Introduction: Today is a day of national thanksgiving in the USA 1) for the blessings and protection God has given us. 2) for our democratic government and prosperity, we enjoy 3) for our freedom of speech and religion, and 4) for the generosity and goodwill of our people.
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THANKSGIVING - US
A Prayer of Thanks
God, You are good, and Your steadfast love endures forever! Even in the hardest seasons, I always have a reason to worship You.
Thanksgiving - US
Fr. Tony Kadavil:
SYNOPSIS OF THANKSGIVING DAY HOMILY
SYNOPSIS OF THANKSGIVING DAY HOMILY
Introduction:
Today is a day of national thanksgiving 1) for the
blessings and protection God has given us. 2) for our democratic government and the prosperity we
enjoy 3) for our freedom of speech and religion 4) for the generosity and good
will of our people.
History:
The winter of 1610 at Jamestown ,
Virginia , had reduced a group of
409 settlers to 60. The survivors prayed for help, without knowing when or how
it might come. When help arrived in the form of a ship filled with food and supplies
from England ,
a thanksgiving prayer meeting was held to give thanks to God. President Abraham
Lincoln, in the midst of the Civil War, established Thanksgiving Day as a
formal holiday to express our
thanks to God. President George Washington issued the first national
Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789. In 1941 Congress passed the official
proclamation declaring that Thanksgiving should be observed as a legal holiday
the fourth Thursday of each November.
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