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\\nMsgr. Esseff reflects on the Sacred Scriptures chosen for the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. \\xa0The greatest gift we have is the relationship with Jesus Christ.
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\\nReading 1 SIR 50:22-24
\\nAnd now, bless the God of all,
\\nwho has done wondrous things on earth;
\\nWho fosters people\\u2019s growth from their mother\\u2019s womb,
\\nand fashions them according to his will!
\\nMay he grant you joy of heart
\\nand may peace abide among you;
\\nMay his goodness toward us endure in Israel
\\nto deliver us in our days
\\nGospel LK 17:11-19
\\nAs Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,
\\nhe traveled through Samaria and Galilee.
\\nAs he was entering a village, ten persons with leprosy met him.
\\nThey stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying,
\\n\\u201cJesus, Master! Have pity on us!\\u201d
\\nAnd when he saw them, he said,
\\n\\u201cGo show yourselves to the priests.\\u201d
\\nAs they were going they were cleansed.
\\nAnd one of them, realizing he had been healed,
\\nreturned, glorifying God in a loud voice;
\\nand he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.
\\nHe was a Samaritan.
\\nJesus said in reply,
\\n\\u201cTen were cleansed, were they not?
\\nWhere are the other nine?
\\nHas none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?\\u201d
\\nThen he said to him, \\u201cStand up and go;
\\nyour faith has saved you.
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\\nMsgr. John A. Esseff is a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Scranton. \\xa0Msgr. Esseff served as a retreat director and confessor to St. Teresa of Calcutta. He continues to offer direction and retreats for the sisters of the Missionaries of Charity around the world. Msgr. Esseff encountered St. Padre Pio, who would become a spiritual father to him. He has lived in areas around the world, serving in the Pontifical missions, a Catholic organization established by Pope St. John Paul II to bring the Good News to the world, especially to the poor. \\xa0He continues to serve as a retreat leader and director to bishops, priests and sisters and seminarians, and other religious leaders around the world.
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