Message of 11-24-11

Published: Thu, 11/24/11


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Message of the Day

Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud person is seldom grateful, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
   - Henry Ward Beecher

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Lectionary Readings of the Day
   http://www.usccb.org/calendar/index.cfm?showLit=1&action=month

Dn 6:12-28;    Dn 3:68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74;    Lk 21:20-28

R. (59b) Give glory and eternal praise to him.

"Dew and rain, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."

"Frost and chill, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."

"Ice and snow, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."

"Nights and days, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."

"Light and darkness, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."

"Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord;
praise and exalt him above all forever."

"Let the earth bless the Lord,
praise and exalt him above all forever."

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Reflection on the Gospel
  - from Daily Bread
    http://www.preacherexchange.com/daily_bread.htm

But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.

Today in the United States we celebrate Thanksgiving Day, and this passage reminds us of what we are most thankful for -- our redemption. In this country, we are also thankful for our personal freedom to make choices and determine the course of our life. We give thanks for the opportunities that allow us to make the most of our talents. We give thanks for the chance to choose work we find meaningful and fulfilling and that contributes to the common good. We give thanks for God's gifts, including challenges that help us grow and friends and family who support us.

Gracious Lord, we thank you.

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Spiritual Reading
    - Imitation of Christ, by Thomas A. Kempis

The Disciple

I feel there are especially necessary for me in this life two things without which its miseries would be unbearable. Confined here in this prison of the body I confess I need these two, food and light. Therefore, You have given me in my weakness Your sacred Flesh to refresh my soul and body, and You have set Your word as the guiding light for my feet. Without them I could not live aright, for the word of God is the light of my soul and Your Sacrament is the Bread of Life.

   - Book 4, Chapter 11

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