Saturday, May 18, 2013
The Jews accused Paul before Gallio
Dear Friends,
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (18:12-23):
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him to the tribunal, saying, “This man is inducing people to worship God contrary to the law.” When Paul was about to reply, Gallio spoke to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or malicious fraud, I should with reason hear the complaint of you Jews; but since it is a question of arguments over doctrine and titles and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters.” And he drove them away from the tribunal. They all seized Sosthenes, the synagogue official, and beat him in full view of the tribunal. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
Paul remained for quite some time, and after saying farewell to the brothers he sailed for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his hair cut because he had taken a vow. When they reached Ephesus, he left them there, while he entered the synagogue and held discussions with the Jews. Although they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent, but as he said farewell he promised, “I shall come back to you again, God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus. Upon landing at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch. After staying there some time, he left and traveled in orderly sequence through the Galatian country and Phrygia, bringing strength to all the disciples.
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Our Blessed Mother is surely happy with all your prayers, so please continue to pray with Her.
Below you will find the message of Our Dear Mother given to Father Melvin. She spoke to him these words,
“I love you My son Melvin and all My sons and daughters who follow My Son Jesus with all your hearts. One who had a great love for Jesus, My Son, was Saint Paul. He traveled to many places in his time and spoke everywhere about the Good News of My Son Jesus. He suffered at the hands of the Jews because they did not want to accept his teachings and some did not want to hear about their Savior Jesus, the Son of God.
“It is important for all of you to learn from Saint Paul and to be always ready to talk about My Son Jesus to anyone who is ready to listen. Speak especially about the great events of His life, such as His birth, the transfiguration on the mountain, the miracle at the wedding feast at Cana, the institution of the Holy Eucharist with His Apostles, His Passion and His death on the cross and at the end His resurrection from the dead. All this shows that He is indeed the Son of God, the Messiah, the Savior of the world. All are called to believe in Him so that they can be saved. I ask you all to pray for the conversion of all the people of the world. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin