Father Melvin Doucette

New Brunswick, Canada

Friday, 12 October 2001

IT IS THROUGH SUFFERING THAT THE WORLD WILL BE RENEWED


Dear Paul, Rita and Friends, Greetings and best wishes to you all! I 
arrived
home in Palmer Road at 12:45 pm today after a superb pilgrimage to 
Italy. We
began at Venice which is a very special city. I was able to celebrate 
the
Holy Eucha- rist at the Duomo, the beautiful Cathedral of St. Mark in 
that
city. We visited the historical part of the city and to get there we 
had to
take a boat ride. Old Venice does not have streets but canals and one 
takes
a gondola to reach the place one wants to go. On the second day we
celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, another 
wonderful
place to visit. On Friday I celebrated the Holy Eucharist with the 
whole
group in St. Ambrose Church in Florence where an Eu- charistic miracle 
took
place. On Saturday the celebration was at St. Dominic's Church in 
Siena, the
town made famous by St. Catherine of Siena. On Sunday we celebration 
the
Holy Eucharist at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi. This place is 
very
beautiful and all pilgrims should visit it. On Monday Holy Mass was
celebrated at San Giovanni Rotundo, the town where Blessed Padre Pio 
lived
and died. The whole group visited his tomb in the main church. On 
Tuesday
the celebration of the Holy Eucharist was at the Patriarchal Basilica 
of St.
Mary Major in Rome, the first church dedicated to the Mother of God 
built in
the 5th century. On Wednesday we attended the Papal audience in St. 
Peter's
Square and two of the group were able to kiss the Pope's ring. In the
evening the celebration of the Holy Eucharist was in a special room at 
the
hotel in Rome. On Thursday morning before going to the airport, we all
walked to St. Mary Major again, and I celebrated the Holy Eucharist 
with the
whole group and we prayed for peace. This gives you an idea of some of 
the
places we visited and had the privilege to celebrate Mass. I also thank 
the
Lord for giving us 10 sunny days. It rained at times while we were in 
the
bus going to a city but as we got there the sun would come out and we 
could
visit the place without getting wet. We attended the papal audience 
outside
in the square although it was cloudy and rain seemed to be ready to 
fall at
any time. However, no rain fell during the whole of the audience only
afterwards. I thank Our Lord and Our Blessed Mother for being with us 
during
these days.

In my time of contemplative prayer this morning in Dieppe, New Bruns- 
wick,
Jesus spoke to me these words,

"Melvin, my brother and friend, I love you, I care for you. You are 
back in
Canada after a holy and blessed pilgrimage to the many holy places in 
Italy.
I accompanied you every day and Our Blessed Mother was with us too. 
Melvin,
there will be much suffering in the world in the near future. You will
suffer together with many people. The moment has now arrived. It is the 
sin
of so many people that has brought this about. Now is the time for all 
my
friends to come near to me, to pray fervently every day, and to go to 
church
regularly. You, who contemplate daily, I will give you peace of mind 
and
heart. I will live in your hearts and I will bless you every day. Do 
not be
afraid but be prepared to suffer. It is through this suffering that the
world will be renewed. May all repent of their sins as soon as possible 
and
amend their lives, so that the sufferings may be lessened. I love you."

Jesus gives us a message today which we naturally don't like to hear. 
It has
to do with suffering. I do not know what kind of suffering this will 
be. But
whatever it is let us remain focused on Jesus, and increa- se our 
prayer and
devotion to Him. Jesus loves us and He calls us close to Him and He 
will
give us His peace and take away our fear. May the Lord bless you and 
may Our
Lady enfold you in her mantle.

Father Melvin

Tel: (902) 882-2004, Email: melvin.doucette@pei.sympatico.ca

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To read Michael H. Brown's article on Father Melvin Doucette, click on 
this
web site: http://www.spiritdaily.com/doucette.htm

Fr. Doucette's two books and pictures of Our Lady are still available.

For adults -The Art of Contemplative Prayer: $10 each plus $4 postage 
For
youth -Heart to Heart Talk with Jesus: $5 each plus $3 postage Photo 
-Our
Lady of Prince Edward Island, 8x10: $5 each plus $3 postage

If you live in Canada you can order them from: Father Melvin Doucette,
Palmer Road North RR 2, Tignish, PE C0B 2B0 If you live in the USA, you 
can
order from: Mr. John A. Gallant, 25 Valley View Road, Stratford, CT
06614-2440

NOTE: To receive previous messages, the Bio/Press Release, or Michael
Brown's article, send me (Rita) an email at: pdoucet@nb.sympatico.ca


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