Quote of the Day: Metropolitan Tryphon (Turkestanov)

"It is the Holy Spirit Who makes us find joy in each flower, the exquisite scent, the delicate colour, the beauty of the Most High in the tiniest of things. Glory and honour to the Spirit, the Giver of Life, Who covers the fields with their carpet of flowers, crowns the harvest with gold, and gives to us the joy of gazing at it with our eyes. Be joyful and sing to Him: Alleluia!"

American Thanksgiving

It's the eve of Thanksgiving here in the United States and because of some somewhat last minute family commitments I will be spending the holiday and the rest of the week on trains, buses, and highways up in Washington :-). Hopefully I'll learn whatever lesson God keeps trying to teach me with all of this traveling and when I come home Sunday I'll be done with it for a while ;-). I may post over the holidays, but don't hold your breath ;-). So, in the meantime, if you're in the United States or an American living abroad, then I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving wherever you are! Everyone else have a nice late fall week ;-). Glory to God for all things!

2010 Encyclical for American Thanksgiving

This year's Thanksgiving encyclical from Archbishop Demetrios (Trakatellis) of New York can be found here.