More than ushering in a holiday\nflavor and festivity, at the heart of its message, Thanksgiving is rooted in\nbiblical notion of gratitude and the practical implications of living it\nauthentically. The Indian contingent of priests serving in the archdiocese celebrated\nThanksgiving with Archbishop Gustavo Garc\u00eda-Siller, MSpS, at Immaculate\nConception Church on November 24. Unlike the tri-monthly Indian priests\u2019\ngathering at various parishes, this celebration was unique as it served the\ntriple purpose of gratitude to God: for the gift of priesthood (diocesan and\nreligious), for the gift of priestly ministry in the archdiocese, and for the\nepiscopal ministry of Archbishop Gustavo for the past nine years in the\narchdiocese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Father Praveen Lakkisetti,\nadministrator at Christ the King Church, host of the event, welcomed the\npriests as they came in after their particular Sunday ministerial commitments.\nArchbishop Gustavo joined them for a time of dialogue, sharing of experiences\nfilled with faith and fun, and his own ministry in the archdiocese as shepherd.\nGathering around the archbishop, the priests joined their voices in singing the\nnational Anthem Janaganamana<\/em> of India, as the archbishop led them in\nprayer. As a token of gratitude and support, the clergy honored Archbishop\nGustavo with a traditional shawl from India. The unique part of the celebration\nwas the photo session with the archbishop, as one Indian band of priests, as\nreligious and diocesan priests, as students, deans so and so forth. Fitting to\nthe occasion, all priest enjoyed a sumptuous Indian spicy meal, a joint venture\nof all culinary skills combined together. \u201cIt was indeed a time for rendering\ngratitude, sharing fraternity, and engaging in a dialogue,\u201d said Father\nLakkisetti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" More than ushering in a holiday flavor and festivity, at the heart of its message, Thanksgiving is rooted in biblical notion of gratitude and the practical implications of living it authentically. The Indian contingent of priests serving in the archdiocese celebrated Thanksgiving with Archbishop Gustavo Garc\u00eda-Siller, MSpS, at Immaculate Conception Church on November 24. Unlike […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[1241,745],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n