.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. From Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ P I L G R I M A G E 2 0 0 8 now 13 Days, 10-22 November Departing from La Crosse, WI, ORD (Chicago) and JFK (NEW YORK) We'll visit Southern Italy, Assisi, Rome and the Vatican from 10-21 November 2008. A NEW BROCHURE is available now, since it was necessary to add a day to the itinerary due to a schedule change at American Airlines. We'll add some free time at Sorrento and spend another night there. We'll have the chance to visit Monte Cassino (St. Benedict) too, and will be able to enjoy a free day in Rome. There will be one more dinner on our own ... but the price change is negligible ... just $50 more from Chicago and now from JFK in New York and no change at all from La Crosse (benefiting from a $50 priced reduction in the flight from La Crosse and Chicago. So, it's $2749 from Chicago or $2899 from La Crosse, Wisconsin. The NEW BROCHURE is available on-line right now. Please destroy any old brochures. The NEW BROCHURE has a photo of Sister Joselda and I on the cover, so you can keep them separate. For Saint Patrick Onalaska parishioners wee should have printed brochures available in Church this weekend. Just follow the link from: www.frpat.com __________________________________________________ .=: S A I N T O F T H E D A Y :=. St. Bede the Venerable (672?-735) Bede is one of the few saints honored as such even during his lifetime. His writings were filled with such faith and learning that even while he was still alive, a Church council ordered them to be read publicly in the churches. For more, 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 := He therefore let you be afflicted with hunger, and then fed you with manna, a food unknown to you and your fathers, in order to show you that not by bread alone does one live, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of the LORD. ~Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf. ~1 Corinthians 10:16-17 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever." ~John 6:51-58 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 :=. God feeds His people. Manna was given to those in the desert. Jesus feeds us with the Bread of Life. Because the loaf of bread is one, we though many, are one body. We become what we eat, really and truly the Body of Christ. What a treasure this is, to know that we can take the fullness of Jesus into ourselves and become His Body in the world we live in. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may be grateful for the many ways God feeds us. I pray that I may appreciate Jesus' sacrifice on the cross for me, that I may have eternal life, forgiveness and the courage to do what I need to this day. I pray that I may receive the Body of Christ in Holy Communion always, and know that we are one body in Christ! .=: W E P R A Y :=. Please pray for the healing of Father Pat's back. 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