MESSAGE TO FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE - JANUARY 14, 2003

Father Melvin Doucette,  1704 Palmer Road North, R.R. 2
Tignish, Prince Edward Island   C0B 2B0   Canada
TEL: 902-882-2004 / E-MAIL: melvin.doucette@pei.sympatico.ca

Tuesday, 14 January 2003
 
Theme:  "I WON THE VICTORY"

Dear Paul, Rita and Friends,
Greetings on this partly sunny day! It is cold again today and a little
snow fell overnight. I arrived home last evening from a wonderful
weekend in Detroit, Michigan. I thank all my new friends in and around
Detroit for their great welcome and pleasant stay among them. I am
especially happy to have gone to pray at the tomb of Blessed Solanus
Casey OFM Cap. and to learn more about his life. His remains are not
kept within the Capuchin monastery in Detroit.

I was in prayer with Jesus this morning and He spoke to me saying,
"Melvin, I love you. You are back home after a faith-filled weekend in
Detroit. As you saw I have many friends there. You taught all those who
came about contemplative prayer, a prayer so dear to my heart. I call
all my friends to have this intimate relationship with me. I redeemed
you by my suffering and death on the cross, so that you would all be my
brothers and sisters. As I am your Saviour, I want to live in your heart
and I desire that the bond between us will grow daily. You were made for
me but you need to submit yourself completely to me so that my plan will
be realized in you. Without me you would not be able to defeat the
enemy. I won the victory over Satan and with me you too will win. Let
our partnership, our union, be strong by cooperating with my grace and
by persevering in a deep and personal prayer from the heart every day.
This is the way to nourish my life in you. I live in your heart with the
Father and the Holy Spirit. I bless you all."

We all have many battles to wage against Satan, against sinful
inclinations, against pride and against our tongue. Jesus tells us that
we will not win this battle alone. We are weak and inclined to evil. We
need the grace and the strength that comes from God to be able to
overcome sin. Jesus defeated the evil one and won for us redemption. We
are powerless against sin when we are left on our own. However, with His
power we too can win. Jesus needs to live in our hearts and we have to
cooperate with Him every day. With Him we will advance and the victory
will be sure.

I offered Holy Mass yesterday for my friend, Wayne Boudreau, who died on
Saturday and was buried yesterday. May the Lord welcome him home. Thank
you all for your prayers for him. Please continue to pray for Michelle,
this young woman of 34 years of age, who had a bone marrow transplant
and now suffers from the effects of rejection.

Let us remain close to Jesus who is our Friend, our Brother and our
Saviour.
 
Father Melvin  
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