From: Fr. Pat Umberger Subject: Thursday, 13 November 2008 .=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. From Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ W E ' R E I N I T A L Y We'll be on Pilgrimage to Italy from 10-22 November. We'll keep you and Your intentions in our prayers. Individual prayer intentions will not be Included with Morning Prayer during these days, since Morning Prayer has Already been prepared. It will be sent by Margie, our pastoral minister. If you need to "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" during this time, please do so In the way described at the bottom of each morning prayer. I won't be able To do this for you during our time in Italy. If you'd like to send a Message to Margie, DO NOT HIT REPLY AND SEND THIS MESSAGE. That message Will not reach Margie. Her e-mail address is: marge@xxxxxxxxxx T O D A Y Today we head northeast to Loreto, on the Adriatic coast. We'll visit the Holy House of Nazareth as well as the Black Madonna of Loreto. We celebrate Mass at 12:30 p.m. In the Crypt chapel of the Loreto Basilica. We continue To Lanciano, another coastal town, where the host and wine were visibly Changed into the flesh and blood of Jesus. A D E S S E R A F F L E C A L E N D A R S Here's a great way to help Saint Patrick's Parish and have something to look Forward to all year long. Our Adesse Raffle Calendars offer a prize every Day in 2009 ... From $30 to $500. Prizes total $16,755. Only 3000 Calendars are sold. If you're interested in helping out, just follow the Banner link from: WWW.stpatz.Com __________________________________________________ .=: S A I N T O F T H E D A Y :=. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917) Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first United States citizen to be canonized. Her deep trust in the loving care of her God gave her the strength to be a Valiant woman doing the work of Christ. Refused admission to the religious Order which had educated her to be a teacher, she began charitable work at The House of Providence Orphanage in Cadogno, Italy. In September 1877, she Made her vows there and took the religious habit. 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 := I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you. I should have liked to Retain him for myself, so that he might serve me on your behalf in my Imprisonment for the Gospel, but I did not want to do anything without your Consent, so that the good you do might not be forced but voluntary. Philemon 7-20 Jesus said in reply, "The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, And no one will announce, 'Look, here it is,' or, 'There it is.' For behold, The Kingdom of God is among you." ~Luke 17:20-25 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 :=. The time we spend seeking the Kingdom of God is a bit worthless ... Unless We realize that it is among us. We are called to live as members of Christ's Body, making the Kingdom present in the world we live in ... As we Wait in joyful hope for our Lord's return at the end of time when he ushers In the fullness of the Kingdom. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may busy myself living as a part of the Body of Christ and Striving to usher in God's Kingdom in the world I live in. I pray that I May wait in joyful hope for the Lord's return, and the time when he ushers In the fullness of His Kingdom. .=: 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