Introduction: As we gather for Mass on Thanksgiving Day, let us recall our blessings and what 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 and grateful hearts.
Christ Jesus - you join us to give thanks to our Heavenly Father.
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 day:
1. We pray in gratitude for God’s loving care, we pray that God will guide our Church leaders, including Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Kopacz. We pray to the Lord.
2. We pray for our nation and our state of Mississippi. We pray for God’s help for our president, our governor, and all our national, state, and local elected officials. We pray to the Lord.
3. We pray for our family, friends, and loved ones. We pray for God’s blessings for them today, especially those most in need of God’s assistance at this time. We pray that all of our families feel our love and prayers reaching out to them. We pray to the Lord.
4. We pray 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.
5. We pray 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. We pray to the Lord.
7. 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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