.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ P A S T O R A L P L A N N I N G The priests of our Diocese are with our Bishop to discuss Pastoral Planning this Thursday and Friday. Keep us in your prayers! Because I'll be out of town, I'm sending Morning Prayer early. R A F F L E C A L E N D A R $16,800 in Prizes! 2007 Adesse Raffle Calendars are now available! There are daily drawings from 01 January-31 December 2007. Calendars are $25. You'll be a winner because you'll be helping our parish . . . and you might win a prize as well! If you're interested, just visit our Parish Web Site to see the calendar, prizes and more . . . and fill out the easy form there and we'll save some for you! 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 :=. "But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act--they will be blessed in their doing." ~James 1:25 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. When something happens to upset us and we are discouraged, we can try to feel that life's difficulties and troubles are not intended to arrest our progress in the spiritual life, but to test our strength and to increase our determination to keep going. Whatever it is that must be met, we can either overcome it or use it. Nothing need daunt us for long, nor need any difficulty entirely overcome or conquer us. God's strength is always there, waiting for us to use it. Nothing can be too great to be overcome, or if not overcome, then used. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may know that there can be no failure with God. I pray that with God's help I may live a more victorious 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