Saturday, July 21, 2012
Announcement of the Birth of Jesus
Dear Friends,
A reading from the Gospel of St. Luke (1:26-38):
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.“ But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.“ But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?“ And the angel said to her in reply, “the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.“ Mary said,“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.“ Then the angel departed from her.
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I wish to thank all those who send donations during the last days. This will be very helpful indeed to pay the bills in running the Little Shrine of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island. May the Lord bless you all.
(Below you will find the message of Our Blessed Mother given to Father Melvin. Our Lady spoke to him these words.)
“I bless you My priest-son Melvin and all My sons and daughters living in every continent of the world. It was Our Heavenly Father who chose Me as the Mother of His Son Jesus. He sent the Archangel Gabriel to announce to Me that I would give birth to Jesus, the Son of God. It would be through the Holy Spirit and by the power of God the Father that I would conceive the child Jesus. The Archangel also told me that my cousin, Elizabeth, had also conceived a son in her old age. At the end I gave My complete ‘yes’ to God to become the Mother of the Messiah, the Savior.
I call you all to believe in My Son Jesus who is the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. I was chosen so that He could be born with a human nature and live on earth like every human being. It is important to remind ourselves that Jesus also has a divine nature, as He is the Son of God. Accept Him as your Savior and give yourselves totally to Him so He can accomplish in you everything that is necessary. He gave Himself totally for you by His death on the cross, so now offer yourselves completely to Him through love. He wants your salvation so come and cooperate with Him. I bless you My children.”
Father Melvin