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On Thursday of this week we will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day. Family members who may live great distances apart try to come together for Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving is about families. Thanksgiving is also about turkey and stuffing, and cranberry sauce, and all the favorite side dishes that have been passed down from one generation to another. Thanksgiving is about watching football on TV, taking a walk in the autumn sunshine as the falling leaves rustle around your feet, visiting with neighbors, and Thanksgiving is about the afternoon nap to recover from the big dinner. And for some, Thanksgiving is about looking at all the advertising circulars and planning their shopping trips.
Let’s not forget that Thanksgiving is also about -- - giving thanks! Regardless of any difficulties we may be facing – and these can be challenging times - we can all take some time to recognize and appreciate the many blessings that God has put into our lives. We should express our thanks to God every day, but especially on this day. So, please, make it to Mass on Thanksgiving Day if you can. It’s not a Holy Day of Obligation. It’s really not even one of the official feast days of the Church. But it is a day when we, as Americans, can give thanks to God for so many things. Mass will be at 9:00 am on Thanksgiving morning, and those attending are invited to bring the bread and/or dinner rolls they will be using for Thanksgiving dinner to be blessed. The offertory collection from the Mass is used to help the poor in our community. Thanksgiving blessings to everyone!
