In all circumstances, give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. I will praise your name for ever, Lord!

What a day of blessings this Thanksgiving day! God is so good, today, this week, month, and year! Just so good to us! I am counting my blessings and giving thanks to God, giving all glory to Him, praising His name, especially today on Thanksgiving remembering all the good from Him in my life! I loved the mass readings for today! They show how good God is, how we need to give thanks, praise Him, He performs miracles, shows love, mercy, forgiveness, and  like in the story of Micah, how God pardons us. He just loves us so much!  We have had a blessed year! So much goodness from God. With our jobs and retirement, with elections, with family, bonuses, health, friends, the beach, our home, faith, church, our peace, and love for Christ! God is filling us with His Holy Spirit preparing us for our journey Home in Heaven with Him someday. He is so good to us! We need to be grateful for all! God is so good to us. His timing is always perfect! His blessings are always abundant. His love is everlasting. His promise of Heaven is always there for us when we follow His son Jesus, imitating, and reflecting Him! Happy Thanksgiving! Pray, count your blessing, give all glory to God, and keep the faith! We serve a very loving God! 

We made a feast, just like my mom used to. So yummy, all homemade and just so delicious. We even got a turkey for $3.86 at Publix, what a deal, small, but perfect for us. The cider and all the food was so wonderful. We even made a pumpkin cheesecake following the Martha Stewart recipe. We are blessed beyond measure and give all thanks to God for all, We have grateful hearts and know God is responsible for all! Just so blessed! 

Thanksgiving Day Mass

Reading I
Sir 50:22-24
And now, bless the God of all,
    who has done wondrous things on earth;
Who fosters people’s growth from their mother’s womb,
    and fashions them according to his will!
May he grant you joy of heart
    and may peace abide among you;
May his goodness toward us endure in Israel
    to deliver us in our days.

Responsorial Psalm
145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11
R.    (see 1)  I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
Every day will I bless you,
    and I will praise your name forever and ever.
Great is the LORD and highly to be praised;
    his greatness is unsearchable. 
R.    I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
Generation after generation praises your works
    and proclaims your might.
They speak of the splendor of your glorious majesty
    and tell of your wondrous works. 
R.    I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
They discourse of the power of your terrible deeds
    and declare your greatness.
They publish the fame of your abundant goodness
    and joyfully sing of your justice.
R.    I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
    slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
    and compassionate toward all his works.
R.    I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
    and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
    and speak of your might.
R.       I will praise your name for ever, Lord 

Reading II
1 Cor 1:3-9
Brothers and sisters:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God always on your account
for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus,
that in him you were enriched in every way,
with all discourse and all knowledge,
as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you,
so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift
as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He will keep you firm to the end,
irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
God is faithful,
and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Alleluia
1 Thes 5:18
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
In all circumstances, give thanks,
for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

                                                        

Gospel
Lk 17:11-19
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,
he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.
As he was entering a village, ten persons with leprosy met him.
They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying,
“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”
And when he saw them, he said,
“Go show yourselves to the priests.”
As they were going they were cleansed. 
And one of them, realizing he had been healed,
returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;
and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. 
He was a Samaritan.
Jesus said in reply,
“Ten were cleansed, were they not?
Where are the other nine? 
Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” 
Then he said to him, “Stand up and go;
your faith has saved you.”