May 22, 2014
The Great Tribulation
A reading from the Gospel of Saint Matthew 24, 15 – 19:
Jesus said, “When we see the desolating abomination spoken of through Daniel the prophet standing in the holy place, let the reader understand, then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, a person on the housetop must not go down to get things out of his house, a person in the field must not return to get his cloak. Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days. Pray that your flight not be in winter or on the sabbath, for at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has been since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will be. And if those days had not been shortened, no one would be saved, but for the sake of the elect they will be shortened. If anyone says to you then, ‘look, here is the Messiah;’ or ‘There he is;’ do not believe it. False messiahs and false prophets will arise, and they will perform signs and wonders so great as to deceive, if that were possible, even the elect. Behold, I have told it to you beforehand. So if they say to you, ‘He is in the desert,’ do not go out there, if they say, ‘He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For just as lightning comes from the east and is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.”
There are plenty young people today who are baptized but they do not pray and do not go to church. I had a young woman in her 20’s and she told me that she had never prayed the rosary, she does not pray at night and never goes to church. Yet she is very sick and needs a healing. What can one do with a young person in such a situation? I always get them to give themselves totally to the Lord and to do all that the Lord wants from them. I give them a rosary and I show them how to pray the rosary and I ask them to pray the rosary every day. I pray for them that they receive an increase of the gift of faith or if they lost their faith that the Lord gives them back the gift of faith.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus told him these words, “I call you all close to Me especially you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who believe in Me. There is a great tribulation that is coming which will happen at the end of the world, but it will be shortened for the sake of the elect. For those who believe in Me should not be afraid of these tribulations but you need to remain close to Me and I will protect you. If somebody tells you that I am here or I am there, do not believe these people. When I arrive all will see Me and know that I have come for the end of the world which has arrived. So do not be afraid when you are with Me and open your heart to receive My gifts of peace, joy and love. Never forget that I love you with all My heart. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin