Greetings from Saint Paul

Monday, June 17, 2013

Greetings from Saint Paul

Dear Friends,
A reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans (1:1-15):

          
Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy scriptures, the gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh, but established as Son of God in power according to the spirit of holiness through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles, among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ; to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is heralded throughout the world. God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in proclaiming the gospel of his Son, that I remember you constantly, always asking in my prayers that somehow by God’s will I may at last find my way clear to come to you. For I long to see you, that I may share with you some spiritual gift so that you may be strengthened, that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by one another’s faith, yours and mine.
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, though I was prevented until now, that I might harvest some fruit among you, too, as among the rest of the Gentiles. To Greeks and non-Greeks alike, to the wise and the ignorant, I am under obligation; that is why I am eager to preach the gospel also to you in Rome.

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          We had a beautiful sunny day for Sunday yesterday but we should have some rain today. I wish to thank all those who sent me donations during the past weeks. May the Lord bless you all.

          Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I greet you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who read My words every day. I sent special graces to you who take into account the words I address to you. The great Apostle Saint Paul sent many letters to My followers during his lifetime. The letter he wrote to the Romans is of great importance and it is part of the New Testament. In it he shows his great faith in Me and how obedient he has been to all I have asked him. He wants every person to come and know about Me and to believe in Me with all his or her heart. He wrote that he wants to visit the people of Rome to strengthen them. Indeed at the end of his life he went to Rome and work very well until his martyrdom.
“Remember that the Gospel is about Me, your Savior. Already the prophets had spoken much about Me especially Isaiah. When I was on earth I accomplish all that the prophets had said. I am the Son of the Father who sent Me on earth to show you all how much the Father loves you and how much I love you too. We want your salvation so come close to Me and be people of prayer and I will come at the end of your life and bring you with Me to heaven. I bless you all.”

          Father Melvin

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Testimony to Jews in Rome

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Testimony to Jews in Rome

Dear Friends,
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (28:17-24):

          
Three days later he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered [Paul] said to them, “My brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or our ancestral customs, I was handed over to the Romans as a prisoner from Jerusalem. After trying my case the Romans wanted to release me, because they found nothing against me deserving the death penalty. But when the Jews objected, I was obliged to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no accusation to make against my own nation. This is the reason, then, I have requested to see you and to speak with you, for it is on account of the hope of Israel that I wear these chains.” They answered him, “We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor has any of the brothers arrived with a damaging report or rumor about you. But we should like to hear you present your views, for we know that this sect is denounced everywhere.”
So they arranged a day with him and came to his lodgings in great numbers. From early morning until evening, he expounded his position to them, bearing witness to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from the law of Moses and the prophets. Some were convinced by what he had said, while others did not believe. Without reaching any agreement among themselves they began to leave; then Paul made one final statement. “Well did the Holy Spirit speak to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah, saying: ‘Go to this people and say: You shall indeed hear but not understand. You shall indeed look but never see. Gross is the heart of this people; they will not hear with their ears; they have closed their eyes, so they may not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and be converted, and I heal them.’ Let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.”

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          With this passage above I have finished with the Acts of the Apostles. We have seen much of what Saint Paul did when he was on earth.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I suffered much for you, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who have now received many graces from Me. My suffering and death on the cross was the price I had to pay to redeem you. Another one who suffered much is Saint Paul, one of My great Apostles. He was taken to Rome in chains and he was to be judged by the Emperor, but he had to wait years before this happened. In the meantime he would meet with people, and the first group he met were the Jews. Some accepted what Saint Paul said, while others did not believe. He met too with the Gentiles and many of them came to believe in Me, their Savior. At the end you know that Saint Paul was beheaded, although he had done nothing wrong. He together with Saint Peter are the great martyrs of Rome where the Pope lives. Continue to pray for the new pope. His name is Pope Francis, the name he took from Saint Francis of Assisi. I have selected him and he will work very well for Me and for My Church. I bless you all.”

          Father Melvin

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The Wedding at Cana

Saturday, June 15, 2013

The Wedding at Cana

Dear Friends,
A reading from St. John’s Gospel (2:1-12):

          
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told them, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” So they took it. And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.”
Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him. After this, he and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples went down to Capernaum and stayed there only a few days.

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          I receive visitors almost every day. They have come from as far away as Pennsylvania, USA. Now more people will come to visit the little home of Our Blessed Mother during the summer.

          Bellow you will find the message of Our Dear Mother given to Father Melvin. She spoke to him these words,
“I bless you My son Melvin and all My sons and daughters living in every country of the world. As you know, I was present when My Son Jesus performed His first miracle. It was at the Wedding Feast of Cana. The people serving at the feast came to Me to tell me that there was no more wine. Having heard this, I went to My Son Jesus and I told Him about it. He had never performed any miracle up to that day. However, He told the servers to fill the large jars and then told them to bring a glass of the water turned into wine to the headwaiter. The headwaiter was amazed to taste this beautiful wine, the best of the feast. The servers knew that they had just put water in the jars, and now it had changed into wine. They were very surprised. This shows the great power of My Son, for He is the Son of God. You see too that He is always ready to do whatever I ask of Him.
“Today it is the same as then. When you ask Me in prayer for something, I go to Him and ask Him on your behalf, and He will give you what you asked. It is a fact that we have great love one for the other, and I thank Him continuously for all that He has done for Me. It is My great desire to help you all and especially to intercede for you for your great needs. I love you all.”

          Father Melvin

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