.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ W E ' R E B A C K We're back from a wonderful Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It seems like we have been up forever. I can't believe all the things we saw! Know that we remembered you and your intentions at Mass and in our prayers. I hope you prayed for us, too! F A M I L Y A N D F R I E N D S Encourage them to Subscribe to Morning Prayer! Why not forward a copy to family members and friends. Morning Prayer provides a short reflection and a concrete way to apply Scriptures to our lives, and uses the Scriptures and Saint for the Mass of the Day. Learn more by following the banner link from: www.frpat.com _________________________________________________ .=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. From Father Pat Umberger .=: S A I N T O F T H E D A Y :=. St. Margaret of Scotland (1050?-1093) Margaret of Scotland was a liberated woman, in the sense that she was free to be herself, which meant freedom to love God and to serve others. She was actually from Hungary but was shipwrecked off the coast of Scotland. King Malcolm befriended them and married Margaret, who smoothed his temper and rough edges and helped him become a virtuous king. She had a deep interior prayer life and did much to help the poor. For more about Margaret, click the link below: Saint of the Day: http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintofDay/ .=: S C R I P T U R E S F O R T H E D A Y := "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." ~ Wisdom 13:1-9 "Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it." ~ Luke 17:26-37 Scriptures: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/ .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. As we near Advent we consider physical death and the end of the world as we know it. It is difficult for us to abandon and deny ourselves and to put on Christ. Pride is the obstacle that holds us back. Pride makes us attribute the good that we find in ourselves to our own work, or, if we see that id does come from God, to attribute it to our own merits. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may stand humbly before God. I pray that I may accept my goodness as a free gift of God. I pray that I may lose myself and put on Christ. .=: 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. Newly written each day by Father Pat Umberger. Morning Prayer may not be published by others, but is a good resource for preachers and those who attend Daily Mass, and those who would like to keep up with the Lectionary Readings and are not always able to attend Daily Mass. .=: 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