August 16, 2014
The Woman and the Dragon
A reading from the Book of Revelation 12, 1 – 17:
A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth. Then another sign appeared in the sky; it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on its head were seven diadems. It tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky and hurled them down to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour her child when she gave birth. She gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and his throne. The woman herself fled into the desert where she had a place prepared by God, that thee she might be taken care of for twelve hundred and sixty days.
Then war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, but they did not prevail and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with it.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
“Now have salvation and power come, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Anointed. For the accuser of our brothers is cast out, who accuses them before our God day and night. They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony; love for life did not deter them from death.
Therefore, rejoice, you heavens, and you who dwell in them.
But woe to you, earth and sea, for the Devil has come down to you in great fury, for he knows he has but a short time.”
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary:
Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,Mother of the Church and Mother of all believers, you are the bright star of our lives. We venerate you Mary, Mother of Jesus, conceived and born without sin, ever Virgin. We come to you, your children, with hearts full of love and respect. We ask you to protect us and may you always show your maternal care to us all.
We dedicate ourselves to you today, dear Mother, to work in close union with you for the spread of the Kingdom of God in our midst. We resolve to follow Jesus, your divine Son, by a life of poverty, chastity and obedience, modeled on the life He led while on earth. Obtain for us, dearest Mother, the grace, the strength and the resolve to work only for Jesus without counting the cost. Help us, we pray, to sow love among all the people we meet and bring us all one day home with You in heaven to live in happiness with the Father, with Jesus, our Brother, and with the Holy Sprit. Amen.”
Below you will find the message of Our dearest Mother given to Father Melvin. She spoke to him these words,
“I bless you, My son Melvin, and all My sons and daughters who work together with Jesus and I for the conversion of the people of the world. You know that Jesus is your Savior but there is another one the devil who is at work to bring you all to follow him. He wanted to destroy My Son Jesus but it was on the cross where He died that He conquered the evil one. By His death he saved you all who believe in Him. My role was to give birth to the Son of God and to take care of Him when He was young. St. Joseph, My husband, also worked hard to take care of both of us. He took us to Egypt for about seven years and there he worked hard so we could have a house to live in and food to eat. My Son Jesus defeated the evil one and He calls you all to follow Him, your Savior. Come with an open heart and accept all that He wants to give you and one day you will be with us in heaven. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin
P.S. Our Blessed Mother came to visit me this afternoon, August 15, and She gave me a message for you all. It will be published in my next Newsletter at the beginning of September. May the Lord fill you all with His love and joy.