June 3, 2015
The Raising of Lazarus (3)
A reading from the Gospel of Saint John 11, 28 – 44:
Martha went and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, “The teacher is here and is asking for you.” As soon as she heard this, she rose quickly and went to him. For Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still where Martha had met him. So when the Jews who were with her in the house comforting her saw Mary get up quickly and go out, they followed her, presuming that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her weeping, he became perturbed and deeply troubled, and said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Sir, come and see.” And Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him.” But some of them said, “Could not the one who opened the eyes of the blind man have done something so that this man would not have died?”
So Jesus, perturbed again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay across it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to him, “Lord, by now there will be a stench, he has been dead for four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me; but because of the crowd here I have said this, that they may believe that you sent me.” And when he had said this, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, “Untie him and let him go.”
I went to New Brunswick today and I gave the lawyer the money I had collected. There still remains one more sum to pay and the money for building the shrine and the monasteries will be in Our Lady’s account. Oh, if you can help me to pay the two thousand dollars as soon as possible then there will be great joy to start the beautiful shrine of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island. Please pray that the money will come in as soon as possible and send me some if you can.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“Rejoice My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters as you read the great miracle of the raising of Lazarus from the dead. He had been in the tomb for four days and his sister Martha did not want the door of the tomb opened because of the stench in the tomb. I told her that if she believes she will see the glory of God. So they took the stone away from the tomb. Then I said a prayer to My Heavenly Father saying, “Father, I thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me, but because of the crowd here I have said this, that they may believe that you sent me.” Then after I said this prayer, I shouted these words, “Lazarus, come out!” Lazarus woke up and got up and came out alive. Then I told the people to untie him so he can go free.
My dear friends, this man was dead for four days and through My power I brought him back to life in very good health. Because of this miracle, many people believed in Me and accepted Me as the Messiah, he Savior of the world. Through this miracle, I want to show the people of the world that indeed I am the Son of God with all power and I want you all to believe in Me and come and follow Me. You truly will be My brothers and sisters and you will be saints in heaven one day. I bless you all”
Father Melvin