Paul’s Life as Pattern

November 23, 2014

Paul’s Life as Pattern

A reading from Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 4, 9 – 21:

For as I see it, God has exhibited us apostles as the last of all, like people sentenced to death, since we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and human beings alike. We are fools on Christ’s account, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we wander about homeless and we toil, working with our own hands. When ridiculed, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we respond gently. We have become like the world’s rubbish, the scum of all, to this very moment.
I am writing you this not to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. Even if you should have countless guides to Christ, yet you do not have many fathers, for I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Therefore, I urge you, be imitators of me. For this reason I am sending you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord; he will remind you of my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach them everywhere in every church.
Some have become inflated with pride, as if I were not coming to you. But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I shall ascertain not the talk of these inflated people but their power. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a gentle spirit?

I hope that the large sum of money for Our Blessed Mother will come in soon. I still have to pay some thousands of dollars before I will be able to receive the money. I hope to be able to pay this money Friday next week because I have to go to the court on that day. I hope many people will send me money before that date. If you could send the money via Paypal it would be very good. After I give them the money I owe them, then I should receive the money of Our Blessed Mother very soon. May the Lord bless you all.

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

“I call you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters to accept My Apostles as your fathers. They are your fathers in the faith. I am the one who chose them and sent them all over the world to teach the truth to you all. You know they suffered much and all of them except Saint John are martyrs. They were all killed because of their faith in Me. Saint Paul in the above reading wrote about this saying that he is like a person sentenced to death for he has become a spectacle to the world. He is not held in honor but in disrepute. He suffered from hunger and he is poorly clad and he is roughly treated. He is homeless and he works hard with his own hands. However, he acts just like Me for when he is ridiculed, he blesses those people; he endures the persecution and when he is slandered, he responds gently. Indeed the Apostles have suffered just like I suffered when I was on earth and at the end I was nailed to the cross and died a horrible death. Yet at the end they entered heaven and they are great saints with us for eternity.
Pray to the Apostles that they may intercede for you. I bless you all.”

Father Melvin

P.S. It was sunny this morning but it became cloudy in the afternoon and we might get a little snow during the night.

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The Role of God’s Ministers (2)

November 22, 2014

The Role of God’s Ministers (2)

A reading from Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 3, 10 – 23:

According to the grace of God given to me, like a wise master builder I had a foundation, and another is building upon it. But each one must be careful how he builds upon it, for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, the work of each will come to light, for the Day will disclose it. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each one’s work. If the work stands that someone built upon the foundation, that person will receive a wage. But if someone’s work is burned up, that one will suffer loss; the person will be saved, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person, for the temple of God, which you are, is holy.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool so as to become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God, for it is written:
“He catches the wise in their own ruses,”
and again: “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.”
So let no one boast about human beings, for everything belongs to you, Paul or Apollos or Kephas, or the world of life or death, or the present or the future; all belong to you, and you to Christ and Christ to God.

It was cold today and when I got up this morning I found a thin blanket of snow everywhere. The front of the house and the roads were all white. I had to go to Summerside today but I was happy to find that the main road to Summerside was completely clear of snow. There was absolutely no snow on that road. However, it was cold and we might get more snow tonight.

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 throughout the world. As you are followers of My Son Jesus, you are called to build up the building that St. Paul speaks about in the reading today. Saint Paul laid down the foundation and the foundation is My Son Jesus. So you are called to build on this foundation. What are you going to use to build on this foundation? Are you going to use gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay or straw. By this Paul means, how are you going to build up your life with Jesus as your foundation? Are you going to be a person of prayer, one who follows all the commandments of God and loves everyone? If you do then you have built with gold, silver and precious stone. If you only have weak faith and hardly pray and do not go to church and do not go to confession, then you are building on wood, hay or straw. When the fire comes, the gold, silver and precious stone will not be damage but the fire will burn the wood, the hay and the straw and there will be nothing left. Make sure that you build with the right material so the building will not be destroyed.
You know by Baptism that you are the temple of God and that the Holy Spirit dwells in you. If you destroy God’s temple, God will destroy you. Remember that the temple of God, which you are, is holy. Remember I am praying for you all that you may remain the friends of My Son Jesus so that one day you will be with us in heaven. I love you all.”

Father Melvin

P.S. The sun did shine today but there were clouds.

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The Role of God’s Ministers

November 21, 2014

The Role of God’s Ministers

A reading from Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 3, 1 –

Brothers and sisters, I could not talk to you as a spiritual people, but as fleshly people, as infants in Christ. I fed you milk, not solid food, because you were unable to take it. Indeed, you are still not able, even now, for you are still of the flesh. While there is jealousy and rivalry among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving in the ordinary human way? Whenever someone says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you not merely human?
What is Apollos, after all, and what is Paul? Ministers through whom you became believers, just as the Lord assigned each one. I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth. Therefore, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who causes the growth. The one who plants and the one who waters are equal, and each will receive wages in proportion to his labor. For we are God’s co-workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

I thank the Lord for the money that came in today. Some have sent me American dollars. altogether I received $250 US dollars. I also received $60 Canadian. A person from France sent me a cheque but I will not be able to get the money before the month of January. May the Lord bless you for your generosity. I hope soon I will have enough money to pay the court.

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

“I call you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters to be spiritual people and not people who follow the flesh. Is there jealousy and rivalry among you? If there is then indeed you follow the flesh. Spiritual people are those who love every person and pray for them. In this way you act the way I showed you and in that case you are united with Me.
Some people show off by saying they belong to Paul and others say they belong to Apollos. Paul and Apollos are ministers and they did what I told them to do. The example Paul gives is that of a field. There is one person who plants in the field, there is another who waters that field but God is the one who causes the plants to grow. So without God there would be no plants in that field. Therefore the one who plants and the one who waters are not of great importance but it is the one who causes the plants to grow who is the most important. Therefore, remember that you belong to Me and I am the One working to bring you to eternal life one day. I call you all to turn to Me and do all that I have commanded you and you will truly be Christians who will be blessed. The ministers have their role to play for they have been appointed by Me. So listen to them for they will bring you to Me for I have the graces you need to advance every day. I will send the Holy Spirit upon you to give you the strength and the life you need. He will make your faith grow so that you may believe without doubting. I bless you all.”

Father Melvin

P.S. We had a little snow today but it is all gone already.

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