Paul’s Imprisonment at Phillipi

Monday, May 13, 2013

Paul’s Imprisonment at Phillipi

Dear Friends,
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (16:16-24):

          
As we [Paul and his companions] were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl with an oracular spirit, who used to bring a large profit to her owners through her fortune-telling. She began to follow Paul and us, shouting, “These people are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation.” She did this for many days. Paul became annoyed, turned, and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” Then it came out at that moment.
When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the public square before the local authorities. They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These people are Jews and are disturbing our city and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.” The crowd joined in the attack on them, and the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them to be beaten with rods. After inflicting many blows on them, they threw them into prison and instructed the jailer to guard them securely. When he received these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and secured their feet to a stake.

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          Yesterday Sunday we in Canada celebrated the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord into heaven. Our Savior now sits at the right hand of God the Father in heaven.

          Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I hope you were filled with joy on that great Feast Day of Mine, My brother Melvin and all My brother and sisters who believe in Me and follow Me every day. St. Paul did right when he chased this spirit from the slave girl, because that spirit did not come from the Father. Because he did this he was arrested and beaten terribly and then thrown into prison. He had done nothing wrong, but because the owner of the slave girl would lose much money, he dragged Paul and Silas to the magistrates. Paul and others with him suffered much for being My followers. However, what happened in that prison overnight shows that I was with him and helped him.
“Do not be afraid to do what is right, and you will be blessed indeed. Today I want you all to fight against abortion, euthanasia, the destruction of fertilized stem-cell and same-sex marriage. This has to be stopped as soon as possible or the people of the world will live in darkness and much suffering. If you are My followers, you will do what you can to end all these sinful practices. I bless you all.”

          Father Melvin

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Paul Visits Asia Minor

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Paul Visits Asia Minor

Dear Friends,
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (16:6-15):

          
[Paul and Timothy] traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian territory because they had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from preaching the message in the province of Asia. When they came to Mysia, they tried to go on into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them, so they crossed through Mysia and came down to Troas. During the night Paul had a vision. A Macedonian stood before him and implored him with these words, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” When he had seen the vision, we sought passage to Macedonia at once, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
We set sail from Troas, making a straight run for Samothrace, and on the next day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, a leading city in that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We spent some time in that city. On the sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river where we thought there would be a place of prayer. We sat and spoke with the women who had gathered there. One of them, a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, from the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, listened, and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what Paul was saying. After she and her household had been baptized, she offered us an invitation, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home,” and she prevailed on us.

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          I am happy that my friend, Philip, from Quebec is out of hospital. He suffered a stroke and fell unconscious and was brought to the hospital. I prayed for him and now he is getting better, but he will have to spend time to recuperate. Please pray for him.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God given to Father Melvin. He spoke to him these words,
“Keep your heart open to My words, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who have committed your lives to Me. Every person is born in the world with a special mission. In order to live in peace and joy, you need to follow the mission you have been given. Look at St. Paul when he was traveling from one city to another preaching the Good news. One day he had a vision calling him to Macedonia, a country that had never heard of Me. Did he agree to go there? Yes, of course. He traveled there and preached the Good News to these people and some became Christians. Paul was always ready to do whatever I told him. I call you all to be faithful to My words and to do all I ask of you. I want you as My friends who have a great love for Me. You know that I love you and that I died for each one of you. I did this to save you all, but you need to cooperate with Me. Let us walk together every day. I bless you all.”

Father Melvin

P.S. I wish you all a great Feast of the Ascension.

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Mary Visits Elizabeth

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Mary Visits Elizabeth

Dear Friends,
A reading from St. Luke’s Gospel (1:39-55):

          
During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

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          I thank you all for praying for my intentions. I am waiting for good news within a day or two. May Our Blessed Mother intercede for you all.

Below you will find the message of Our Blessed Mother given to Father Melvin. She spoke to him these words,
“I love you My son Melvin and all My sons and daughters spread all over the world. I ask you all to pray your rosary every day, and remember when you pray the Hail Mary, you repeat the words of My cousin Elizabeth, ‘Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb.’ Indeed as I said in My canticle, all the people will call Me blessed. Remember I am the Mother of Life and I wish to tell you that every child that is conceived has the right to be born. No one has the right to destroy life. If you do, you offend God very seriously. Look at the infant Jesus. He was just conceived in My womb when I went to visit My cousin. Yet He caused Elizabeth’s infant to leap in her womb. He was already from conception a person, and all need to recognize this and respect this dear innocent infant and be full of joy that God the Father has given you such a beautiful gift of a child. Come and follow My Son Jesus and go to church regularly, and follow all the commandments of God. I bless you all.”

          Father Melvin

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