Saturday, January 12, 2013
The Lord’s Prayer
Dear Friends,
A reading from St. Luke’s Gospel (11:1-8):
[Jesus] was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say:
Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins
for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,
and do not subject us to the final test.”
And he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him,’ and he says in reply from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been locked and my children and I are already in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’ I tell you, if he does not get up to give him the loaves because of their friendship, he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence.”
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Again I wish to thank all those who have sent me cheques and money to help me get over Christmas. I am at the end of my heating oil as the tank is going empty, and I do not have enough yet to fill the tank. I truly need your help. Please send me cash if possible because I can freeze to death before I get the money from the cheques. May the Lord bless you all.
Below you will find the message of Our Dear Mother Mary given to Father Melvin. She spoke to him these words,
“I am praying for you My dear son Melvin and all My sons and daughters spread all over the world. I pray for you all the time asking My Son Jesus to give you all the graces and help that you need. I call upon you all to pray and you know that My Son Jesus taught you a beautiful prayer, which you should pray many times a day. It is the Our Father. This prayer gives honor to God the Father and asks for His Kingdom to come. Through this prayer you pray for your food and you ask the Father to forgive you all your sins. You too therefore are to forgive all those who have offended you in any way. It is a beautiful and simple prayer, which you must learn and repeat often. My Son also teaches you that all people are your friends and you should act as a friend to all those in need. Never refuse to help those who ask for help. I intercede for all of you my children and remain always close to Jesus, your Savior, and to Me, your Mother. I love you all.”
Father Melvin