A THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
To the members of our Old Roman Catholic family and all our friends and neighbors.
I extend my heartfelt wishes and prayers to all for a truly happy and blessed Thanksgiving. As we gather together with family and friends on this beautiful day, we give thanks and praise to God for all the wonderful gifts He has bestowed upon us, gifts all too often we take for granted.
As we pause in prayer celebrate our bounty, we do well to remember our other brothers and sisters around the world and in here within our own community who are not as fortunate as we. Many are faced with material and personal needs. Today we pray for them and resolve to respond to their needs as generously as we can.
For all Catholics the best way to begin your Thanksgiving Day is by attending Holy Mass in your parish community. The Eucharist is, of course, the ultimate act of thanksgiving and praise. We join the Psalmist in saying: “How can I repay the Lord for all the good He has done for me? I will raise the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.” (Ps.116: 12-13)
In this period of unbridled turmoil present around the world we would make the following suggestion. I urge each of you to stay home with your family and friends, relax and enjoy their company. And as a passing thought the Cowboys play this Thanksgiving afternoon
A most Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving to all.
In Christ,
+ Bob
Most Rev. Bobby C. Hall,DD
Auxiliary Bishop -Province of the Ozarks
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