Dear Parents,
Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. Thanksgiving is a day set apart to offer our gratitude for the many blessings in our lives. We often become focused on the task at hand – work, family responsibilities, chores, expenses, and the like. With our head down, we plow through our engagements, infrequently stopping to consider the things which bring joy or comfort to our lives. We cannot rightly give thanks without directing our gratitude towards something, or more appropriately, someone.
Pope Francis has preached about the importance of gratitude and thankfulness for the Christian community and for family life.
“If we can realize that everything is God’s gift, how happy will our hearts be! Everything is his gift. He is our strength!” he told the crowd of about 150,000 that had gathered for Mass in St. Peter’s Square.
“Saying ‘thank you’ is such an easy thing and yet so hard,” his homily continued. “How often do we say ‘thank you’ to one another in our families? These are essential words for our life in common. The Pope gave special attention to the need to show consideration for one’s family.
“If families can say these three things, they will be fine: ‘sorry,’ ‘excuse me,’ ‘thank you.’ How often do we say ‘thank you’ in our families? How often do we say ‘thank you’ to those who help us, those close to us, those at our side throughout life? All too often we take everything for granted.”
Thanksgiving serves also as a reminder of the necessity of thankfulness to the Almighty for our blessings. We should pray each day and each prayer should start with an authentic recognition that God has blessed us.
I am grateful to all of you for your continued dedication to Corpus Christi School. Your enthusiasm and loyalty is what makes Corpus Christi School so extraordinary!
Peace,
Mrs. Ann T. Sarpu
