November 16, 2014
Groups and Slogans
A reading from Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 1, 10 – 18:
I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose. For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by Chloe’s people, that there are rivalries among you. I mean that each of you is saying, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Kephas,” or “I belong to Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I give thanks to God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, so that no one can say you were baptized in my name. I baptized the household of Stephanas also beyond that I do not know whether I baptized anyone else. For Christ did not send me to baptized but to preach the gospel and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning.
I thank God for the help I received during the last few days. There is only $3,000 still lacking. I pray that next week I will be able to receive the rest of that money. I know that Our Blessed Mother is working so that Her money may come in as soon as possible so we can begin to do what She asked. Please pray with me that all this money will come in soon. I thank those who sent me some money.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I call you all My brother Melvin and all My brothers of sisters living in every country of the world to be constantly united to My Church. Do not be like the Corinthians as Saint Paul wrote in his letter to them. They brought division to My Church by some saying they belong to Paul, others said they belong to Apollos, still others said they belong to Kephas and only some said they belong to Christ. What they did is nonsense. Whoever baptizes a person is a servant of mine because they baptize in My Name. I am the one who told them to go throughout the world and those they find who believe in Me, then they can baptized them in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Today it is mostly the priest who baptizes but one is not baptized in the name of the priest. It is the same at the time of Saint Paul, one was not baptized in the name of Paul. He is just the person who perform the ceremony of baptism for which he has been appointed by Me. Remember you belong to Me who is your Savior for I am the one who died on the cross for you. The Sacrament of Baptism is a great sacrament and every person who believes in Me is to be baptized so that all sins can be removed and you received sanctifying grace and live in Me. I live in those who are baptized and remember that baptism is absolutely necessary for entrance into heaven. However, you know that there is a baptism of desire when a person dies without the opportunity to be baptized although this person believes in Me. I call you all to live your baptism every day and you will be saved. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin
P.S. There is still a bit of snow on the ground from yesterday but it is melting in the sun.