.=: U S U A L S U S P E C T S :=. from Father Pat Umberger "Round up the usual suspects!" ~"Casablanca," the movie __________________________________________________ F A T I M A / L O U R D E S / S P A I N / L I S I E U X / P A R I S Twenty-Nine are now registered. Remember, to go on the trip you need to register with and pay your deposit to Pentecost Tours. For complete details, follow the link from: www.frpat.com P E N T E C O S T N O V E N A A novena is made up of nine days of prayers for a special cause. The Novena in honor of the Holy Spirit is the most ancient of all Novenas. It was the first one ever prayed. It recalls the period of nine days where Jesus sent his apostles back to Jerusalem to await the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. This wonderful Novena is addressed to the Holy Spirit and can be a powerful way for us to prepare to receive the light, strength and courage we need. So, let's pray this wonderful Novena, beginning on the Friday after Ascension Thursday, this year on the 26th of May, even when, like this year in the United States, the celebration of Holy Thursday is transferred to the next Sunday. Come Holy Spirit, Come! Follow the link from: www.frpat.com M A Y I S M A R Y ' S M O N T H Follow the link from: www.frpat.com D A V I N C I C O D E D E B U N K E D Just follow the link from: www.frpat.com T E C H T I P F R O M F A T H E R P A T On-line predators: What you can do to minimize the risk. Just click the link: __________________________________________________ F E A S T O F S A I N T I S I D O R E Last Monday (15 May) we celebrated the Feast of Saint Isidore of Madrid (Saint Isidore the Farmer). He was a day laborer on the farm of a wealthy farm owner. His story is one of simple Christian charity and faith. Learn more about this interesting and inspiring Saint. We pray for farmers, farm laborers, the people of Madrid, Spain and for the U.S. National Rural Life Conference on this Feast Day of their Patron. You can also see a statue I brought back from Madrid during our visit there in 2000. Just follow this link: www.frpat.com/isidore_farmer.htm A T R E A T T H E P O O R One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked. "Oh Yeah, " said the son. "So what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father. "We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end." "We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night." "Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon." "We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight." "We have servants who serve us, but they serve others." "We buy our food, but they grow theirs." "We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them." With this the boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks, dad, for showing me how poor we are." __________________________________________________ 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 __________________________________________________ www.frpat.com www.cmonback.com www.frpat.com/fatima_interested.htm U S U A L S U S P E C T S These are called ?Usual Suspects? posts. In the movie ?Casablanca? when there was a problem the police chief said, ?Round up the usual suspects.? When forwarding inspiring e-mails I found I was sending them to the same people over and over again. The ?Casablanca? quote came to mind and the mail-list took on the name ?Usual Suspects.? The <US>Usual Suspects Group began as a separate e-mail list with.. A post or two are sent each week, consisting of inspirational and humorous Stories and anecdotes forwarded to me by our members. Posts to this group are not intended to offend, hurt or discriminate against anybody. They come from different theologies and points of view that aren't necessarily Father Pat's, Catholic, or that of Father Pat's Diocese or the parish he serves. Some are humorous, others inspirational, most are both. They are simply food for thought, prayer, enjoyment and good conversation. If you don't wish to receive them, please unsubscribe. It is not our intent to pass on copyrighted material. Many of the posts we receive don't quote a source, so we can't be absolutely sure. 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