I normally don’t give daily Mass homilies at home, but since we have
guests I suppose I should. I also
think I should take up a collection.
Two
thoughts come to mind on Labor Day.
First, our country recognizes the need to give all workers a day off
once a year. Yet we Christians
know that God gives us one day a week to worship, rest and relax with our
family and friends. This day
should be a reminder that we are blessed with the Sabbath and get to keep it
holy.
Second,
our hearts should be filled with gratitude on the gifts we have been
given. We are all comfortable with
good jobs and live in a safe environment.
We have an abundance of food, clean drinking water and do not survive
day by day. Each of these gifts we
have is a gift from God and our only response to His goodness is our gratitude.
Eucharist comes from the Greek word for
thanksgiving. We are blessed by
coming to Mass this morning. To
our neighbors, you didn’t even know an invitation would come when you woke up
this morning. As a priest, I am
blessed to celebrate Mass every day.
For the gift of the Mass, we say thanks to God.
As
we rest at our beautiful corner of Big Sandy Lake we thank God for His abundant
blessings in our life.
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