Introduction: As we gather for Mass on Thanksgiving Day this morning, let us recall all that we are thankful for. Let us bring to our minds the specific times when we have felt the presence of God who has gifted us with life and love, with mercy and salvation, and with goodness beyond our imagination.
Penitential Rite:
Lord Jesus - you call us to have joyful hearts - Lord have mercy.
Christ Jesus - you join us to give thanks to our Heavenly Father - Christ have mercy.
Lord Jesus - you bring us new life - Lord have mercy.
Priest: With grateful hearts and with confidence in God’s care and mercy, we place our prayers before him this Thanksgiving morning:
1. In gratitude for God’s loving care, we pray that he that he will guide our Church leaders, including our Holy Father Pope Francis and our Bishop Joseph Kopacz. We pray to the Lord.
2. In gratitude for our nation and our state of Mississippi, we pray God’s help for our president, our governor, and all our national, state, and local elected officials. We pray to the Lord.
3. In gratitude for our family and friends, we pray for God’s blessings for them today, especially those most in need of God’s assistance at this moment. We pray to the Lord.
4. In gratitude for the gifts of health and material blessings, we pray for those who do not have these gifts, that God may aid them and that we might mutually support one another. We pray to the Lord.
5. In gratitude for the faithful departed and for our loved ones and family members who have gone before us, that God may grant them entrance to eternal life. We pray to the Lord.
6. In gratitude for those who keep us safe: our first responders, the men and women in the military, and our medical professionals, especially those who are not able to spend Thanksgiving with their families. May the Lord lead them and guide them in their service. We pray to the Lord.
7. In thanksgiving for the missionaries who bring God’s word both near and far, may the Lord inspire them in their ministry. We pray to the Lord.
8. In the silence of our hearts, we present our personal prayer petitions this morning. We pray to the Lord.
Priest: Hear our prayers, loving Father, on this Thanksgiving Day. We ask this through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord for ever and ever. Amen.
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