<MP>Wednesday, 11 June 2008

From: "Fr. Pat Umberger" <frpat@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Fr. Pat Umberger" <frpat@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:58:29 -0500
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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/ 

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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
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Scriptures: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/

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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. 

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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.

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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




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