Sunday, August 21, 2011
“Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees”
Dear Friends,
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “… Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You lock the kingdom of heaven before human beings. You do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow entrance to those trying to enter. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You traverse sea and land to make one convert, and when that happens you make him a child of Gehenna twice as much as yourselves. Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘If one swears by the temple, it means nothing, but if one swears by the gold of the temple, one is obligated.’ Blind fools, which is greater, the gold, or the temple that made the gold sacred? And you say, ‘If one swears by the altar, it means nothing, but if one swears by the gift on the altar, one is obligated.’ You blind ones, which is greater, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? One who swears by the altar swears by it and all that is upon it; one who swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it; one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who is seated on it.” (Passage from the Gospel of St. Matthew 23:1-2a,13-22)
I hope to be able to make many copies of the Our Lady of Prince Edward Island Newsletter this week and to send them out to all those who have subscribed to it. I send four Newsletters a year and the autumn one is now ready. It will be sent in both English and French. The cost to subscribe to the Newsletter is $12.00 for Canadians and $15.00 for those outside of Canada. Please make a cheque to Fr. Melvin Doucette for the amount.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Messiah given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“As I greet you, may you be filled by the Holy Spirit, My brother Melvin and all My friends scattered all over the world. I want you to be aware of the falsehood of the scribes and Pharisees during My time on earth. They continually worked against Me in many ways. They refused that the people enter the Kingdom of God, which I founded and called all those who believe in Me to enter. There are plenty of modern day scribes and Pharisees who oppose Me and stop people from entering My Church. Listen to Me who calls you into My Church and not to atheists, modernists or devil followers. I love you and I want you with Me.”
Father Melvin