A Special Call from Jesus and Mary
Father Melvin Doucette (62 years of age) was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was ordained 33 years ago for the Missionaries of Africa. He spent 29 years in Africa working mainly in large missions where the mandate was to set up a church in those areas and then move somewhere else. In 1990 Father Doucette spent three months in Jerusalem to participate in a biblical course on the Gospels and to attend a 30-day retreat.
Father Doucette began contemplating 24 years ago and for the last three years he has been receiving locutions in the present form. He also had locutions in Jerusalem during his thirty-day retreat. At this time, he is home in Palmer Road Parish, Prince Edward Island.
A Visit from Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Not too many people have a visit from the Mother of Jesus. Every now and then we hear of apparitions happening in different parts of the world, but who would ever think that the Mother of God would appear to him or her? Some months ago I was very surprised when the Mother of Jesus appeared to me. She came when I was beginning to pray.
I saw this beautiful lady wearing a white dress down to Her ankles. Her head was covered with a long blue veil that draped over one shoulder. She had sparkling blue eyes and looked young. She was holding the Child Jesus in Her right arm. He was wearing a pinkish-red gown down to His feet. Jesus also had blue eyes, and he had a full head of golden curly hair. His right hand was raised in blessing.
Mary was standing on reddish-brown land surrounded by water. The land was shaped like Prince Edward Island. After a few moments She said to me, �I am the Lady of Prince Edward Island, and I want a shrine built here in My honor. I love all the people of the Island and I consider all of them My children. I desire all the people of the Island and beyond to come to this shrine to honor Me and ask for My help. I am going to intercede before My Son for every genuine request. Melvin, write a poem in My honor and commission someone to paint Me with Jesus at My side the way you see Us now. It is to be the official painting of �Our Lady of Prince Edward Island�. Write to the Bishop of Charlottetown and request him to build this shrine. I love you, my son, and all My children living on this Island and beyond.�
Our Lady and the Child Jesus visited me two more times. She comes always dressed the same way and standing on land shaped like the Island. Every time She comes She insists She wants the Shrine to be built with the title �Our Lady of Prince Edward Island.� She asks me to make Her request known everywhere and to tell people to pray for this intention. She adds these words, �I am going to reside with Jesus at the shrine, and all the people of the Island and beyond are going to come and visit Me there. They are coming on pilgrimages, celebrations, and feast days. Some are coming to ask for My help, others are coming to thank Me, and the rest are coming just to say a prayer. Some are coming in sorrow because of sickness, or loss of a loved one. Others are coming to discern their calling in life, or to ask for help to return to Jesus. Some are coming for an increase of faith or for help to enter the Church. And there are others are requesting strength to overcome addiction to alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and so on. Some are coming alone, others are coming in groups, and still others are coming with members of their parish, their church movement, or religious organization. Some are returning to the Faith after having been away for a long time while others are coming to be instructed in the Faith. Melvin, I am not going to send away anyone empty-handed. I am going to hear every prayer, every request, and I am going to intercede before My Son for every one. I am truly the Mother of all Islanders.�
In one of Her visits She gives me a vision of the shrine She wants. It is a very high church and it is large enough to hold many people. I see only the outside of the church. There are two large buildings flanking the church, one to the right of the church and another to the left of the church. These buildings are for the priests and the sisters who take charge of the shrine. I have written to the Bishop about Our Lady's request and he has replied that he has no plans to build a shrine.
Amanda Richard of Summerside painted Our Lady of Prince Edward Island according to the description I gave her of what I saw in the apparition. It is a beautiful painting about five feet high and nearly three feet wide. It is a very good imitation of the vision I had. In the painting the eyes of both Jesus and Mary are looking straight at you, giving you the feeling that you are face-to-face with Jesus and Mary in the flesh. I am looking forward to seeing the photographs and to responding to the many requests from the Island and all over the world for a copy. Today thousands of people from Canada, America, Europe, Africa, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, and the Philippines know about Our Lady of Prince Edward Island. People from many countries send me e-mail messages and inquire about when the shrine is going to be built and how they can contribute to the shrine. But I am not going to launch any campaign until I have the Bishop�s permission.
On April 21, 2001, Mary appeared again to me. She speaks of different things but toward the end She says, �Melvin, I cannot end this conversation without again mentioning My great desire to have a shrine built in My honor on Prince Edward Island. This is the great longing of My Heart. When this shrine is built, My children are going to come in great numbers to visit Me, to pray to Me, and to ask for My help. I am going to bless all who come to honor Me and express their love. Jesus, Who is enthroned in all shrines, is going to shower His gift of grace on everyone. His grace is going to produce many conversions, an increase of faith, and the return to the Church of many lost souls. He is going to give the gift of peace to all who come with a sincere heart. Melvin, I am the Lady of Prince Edward Island, as the painting testifies. As you clearly see in the vision and in the painting, I am standing on a piece of land in the shape of the Island. This painting is dear to My heart. Have photographs made, and may all the homes on the Island and off the Island display this painting. As a priest, you blessed the original painting, and I in turn, am going to bless all the homes where My image is honored. Jesus and I guarantee that the shrine is going to be a great blessing to all the people of the Island and beyond. It is to be My special home and there I am going to welcome all who come to visit Me.�
Our Lady has indicated the general area where She wants the shrine to be built, but She allows the Bishop and us to decide the exact location of the shrine. In the meantime I ask all who read this to comply with Our Lady�s requests. She wants us to pray, to make sacrifices, and to make novenas until we have the Bishop�s permission to build the shrine. I am merely an unworthy instrument whom Jesus and His dear Mother use to bring about Their desires. Let us take to heart the words Jesus and Mary address to all of us and begin the work They ask of us.
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