Friday, February 8, 2013
The Conspiracy against Jesus
Dear Friends,
A reading from St. Luke’s Gospel (22:1-13):
Now the feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was drawing near, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking a way to put [Jesus] to death, for they were afraid of the people. Then Satan entered into Judas, the one surnamed Iscariot, who was counted among the Twelve, and he went to the chief priests and temple guards to discuss a plan for handing him over to them. They were pleased and agreed to pay him money. He accepted their offer and sought a favorable opportunity to hand him over to them in the absence of a crowd.
When the day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread arrived, the day for sacrificing the Passover lamb, he sent out Peter and John, instructing them, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” They asked him, “Where do you want us to make the preparations?” And he answered them, “When you go into the city, a man will meet you carrying a jar of water. Follow him into the house that he enters and say to the master of the house, ‘The teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”‘ He will show you a large upper room that is furnished. Make the preparations there.” Then they went off and found everything exactly as he had told them, and there they prepared the Passover.
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We had another cold day yesterday but the sun shone for most of the day. We should have another sunning day today.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord, The Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“Be strong My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who accept Me as their Savior. The Jewish leaders tried all they could to put me to death and they managed it with the help of one of the Apostles, Judas Iscariot. It is horrible what Judas did. He was with Me and the other Apostles for three years. He heard all My teachings and he saw all the miracles and how many evil spirits I drove from people. Yet he did not truly believe in Me. For a bit of money he decided to betray Me. This was the way that the chief priests and the scribes were able to arrest Me and at the end put me to death.
“My dear friends, I ask you to look closely at what Judas did and ask for My help that you never do anything like this in your life. Money cannot be a reason for you to betray your brother or sister. You must love them all the days of your life. I hope that your faith will be strong and you will never deny Me before any person. In this way you will surely be in heaven one day. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin