.=: 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 Southern Italy, Assisi, Rome and the Vatican 10-22 November 2008 Now departing from 3 Cities: La Crosse, WI, Chicago (ORD) and New York (JFK) *** 13 of the 26 seats we're holding from La Crosse have already been taken. Use the NEW BROCHURE ... on-line now at www.frpat.com The new brochure has a picture of Fr. Pat and Sister Joselda on the cover. __________________________________________________ .=: S A I N T O F T H E D A Y :=. St. Barnabas Barnabas, a Jew of Cyprus, comes as close as anyone outside the Twelve to being a full-fledged apostle. He was closely associated with St. Paul (he introduced Paul to Peter and the other apostles) and served as a kind of mediator between the former persecutor and the still suspicious Jewish Christians. For more, follow 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 := Now there were in the Church at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who was a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Then, completing their fasting and prayer, they laid hands on them and sent them off. ~ Acts 11:21b-26; 12:1-3 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven." ~Matthew 5:17-19 ` 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 :=. Worthy and holy people have always been raised up to be leaders of the Body of Christ, the Church. I today's Barnabas was chosen. He was close to Saint Paul and served as a mediator between the former persecutor promised faith and courage to the Jewish Christans who were still skeptical. In our Gospel we hear of the importance of being a good example. People were promoted even after committing great sins. Faith continues to grow on the strength of their conversion. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may see the Church as the Body of Christ in the world, a body of which I am apart. I pray that others may be merciful to me as well. I pray that my actions may not give scandal, but that by living the true faith, more will come to Jesus through me. .=: W E P R A Y :=. 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