June 11, 2015
The Washing of the Disciples’ Feet
A reading from the Gospel of Saint John 13, 1 – 15:
Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father. He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end. The devil had already induced Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, to hand him over. So, during supper, fully aware that the Father had put everything into his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God, he rose from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a towel and tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel around his waist. He came to Simon Peter who said to him, “Master, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not understand now but you will understand later.” Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “Unless I wash you, you will have no inheritance with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Master, then not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well.” Jesus said to him, “Whoever has bathed has no need except to have his feet washed, for he is clean all over; so you are clean, but not all.” For he knew who would betray him; for this reason, he said, “Not all of you are clean.” So when he had washed their feet and put his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you realize what I have don for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.”
I had visitors today; one came from Alberta and the other two were from Prince Edward Island. They came for prayers as two of them have cancer and the other fell and injured her leg. I prayed on all three that the Lord would heal them. They brought me to a restaurant for a noon meal in Tignish. After eating we went to visit the church of St. Simon and St. Jude in Tignish and I showed them the picture of Our Blessed Mother that had appeared on the veil of the tabernacle in 2006 and we can see it still today. Our Blessed Mother had told me that she would appear in a church in Prince Edward Island to confirm that She was appearing to me.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Redeemer given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I bless you My brother Melvin and all my brothers and sisters who love Me and have great faith in Me. I had the Last Supper with the twelve Apostles although half way Judas Iscariot left to do what he had decided to do. So as we began toe supper, I got water and a towel and started washing the feet of the Apostles and when I came to Peter, he refused to allow Me to wash his feet. He told Me that I will never wash his feet. So I told him that if he does not allow Me to wash his feet, he will never get anything from Me. After this he changed and told Me that I could wash his feet, his hands and his head. I told him that he had bathed, so all he needed was to washed his feet. So I washed his feet and the feet of all the other Apostles. After I had washed their feet, I told them that they knew who I was, their teacher and master. I told them that I had given them a model so that they too would wash each other’s feet.
My dear brothers and sisters, love one another and help one another in your problems. What I did for you is the example that you must love one another as I love you.”
Father Melvin