Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Ministers of a New Covenant
Dear Friends,
A reading from St. Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians (2 Cor 14:3-6):
Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ and manifests through us the odor of the knowledge of him in every place. For we are the aroma of Christ for God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to the latter an odor of death that leads to death, to the former an odor of life that leads to life. Who is qualified for this? For we are not like the many who trade on the word of God, but as out of sincerity, indeed as from God and in the presence of God, we speak in Christ.
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need as some do, letters of recommendation to you or from you? You are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by all, shown to be a letter of Christ administered by us, written not in ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets that are hearts of flesh.
Such confidence we have through Christ toward God. Not that of ourselves we are qualified to take credit for anything as coming from us, rather, our qualification comes from God, who has indeed qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit, for the letter brings death, but the Spirit gives life.
A lady went to see our Bishop last week and he told her that people can come to the chapel of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island any day and pray. They can pray their rosaries, they can have meetings and they can consult me. Nobody will be turned away if you come here. You know that I am home the whole summer but please phone to let me know the day you will be coming. This lady who is a great believer in Our Lady of Prince Edward Island will begin a commission to study the whole story of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island. Please pray for her.
(Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words.)
“I love you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters living on earth these days. My big question to you all is this: Do you love Me? The Apostles showed their immense love for Me by all the sufferings they went through and at the end they all died except one as martyrs. In this way they gave their lives out of love for Me. They were not afraid to speak to the people about Me and indeed many believed in them and became My followers. I came into the world to begin a New Covenant in My blood. All bishops and priests are ministers of the New Covenant and they are working in union with Me for the salvation of the people. Accept My friends those I have chosen for you and pray for them every day. They have the great power to celebrate the Holy Eucharist, which is the greatest of prayer and all who believe in Me should wish to participate as often as possible. It is through the ministry of the priest that I bring about this great miracle of changing the bread and wine into My very Body and Blood. I love you all and I want you all in close union with Me.”
Father Melvin