December 09, 2013
Dear Friends,
Announcement of the Birth of Jesus
A reading from St. Luke’s Gospel 1, 26 – 38:
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, the angel said, “Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” And the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for northing will be impossible for God.” Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
The Church here in Canada celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 9th this year because the 8th is on Sunday, the Second Sunday of Advent. Therefore, for us the Feast is today.
Below you will find the message of Our Blessed Mother given to Father Melvin. She spoke to him these words,
“Rejoice with Me My son Melvin and all My sons and daughters who have accepted Me as your Mother. When the Angel Gabriel came to visit Me, his first words were, “Hail Mary, full of grace.” Some Bibles have changed this but the truth is what is written above. Yes, I am full of grace from the moment of My conception. I was not born with original sin as all the descendants of Adam and Eve are. Because I had been chosen to be the Mother of Jesus, the Son of God, before I was born so God the Father prepared Me to be His Mother from the moment of My conception. I could not be stained by sin as I was to be the Mother of God, so I was Immaculate from the moment of My conception. So this is why My Church, of which I am the Mother, established this great feast of Mine.
I call you all My children to follow Me every day by not committing sin. You know that I never committed even a venial sin during My whole life long. Come now My loved ones and offer yourselves completely to Jesus and to Me and we will help you to avoid sin in the future. You need to offer yourselves everyday and ask for the graces you need every day. I await your offering today. I love you all.”
Father Melvin
P.S. May Our Heavenly Mother bless you and keep you all close to Her.