From: Fr. Pat Umberger Date: 01/05/08 11:23:01 Subject: Tuesday, 08 January 2008 .=: M O R N I N G P R A Y E R :=. from Father Pat Umberger __________________________________________________ I ' M A T G U A D A L U P E I'll be in Mexico City from 07-18 January. Keep me in your prayers, and know you'll be remembered in mine as well. I'll remember your intentions remembered at Guadalupe, daily Mass and during visits to the many Churches of Mexico City. Since Morning Prayer is already prepared, Prayer Intentions will not be included with Morning Prayer during this time. Margie, our Pastoral Minister, will send Morning Prayer in my absence. You cannot e-mail Margie by replying to this e-mail, but may do so by e-mailing marge@xxxxxxxxxxx If you'd like to "unsubscribe" during this time, just follow the directions at the bottom of this e-mail. I cannot do it for you during this time away. _________________________________________________ .=: 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 :=. 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 := Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. ~1 John 4:7-10 When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. ~Mark 6:34-44 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 :=. Selfishness can easily overtake us and our lives. We can find that we find it hard to have compassion for others and indeed to love others. We can be come much better at this when we move our focus from ourselves to God. .=: P R A Y E R F O R T H E D A Y :=. I pray that I may see my difficulty in loving as a sign that I need to be closer to God. I pray that I may always remember that God is constantly ready to forgive me and draw close to me, as soon as I'm willing to let Him. .=: 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