Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Paul’s Speech before King Agrippa
Dear Friends,
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (26:12-23):
[Paul said,] “On one such occasion I was traveling to Damascus with the authorization and commission of the chief priests. At midday, along the way, O king, I saw a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my traveling companions. We all fell to the ground and I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad.’ And I said, ‘Who are you, sir?’ And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. Get up now, and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness of what you have seen of me and what you will be shown. I shall deliver you from this people and from the Gentiles to whom I send you, to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may obtain forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been consecrated by faith in me.’
“And so, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. On the contrary, first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem and throughout the whole country of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached the need to repent and turn to God, and to do works giving evidence of repentance. That is why the Jews seized me when I was in the temple and tried to kill me. But I have enjoyed God’s help to this very day, and so I stand here testifying to small and great alike, saying nothing different from what the prophets and Moses foretold, that the Messiah must suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”
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We had a beautiful sunny day yesterday and the temperature was over 20 degrees Celsius. Please continue to pray for the intentions of Our Blessed Mother.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“You are called to follow Me, your Lord, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who believe in Me as your Savior. You know that Paul at the beginning wanted to destroy My Church. He had many Christians arrested and killed, including the first Christian martyr, Saint Stephen. However, one day he was called by Me because He was persecuting Me. He heard My voice and from that day he followed Me. He became My Apostle and he traveled to many countries to preach the Good News, which I brought into the world. He knew he would suffer because I had suffered very much when I was on earth and I did say that My followers would suffer too.
“I call you all to repent of your sins. You know that every person is a sinner and if you repent, then I will take away your sins. You will come into the light and the evil one will be chased away. Never give in to Satan, for all that he wants is that you reject Me and follow his evil ways. Follow the way I showed you and you will be blessed. I love you all.”
Father Melvin