Yesterdy we have celebrated St. Nicolas. Big day for all Croatian children as St. Nicolas is famouse to bring presents - PROVIDING- you were a good child all year round. Now if you were not then you get just a tree branch. :-)
As in every Croatian family, ours also has few Nikols so they were also celebrating their name-day. So you can imagine the feast one can have.
Medjugorje is mostly deserted since it rains for days now. We do have pilgrims in the village but it is not possible to climb the mountains or to walk around the village. Most of us is preparing for the December 8th when is the big feast day and also that is the day when we are to plan our wheet for the Cristmas candels (Croatian light 3 candels on a Cristmas day during Cristmas lunch).
Vicka is back in the village and was speaking to the pilgrims this morning. Father Jozo receives groups in Siroki Brijeg (today is english).
Emanuel and I are back in the store, we are making greeting cards and mass cards for our friends and some preciouse blood chaplets for the local "Preciose blood prayer group". Divine mercy chaplets are on Christmas sale untill Dec. 22 so if you are interested please write us an e-mail at emanuelmedjugorje@yahoo.com. Also we have some keychains and Medjugorje Stone rosaries and Peace chaplets on special OFFSEASON(winter) prices. Online payments with credit cards are possible.
SO this is it from me today! I suggest you read the artical on plenary indulgence and think about it for December 8th.
Love to you all. May Good God bless you !
Anita
Thank you for sharing St. Nicolas Day with me. I hope the children of Medjugorje all received gifts instead of branches. Of course we know that the best gift they have is that Our Lady is there!
ReplyDeleteToday I am observing the feast day of the Immaculate Conception as a Catholic for the first time. I have blogged my experience of it at my website .
Thank you most of all for keeping us close to Medjugorje in our hearts, even if we are half a world away. God bless you, Emanuel and Anita!
Blow a kiss to Our Lady for me!
Thank you so very much. we enjoyed your website too.
ReplyDeleteWe will blow many many kisses from you to Our Lady.
God bless you
Emanuel