Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Paul’s Plans
Dear Friends,
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (19:21-31):
When this was concluded, Paul made up his mind to travel through Macedonia and Achaia, and then to go on to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must visit Rome also.” Then he sent to Macedonia two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, while he himself stayed for a while in the province of Asia.
About that time a serious disturbance broke out concerning the Way. There was a silversmith named Demetrius who made miniature silver shrines of Artemis and provided no little work for the craftsmen. He called a meeting of these and other workers in related crafts and said, “Men, you know well that our prosperity derives from this work. As you can now see and hear, not only in Ephesus but throughout most of the province of Asia this Paul has persuaded and misled a great number of people by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all. The danger grows, not only that our business will be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be of no account, and that she whom the whole province of Asia and all the world worship will be stripped of her magnificence.”
When they heard this, they were filled with fury and began to shout, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” The city was filled with confusion, and the people rushed with one accord into the theater, seizing Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians, Paul’s traveling companions. Paul wanted to go before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him, and even some of the Asiarchs who were friends of his sent word to him advising him not to venture into the theater.
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Yesterday we had some sunshine, but it was cloudy, especially in the late afternoon. We had rain during the night. I will be going on Thursday to Toronto for two or three days as I have to go and see the person who is in charge of the cheque, which is the gift of money for Our Lady of PEI.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I bless you, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who have great faith in Me. In the time of Saint Paul, there were many pagan religions. Today there are many false religions too, such as New Age, the Jehovah Witnesses, the Mormons, and many Satanic cults. All of these do not honor Me, but the people of these cults follow the evil one. They teach falsehood and bring people into the darkness. I am the light and those who follow Me come into the light. Paul was not afraid to tell the people of his time that the Way, which is My Church, is the only true religion and all should enter into that Church. There is no salvation if you belong to these false religions or cults, because they do not come from Me. Come My friends and read what the saints have written from the time of Saint Paul until today, and they will show that My Church goes back to when I was on earth, that the Eucharist is truly My body and My blood and that My Church follows the seven sacraments instituted by Me. This is the Church where I am truly present and she has all the power to save you all. Come and be part of My Church, and you will be blessed. I love you all.”
Father Melvin