Thursday, November 03, 2011
Herod’s Desire to Kill Jesus
Dear Friends,
At that time some Pharisees came to him and said, “Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you.” He replied, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I accomplish my purpose. Yet I must continue on my way today, tomorrow, and the following day, for it is impossible that a prophet should die outside of Jerusalem.’ (Jesus’ Lament over Jerusalem) “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how many times I yearned to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were unwilling! Behold, your house will be abandoned. But I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'” (Passage from the Gospel of St. Luke 13:31-35)
I celebrated Holy Mass yesterday morning in the Little Shrine of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island at 9:30 a.m. and I prayed for the souls in Purgatory. I talked to those present about those who are suffering in Purgatory and how important it is for us to pray for these souls and to have Masses offered for them. Last evening I went to the prayer meeting here at our Parish Church. There were many people present and many prayed for the souls in Purgatory.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and God given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I thank you for your love, My dear brother Melvin, and all My brothers and sisters living in every country of the world. When I was living in Israel during My public life, even the King of the Jews wanted to kill Me as it is written in the Bible. You know that the Chief priests and many of the Jewish leaders also wanted to kill Me and at My trial before Pilate they urged the people to shout together,‘Crucify Him! Crucify Him!‘ Can you believe that these Jewish leaders wanted to kill the Son of God, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, who had come into the world to save them all. Indeed, as you know, they succeeded to have Me crucify on the cross but I used this horrible death to offer Myself in sacrifice to the Father for your salvation. This was the reason I had come into the world to pay the price for all your sins and to open heaven to you all. You know that I wept over Jerusalem because the people of this great city did not welcome Me and did not believe in Me. Instead they rejected Me, beat Me severely, crowned Me with thorns, gave Me a big cross to carry and they knew that I did not have any strength and so I fell three times on the way to Calvary. At the end I was nailed to the Cross and died in great suffering with blood oozing out from all My wounds. I love you.”
Father Melvin