For a Thanksgiving Day

Sia laudato nostro Signore, - che ha creato l'universo intero
Sia laudato nostro Signore, - noi tutti siamo sue creature:
dono di lui, del suo immenso amore. - Beato chi lo serve in umiltà.

Ci ha dato il cielo - e le chiare stelle - fratello sole - e sorella luna;
la madre terra - con frutti, prati e fiori - il fuoco, il vento, - l'aria e l'acqua pura
fonte di vita, - per le sue creature - dono di Lui - del suo immenso amore
dono di Lui - del suo immenso amore.

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Be praised Our Lord - who has created the universe-
Be praised Our Lord - we are all his creatures -
gift from Him, from his great love - Happy those who serve Him with humility.

He has given us the sky and the shining stars - brother sun - sister moon -
mother earth - with fruits, grass and flowers - fire, wind, air and clean water -
source of life for his criatures - gift from Him, from his great love.

The Book of Wisdom, 13, 1-9

For all men were by nature foolish who were in ignorance of God, and who from the good things seen did not succeed in knowing him who is, and from studying the works did not discern the artisan; But either fire, or wind, or the swift air, or the circuit of the stars, or the mighty water, or the luminaries of heaven, the governors of the world, they considered gods.

Now if out of joy in their beauty they thought them gods, let them know how far more excellent is the Lord than these; for the original source of beauty fashioned them. Or if they were struck by their might and energy, let them from these things realize how much more powerful is he who made them.

For from the greatness and the beauty of created things their original author, by analogy, is seen. But yet, for these the blame is less; For they indeed have gone astray perhaps, though they seek God and wish to find him. For they search busily among his works, but are distracted by what they see, because the things seen are fair. But again, not even these are pardonable. For if they so far succeeded in knowledge that they could speculate about the world, how did they not more quickly find its LORD?