{"id":7201,"date":"2024-11-27T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=7201"},"modified":"2024-11-27T00:21:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T04:21:14","slug":"happy-thanksgiving-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/happy-thanksgiving-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/nov25a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"813\" data-attachment-id=\"4060\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/remember-the-past-with-gratitude\/attachment\/nov25a-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/nov25a.jpg?fit=799%2C813&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"799,813\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nov25a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/nov25a.jpg?fit=625%2C636&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/nov25a.jpg?resize=625%2C636&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4060\" style=\"width:857px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/nov25a.jpg?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/nov25a.jpg?resize=295%2C300&amp;ssl=1 295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/nov25a.jpg?resize=768%2C781&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/nov25a.jpg?resize=624%2C635&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remember the past with gratitude.<br>Live the present with enthusiasm.<br>Look forward to the future with confidence.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saint John Paul II<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prayer is an aspiration of the heart. It is a simple glance<br>directed to Heaven. It is a cry of gratitude and love<br>in the midst of trial as well as joy.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saint Therese Lisieux<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the past with gratitude.Live the present with enthusiasm.Look forward to the future with confidence. Saint John Paul II Prayer is an aspiration of the heart. It is a simple glancedirected to Heaven. It is a cry of gratitude and lovein the midst of trial as well as joy. 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