Thanksgiving Day 2012

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

I hope your day was a truly blessed one spent with loved ones! 

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays (I believe I have already said so on this blog).  I went to my Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin's house for Thanksgiving dinner this year. It was so wonderful spending special time with those I love.  The meal was superb!  We had wonderful conversations, played games, listened to fun music, and took some group pictures.  I have so much to be thankful for! 

Thanksgiving Prayer

Father in Heaven, Creator of all and source of all goodness and love,

please look kindly upon us and receive our heartfelt gratitude in this time of giving thanks.

Thank you for all Your graces and blessings.

You have betowed upon us, spiritual and temporal: our faith and religious heritage.

Our food and shelter, our health, the love we have for one another, our family and friends.

Dear Father, in Your infinite generosity,

please grant us continued graces and blessing throughout the coming year.

This we ask in the Name of Jesus, Your Son and our Brother.

Amen.

                                                                               (http://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=492)

How was your Thanksgiving Day?

God bless!

 ~ littleromanJMJ

A Third Page!

Check out the third page I added to my blog!  I'm going to be sharing my favorite quotes there.  Feel free to share your own! 

Oh, also, remember to check out the recommended websites on the left side of my blog.  I often add new websites to my list.

God bless!   

~ littleromanJMJ

Trust in God and Never Give Up Hope!

A good friend sent this message to me in an email this morning and I would like to share it with you:

 

 

For those of you who are a little down this morning..........

 

I think we got this last election. It still holds true.

 

Today: Jesus is still King
Today: Our responsibilities as Catholics/Christians have not changed one iota.
Today: Our primary citizenship is still in this order: the Kingdom of God and then the United States of America.
Today: The tomb is still empty.
Today: The cross is still our salvation
Today: My neighbor will still be my neighbor and loving him is will still be the second greatest Commandment.
Today: The only way to end abortion is through God's help and changing the hearts of men.
Today: My retirement will still not match my treasure in Heaven.
Today: "Jesus Is Lord" is still the greatest truth in the Universe.
Today: We will still KNOW that GOD is in control!

 

Many other things can be added.

But it is still important to Hope and Trust in God.



and this is from another email I received:


Friends, take heart! i am just as bummed as everyone else! but think of it this way: We have 4 more years to continue to offer our prayers, sacrifices and penance for the conversion of the world! This can be a great time of Grace if we focus on Our Lord and what He asks of us; none of His followers escaped persecution and distress; why should we be any different? Better to be on this side than the other, right?


John 16:33 In the world you shall have distress: but have confidence, I have overcome the world.
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John 15:18 If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.
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Acts 14:22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.
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Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
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2 Corinthians 6:4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
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Revelation 3:21 To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.
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Revelation 12:11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
Hope in God! I will praise Him still, my Saviour and my God!

Why are you cast down, my soul?
Why groan within me?

Hope in God!
I will praise Him still.
My Saviour and my God.

(Psalm 41-6) quare incurvaris anima mea et conturbas me expecta Dominum quia adhuc confitebor ei salutaribus vultus eius

Douay-Rheims