.=: 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 $16,755 in Prizes! A winner every day all year! 2008 Adesse Raffle Calendars are now available! There are daily drawings from 01 January-31 December 2008. 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 banner link from: www.stpatz.com A D V E N T P A G E S Our Advent Pages are up and running ... from links to alternative Christmas gifts to much more. Just follow the banner link from: www.frpat.com _________________________________________________ .=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. From Father Pat Umberger .=: S A I N T O F T H E D A Y :=. Blessed Pope Urban V (1310-1370) In 1362, the man elected pope declined the office. When the cardinals could not find another person among them for that important office, they turned to a relative stranger: the holy person we honor today. 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 := The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The boy grew up and the LORD blessed him; the Spirit of the LORD stirred him. ~Judges 13:2-7, 22-24a After this time his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she went into seclusion for five months, saying, "So has the Lord done for me at a time when he has seen fit to take away my disgrace before others." ~Luke 1:5-25 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 can provide for us beyond our wildest dreams. In today's Gospel the elderly Elizabeth and Zechariah are promised a child. With them we can sing to the Lord's glory as we await the coming of His Son! .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may never give up. I pray that I may realize that God can do for me what I could never do by myself. I pray that I may be open to the wonders God works in my life. .=: W E P R A Y :=. Bettye requests prayers for her daughter's complete recovery from surgery so that she can return to her home in Italy on Dec. 29. Susan requests prayers for the Christ Renews His Parish teams of Blessed Trinity parish who are preparing for the next Renewal Weekends and for those participating, that all will be open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Rose asks prayers for good results from health tests. Becky asks prayers as her mom passed away on December 15th. A member from Maine asks prayers that daughter and child will soon find safe and affordable housing. Paul asks prayers that his family may be brought close together and close to God. Nancy from PA requests prayers for four members of an area family who were killed in a house fire. Alvina asks prayers for a special intention. A Member asks prayers for herself and for her daughter for herself that the stent she had put in will have no complications and for her daughter that the tests she had done are benign. 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