Catholic Identity
As we remind our students to say ‘THANK YOU’, it is timely that we too take time to say thank you to others and more importantly God.
When was the last time you told God “thank you”?
We live in an extremely hectic world, full of distractions, complaining, and longing for things we don’t have. And while it can be good to look at the things we do have and count up our blessings, how often do we then turn to God and thank him for those gifts?
God is the reason we have anything in this life. Even our very existence day-to-day is a gift. There’s nothing better than thankfulness—and nothing worse than unthankfulness. We can all point out moments in our lives where we failed to be thankful, and it often leads to general feelings of unhappiness. So how do we stop feeling this way? How do we practice thankfulness more? There’s a simple solution: every morning and evening, ask the Holy Spirit to help you count your blessings, and then thank the Lord for all those gifts.
St. Paul echoes this in his letter to the Thessalonians, saying that we should give thanks in everything we have and everything we are able to do. It’s what we are called to do as Christians, and it’s how we can reverence God and all he’s given us every day.
The person who continually gives thanks is a person who is seeking God’s plan in their life. And one of the greatest gifts that comes from this attitude of gratitude is that every day becomes an opportunity to use those blessings.
The celebration of the Mass is a very specific way we can express this gratitude towards God.
The word Eucharist literally means “thanksgiving”!
It’s in the Mass that we profess our love for Christ’s sacrifice, and thank him by performing a like sacrifice with the body and blood. When we go to Mass, we can give thanks. And the beautiful thing about gratitude is that, the more we practice it, the more God will reveal blessings around us.
Do you seek authentic joy for the life you’re living?
Practice thanksgiving towards God.
"I always thank God for you because of His grace given you in Christ Jesus." — Corinthians 1:4
MACKILLOP ART EXHIBITION
The 2022 Theme for Catholic Education Sandhurst limited is "Tell The Good News". This is related to a longer quote from Mark's Gospel 16:15 “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole of creation”.
This theme follows on from themes of listening to what the Spirit is asking of us and faith in our future. It allows us to focus on what is important and what is ‘good’ in our lives. You could incorporate this into your family discussions around the dinner table and each share ‘good news’ from your day.
This Friday, the launch of the MacKillop Art Exhibition will take place at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo this Friday, 11th November at 6pm.
A reminder that some of our talented students have art works that will be on display.
Good luck to all the students who have entered Art works for this very special exhibition.
If you would like to come along please register here: