Thanksgiving
The Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth wishes you a blessed and happy Thanksgiving. As we gather in celebration around the tables of our homes, let us take the time to ponder our blessings and give thanks to the Lord with humble hearts.
Ways To Share
- Share your blessings by donating to your parish food bank, Catholic Charities Fort Worth, or Society of St. Vincent de Paul to help those in need.
- Invite someone who might be alone for Thanksgiving to your family’s celebration.
- Bake something to give to a neighbor you don't talk to often.
- Let someone who may be hurting know that you care and are praying for them.
Crafts for Kids
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Reflection
On Thanksgiving Day, after we have finished eating, we like to go around the table and have everyone share something for which they are thankful. This may seem simple, but I’ve heard some incredibly lovely, endearing, and emotional responses of gratitude from guests and family over the years. You never really know what is happening in someone else’s life until you take the time to ask, share, and listen.
Prayers
O LORD our GOD,
who supplies us with countless blessings,
lift up our hearts in gratitude and thanksgiving.
Help us to remember the gifts we seldom notice,
the abundance we take for granted,
the rich possibilities you provide.
For our daily bread,
for water that is pure,
for houses to live in and friends to enjoy,
we give you humble thanks.
For beauty and fruitfulness,
for healing and hope,
for the comfort of your presence,
we lift our voices in joyful praise now and always.
Amen.
Thanksgiving Prayer - Catholic Health Association of the US
O SEÑOR nuestro DIOS,
quien nos provee con innumerables bendiciones,
alza nuestros corazones en gratitud y acción de gracias.
Ayúdanos a recordar los regalos que rara vez notamos,
la abundancia que damos por sentado,
las ricas posibilidades que usted proporciona.
por nuestro pan de cada día,
por el agua que es pura,
por las casas en las que vivir y amigos para disfrutar,
te damos humildes gracias.
para la belleza y la fecundidad,
para la curación y la esperanza,
para la comodidad de su presencia,
levantamos nuestras voces en alabanza alegre ahora y siempre.
Amén.
Oración de acción de gracias - Catholic Health Association of the US
LORD, we thank you
for the goodness of our people
and for the spirit of justice
that fills this nation.
We thank you for the beauty and fullness of the
land and the challenge of the cities.
We thank you for our work and our rest,
for one another, and for our homes.
We thank you, LORD:
accept our thanksgiving on this day.
We pray and give thanks through JESUS CHRIST our LORD.
Amen.
Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers
SEÑOR, le damos gracias
por la bondad de nuestro pueblo
y por el espíritu de justicia
que llena esta nación.
Le agradecemos la belleza y plenitud de la tierra de
y el desafío de las ciudades.
Le agradecemos por nuestro trabajo y nuestro descanso,
el uno por el otro, y por nuestros hogares.
Te damos las gracias, Señor:
acepta nuestra acción de gracias en este día.
Oramos y damos gracias a través de JESUCRISTO nuestro Señor.
Amén.
Bendiciones y oraciones del Hogar Católico
Shout joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
Serve the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful song.
Know that the LORD is God,
he made us, we belong to him,
we are his people, the flock he shepherds.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, bless his name;
Good indeed is the LORD,
His mercy endures forever,
his faithfulness lasts through every generation.
Psalms 100:1-5
Gritad gozosamente al SEÑOR, todas las tierras;
servid al SEÑOR con alegría;
venid delante de él con alegre canto.
Sabed que el Señor es Dios,
nos hizo, nosotros le pertenecemos,
somos su pueblo, el rebaño que pastorea.
Entre en sus puertas con acción de gracias,
sus cortes con alabanza.
da gracias a él, bendice su nombre;
Bueno es el Señor,
su misericordia perdura para siempre,
su fidelidad perdura a través de cada generación.
Salmos 100:1-5