The Feast of Tabernacles

Friday, February 17, 2012

The Feast of Tabernacles

Dear Friends,

Below is the passage to read from the Gospel of St. John 7:1-13.
After this, Jesus moved about within Galilee; but he did not wish to travel in Judea, because the Jews were trying to kill him. But the Jewish feast of Tabernacles was near. So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. No one works in secret if he wants to be known publicly. If you do these things, manifest yourself to the world.” For his brothers did not believe in him. So Jesus said to them, “My time is not yet here, but the time is always right for you. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify to it that its works are evil. You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, because my time has not yet been fulfilled.” After he had said this, he stayed on in Galilee. But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, he himself also went up, not openly but as it were in secret. The Jews were looking for him at the feast and saying, “Where is he?” And there was considerable murmuring about him in the crowds. Some said, “He is a good man,” while others said, “No; on the contrary, he misleads the crowd.” Still, no one spoke openly about him because they were afraid of the Jews. 

I wish to announce a pilgrimage I will be going on in April and May 2012. It is called the Poland-Medjugorje Pilgrimage. The one in charge is Mr. Scott Scaria who lives in Connecticut. Here is the name of his organization: Poland-Medjugorje Pilgrimage LLC / Tel: (860) 289-2606 / Fax: (860) 289-2606 / E-Mail:scott@polandmedjugorjepilgrimage.com / Site: http://www.polandmedjugorjepilgrimage.com/ During this pilgrimage we will visit the Infant Jesus of Prague in the Czech Republic and go to Poland to visit the shrine of Our Lady of Jasna Gora and also the shrine of Divine Mercy and the place of St. Faustina. After visiting Poland we will travel to Italy and visit the shrine of St. Anthony in Padua, the Vatican and attend a public audience with the Pope and go down to the tomb of St. Padre Pio. We will visit Lanciano and Loreto and take a boat for Split, Croatia, and then go to Medjugorje. We will leave on April 26 and return on May 13. The pilgrimage cost is $3,500.00. Write or phone Scott as soon as possible if you wish to join us. I am appointed the Spiritual Director of the group.

(Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words.)

“I bless you, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters living in the world. I am your Savior who gave His life for your salvation. At the end of My public life, it was not easy for Me to go to Judea and Jerusalem as the Jews wanted to kill Me. They wanted to arrest Me and bring Me to court and condemn Me. So at the Feast of Tabernacles I sent the Apostles ahead of Me and then I followed sometime afterwards. I did this because the time for My Passion and Death had not yet come. The Jewish leaders did not believe in Me and did not want to listen to Me. You, My friends, are believers in Me and you accept Me as your Savior. Come then and prepare for the season of Lent and repent of your sins and I will give you the graces you need. I love you all.“

Father Melvin