.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ F A T I M A / L O U R D E S / S P A I N / L I S I E U X / P A R I S Twenty-five are currently signed up. We added six this week! For complete details, follow the link from: www.frpat.com F E A S T O F S A I N T I S I D O R E Today's the Feast of Saint Isidore, patron of farmers. Visit our Saint Isidore page. See the statue of Saint Isidore I brought back from Madrid. It looks ever so realistic. Use our online referral form to recommend this page to family members and friends. Just follow the banner from: www.frpat.com/ D A V I N C I C O D E D E B U N K E D Just follow the link from: www.frpat.com M A Y C R O W N I N G P H O T O S Just follow the link from: www.frpat.com M O T H E R ' S D A Y / M A R Y ' S M O N T H Visit my Web Site for my Mother's Day Page an Mary's Page, too. Learn more about what we, as Catholics, believe about Mary. Our Mother's Day Church Blessing is there, too. There are also lots of great links and Mother's Day pass-alongs. Follow the link from: www.frpat.com T E C H T I P F R O M F A T H E R P A T On-line predators: What you can do to minimize the risk. Just click the link: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/kidpred.mspx _________________________________________________ .=: 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 :=. "Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." ~Matthew 6:33 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. "Strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." We need not seek material things first, but seek spiritual things first and material things will come to us, as we honestly work for them. Many of us seek material things first and think they can then grow into knowledge of spiritual things. We cannot serve God and earthly things at the same time. The first requisites of an abundant life are spiritual things: honesty, purity, unselfishness and love. Until we have these qualities, quantities of material things are of little real use to us. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may put much effort into acquiring spiritual things. I pray that I may get right spiritually and enjoy the many gifts around me. .=: 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 :=. George asks prayers for Terry who is in ICU. Karen requests prayer for strength and guidance for a family with a newborn preemie baby who has to be in isolation for the next year. Jim requests prayers of healing for his mother who has broken her hip and is in pain. Abby requests prayers for her dad who was diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer and who has carotid artery stenosis and will be having surgery and then chemo treatment. Linda asks prayers for her sister who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Joanna, a member requests prayers for a friend's father who has been diagnosed with lung cancer. A mother asks prayers of success for her daughter who is embarking upon a new education and socialization journey. 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.frpat.com/prayers.htm