.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. From Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ I R E L A N D 2 0 1 0 $2799 from O'Hare, $2859 from La Crosse 18-28 October 2010 - Map of trip is now at the Web Site BROCHURE & SIGN-UP SHEET ARE NOW ONLINE! - SIGN UP NOW! For the Itinerary for the trip. Follow the link from www.frpat.com for details. Brochures are available at the entrances of Saint Pat's Church as well. Hotels have been chosen and links are at the Web Site. Air Space has now been reserved from La Crosse, WI and O'Hare Airport in Chicago. It will be a non-stop flight on American Airlines from O'Hare to Dublin. 18 or fewer seats from La Crosse are available. If you're interested visit my Web Site and sign up for informational e-mails. www.frpat.com Become a fan of: Ireland 2010 with Fr. Pat Umberger on Facebook. __________________________________________________ .=: S A I N T O F T H E D A Y :=. St. Stanislaus (1030-1079) Anyone who reads the history of Eastern Europe cannot help but chance on the name of Stanislaus, the saintly but tragic bishop of Kraków, patron of Poland. He is remembered with Saints Thomas More and Thomas Becket for vigorous opposition to the evils of an unjust government. Born in Szczepanow near Kraków on July 26, 1030, he was ordained a priest after being educated in the cathedral schools of Gniezno, then capital of Poland, and at Paris. He was appointed preacher and archdeacon to the bishop of Kraków, where his eloquence and example brought about real conversion in many of his penitents, both clergy and laity. He became bishop of Kraków in 1072. For more, follow this link: http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/bydate.aspx .=: S C R I P T U R E F O R T H E D A Y :=. For today's Scriptures, follow this link: http://www.usccb.org/nab/ When I caught sight of him, I fell down at his feet as though dead. He touched me with his right hand and said, ?Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last, the one who lives. Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. ~Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, ?Peace be with you.? When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ?Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.? ~John 20:19-31 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. Jesus died and rose and offers us Divine Mercy. He tells us not to be afraid. As he said to His disciples three times in our Gospel today he also says to us, "Peace be with you." It's a peace that can be with us in good times and bad, in happiness and wholeness and in loss and sickness and trouble. God is with us always to offer us His enduring peace! .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may know Divine Mercy. I pray that I may live in peace and know the Lord's presence with me no matter what life brings. .=: W E P R A Y :=. Member is asking for prayers for her daughter as she does not want her mother in her life. J P requests prayers for a friend who suffers from paranoia and severe insecurity, that if it is God's will, that she find some peace and comfort. Member asks for prayers for grandson who has a drinking problem. Brian, who is long sober, asks for prayer support that The Lord would keep him sober from his addictions. Matthew asks prayers for two special intentions. We pray for the victims of the mine explosion and natural disasters. We pray for those receiving Confirmation and First Communion, especially the second graders in our CCD Program who will receive First Communion this weekend. We pray for people suffering from natural disaster, especially those in Haiti and Chile. We pray for great respect for life from natural conception to natural death. We pray for an end of terrorism and war, for the safety of our troops and their families at home. 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 is Copyright XXM 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