THANKSGIVING DAY MASS PRAYERS AND READINGS.

THANKSGIVING DAY MASS PRAYERS AND READINGS.

In 1621 colonists in New England gave communal thanks and praise to God for his abundant mercies and blessings. This became a tradition and in 1863 Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed a legal holiday. It is celebrated liturgically with a Mass asking that each person’s gratitude to God may bear fruit in loving service to neighbor.
It is celebrated in the dioceses of United States on the 4th Thursday of November.

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
Cantáte et psállite in córdibus vestries Dómino, grátias agéntes semper pro ómnibus in nómine Dómini nostri Iesu Christi Deo et Patri.
Sing and make music to the Lord in your hearts, always thanking God the Father for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

COLLECT
Father all-powerful, your gifts of love are countless and your goodness infinite; as we come before you on Thanksgiving Day with gratitude for your kindness, open our hearts to have concern for every man, woman, and child, so that we may share your gifts in loving service. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son.

 Proper Readings

Reading 1 Sir 50:22-24

And now, bless the God of all,
who has done wondrous things on earth;
Who fosters people’s growth from their mother’s womb,
and fashions them according to his will!
May he grant you joy of heart
and may peace abide among you;
May his goodness toward us endure in Israel
to deliver us in our days.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11

R. (see 1) I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
Every day will I bless you,
and I will praise your name forever and ever.
Great is the LORD and highly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.
R. I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
Generation after generation praises your works
and proclaims your might.
They speak of the splendor of your glorious majesty
and tell of your wondrous works.
R. I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
They discourse of the power of your terrible deeds
and declare your greatness.
They publish the fame of your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your justice.
R. I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works.
R. I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.
R. I will praise your name for ever, Lord

Reading 2 1 Cor 1:3-9

May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ send you grace and peace. I never stop thanking God for all the graces you have received through Jesus Christ. I thank him that you have been enriched in so many ways, especially in your teachers and preachers; the witness to Christ has indeed been strong among you so that you will not be without any of the gifts of the Spirit while you are waiting for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed; and he will keep you steady and without blame until the last day, the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, because God by calling you has joined you to his Son, Jesus Christ; and God is faithful.

Alleluia

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Hear now, all you who fear God,
while I declare what he has done for me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Lk 17:11-19

As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,
he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.
As he was entering a village, ten persons with leprosy met him.
They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying,
“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”
And when he saw them, he said,
“Go show yourselves to the priests.”
As they were going they were cleansed.
And one of them, realizing he had been healed,
returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;
and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.
He was a Samaritan.
Jesus said in reply,
“Ten were cleansed, were they not?
Where are the other nine?
Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?”
Then he said to him, “Stand up and go;
your faith has saved you.”

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
God our Father, from whose hand we have received generous gifts so that we might learn to share your blessings in gratitude, accept these gifts of bread and wine, and let the perfect sacrifice of Jesus draw us closer to all our brothers and sisters in the human family. Through Christ our Lord.
[–» Eucharistic Prayer]

 Preface of Thanksgiving

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord. You have entrusted to us the great gift of freedom, a gift that calls forth responsibility and commitment to the truth that all have a fundamental dignity before you. In Jesus, through his Death and Resurrection, we find our ultimate redemption, freedom from sin, and every blessing. And so, with hearts full of love, we join the angels, today and every day of our lives, to sing your glory as we acclaim:
[–» Holy, holy, holy…]

COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Confitébor tibi, Dómine, in toto corde meo, quóniam audísti verba oris mei.
I thank you, Lord, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mounth.
Or:
Quid retríbuam Dómino, pro ómnibus quae retríbuit mihi? Cálicem salutáris accípiam, et nomen Dómini invocábo.
How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me? The chalice of salvation I will raise, and I will call on the name of the Lord.
 [–» Communion]

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
In this celebration, O Lord our God, you have shown us the depths of your love for all your children; help us, we pray, to reach out in love to all your people, so that we may share with them the good things of time and eternity. Through Christ our Lord.
[–» Concluding Rite]

SEE AS WELL
HOW TO MAKE YOUR THANKSGIVING DAY PLEASANT IN https://catholicsstrivingforholiness.org/make-your-thanksgiving-day-pleasant/

GRATITUDE AND HUMILITY. HAPPY THANKSGIVING IN
https://catholicsstrivingforholiness.org/on-gratitude-and-humility-be-always-thankful-to-god-and-to-the-people-around-you/


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