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

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Paul’s Arrest

Dear Friends,
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (21:27-36):
          When the seven days were nearly completed, the Jews from the province of Asia noticed him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd, and laid hands on him, shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help us. This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place, and what is more, he has even brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this sacred place.”
For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him and supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. The whole city was in turmoil with people rushing together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the gates were closed. While they were trying to kill him, a report reached the cohort commander that all Jerusalem was rioting. He immediately took soldiers and centurions and charged down on them. When they saw the commander and the soldiers they stopped beating Paul. The cohort commander came forward, arrested him, and ordered him to be secured with two chains; he tried to find out who he might be and what he had done. Some in the mob shouted one thing, others something else; so, since he was unable to ascertain the truth because of the uproar, he ordered Paul to be brought into the compound. When he reached the steps, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob, for a crowd of people followed and shouted, “Away with him!”

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          We had a mostly cloudy day yesterday, but there was no rain. We are supposed to have some sun today.

          Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“At times you can be attacked by your own people, so be careful My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who are members of the Kingdom of God. Look at Saint Paul who was a Jew, yet he was attacked in Jerusalem in the temple and the Jews wanted to kill him. If the soldiers had not come, he would have been killed for sure. So the soldiers saved him for a trial later on. The only thing that Saint Paul did was to try to show the Jews that I, the Savior of the world, have come and every Jew should follow Me. His proof that I am the Son of God was the fact of My resurrection from the dead. Only God could come back to life after being buried for three days, or if I brought a person back to life with My own power, which is the power of God. This is what I did in the case of Lazarus who was buried for three days.
“Come My brothers and sisters, do not doubt that I am the Son of God and your only Savior. I gave My life by dying on the cross so that heaven could be opened to you and that your sins could be taken away. Follow Me and you will enter heaven one day. I bless you all.”

          Father Melvin

Monday, May 27, 2013

Paul and James in Jerusalem

Dear Friends,
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (21:15-26):
          After these days we made preparations for our journey, then went up to Jerusalem. Some of the disciples from Caesarea came along to lead us to the house of Mnason, a Cypriot, a disciple of long standing, with whom we were to stay. When we reached Jerusalem the brothers welcomed us warmly. The next day, Paul accompanied us on a visit to James, and all the presbyters were present. He greeted them, then proceeded to tell them in detail what God had accomplished among the Gentiles through his ministry. They praised God when they heard it but said to him,
“Brother, you see how many thousands of believers there are from among the Jews, and they are all zealous observers of the law. They have been informed that you are teaching all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to abandon Moses and that you are telling them not to circumcise their children or to observe their customary practices. What is to be done? They will surely hear that you have arrived. So do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow. Take these men and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses that they may have their heads shaved. In this way everyone will know that there is nothing to the reports they have been given about you but that you yourself live in observance of the law. As for the Gentiles who have come to believe, we sent them our decision that they abstain from meat sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from unlawful marriage.”
So Paul took the men, and on the next day after purifying himself together with them entered the temple to give notice of the day when the purification would be completed and the offering made for each of them.

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          Yesterday was the Feast of the Blessed Trinity. I prayed for all of you that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit bless you all and give you all the graces you need to walk with God.

          Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“Pray every day, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who have offered yourselves totally to Me. Be ready to follow My plans, for you all have a special mission. Saint Paul was called to go to Jerusalem and many prophets were telling Saint Paul that he would be arrested and thrown into prison in Jerusalem, but he did not worry about that. I had called him there through the power of the Holy Spirit and he never turned back. He went through a purification when he arrived and he would go to the temple and make an offering once the purification was completed.
“I ask you all, My brothers and sisters, to offer yourselves completely to Me to do only My will. I will guide you along the right path and give you all the graces and gifts that you need, so that you will daily walk up the mountain in order to have this great union with Me. I bless you all and I love you.”

          Father Melvin

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Paul’s Farewell Speech at Miletus

Dear Friends,
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (20:17-29):
          From Miletus [Paul] had the presbyters of the church at Ephesus summoned. When they came to him, he addressed them, “You know how I lived among you the whole time from the day I first came to the province of Asia. I served the Lord with all humility and with the tears and trials that came to me because of the plots of the Jews, and I did not at all shrink from telling you what was for your benefit, or from teaching you in public or in your homes. I earnestly bore witness for both Jews and Greeks to repentance before God and to faith in our Lord Jesus. But now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem. What will happen to me there I do not know, except that in one city after another the Holy Spirit has been warning me that imprisonment and hardships await me. Yet I consider life of no importance to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear witness to the gospel of God’s grace.
“But now I know that none of you to whom I preached the kingdom during my travels will ever see my face again. And so I solemnly declare to you this day that I am not responsible for the blood of any of you, for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the entire plan of God. Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, in which you tend the church of God that he acquired with his own blood. I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock.

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          Yesterday it rained for most of the day and it was cold. I ask you all to continue to pray for the intentions of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“Be strong, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who are united to Me. It is only by having a strong relationship with Me that you will be able to face any problems or difficulties. Look at Saint Paul, he had to face many difficulties, but he was strengthened by Me and he was not afraid. He was always ready to face any problems with My help. He knew if he went to Jerusalem, he would be arrested and thrown into prison, yet he went there just the same as the Holy Spirit inspired him. He gave great witness of his faith in Me and he faced death without any worries. He told the Christians at Ephesus that they too would face savage wolves that will cause them many problems, but they should not be afraid but remain in close union with Me. Today there are many Catholic Christians that face strong opposition wherever they are, but they should always remain close to Me so that their faith remains strong. I love you all and I bless you.”

          Father Melvin
P.S. I wish you all a great Feast of the Blessed Trinity.