March 14, 2015
The Day of the Son of Man
A reading from the Gospel of Saint Luke 17, 22 – 37:
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. There will be those who will say to you, ‘Look, there he is’ or ‘Look, here he is.’ Do not go off, do not run in pursuit. For just as lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. But first he must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man; they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building, on the day when Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained from the sky to destroy them all. So it will be on the day of the Son of Man is revealed.
On that day a person who is on the housetop and whose belongings are in the house must not go down to get them, and likewise a person in the field must not return to what was left behind. Remember the wife of Lot. Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed, one will be taken, the other left. And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left.” They said to him in reply, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there also the vultures with gather.”
Today is Friday in Lent. In all parish churches there will be the Way of the Cross. All Catholics should attend the Way of the Cross and contemplate the sufferings of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We must be truly aware of what Jesus suffered for us sinners. First He was beaten severely and He was bleeding all over his body. They put a crown of thorns on His head and this must have been terribly painful. After that He was given the cross to carry. He fell three times on the way before He reached to place of His crucifixion. He was nailed to the cross and suffered three hours on the cross before He died. All this He suffered for you and me for He loves us and He wants to save us. Let us believe in Him with all our hearts and follow Him every day.
Below you will find the message of Our Blessed Mother given to Father Melvin. She spoke to him these words,
“I love you My son Melvin and all My sons and daughters who have great faith in My Son Jesus. He told His Apostles that one day after His suffering and death on the cross and His resurrection and ascension, He will return to earth for the last time. Everyone will see Him as we see the sun during the day. He will come with great power at the end of the world. The angels will be with Him. On that day some will go with Him and others will depart from Him. This means that the good people will go with Him to heaven but the evil people will depart from Him and go to the place of suffering and fire. So I call upon you, My dear sons and daughters, to accept Jesus My Son as your Lord and Savior. I want you to pray every day and how I wish that you pray the rosary every day. Every Sunday go to Holy Mass and after you have repented of your sins then you can go and receive Holy Communion. There in the host lives My Son Jesus. He wants to come into your heart and to give you the graces you need to do what is right and to avoid all evil. I am praying for you every day that you cooperate with My Son using the graces He gives you to walk the way to everlasting life. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin