Monday, December 10, 2012
The Canticle of Zechariah
Dear Friends,
A reading from St. Luke’s Gospel (1:67-80):
Then Zechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying:
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and brought redemption to his people.
He has raised up a horn for our salvation within the house of David his servant,
even as he promised through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old:
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
to show mercy to our fathers and to be mindful of his holy covenant
and of the oath he swore to Abraham our father, and to grant us that,
rescued from the hand of enemies, without fear we might worship him
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God by which the daybreak from on high will visit us
to shine on those who sit in darkness and death’s shadow, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert until the day of his manifestation to Israel.
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Again I would like to thank all those who sent me donations to help me buy heating oil for my house. I will need to buy some more in two weeks’ time. So if you can help me I would be very happy indeed. I do not want to leave the Little Shrine of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island for lack of heating oil.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I bless you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters living in every country of the world. We are approaching My great feast day, which is Christmas, the day I was born in Bethlehem. Before My birth the Father had chosen St. John the Baptist to go before Me and to point Me out to the people. St. John’s father was filled with the Holy Spirit at the circumcision of his child and sang a canticle. He blessed the Father who visited His people by sending a Savior to redeem us. All this was foretold by many prophets of the past and now we have another intervention of the Father. He sent John the Baptist into the world as a prophet and he is to prepare for My coming among the people. He is the one who helped Me begin My public life and the one who baptized Me. John called the people to repent of their sins in order to prepare for My coming. I was to come to guide the feet of all the people to the light and to peace. St. John the Baptist did a great work on my behalf. I love him and I love you all too.”
Father Melvin