Father Melvin Doucette
Palmer Road North, R.R. 2,
Tignish, Prince Edward Island
C0B 2B0  Canada

 Friday, 05 July 2002

I  SUFFER  ALL  THIS  BECAUSE  I  LOVE  YOU

 Dear Paul, Rita and Friends,

Good morning! We had unsettled weather yesterday and it is continuing
today.
We had plenty of rain and thunder again during the night. This morning
it is
dark and rainy and I can hear a muffled sound of thunder now and then.

I was at the Knights of Columbus Hall near the Church at Palmer Road
last
evening to bless scapulars for the many children attending a bible
school
this week. The children come in large numbers to this annual event
every
year.

In my time of prayer this morning, I was with Jesus in His Passion. He
began
by saying, "Melvin, my brother, come and keep me company as I undergo
the
scourging at the pillar. They have tied my hands high above my head and
they
are getting their whips ready to strike me. OH! the pain as the leaden
ends
of the whips cut my flesh. Melvin, I share this pain with you so that
you
may experience the scourging too. The blood is flowing down my back and
legs
from the cuts. OH! the pain from these cruel whips! I am suffering for
you,
Melvin, and for all my brothers and sisters. As your Saviour, I am
paying
the price for your sins. I have freely accepted to suffer and to die
for you
that you may be redeemed and become the beloved children of my Father.
Do
not be afraid if I let out a cry of pain due to the torture I am
undergoing.
See my people how horrible sin is, that it causes me such pain. What a
terrible offense it is to my Father. Blood is now oozing from every
part of
my body. I feel weak from this merciless beating. Will they ever stop?
My
body is now a huge sore which burns and causes pain to shoot
everywhere. I
am about to faint from this suffering and pain. I suffer all this
because I
love you. I want you close to me. Be my close friends."

I relived with Jesus this morning the scourging at the pillar. He
received
the 40 lashes from the soldiers who put all their strength to inflict
as
much suffering on Him as they could. His whole body was all cut up from
the
leather thongs and the lead in the tips. It is a wonder  that He did
not
collapse from the beating He received. He was bloodied all over and any
movement He made just increased the pain. He tells us  that He accepted
all
this suffering for love of us. He would agree to go through this again
if it
would save another person. The scourging also shows the gravity of sin.
It
is our sins that have caused Him so much pain.

Let us repent and promise Him today to avoid all sin with the help of
His
grace He won for us by His Passion and Death on the Cross. Let us
contemplate Jesus today Friday and try to understand His love for us.
Let us
keep Him company as He undergoes His Passion for each one of us.

I will be at Tignish Parish this evening for confessions and the
celebration
of the Holy Eucharist for the first Friday of the month.

May the Lord bless us all and may we remain closely united to Him every
day.

   Father Melvin



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