Archbishop of Canada: “Gratitude for the Christian is a spiritual disposition”

For Thanksgiving Day, Archbishop Apostolos of Canada has issued an encyclical, calling on the faithful to cultivate gratitude, humility, and active love for their neighbour.

Starting with the Divine Eucharist, the Archbishop reflects on God’s blessings, the importance of Christian giving, and the need to support those going through hardship. He also expresses his gratitude for celebrating his first Thanksgiving with his flock as Archbishop of Canada.

𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐒𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐁𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐃𝐀

“𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑔𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑔𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠.”

𝐽𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 1:17

𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝐹𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡,

𝐴𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒, 𝐺𝑜𝑑-𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡, 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑚 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠. 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒, 𝑓𝑜𝑟…