HAPPY THANKSGIVING, MY CANADIAN FRIENDS!
BONNE ACTION DE GRÂCE, MES AMIS CANADIENS!
Almighty and gracious Father,
we give you thanks
for the fruits of the earth in their season
and for the labors of those who harvest them.
Make us, we pray,
faithful stewards of your great bounty,
for the provision of our necessities
and the relief of all who are in need,
to the glory of your Name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
(Book of Common Prayer/Book of Divine Worship)
Thank you!
ReplyDeleteEt merci.
ReplyDeleteWhy to today,Grandma? Have I missed something?
ReplyDeleteLove, Charley F-B.
PS You know the definition of a Canadian is an American who can speak quite good French!
Alright, I'll grab me coat and go!
So Charley, what do I have wrong? Tim and Malcolm, who both live in Canada, seem to agree that I have the correct date...the first Monday in October.
DeleteYes, I'm pleased that you took yourself off the stage, so I did not have to use the hook. :-)
The date is right, Mimi. The huge pot of leftover turkey in my refrigerator proves it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tim. I checked out the date carefully, and I thought I had it right. Of course with the long weekend, I realize that some families would celebrate on another day.
DeleteSorry Granny!
ReplyDeleteThanksgiving is something we don't have over here, and what with the unfamiliarity, I got the date muddled but instead old age said YOU had got it wrong! Incidently, don't you find in retirement that it doesn't matter what day of the week it is anymore? Except turning up for the dentist, of course.
Hey ho, Charley F-B.
Charley, I had the date right, but my counting by the calendar was inaccurate. And surely, my heart was in the right place, as I sent out greetings to our neighbors in the North.
DeletePS Mimi it's actually the second Monday in October (this year, October 8th) - which is when you posted your message. It's made a little more complicated by the fact that most Canadians refer to the whole long weekend as 'Thanksgiving Weekend', and many regard the Sunday, not the Monday, as Thanksgiving - so to them, it's the Sunday before the second Monday in October...:)
ReplyDeleteRight, Tim. Well then, I had the date right anyway. Points for that, if not for counting and memory. All's well that ends well.
DeleteYou are almost alone amongst the American blogs I follow in always remembering our Thanksgiving. Thanks!
DeleteTim, greeting my Canadian friends on their Thanksgiving Day is now a tradition at WB. I wish we celebrated our Thanksgiving in October. Our holiday falls too close to Christmas.
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