November 16, 2025

Dear Parish Family:

Amid getting ready with thawing the turkeys and baking pumpkin pies, it is important to prepare for Thanksgiving with prayer. 
Here is a nine-day novena that begins this Wednesday and ends on Thanksgiving Day: 

The Thanksgiving Novena

Day 1: November 19, 2025
CREATION

God looked at everything He made, and found it very good. Genesis 1:31
Lord, thank You for the gift of creation, especially for…

Day 2: November 20, 2025
LIFE

I praise You, for I am wonderfully made! Psalm 139:14
Lord, thank You for the gift of my life, especially for…

Day 3: November 21, 2025
FAITH

Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
Lord, thank You for the gift of faith, especially for…

Day 4: November 22, 2025
FAMILY

But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15
Lord,  thank You for the gift of family, especially for…

Day 5: November 23, 2025
FRIENDS

Faithful friends are a sturdy shelter; whoever finds one finds a treasure. Sirach 6:14
Lord, thank You for the gift of friends, especially for…

Day 6: November 24, 2025
MERCY AND FORGIVENESS

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His mercy endures for ever. Psalm 136:1
Lord,  thank You for Your mercy and forgiveness shown to me when…

Day 7: November 25, 2025
KINDNESS AND COMPASSION

Love is patient, love is kind. 1 Corinthians 13:4
Lord, I thank You for the kindness and compassion shared with me by…

Day 8: November 26, 2025
SKILLS AND TALENTS

As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another. 1 Peter 4:10
Lord, thank You for my skills and talents to share with others by…

Day 9: November 27, 2025
ALL THAT IS, HAS BEEN, AND WILL BE

In all things give thanks. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Lord, I thank You for all that is, all that has been, and all that will be!

Love and prayers,
Father Neil Sullivan