Father Melvin Doucette
1704 Palmer Road North, R.R. 2
Tignish, Prince Edward Island
C0B 2B0  Canada

Friday, 20 September 2002

I  CALL  YOU  TO  FOLLOW  ME

Dear Paul, Rita and Friends,
Good morning on this sunny Friday! There is a disturbance with clouds
and rain coming our way this afternoon but the sun should be out again
tomorrow.

I keep busy with mailing books to many who write for them, receiving
people who come to see me, answering letters and e-mail. I cooked a lot
of beets yesterday and bottled them. I have enough now for the next six
months.

In my prayer this morning, I was with Jesus before Pontius Pilate. He
spoke to me saying, "Melvin, I am condemned to death and my death will
bring you redemption. I stand here before Pontius Pilate with my body
all cut up from the scourging with the whips. My head is aching terribly
from the thorns driven into my head. The blood from these wounds is
running down my face and into my eyes and I cannot see. My hands are
tied behind my back like a criminal. I stand here with two soldiers
beside me, one on each side. My people, listen to the people as they
shout all together 'crucify him'. Pontius Pilate washes his hands to
signify that he does not want anything to do with me. He tells the
people that they can do with me as they please. In this way he passes
the sentence of death on me. I am to die for each one of you personally.
I will atone for your sins and bring reconciliation between you and my
Father. It is out of love for each one of you that I embrace my cross. I
will carry it to Calvary and be nailed on it. My brothers and sisters,
will you walk with me to Calvary today? Will you repent of your sins?
Will our mutual relationship grow today? I am on my way to suffer and
die for you. I call you to follow me. Do not look back but continue your
walk with me. I love you and bless you."

Great sorrow filled my heart as I contemplated Jesus before the Roman
Governor. Our Lord was in great suffering and bleeding all over His
body. Pontius Pilate handed Him over to the people to kill Him. The Son
of God is condemned to die and yet He has done nothing wrong. He accepts
to suffer and die for you and me to wash away our sins in His blood. Let
us spend time with Jesus in His Passion today and offer Him all our
love. He wants us to be His friends.

I thank you again for all your prayers for my mother who is slowly
getting stronger. She is walking around now and eating well. There is no
more bleeding. My friend, Wayne Boudreau is still in great pain with
lung cancer. Please continue to pray for him.

May Jesus bring us close to His Heart today.

Father Melvin

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E-MAIL: melvin.doucette@pei.sympatico.ca
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