Monday, January 7, 2013
The Conditions of Discipleship
Dear Friends,
A reading from St. Luke’s Gospel (9:23-27):
Then Jesus said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself? Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”
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I wish to thank you all for your prayers. Many have phoned me and written to me that they are praying for me and for the mission that Our Lord and Our Blessed Mother have given me. Your prayers have been a great help to me. I was very sick for some months during the summer and the fall, but now I am completely healed and my strength is back as usual. Many too are praying for the mission I have been given. There are wonderful changes coming soon and I pray that I will soon have the money needed to build and the restrictions will be lifted. Please continue to pray for all these intentions.
Below you will find the message of Our Dear Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“Open your hearts to me My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who accept Me as the Son of God who came on earth with a great mission to save you all. I want you all to be very close disciples of mine. You need to be humble by always being ready to offer yourselves totally to Me and to carry your cross every day. Your cross is the suffering, the burden and the hardship you carry at times in your lives. Each person is sick at times and that too is a cross. In any suffering you are going through, you are to offer all of this to Me for the forgiveness of your sins and for the sins of all the world. Your God is always ready to forgive you if you are truly repentant and do not forget to ask for the graces you need to do better in the future. If you put Me first in your life then I will be your light to lead you along the right path on earth and one day you will reach your destination, which is heaven, where you will be united to Me, your Savior and Lord, forever. I love you all.“
Father Melvin