The Private Apparition of Our Lady Of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.)

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Doers of the Word

Dear Friends,

A reading from Saint James Letter 1, 19- 27:          

          Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath, for the wrath of a man does not accomplish the righteousness of God. Therefore, put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.
Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his own face in a mirror. He sees himself, then goes off and promptly forgets what he looked like. But the one who peers into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres, and is not a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, such a one shall be blessed in what he does.
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep one self unstained by the world.

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We had a little bit of snow yesterday but not very much. It will disappear today in the rain. I am again looking for money for heating oil to heat my house. My tank is almost empty.

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

          “Follow My word My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who believe in Me with all your heart. Many today do read My words in the Bible but they are not doers of the word. It is written that I told the Apostles that it was very important to repent of your sins but some read this but do not repent and do not go to confession. It is important to pray every day and to go to church on Sunday but today many do not pray at home and many others do not go to church on Sunday. The problem is here is this: your faith is very weak. Start praying that your faith may grow and be strong. I do not want you to have any doubts about Me, My brothers and sisters, but I ask you to believe in Me and in everything that the Bible says and all that My Church teaches. In this way you will be a true Christian and follower of mine. I suffered and died for you because I love you. Come and walk with Me every day. I bless you all.”

          Father Melvin

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

The Value of Trials and Temptation

Dear Friends,

A reading from the letter of Saint James 1, 1 – 15:

          James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greetings.
Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and he will be given it. But he should ask in faith, not doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed about by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord, since he is a man of two minds, unstable in all his ways.
The brother in lowly circumstances should take pride in his high standing, and the rich one in his lowliness, for he will pass away “like the flower of the field.” For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass, its flower droops, and the beauty of its appearance vanishes. So will the rich person fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
Blessed is the man who perseveres in temptations, for when he has been proved he will receive the crown of life that he promised to those who love him. No one experiencing temptation should say, “I am being tempted by God”, for God is not subject to temptation to evil, and he himself tempts no one. Rather, each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire conceives and brings forth sin, and when sin reaches maturity it gives birth to death.
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers and sisters; all good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change. He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

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We had a very windy day yesterday. It snowed just a little bit and there is no snow on the roads, just a bit in the grass. We will have rain today.

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

          “I call you to be united to Me, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters, so that you will have the strength to persevere when you are face to face with a trial. With My help you can overcome every trial. It is in this way that you become perfect and My great friend.
You have to ask for My help with great faith knowing that if you ask, you will receive what you need. Do not doubt when you asked because if you do you will not receive anything.
Every person who follows Me will be tempted at times. There are three different kinds of temptations. One can be tempted by the devil. He can come to you as he came to Me in the desert. He knows your weaknesses and he tempts you through them. Be watchful and do not let yourself be taken by the evil one. You can be tempted by the world. You read newspapers and watch television and you are attracted to different things that are going on. You might want to be rich and you might try wrong ways to get money. Some people steal money or steal things that belong to another. This is sinful and no one should do that. You can be tempted by the flesh. Desires can come in your heart to have sex with a person who is not your wife or husband. You might be tempted to drugs or to alcohol. All this shows how human beings can be twisted and have the desire to follow the wrong way. You have to be alert so you do not give in to any of these temptations. Remain closely united with Me and you will have the strength to overcome them all. I bless you.”

          Father Melvin

November 22, 2013

God our Father

A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews 12, 1 – 13:

Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfector of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God. Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood. You have also forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons:
“My son, do not disdain the discipline of the Lord or lose heart when reproved by him; he scourges every son he acknowledges.”
Endure your trials as “discipline”, God treats you as sons. For what “son” is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are without discipline, in which all have shared, you are not sons but bastards. Besides this, we have had our earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respect them. Should we not then submit all the more to the Father of spirits and live? They disciplined us for a short time as seemed right to them, but he does so for our benefit, in order that we may share his holiness. At the time, all discipline seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who are trained by it.
So strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. Make straight paths for your feet, that what is lame may not be dislocated but healed.

We had a beautiful sunny day yesterday and it should be sunny again today. The little snow we got is all gone now.

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

“Do not be afraid of suffering My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters. Although I was the Son of God I suffered terribly until My death on the cross. I had not done anything wrong but I accepted all this suffering so that you could become My brothers and sisters and follow Me. See how the Apostles suffered for all of them except one are martyrs. Today they live in great joy and peace in heaven. There are many of My followers throughout the centuries who have suffered very much. They accepted all this suffering for their sins and to help their fellow men and women to come to Me and believe in Me. So do not be afraid to be disciplined. In this way you will amend your lives and stop sinning and follow the good way. Look to your Father in heaven and be ready to do what He asks of you. He loves you and He wants you to be with Him in heaven one day. Offer up to the Father every suffering and every discipline and you will be with Him. I bless you all.

Father Melvin