Thanksgiving Day!
Here in the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving Day, which is an almost 400-Year- old Tradition that originated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1621. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it an official national holiday in 1863. Since then, every fourth Thursday in November in the US, families have tables with a lot of food (roasted Turkeys and pie) and drinks to celebrate Thanksgiving! It is crazy –great day of celebration and joy, traveling, spending time with families and friends, watching football (NFL) and parades. All these will culminate in the amazing Black Friday! All this is good and important as it revives the cultural diversity and the encounter of families and friends. One question remains, have we maintained God’s love and our integrity to true worship? Mattathias in 1 Maccabees (2:15-29) protects the integrity of the altar of God against the pagan king, Antiochus, his acolytes and their pagan’s profanations. Have we not let our nation be profaned by all sorts of deviations? The people of Israel, like those of our society have seen miracles and wonders yet have remained blind and dumb to the message of Christ and acknowledged Jesus Christ as our Sole Savior. Observing this blindness and these abominations, Jesus continues to weep. We can truly give thanks with all our heart if we acknowledge God’s love for us and Jesus as our Savior!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you, Jesus!
Happy thanksgiving!
Fr. Georges Roger BIDZOGO sac