The Lament for Jerusalem

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin
Friday, January 20, 2012

The Lament for Jerusalem

As Jesus drew near, he saw the city (Jerusalem) and wept over it, saying, “If this day you only knew what makes for peace – but now it is hidden from your eyes. For the days are coming upon you when your enemies will raise a palisade against you; they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides. They will smash you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another within you because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.” Then Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.'” And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death, but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words. (

Passage from the Gospel of St. Luke 19:41-48)

Dear Friends,

I did not leave for Ontario yesterday because the people I was going to see phoned to ask to delay until Monday or Tuesday next week. So I hope to leave by Monday if the weather is good. Good news: a man with cancer came to the healing Mass sometime ago and I know many people prayed for him. Two days ago he went for an operation and when the surgeon opened him up, the tumor had shrunk and hardly anything of it was left. Let us praise the Lord for this great miracle.

(Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus gave him this message:)

“”I call you all to be My close friends, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters living all over the world. You see that the people of Jerusalem did not welcome Me but instead they arrested Me and crucified Me. Well, the Father decided that Jerusalem would be completely destroyed. This happened about 40 years after My death on the cross. Remember, God is just and all people will be judged when they die.

I also chased from the temple those who were selling there. The temple is a house of prayer. So, you too, My brothers and sisters, have great respect for the churches for they all are the place where I reside. I bless you all.””

Father Melvin

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