Monday, December 17, 2012
Is John the Baptist the Messiah?
Dear Friends,
A reading from St. Luke’s Gospel (3:15-20):
Now the people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Messiah. John answered them all, saying, “I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” Exhorting them in many other ways, he preached good news to the people. Now Herod the tetrarch, who had been censured by him because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds Herod had committed, added still another to these by also putting John in prison.
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Our Lord wants me to begin the Families for Jesus in January 2013. I will start a meeting at Our Lady of Prince Edward Island’s chapel with the group that will come and we will begin by praying the rosary, then we will read a passage from the Bible and all will be free to share on these words. At the end we will voice our petitions to the Lord. We will meet every week.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord who is the Messiah given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“Rejoice My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters living in every part of the world. My feast is fast approaching and next week you will celebrate it. You know that the one who prepared the people for My public life was St. John the Baptist. He baptized many people but at one time the people were asking if John was the Messiah. He was very clear by telling them that he was not the Messiah. I am the Messiah sent to earth by My Heavenly Father. I was to come with the baptism of the Holy Spirit and with fire. This happened at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles and all those present in the upper room. They saw the tongues of fire on their heads. John the Baptist prepared the people by asking them to repent of their sins and to wait for My arrival. Yes, I came to John the Baptist at the Jordan and he baptized Me and introduced Me to the people. You should take to heart the words of John and receive Me in your heart as your Savior. I bless you all.“
Father Melvin