May the Lord give you His peace! “Thanksgiving” is at the very heart of who we are and what we do as Catholics. Every Mass is our thanksgiving to God. It is the greatest way we can express our gratitude to God. Our gift of thanks to our heavenly Father is ourselves, united to the gift of Jesus Christ on the cross. To a God who gives us His all, our only fitting response is to give our all. It is a sign of great hope that our country, founded on the pursuit of religious freedom, sets aside a day on the calendar to give thanks to God. Of all our civic holidays, it may be the most profound expression of our resolve to remain one nation under God. As we remain faithful to our obligation to participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, as we gather each week to give praise, thanks, and glory to our God, we support this noble and essential American ideal and safeguard the foundation of true freedom. (Please click on title above to continue reading the rest of the letter.)