.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ D I V I N E M E R C Y N O V E N A It starts an Good Friday. For the novena and a pledge form, visit my Web Site and click the Divine Mercy link! www.frpat.com H O L Y L A N D 2 0 0 7 04-15 November. The brochure is now on line! $2599 from Minneapolis, $2499 from JFK in New York This Holy Week you'll hear many places in the Holy Land mentioned in the Scriptures. We'll visit most if not all of them on our November Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Visit my Web Site for complete details. You can sign up any time now, and we expect this one to fill up quickly. Gary says the Holy Land has been their most popular destination! Why not sign up on Holy Week. And, if you sign up, let me know so I can keep track of the group! 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 :=. "The greatest among you will be your servant. All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted." ~Matthew 23:11-12 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. When trouble comes, we need not say: "Why should this happen to me?" We can leave ourselves out of the picture. We can think of other people and their troubles and we can forget about our own. Gradually, we can get away from ourselves and we can know the consolation of unselfish service to others. After a while, it will not matter so much what happens to us. It is not so important any more, except as our experience can be used to help others who are in the same kind of trouble. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may become more unselfish. I pray that I may not be thrown off the track by letting the old selfishness creep back into my 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 :=. Rose asks for prayers for her brother who is having marital problems. Marilyn asks for prayers for step-daughter's chemo results to be negative and future procedures encouraging. Nancy from PA requests prayers for the quintuplets who were born here Sunday and their family that they may overcome any health issues arising from birth and become strong and healthy infants. Rebecca and Andy ask prayers for guidance in the purchase of their first home. Ruth asks prayers for two friends who are ill, one is dying within hours. Janice asks prayers for her mom who has water on the brain & is having a spinal tap on Friday that it takes care of her various health problems. Edna asks prayers for her nephew who is battling cancer. Angela asks prayers for her mother who is waiting for medical test results. Nikki prays that when she sees the doctor there will be no swelling or any indication of a tumor. Joanne asks for prayers for her husband who has colon cancer and is in the hospital. 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