Ministering to a Great Multitude

February 19, 2014

Ministering to a Great Multitude

A reading from the Gospel of Saint Matthew 4, 23 -25:

Jesus went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. His fame spread to all of Syria, and they brought to him all who were sick with various diseases and racked with pain, those who were possessed, lunatics, and paralytics, and he cured them. And great crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.

I got some very good news yesterday. One person phoned me about her son. Her son never went to church for a very long time although he was baptized and made his first Holy Communion and received confirmation. The parents put his name in my Book of Remembrance when they were here. Now over a month ago he began to go to Church and now he goes to church every Sunday. The parents who have great faith are very happy indeed and they cannot thank the Lord enough for what He did for him.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,

“I call on all of you especially My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who have been baptized to believe in Me and to accept Me as your Savior. At the beginning of My ministry in Galilee, I traveled to all the villages and towns of the area and on Saturdays I was in a different synagogue to teach the people, to proclaim the Kingdom of God and I cured many, many people. Every sick person who came to Me I healed with My divine power. I also chased evil spirits from those who were possessed and they became normal and they followed Me. They brought paralytics to Me and I healed them too. Every where I was the people would bring the sick, the possessed, etc. and they would ask me to heal them or chase away the evil spirits. Without hesitation I did all that they asked Me. Of course people spread all of this throughout the whole country and in the neighboring countries. Every where I went there was always a big crowd of people.
I call you all who read this to take your Bible and read from it. Read especially the Gospels to start with. In this way you will be able to accept Me as your Lord and Savior and have great faith in Me. I also want you to follow My teachings every day and to pray daily. I bless you all and I love you.”

Father Melvin

P.S. May the Lord bless you all and may He give you all many gifts.

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The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry

February 18, 2014

The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry

A reading from the Gospel of Saint Matthew 4, 12 – 22:

When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulon and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled:
“Land of Zebulon and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death, light has arisen.”
As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea, they were fishermen. He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. There were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father and followed him.

Today Monday we had to dig out of the snow that had fallen on Saturday and Sunday. There was not that much around my house but in some parts of the roads the snowbanks were up to 20 feet high but these roads were all cleared and now we can get around.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,

“I call you all My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters to believe that I am the Messiah, the Savior of the world, and I began My ministry in Galilee in the north of Israel. I was staying at Capernaum near the Sea of Galilee. One day as I was walking along the sea I saw Peter and Andrew, two brothers, and I called them to be My disciples and later on they would become My Apostles. Then I saw two other brothers, James and John, and I called these too to follow Me and they got up and followed Me. I selected twelve men to prepare them to be My Apostles and they traveled with Me for three years to all the places I went. They heard My teachings and saw all My healings and miracles such as the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead. I wanted them to be with Me so they would have great faith in Me and after My resurrection they would travel to many parts of the world to preach the Good News I left them. This indeed is what they did except Judas. The other eleven are all saints and they are with Me in heaven. They are praying for all of you every day that you all come to join them in heaven one day. I bless you and I give you all the graces you need.”

Father Melvin

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The Temptation of Jesus

February 17, 2014

The Temptation of Jesus

A reading from the Gospel of Saint Matthew 4, 1 – 11:

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry. The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.” He said in reply, “It is written:
‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.'”
Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you, and with their hands they will support you, less you dash your foot against a stone.'”
Jesus answered him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.” Then the devil took him up to a very height mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the earth in their magnificence, and he said to him, “All these I shall give to you, if you will prostrate yourself and worship me.” At this Jesus said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written: ‘The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.'”
Then the devil left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to him.

The big snowstorm hit us last night and it snowed and there was high winds all day on Sunday. There is hardly any snow around the house here except at the door because it is all gone into the woods. The wind is going down now and it is just snowing a little bit now. No cars pass today on the roads here and I suppose very few went to Mass today.
I hope we will see the sun tomorrow.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,

“Lent is approaching and soon you will join Me in the desert for forty days, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who live the season of Lent every day.
I was in the desert for all these days and I had nothing to eat but I spent My time with My Heavenly Father in order to know all that He wanted from Me. He showed Me clearly what I will have to do during My public life.
At the end of these forty days, the devil came to tempt Me three times. At first he asked me to change the stones into bread as he knew that I was hungry. I told him that one does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from God. I cannot do anything asked of Me by the devil who is the world’s greatest sinner.
Then he took Me up to the peak of the temple in Jerusalem and asked Me to thrown myself down and the angels will take care of Me. I said that I would not do such a thing as one is not allowed to put God to the test. We are to do what the Father tells us.
At the end I was taken to the top of a high mountain and shown all the kingdoms of the earth. The devil told me that I would get all those kingdoms if I would prostrate Myself before him and adore him. I chased the devil away as God cannot adore the devil. He is My enemy.
Then the angels came and ministered to Me.
By these temptations of the devil, I desired to show you all how you should act when the devil tempts you. Never agree to what the devil asks of you for he wants you to commit sin and to defile your Heavenly Father. I call you all to follow Me and do what I ask of you. Then you will remain my great friends. I bless you all.”

Father Melvin

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