Getting Together For Thanksgiving and Christmas

Getting together with loved ones for Thanksgiving and Christmas is no big deal and should happen. But, what we forget about is how it was celebrated; they are Christian. When the pilgrims and Native Americans came together to celebrate the first Thanksgiving; it was truly what the name means; Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving to God for bringing the two sides together in peace and become friends.

Not in hate or anger; not in gluttony or drunkedness or couples living together out of wedlock; that is what the world has done to this celebration and holiday.

It turned into something neo-paganism; where you have to eat until you can't breath; drink as much as you can; so you can't walk or see; then watch the New Gladitors; or Football on tv. Reminds me of Rome when it was still a empire. Christians dying by the thousands for not denying Christ and His Teachings.

If you are going through this same problem; when you want to wake up and live your Christian Life how God wants you to live it but everyone wants you to come to their house and watch them get drunk or over eat or argue about something; I say; I rather stay home; where it's only a 3 mile drive or walk to the church to be with Our Lord Jesus Christ in His True Presence.

If you have all the makings for a Thanksgiving Dinner; Cook it; eat a little bit and wrap the rest up and save it. We are thankful for the home, for our life and family, for being born into the Catholic Church and thankful for God Almighty.

Why is it a problem for Christians to act like Christians or want to live their Christian Faith without deny Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Teachings? It shouldn't be a problem but it is with the world; they want us to become worldly and when we say no thank you, they come at us and hate us; nothing hasn't changed in those thousands of years; still being fed to the lions and other wild animals; sometimes literally or non-literal. But if we say yes, thank you; we have just denied Christ and His Teachings; we have become a traitor; as many Christians did become in Rome or the Roman Empire when the soliders came to their house for the books and Mass vestments and dishes and everything; some gave them up and others died for it.

I would rather die than deny Christ. That should be our mindset; each one of us Catholic Christians. But, we know it is not and some chose the way of the world as I have described it to you.

Christmas is about the same; a little more hateful towards Christmas; because of the first part: "Christ." The devil hates that part. Then the second, "Mas" Missa. To celebrate the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ; who humbled Himself down to become Man and to redeem us.

Where most places are denying the Navity. But allowing everything else that has nothing to do with Christmas. Why is that? I think because the devil hated the idea when God showed His plan to the Angels and the devil still hates it.

The Christmas parade and Thanksgiving Parade; have nothing to do with Christmas. I say, watch something that Charles Dickens wrote to scare the Christmas Spirit back into you; is what he actually wrote after he had written the Christmas Carol. I love it; I wake up early and watch it on TNT. It's one of my favorite movies to watch. I love reading the book too and saying the lines.

Then watching the Christmas Day Message with Pope Benedict XVI. Then going to Mass here; all dressed up. Oh what a wonderful time and then spending time with Our Good God on His birthday after Mass; easily another hour with Him.

The world has ways we should celebrate these holidays; but I say; we don't listen to them. We follow the Church and the Pope; we stay close to St. Peter and his successors. We stay close to Jesus.

I love the Jesuit way of thinking; from St. Ignatius of Loyla, "Start the day with a prayer and end with prayer." But, we start the meal and all through it we pray and give thanks to God for it.

God bless