Saturday, December 15, 2012
The Preaching of John the Baptist
Dear Friends,
A reading from St. Luke’s Gospel (3:1-6):
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the desert. He went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah:
“A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'”
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We were supposed to have a lot of snow yesterday but we got just a sprinkling and the sun came out in the afternoon. Yesterday was also the day of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island. She did not come to visit me during the day yesterday but She came in the evening about 7:30 p.m. You will read Her message in the Newsletter, which I will put out during the first week of January 2013.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I fill you with My love My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who are preparing for My Birthday at Christmas. One great man who went before Me to announce My coming was St. John the Baptist. He traveled through many places in Judea telling the people to come to him for the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of their sins. He told them that they needed to prepare for the coming of the Messiah, the Savior, as He was very near. Many people followed John the Baptist and went to the Jordan River to be baptized.
“So, My brothers and sisters, I call you all like St. John the Baptist, to prepare yourselves for My great Feast. Repent of all your sins and offer yourselves completely to Me to follow all that I have taught you as you can find in the Gospels. I want you all My friends to be people of great faith and people of prayer. Come to Me and I will help you with many graces. I love you all.“
Father Melvin