Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Paul’s journey to Macedonia and Greece
Dear Friends,
Please read the passage below from the Acts of the Apostles (20:1-3,6-12):
When the disturbance was over, Paul had the disciples summoned and, after encouraging them, he bade them farewell and set out on his journey to Macedonia. As he traveled throughout those regions, he provided many words of encouragement for them. Then he arrived in Greece, where he stayed for three months. But when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return by way of Macedonia. . . . We sailed from Philippi after the feast of Unleavened Bread, and rejoined them five days later in Troas, where we spent a week. On the first day of the week when we gathered to break bread, Paul spoke to them because he was going to leave on the next day, and he kept on speaking until midnight. There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered, and a young man named Eutychus who was sitting on the window sill was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. Once overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and when he was picked up, he was dead. Paul went down, threw himself upon him, and said as he embraced him, “Don’t be alarmed; there is life in him.” Then he returned upstairs, broke the bread, and ate; after a long conversation that lasted until daybreak, he departed. And they took the boy away alive and were immeasurably comforted.
Today I will go to the Immaculate Conception Church, Palmer Road, for an hour of adoration between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. The weather is very special indeed with the temperature on or above zero Celsius.
(Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Redeemer given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words.)
“Do not be afraid, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters living in every part of the world, to go out and speak about Me. Look at St. Paul who traveled to many foreign countries that he had never visited before. Some of these countries were Greece and Macedonia. He would go to visit them as a stranger but his main purpose was to speak about Me and to start My Church. Yes, indeed he suffered at times but everywhere he found people ready to accept him and his teaching. He would not travel alone and he had to travel on foot or by boat most of the time. St. Paul had great gifts and one of them was the gift of healing. When this young man fell from the third story of the building, he was pronounced dead. St. Paul went down to where the body was and prayed over him and he was completely healed and restored to life. The people were amazed at what happened. Yes, even today, My friends, there are some who have this gift of healing given by Me. They bring great joy to the sick and those fatally ill. I am the one behind all these healings. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin