One of the most important spiritual maxims we’ll ever learn is that nothing happens in this world without the order of God, and that He turns all things to good if we submit to His will. Although we usually apply this to rough times, Thanksgiving reminds us that there’s an important “flip-side” to this adage – all the good times that He has willed for us in the past year.
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November 22
Feast of St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr
“Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.
Praise the Lord with the lyre,
Make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
Sing to him a new song,
Play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
-Psalm 33: 1-3
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We were all raised on the annual turkey-basting idea of the Thanksgiving holiday, but American history describes a much different kind of event.
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In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
Who is bringing a thankful heart to their Thanksgiving table? This holiday season consider bringing an attitude of gratitude to your feast, along with the pumpkin pie, the sweet potatoes and turkey. I promise you every one at the table will beg for a second helping.
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November 22
Feast of the Presentation of Mary
“Mary is the heart of the Church. This is why all works of charity spring from her. It is well known that the heart has two movements: systole and diastole. Thus Mary is always performing these two movements: absorbing grace from her Most Holy Son, and pouring it forth on sinners.”
- St. Anthony Mary Claret
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An explosive revelation by a whistleblower teacher in a UK school says that vulnerable and autistic students are being “groomed” into believing they are transgender with 17 pupils “transitioning” in one school alone.
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In spite of the well-documented risks associated with cohabitation, the Census Bureau is reporting that cohabitation rates among young people now exceed marriage rates for couples age 18-24.
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The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a new series targeted to teens that recently debuted on
Netflix, delves into worship of the “Dark Lord,” mocks Christianity, and Catholicism in particular, and depicts those involved in the worship of Satan in a sympathetic light.
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November 20
“I have given everything to my Master: He will take care of me. The best thing for us is not what we consider best, but what the Lord wants for us.”
- St. Josephine Bakhita
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November 19
“Faith is a gift, but for very few is it a gift given without any demand for equal time devoted to its cultivation.”
- Flannery O’Connor
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