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![]() | Medjugorje Website Updates - Medjugorje News & ArticlesFrar 19, 2007 , Originally published Settembru 20, 1997 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Shepherds of Church, Medjugorje in the Catholic Church, Testimonies Medjugorje, a Gift from God![]() Soon after the apparitions of the Queen of Peace began at Medjugorje, it came to the attention of the public that the Diocesan and Franciscan priests of the Mostar diocese did not agree on all issues. This quarrel had in fact broken out over one hundred years beforehand, and sadly, still continues today. At a local level, this discrepancy would not have been intensified had Mostar not been an area of intersecting cultures, faiths and civilizations. At a world-wide level, it wouldn't have been so controversial had Our Lady not appeared in one of it's parishes! Undoubtedly this argument affects the stance of the local Church and the Church in the whole of Croatia as regards Our Lady's apparitions. It is important to mention here that in the initial months of the apparitions the local Bishop, Pavao Zanic believed in the authenticity of Our Lady's apparitions and due to reasons, known only to himself, he altered his stance. Wishing to protect Episcopal comradeship, the bishops of the Church of Croatia have refrained from making public statements. Many other Church dignitaries have followed their example. However there have also been some significant exceptions. Frar 19, 2007 , Originally published Frar 15, 2002 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Testimonies / Author: Sr. Emmanuel Testimony of Teresa![]() One of the guests at Vicka and Mario's wedding, Teresa from Sicily (62 years old) had this to share with us: "I am the twelfth of 14 children. My father used to curse God and beat my mother and us children. We were often hungry and had to sleep 3 to a bed. When I was 9 years old, I received the call to become a nun, but my father would not allow it because he wanted me to work in order to help the family. Later I got married and became lukewarm in my faith. My husband didn’t believe much, but we went to Mass on Sundays." Jannar 30, 2007 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Medjugorje News / Author: Francesco Cavagna New Year’s Eve at Medjugorje![]() Festivity, recollection, inner joy, and an atmosphere of grace and prayer - just as one would expect at Medjugorje, the land chosen and moulded by Mary to fulfi l her plan of renewal for the Church and mankind – was what made new year’s eve extra special; even if each time of the year at Medjugorje is marked by particular graces. Jannar 30, 2007 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Spiritual Life / Author: Cristina Palici St. Bernard of Clairvaux - Aglow with Love for Mary![]() He managed to inflame whomever came close to him with the same love for God and Mary. His name: ST. BERNARD of CLAIRVAUX (1091-1153), one of the fi rst Cistercian monks, third mediaeval father and last father of the Church in chronological order. He was a beacon of spiritual light that illuminated all of western Europe during the XII century. Jannar 29, 2007 , Originally published Novembru, 1994 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Shepherds of Church, Medjugorje in the Catholic Church, Testimonies Bishop of Namur on MedjugorjeOther languages: English, Italiano
![]() On 25 August, Ivan visited Beauraing in Belgium where Mary appeared to 5 children for 33 times in 1932. Mass was celebrated by the Bishop of Namur, Msgr. Léonard. The following is from his eloquent homily. "(...)Which are the churches that please the Lord? Crowded churches. He loves them, because a crowded church for the Lord is a prophecy of what will be at the end of time, when God’s Kingdom will be everything in everyone! Jannar 25, 2007 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Priests of Medjugorje, Testimonies / Author: Fra Leonard Orec, OFM Holy Mass in memory of Fr. Leonard Oreč![]() On Sunday, January 21, 2007, was commemorated the fifth anniversary of the death of Dr. Fr. Leonard Oreč, former parish priest of Medjugorje and founder of the religious-humanitarian organization “Medjugorje-Mir”. Holy Mass was celebrated for him in the parish church. It was presided by Fr. Ivan Landeka, another former parish priest of Medjugorje and actual president of the organization “Medjugorje-Mir”, and concelebrated by the present parish priest of Medjugorje, dr. Fr. Ivan Sesar. Jannar 25, 2007 , Originally published Frar 15, 2002 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Visionaries, Vicka Ivankovic-Mijatovic, Interviews Vicka Ivankovic’s and Mario Mijatovic’s Wedding![]() 26.01.2002 – On Saturday, January 26th, 2002, in the parish church of St. James in Medjugorje, the wedding of Vicka Ivankovic from Medjugorje and Mario Mijatovic, a native from Sarajevo, was celebrated. The marriage that was blessed by Fr. Branko Radoš, pastor of Medjugorje, the Holy Mass at which concelebrated Fr. Jozo Zovko and Fr. Ivan Landeka along with more than 20 other priests from all over the world, the wedding that attracted hundreds of friends from all over the world and more then 30 photographers and journalists, means for Vicka - the always smiling parishioner who still today has daily apparitions of Our Lady - that with her henceforth stands a man with whom she is eternally bound in love, and who will be a sure support at the service of Our Lady’s messages and the faithful, who day and night come seeking light on their Christian path. Jannar 24, 2007 , Originally published Settembru 9, 2002 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Priests of Medjugorje, Reflections / Author: Dr. Fra Slavko Barbarić, OFM Prayer and fasting for peaceOther languages: English, Hrvatski
![]() In the message of September 25, 2001 « … pray and fast that God may give you peace … » Praying and fasting for peace was the substance of the whole life of Fr. Slavko Barbaric, from the very day he entered in the service of the messages of Our Lady. In his last book: “Fast with the heart”, Fr. Slavko wrote especially on fasting and praying for peace. Let us read some passages from this book: Dicembru 24, 2006 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Books ![]() The Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse![]() St. Thérèse of Lisieux The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'Une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Entitled by herself: "The Story of the Springtime of a Little White Flower" with additional writings and sayings of St. Thérèse Dicembru 21, 2006 , Last update Dicembru 24, 2006 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Other / Author: Marek Gayer Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2007!![]() ![]() ^^^ CLICK ON THE TITLE! ^^^ I sincerely wish to all of you, that the love of little Jesus would be reborn in your hearts, resulting in spiritual experience of joy and peace. I also wish you, that especially this Christmas time would also be the time of deep prayer of heart and sincere love and devotion towards Jesus Christ, Our Lady and God the Creator. So that in the end of this year, your hearts would be prepared to enter the New Year of 2007 with tranquility and love towards God the Creator, all his creatures and everything that is divine, holy and good. Note: On The Christmas Day (i.e. 12/24/2006), you will find a present for you here. Dicembru 20, 2006 , Originally published Gunju, 1984 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Visionaries, Ivanka Ivankovic-Elez, Interviews / Author: Fr. Svetozar Kraljevic Interview with Ivanka Ivankovic, By Fr. Svetozar Kraljevic![]() Medjugorje, February, 1983Svetozar Kraljevic: Ivanka, you and Mirjana were taking a walk together that day. Why were you walking together? Ivanka Ivankovic: We regularly walked together in that area. We had been at my house; then we decided to take our walk. Dicembru 8, 2006 , Originally published Frar 1, 2003 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Testimonies, Spiritual Life / Author: Sr. Emmanuel Recollections of the early days of Medjugorje apparitions by Kathleen Martin![]() ...In the early years, Kathleen tells us, the church would be packed and the people - with great zeal - would always sing the "Ave" at the end of Mass. Marija said that very often Our Lady would reappear and she'd go above the people back and forth in the church, and she would be weeping. Marija once asked her why she wept. Our Lady said, "Because I didn't know so many people loved me!" (Kathleen's observation: She cried for joy because she didn't expect to be loved - which means she's not used to being loved by us Dicembru 8, 2006 , Originally published Gunju 2, 2005 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Interviews, Medjugorje and Vatican Statue of Our Lady in Civitavecchia weeping tears of blood![]() For ten years now, the statue of Gospa in the town of Civitavecchia is weeping tears of blood An interview with Mons. Girolamo Grillo from Civitavecchia – “The tree can be recognised by its fruits”, quotes Bishop Girolamo Grillo the words of Jesus from the Gospel, when somebody asks him about Gospa weeping tears of blood in the town of Civitavecchia. A little statue of Our Lady bought in Medjugorje more than ten years ago started to weep tears of blood about ten years ago, in the village of Pantano, near the town of Civitavecchia, 60 km from Rome. Dicembru 2, 2006 , Originally published Novembru, 2001 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Reflections / Author: Sr. Stefania Consoli Love becomes a Child![]() Love, sung, prayed, and proclaimed, has always been the object of man’s attention. To tell the truth, love is the only thing we seek and really need. Lack of love is the root of every conflict whether personal, or a family or world affair. If every person were to fully enjoy a portion of the love for which he was created, no one would ever bother to attack another, but he would simply love! Novembru 22, 2006 / Section: Medjugorje News & Articles - Category: Shepherds of Church, Medjugorje in the Catholic Church, Testimonies Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, St. Paul-Minneapolis, USA, a Testimony -- In Medjugorje, people are turning to God![]() Some years ago when I was first a bishop in Louisiana, it must have been 1988, I was making my first "ad limina" visit to the Holy Father in Rome. The other bishops of Louisiana were with me and, as what the custom of John Paul II, we were invited in to enjoy a lunch with him. There were eight of us at the table with him. Soup was being served. Bishop Stanley Ott of Baton Rouge, La., who has since gone to God, asked the Holy Father: "Holy Father, what do you think of Medjugorje?" | | ![]() | |
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