April 10, 2014
The Tradition of the Elders
A reading from the Gospel of Saint Matthew 15, 1 – 9:
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands when they eat a meal.” He said to them in reply, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For Go said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother shall die.’ But you say, ‘Whoever says to father or mother, ‘Any support you might have had from me is dedicated to God, need not honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God for the sake of your tradition. Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy about you when he said,
‘This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me;
in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines human precepts.'”
Today we had the wake for my brother-in-law Leo. Many people came to view the body and to offer sympathy. The funeral will be tomorrow Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon. My sister finds it hard indeed and so does all their children. He will be missed by many people.
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 follow all that the Father has asked you to do. He gave you ten commandments and you are to follow all of them. You are never to substitute a human law for the commandments of your Heavenly Father. This is what the Jews did and I reproached them for doing this. I also reproach those today who do the same. He has said that marriage is between a man and a woman but today how many refuse to follow what the Father has commanded them. Some prefer to go to a hockey game or a football game on Sunday morning instead of going to church for Sunday Mass. It is a law that all have to go to church on Sunday unless they are sick. It is absolutely forbidden to kill an unborn child. This is murder for the Father has said, ‘You shall not kill.’ So all who have an abortion commit an grievous sin against their Heavenly Father. Follow all that He has asked you and you will be saved. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin