday.
Let us not forget, however, to include a special thank you to our
families, relatives, friends, and people whom we loved. We want to
also thank all of our wonderful parishioners who dedicate their time
and resources, talents, abilities and God-given gifts they shared with
their fellowmen and women.
We praise God for this Thanksgiving Day, for the abundant blessings
and mercies He has poured forth upon us, for the greatest gift of life
He has given us. May God continue to bless our country as a refuge
for people from all corners of the earth and from every faith. May He
strengthens us in our trials and held us up in the face of adversity.
He has granted us this beautiful and bountiful land, filled with the
fruits of freedom, worship, and hard work.
In this harvest time, as we gather together on the table with our
family and friends, we give thanks to our Lord, the giver of life. May
this be a reminder for us to be humble in our abundance and to
remember the sacrifice of our forefathers. May their example inspire
us to be generous and hospitable to others especially the needy and
poor of our communities.
Dear Lord, please send Your grace upon those who are not with us at
this Eucharistic table, especially those serving our country, and
grant them the comfort of Your love. Thank You Lord.
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