From: Fr. Pat Umberger Subject: Friday, 13 October 2006 .=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ Father Pat will be in Fatima, Lourdes, Lisieux and Spain from 02-13 October. Please follow the directions at the bottom of this e-mail if you'd like to "Subscribe" or "Unsubscribe" during this time. Since Margie, our Pastoral Minister, will be sending the posts for me and that they have been prepared ahead of time, prayer intentions will not be included. Be assured that you'll be remembered in our daily prayers and Masses during this Pilgrimage. _________________________________________________ .=: 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 :=. "Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundred-fold." And he said, 'Let anyone with ears to hear listen!'" ~Mark 4:8-9 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. God's kingdom on earth is growing slowly, like a seed in the ground. In the growth of God's kingdom there is always progress among the few who are out ahead of the crowd. We can keep striving for something better and there does not need to be stagnation in our lives. Eternal life, abundant life can be ours for the seeking. We need not misspend time over past failures. We can count the lessons learned from failures as rungs upon the ladder of progress. We can press onward toward the goal. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may be willing to grow. I pray that I may keep stepping up on the rungs of the ladder of life. .=: 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! .=: A D A I L Y B L E S S I N G :=. http://message.viditalk.com/ver12/showvideo.asp?vid=38058.65105 For a video blessing from Father Pat, just click the link above. It is best viewed with a high speed Internet connection. 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.stpatz.com/prayers.htm