March 06, 2014
The Cleansing of a Leper
A reading from the Gospel of Saint Matthew 8, 1 – 4:
When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I will do it. Be made clean.” His leprosy was cleansed immediately. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.”
Wednesday was the day of the beginning of Lent. So on Ash Wednesday I received the ashes in order to begin this new season. I will be praying for you all that the Lord gives you special graces and gifts as you journey towards the promised land. Today I went to the wake of my Aunt Josephine. She will be buried tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 10:30 a.m.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“You know My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters that leprosy is a horrible disease. It destroys the body especially the face, the arms and hands and the feet, all parts that are easily seen. A person’s face of one who has leprosy looks horrible and one can loose the fingers and part of the hand and also the toes and part of your feet.
Many people came to Me who suffered this sickness and I healed them. After they were healed all the parts of their body was restored.
There is also a spiritual leprosy. It is called mortal sin. Any person who commits a mortal sin by doing horrible things like adultery, killing, over drinking and taking too much drugs and there are still many more ways of committing this sin, with the result that their spiritual self, especially the soul, the intelligence and will begin to die. That person lives in darkness and has no peace, joy or love. That person can be tormented by the devil and he can inhabit your spirit. There is only one person that can heal you and bring you back to sanity. I am that person and I am always ready to do it if the sinner repents of his or her sins. The person must be ready to change his or her life and come back to Me. He or she must stop the horrible things he or she is doing. After repentance, he or she must go to confession and receive absolution from the priest and be completely restored. If you do this then you will be filled with peace and joy. I call you all to hurry up to repent of all your sins and to make amends for what you have done. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin