.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ J O I N M E A great Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. 04-15 November 2007 Now is a great time to sign up! The brochure and full information, including hotel links, is on-line. We'll renew our Baptismal Promises at the Jordan River, where Jesus was Baptized by John. We'll renew our marriage vows and pray for any deceased husbands and wives at Cana in Galilee where Jesus attended a wedding with his Mother and turned water into wine. We'll take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. We'll even have a chance to visit Masada and to swim in the Dead Sea. We'll visit the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem too, and see the Dead Sea Scrolls. You'll never read Scripture in the same way after this wonderful Pilgrimage! 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 :=. "He said to them, "Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while." ~Mark 6:31 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. The spiritual life has two parts. One is the life apart, the life of prayer and quiet communion with God. We spend this part of our life apart with God. Every day our mind can be set in the right direction so that our thoughts will be of the right kind. The other is the life impart--imparting to others what we have learned from our own meditative experience. The victories we have won over ourselves through the help of God can be shared with others. we can help them by imparting to them some of the victory and security which we have gained in our life apart. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may grow strong from my times apart with God. I pray that I may pass on some of this strength to others. .=: 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 :=. Jeannine requests prayers for her mother who started chemo for lung cancer. Connie asks prayers for a special intention. Carol asks prayers for her sister who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Jean asks prayers for her granddaughter who is rebellious and disrespectful. Mother asks prayers for daughter and her fiancé to find affordable means of getting her things 1400 miles to their new home by next week. Barbara asks prayers for a special intention. Tom and Dee ask prayers for a special intention. Nancy asks prayers for a special intention. 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