March 25, 2015
The Cleansing of the Temple
A reading from the Gospel of Saint Luke 19, 45 – 48:
Then Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.'” And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the teachers of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death, but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words.
Tomorrow is the great feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, when Our Blessed Mother was visited by The Archangel Gabriel to announce to Her that She would be the Mother of the Messiah, the Savior of the world. Her Son is no other but the Son of God, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. She will give birth to Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit. Our Blessed Mother will be known as the Mother of God for indeed Jesus is God equal to the Father and the Holy Spirit. Let us celebrate fittingly this great feast. She will come to visit me tomorrow and bring me a message. I will publish it in the Newspaper, the Voice of Heaven, in a few weeks.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“It is important My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters to understand that My houses (churches) throughout the world are houses of prayer. They are not places to sell things and must not be dens of thieves.
You know that I chased away all those who were selling in the temple in Jerusalem. I had a strap and I drove all those thieves away from the temple for they had changed the temple into a marketplace. I overthrew their tables and sent them out. I want every person in My churches to respect the place where I live and stop talking and shouting and selling all kinds of things.
My dear friends, make sure that on Sunday and on all days you go to church, that you respect My place and enter in to pray. I am present there in My house and you must realize this fact and show your love to Me by genuflecting, by kneeling, by making the sign of the cross and by praying to Me. I am there to grant you all that you need especially to fill you with the graces and strength so that you will be able to follow all the commandments of God. Do not make My home a marketplace. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin