Today we celebrate Thanksgiving Day. It is a beautiful holiday. Jesus shows us the importance of giving thanks. By expressing gratitude, we overcome sadness, we cement relationships with each other and with God. 

As the day unfolds, carry your personal prayer with you. Live it. Give it. This is, after all, a day for giving— giving thanks. It doesn’t have to end when you say grace over the turkey. In fact, it doesn’t have to end tonight — God’s gifts certainly won’t. Every beat of your heart affirms an unmistakable mystery: God has given you life. Extravagant, wonderful, painful, tumultuous, challenging life. 

 

Let’s strive to remind ourselves of God’s blessings, wherever we find them, however, they come to us. And to give thanks for them, every day, in every moment. 

Special blessings to all from Father Chris and Father Gabriel You are in our prayers.