.=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ R A F F L E C A L E N D A R $16,800 in Prizes! 2007 Adesse Raffle Calendars are now available! There are daily drawings from 01 January-31 December 2007. Calendars are $25. You'll be a winner because you'll be helping our parish . . . and you might win a prize as well! If you're interested, just visit our Parish Web Site to see the calendar, prizes and more . . . and fill out the easy form there and we'll save some for you! 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 :=. "I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus." ~Philippians 3:14 .=: M E D I T A T I O N F O R T H E D A Y :=. "One thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things that are before, I press onward toward the goal." We can forget those things which are behind us and press onward toward something better. We can believe that God has forgiven us for all our past sins. We can honestly try to live today the way we believe God wants us to live. We can wipe clean the slate of the past. We can start today with a clean slate and go forward with confidence toward the goal that has been set before us. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may drop off the load of the past. I pray that I may start today with a light heart and a new confidence. .=: 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 :=. Sharon asks prayers for her sister-in-law who is having heart problems. Helen-Ann requests from God the provision of a husband by this year. Member asks prayers for safe travel and return from trip to Italy and France. An Orthodox priest asks our prayers as he explores the possibility of becoming a Roman Catholic priest. Brian requests prayer support for his father who has high anxiety and cannot sleep as a result of a Herpes Zoster outbreak. A member kindly asks for members prayers for her mother, who has been ill and just found out that there is a nodule on her lung. Richard asks prayers for his mother that her liver function test on Thursday will come back normal and that she has health of mind and body. 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.stpatz.com/prayers.htm