April 14, 2014
The Feeding of the Four Thousand
A reading from the Gospel of Saint Matthew 15, 32 – 39:
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, for fear they may collapse on the way.” The disciples said to him, “Where could we ever get enough bread in this deserted place to satisfy such a crowd?” Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” “Seven,” they replied, “and a few fish.” He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They all ate and were satisfied. They picked up the fragments left over–seven baskets full. Those who ate were four thousand men, not counting women and children. And when he had dismissed the crowds, he got into the boat and came to the district of Magadan.
We are now in Holy Week and let us prepare ourselves for the three great days: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday followed by the Feast of Easter. These are the greatest days of the year. Let us be united with Jesus and relive these great days with Him.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words, “I bless you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters living in every country of the world who have great faith in Me as their Lord and Savior.
Once I was in the desert for three days with thousands of people and I taught them and healed the sick. After three days they were hungry so I asked My disciples how many loaves of bread they had. They said they had seven loaves of bread and a few fish. I got the disciples to distribute the bread and fish to all the people present and they did give them to the people present. They all ate and were satisfied. At the end they gathered the fragments and filled seven baskets. This is a miracle I did for these people and as they were Jews this would remind them that My Heavenly Father fed the Jewish people in the desert with Manna for 40 years. By this miracle many accepted Me as their Savior.
I call upon all of you to come to Me and make an act of faith accepting Me as your Savior. Take time during this Holy Week to spend time with Me in contemplation and I will show you the meaning of My suffering and death on the cross and at the end My resurrection. I want an intimate relationship with every one of you. I love you all.”
Father Melvin