.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ S O R R Y for not including the prayer! It has been very busy here, complicated by storms, First Friday week Communion Calls, etc. I inadvertently left out the Meditation and Prayer for today. It's included here. Sorry for any stress or inconvenience that has caused. H O L Y L A N D 2 0 0 7 Join us on this wonderful 04-15 November Pilgrimage! We have a brochure for our November 2007 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Imagine walking where Jesus walked, following the route of the real Stations of the Cross, visiting the Tomb of Christ and his birthplace as well, renewing Baptismal Promises at the Jordan River, renewing Marriage vows or praying for a deceased spouse at Cana in Galilee. Visit my Web Site for complete details. You can sign up any time now, and we expect this one to fill up quickly. Gary says the Holy Land has been their most popular destination! Just follow the link from: www.frpat.com L E N T 2 0 0 7 Visit my special Lent page for lots of Lenten resources, including Pope Benedict XVI's Lenten Message ... and STATIONS OF THE CROSS newly illustrated by the 4th Graders of Saint Pat's School. I wrote them for kids and adults alike, in English and Spanish as well. Just follow the link from: www.frpat.com _________________________________________________ .=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. From Father Pat Umberger .=: S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y :=. "For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the LORD, who has compassion on you." ~Isaiah 54:10 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. We can make use of our mistakes, failures, losses and sufferings. It is not what happens to us so much as what use we make of it. We can take our sufferings, difficulties and hardships and make use of them to help some unfortunate soul who is faced with the same troubles. Then something good can come out of our suffering and the world can be a better place because of it. The good we do each day can live on, after the trouble and distress have gone, after the difficulty and pain have passed away. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may make good use of my mistakes and failures. I pray that some good may result from my painful experiences. .=: S C R I P T U R E S A N D S A I N T O F T H E D A Y := Scriptures: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/ Saint of the Day: http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintofDay/ .=: W E P R A Y :=. We pray for unity in our country and that we may build a Culture of Life. We pray for the safety of our troops, their safe return and their families at home. We pray for a deep and profound respect for life, and for the courage and willingness to stand up for life. We pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most. Have a good day! May God Bless you and those you love, and keep you safe! Father Pat "Be still and know that I am God." ~Psalm 46:10 __________________________________________________ <MP>Morning Prayer is free, and comes from: Father Pat Umberger, a priest of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin U.S.A. Web Site: www.frpat.com Evangelization (reaching out): www.cmonback.com .=: M A K E A D O N A T I O N ? :=. www.frpat.com/donation.htm .=: F O R W A R D I N G :=. Please leave these credits when doing so. based on "God Calling, by Two Listeners," A.J. Russell, ed. Forward to friends, but please leave this tag intact. .=: C H A N G E Y O U R S U B S C R I P T I O N :=. Unsubscribe from your old address before you subscribe with your new address. Use this link: www.frpat.com/morningprayer.htm#mp .=: S U B M I T A P R A Y E R :=. Intentions to be included with <MP>Morning Prayer: www.frpat.com/prayers.htm