Summer Schedule at the Shrine

The summer prayer programme schedule at the Shrine of the Queen of Peace in Medjugorje begins on May 1st.
Praying of the Rosary in the Parish Church begins at 6.00 pm. Holy Mass is at 7.00 pm, followed by the prayer programme according to the day of the week. Eucharistic adoration on Wednesday and Saturday is at 10.00 pm. Both the Rosary on Apparition Hill and the Way of the Cross on Krizevac begin at 4pm

Centre MIR Medjugorje

Message of April 25, 2006

Message of April 25, 2006
“Dear children! Also today I call you to have more trust in me and my Son. He has conquered by His death and resurrection and, through me, calls you to be a part of His joy. You do not see God, little children, but if you pray you will feel His nearness. I am with you and intercede before God for each of you. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

The seventh International Seminar for Married Couples

The seventh International Seminar for Married Couples will be held from the 1st to the 4th November 2006. The theme of the seminar is: “The family called to forgiveness and holiness” (“…I invite all of you, little children, that before all else forgive in the family…let your family be a place where holiness is birthed…”, from Our Lady’s message from 25th January 1996 and 24th of July 1986)
Bring with you: a small FM radio with headphones (for simultaneous translation) and a Bible.
Participation per couple: 40 €. You may make reservations by e-mail: seminar.marija@medjugorje.hr, or by fax +387-36-651-999. The number of participants is limited because of the available space in the Hall, se we ask you to send your registration as soon as possible, latest by the end of September. All the participants are invited to individually provide their accommodation in Medjugorje.


7th INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR MARRIED COUPLES

The seventh International Seminar for Married Couples will be held from the 1st to the 4th November 2006. The theme of the seminar is:

“The family called to forgiveness and holiness”

(“…I invite all of you, little children, that before all else forgive in the family…let your family be a place where holiness is birthed…”, from Our Lady’s message from 25th January 1996 and 24th of July 1986)


PROGRAM

Wednesday, November 1, 2006
3 pm – Registration of the participants
4 pm – Introduction to the seminar
5 pm – Evening Prayer Program in the church (rosary, holy mass)
9 pm – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Thursday, November 2, 2006
9 am – Morning Prayer
9:30 am – Lecture, sharing (Comunity MIR)
12 am - Silent adoration
2 pm – Lecture, sharing (Comunity MIR)
5 pm – Evening Prayer Program in the church (Rosary, Holy Mass, Adoration)

Friday, November 3, 2006
6.30 am – Prayer on Cross Mountain
10:00 am – Lecture, sharing (Comunity MIR)
12 am - Silent adoration
2 pm – Lecture, sharing (Comunity MIR)
4 pm – Preparation for confession
5 pm – Evening Prayer Program in the church (Rosary, Holy Mass, Veneration of the Cross)

Saturday, November 4, 2006
7 am – Prayer on Apparition Hill
9:30 am – Morning prayer
10 am – Lecture, sharing
12 am – Holy Mass – end of the seminar


Bring with you: a small FM radio with headphones (for simultaneous translation) and a Bible.

Participation per couple: 40 €. You may make reservations by e-mail: seminar.marija@medjugorje.hr, or by fax +387-36-651-999. The number of participants is limited because of the available space in the Hall, se we ask you to send your registration as soon as possible, latest by the end of September. All the participants are invited to individually provide their accommodation in Medjugorje.

Lecturers:

The Community "Word and Prayer" (Community MiR) is a catholic society of lay believers, whose founder is Ph.D. Tomislav Ivancic. The teachings of the Council Vatican II, which was held whereas he was a student in theology in Rome, are the source and the support of his inspirations related to the apostolate of the laity. In the Encyclical of the Pope Paul VI "Evangelii nuntiandi" (1975), consecrated to the evangelization in the contemporary world, the Community recognized its own nature. This is why the following period was marked by a spirituality of evangelization, and expressed through prayer groups and seminars of evangelization. In the 20-year-old practice, the evangelization activity proved to be an particularly successful model of evangelization, not only in Croatia, but also abroad. They showed that the experience of the presence of God acts like a remedy in the healing of spiritual sufferings. Thus Dr. Ivancic gradually developed an authentic model of proposal for a spiritual help, called later the hagiotherapy, according to which one works in the Centers for spiritual help, of which the first was founded in 1990, in Zagreb (Croatia).
The activities of the Community include several fields. The Community "is recognized by the Croatian Bishop Conference for a special mission: to lead people to the experience of the living God, through the seminars of evangelization, to work on the spiritual renewal of the world and to offer spiritual help in Centers for spiritual help (CDP). The first Center for Spiritual Help (in Croatian: CDP) was founded in 1990 as a humanitarian organization, serving those who suffer spiritually, persons plagued by fears, dejection, meaninglessness, aggressiveness, guilt feeling, suicidal thoughts, sense of failure, inability to accept oneself or others, marriage and family crises, problems with children, loss of a beloved person etc.; persons with deviant moral attitudes (bitterness, revengefulness, meanness, dependence of ideologies, sects, criminal deeds etc.); drug-, alcohol-addicts, dependence of the occult, of people etc.; persons searching for meaning, God, hope, understanding... Centers for Spiritual help exist in Croatia, in Austria, in Germany, in Belgium, in Switzerland, in Netherlands and in Italy.
The name of the Community, “Prayer and Word”, designates its essence: in prayer, it receives the power of the Holy Spirit who makes her able to give to people the living God through the Word.

Silva and Ivo Vrdoljak live and work in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, they are parents of two children, 18 and 13 years old. They have been living the charisma of the MiR Community (Prayer and Word Community), of which they have been members since they were students in the community of Prof. Dr. Tomislav Ivančić, for 25 years.

Ivo Vrdoljak is a food technology engineers and completed his spiritual formation under the leadership of Prof. Ivančić. He was director of the Community from 2001 to 2005, leader of the “MiR” community in Slavonski Brod, he leads many spiritual renewals.

Silva Vrdoljak is a theology graduate, hagiotherapist. She is the leader of the Centre for spiritual assistance in Slavonski Brod and a member of the parish committee on addiction. She leads many spiritual renewals for addicts, married couples, families, women, families of deceased soldiers, youth.
The charisma of the Community “MiR” has marked their life and they live and work within it.

Praised be Jesus and Mary!

Here are some picutures taken during Easter in Mejdugorje.
http://www.med-bz.it/pictures/pasqua2006/index.htm

As you know Emanuel and I do not take photos during prayer program
but we are glad that we can bring some of the atmosphere to you
thanks to the official Mejdugorje photographer.

God bless you all

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

May your Easter dawn with blessings for this holy day... May this time of miracles bring joyful surprises, your beliefs be strengthened and your heart filled.

Anita and Emanuel

Good friday- begin Divine Mercy Novena

Praised be Jesus and Mary!
Do not forget, today on the Good Friday we start our Divine Mercy Novena. If you have not done it before, start today. The Sunday after Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday!

Jesus promised that “The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain the complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.”(Diary 699) He went on to say “I want to grant a complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My Mercy.” (Diary 1109)

From today say one chaplet each day following the novena intention
Divine Mercy Chaplet
1. Begin with the Sign of the Cross, one Our Father, one Hail Mary and The Apostles Creed.
2. Then on the Our Father Beads say the following:Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
3. On the 10 Hail Mary Beads say the following:For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
.(Repeat step 2 and 3 for all five decades).
4. Conclude with (three times):Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world

Divine Mercy Novena
In her diary, St. Faustina wrote that Jesus told her: "On each day of the novena you will bring to My Heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy... On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls. By this novena I will grant every possible grace to souls." (Diary 1209, 796)

First Day
"Today bring to Me All Mankind, especially all sinners and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. In this way you will console Me in the bitter grief into which the loss of souls plunges Me."Most Merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look upon our sins, but upon our trust which we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape from It. We beg this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the Holy Spirit.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever. Amen.
Second Day
"Today bring to Me the Souls of Priests and Religious and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy. It was they who gave Me strength to endure My bitter Passion. Through them as through channels My mercy flows out upon mankind."Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in men and women consecrated to Your service, that they may perform worthy works of mercy, and that all who see them may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the company of chosen ones in Your vineyard - upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow them with the strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they may be able to guide others in the way of salvation, and with one voice sing praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen.
Third Day
"Today bring to Me All Devout and Faithful Souls and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. These souls brought Me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were that drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness."Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy, You impart Your graces in the great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart and never let us escape from It. We beg this of You by that most wondrous love for the heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so fiercely.
Eternal Father, turn Your Merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion, grant them Your blessing and surround them with Your constant protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lose the treasure of the holy faith, but rather, with all the hosts of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Fourth Day
"Today bring to Me Those Who Do Not Believe In God and Those Who Do Not Yet Know Me. I was thinking also of them during My bitter Passion, and their future zeal comforted My heart. Immerse them in the ocean of My mercy."Most Compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of the whole world. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who do not believe in God and of those who as yet do not know You. Let the rays of Your grace enlighten them that they, too, together with us, may extol Your wonderful mercy; and do not let them escape from the abode which is Your Most Compassionate Heart.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who do not believe in You, and of those who as yet do not know You, but who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Draw them to the light of the Gospel. These souls do not know what great happiness it is to love You. Grant that they, too, may extol the generosity of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Fifth Day
"Today bring to Me the Souls of those who have separated themselves from My Church and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. During My bitter Passion they tore at My Body and Heart, that is My Church. As they return to unity with the Church My wounds heal and in this way they alleviate My Passion." Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not refuse light to those who seek it of You. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Church. Draw them by Your light into the unity of the Church, and do not let them escape from the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart; but bring it about that they, too, come to glorify the generosity of Your mercy.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Son's Church, who have squandered Your blessings and misused Your graces obstinately persisting in their errors. Do not look upon their errors, but upon the love of Your Own Son and upon His bitter Passion, which He underwent for their sake, since they, too, are enclosed in His Most Compassionate Heart. Bring it about that they also may glorify Your great mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Sixth Day
"Today bring to Me The Meek and Humble Souls and the Souls of Little Children and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They strengthened Me during My bitter agony. I saw them as earthly Angels who will keep vigil at My altars. I pour out upon them whole torrents of grace. Only the humble soul is capable of receiving My grace I favor humble souls with My confidence." Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said, "Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart." Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy, and they are the heavenly Father's favorites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before the throne of God; God Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These souls have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love and mercy.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek souls, upon humble souls and upon little children, who are enfolded in the abode of the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You bear these souls and by the delight you take in them: Bless the whole world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Seventh Day
"Today bring to Me The Souls Who Especially Venerate and Glorify My Mercy and immerse them in My mercy. These souls sorrowed most over my Passion and entered most deeply into My spirit. They are living images of My Compassionate Heart. These souls will shine with a special brightness in the next life. Not one of them will go into the fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each one of them at the hour of death."Most Merciful Jesus, whose Heart is Love Itself, receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who particularly extol and venerate the greatness of Your Mercy. These souls are mighty with the very power of God Himself. In the midst of all afflictions and adversities they go forward, confident in Your Mercy; and united to You, O Jesus, they carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will embrace them as they depart from this life.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls who glorify and venerate Your greatest attribute, that of Your fathomless mercy, and who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls are a living Gospel; their hands are full of deeds of mercy and their hearts, overflowing with joy, sing a canticle of mercy to You, O Most High! I beg You O God: Show them Your mercy according to the hope and trust they have placed in You. Let there be accomplished in them the promise of Jesus, who said to them that during their life, but especially at the hour of death, the souls who will venerate this fathomless mercy of His, He Himself, will defend as His glory. Amen.
Eighth Day
"Today bring to Me The Souls Who Are Detained in Purgatory and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching flames. All these souls are greatly loved by Me. They are making retribution to My justice. It is in your power to bring them relief. Draw all the indulgences from the treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf. Oh, if you only know the torments they suffer, you would continually offer for them the alms of the spirit and pay off their debt to My justice." Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that You desire mercy; so I bring into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls who are very dear to You, and yet who must make retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood and Water which gushed forth from Your Heart put out the flames of Purgatory, that there, too, the power of Your mercy may be celebrated.
Eternal Father, turn Your most merciful gaze upon the souls suffering in Purgatory, who are enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg You, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the bitterness with which His most sacred Soul was flooded, manifest Your mercy to the souls who are under Your just scrutiny. Look upon them in no other way but only through the Wounds of Jesus, Your dearly beloved Son; for we firmly believe that there is no limit to Your goodness and compassion. Amen.
Ninth Day
"Today bring to Me The Souls Who Have Become Lukewarm and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These souls wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suffered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives because of lukewarm souls. They were the reason I cried out: 'Father, take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will.' For them the last hope of salvation is to run to My mercy."Most Compassionate Jesus, You are Compassion Itself. I bring lukewarm souls into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart. In this fire of Your pure love let these tepid souls, who, likecorpses, filled You with such deep loathing, be once again set aflame. O Most Compassionate Jesus, exercise the omnipotence of Your mercy and draw them into the very ardor of Your love; and bestow upon them the gift of holy love, for nothing is beyond Your power.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon lukewarm souls who are nonetheless enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father of Mercy, I beg You by the bitter Passion of Your Son and by His three-hour agony on the Cross: let them, too, glorify the abyss of Your mercy. Amen

Letter from father Jozo

“He is not here: for he is risen, as he said :"go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead." Matthew 28: 6-7

My dear brothers and sisters!
Never as now, have I felt such a profound need to thank Our Loand the the Queen of Peace for each one of you. It is 25 years since the beginning of the Apparitions - 25 years of growing up with the Mother as Our Lord in Nazareth did, growing in grace and wisdom, before God and man.
Each one of you is the fortunate one who has found the buried treasure in the field of our difficult times, a time in which people do not feel the need to stop before the Lord, a time in which our families have become "modern" without praying together. Instead of being with the Lord,they spend their time before television screens and its false prophets,teachers and friends.
You are the fortunate one before whom the Queen of Peace has stoppedand called you to dosomething new, something more than ordinary. You are fortunate because infeeling that you are chosen, you have listened to her call:"I have called you; I have chosenyou, and I need you." In visiting Elizabeth in Ain Karem, the Blessed Virgin brought greatpeace and blessing. Theothers, beside Elizabeth who was chosen, did not feel this. Not everyone has recognized or felt Our Lady's Apparitions in Medjugorje, only those chosen. It is those, who full of joy like Elizabeth, glorify, magnify and give thanks because they have recognized:"The Mother of my God has come to me"
That great joy is a new beginning in our lives, as it was in the life of Elizabeth.
The Apparitions and all the graces that entered into our lives, families, theChurch and the entire world through the Queen of Peace, have changed the lives of many. Our Lady uses the visionaries and calls them to witness to everyone despite all the trials and difficulties. She uses every pilgrim to transmit the message into his life and family. In a special way,the Mother uses us because we have responded to her call to live her messages and to bearfruit.
It is most difficult to move Medjugorje from the level of‘information’ into life, because themessages are not ‘information’ or an ‘event’ for newspaper articles. They are not merchandise for the marketplace, but a seed that seeks an openheart to be sown andlived so as to bear a hundredfold yield. For this reason I must always ask myself if my heart and my soul are open and humble; if they are nurtured like the earth and prepared for the sowing. Without fruit we are in great error like the Pharisees who defend themselves with various activities such as pilgrimages, fasting, listening to prayer programs andthe like. Our prayer family is much more. We are most like the community that Jesus formed to witness Him to the whole world, united in prayer and acts of love.
In order to be persevering and fearless in our Apostolate, we need the gifts of the Holy Spirit. These gifts are given to the Church, united in prayer with the Mother of Our Lord. Therefore, may this Lent be our precious time which we spend in fasting, prayer, sacrifice and listening to the Word of God. May this holy time of grace be a cultivation of our hearts and souls that we may be able to receive the necessary gifts and bear fruit.
By living the messages, let us help to prepare the way for themillions of pilgrims who will comeor have been to Medjugorje. Let us help them to be open to the graces and thus to participate in the renewal of the Church in the world. In this holy time, we are called to renew the fervor of honoring and adoring the Blessed Sacrament. We are called to pray for OurLadyÂ’s intentions and the intentions of the Holy Father. We are called to begin the Apostolate of living the Rosary in our midst and to start spending an hour with the Bible so as to reawaken the love and the faith in the living Word of God. Confession and the Holy Mass must be holy to us.They must become ou rleaning post for each spiritual advancement
. If we observe nations and families in the entire world today we willrecognize a difficultcrisis. The Queen of Peace responds to our needs and shows us the shortestway to our renewal. We are chosen. Let us respond to that call with faith and love.
I often observe those who come asking for help. They are mostly those who seek spiritual adviceand aid. So many knock on our doors to put themselves and their needs in our prayers. More than ever before, groups that pray are necessary to pray for those who never pray. Those who have timefor others, because they love, are necessary. The merciful Samaritans of our time are essential because there are many wounded. There must bethe signs on the way because so many have become lost.
My dear brothers and sisters!As I await the resurrection of the Lord, I also wait for our springtime andour rebirth. We areso needed by Our Lady and She counts on us. There are so many of those whospread error and bringdarkness; so many enemies of the family and youth. There are so manyenemies of the priests andreligious. Therefore there must be those who completely surrender so thatnone may be lost, asJesus told us. Do your utmost to grow and to advance. With great hope, I look forward to ourAnnual Meeting this year when we will reflect on ourselves and the messages which we have received. We will contemplate how and in what way we must be intercessors because this is more important than any medicine. For this reason let us pray that the HolySpirit may lead and move us for the messages to bear a hundredfold yield. I offer my prayers,fasting and good works for each one of you and your step forward. Wholeheartedly I congratulate you and wish you a happy and blessed Easter. May the Risen Lord say to each of us: “Fear not. My peaceI give you, my peace I leave with you.” May each one of us be a joyful messenger of His Resurrection.
Warmest greetings to all,
Sincerely yours,Fr. Jozo Zovko, O.F.M.
27.03.2006

Palm Sunday in Medjugorje

Celebrations have started with the blessings of the palm and olive branches at the foundations of the old church of Medjugorje then continued with procession towards the new St. James parish church.
There was so many people, specially Croatian pilgrims that I thought Emanuel and I will not be able to enter the church ground, but we did. However entering the church was just not possible, even to find a seat around the church was very difficult. I got lucky as one nice man decided to give his seat to a pregnant lady, me! Emanuel, on the other hand, had to stand all the way trough the mess.
The day was just perfect, so sunny and warm. I got some sun burns but I don't care. I just enjoyed the day so much. I love Palm Sunday as it is also my celebration of my own conversion here in Mejdugorje, so it is really a big feast for me.
As you know, Emanuel and I do not take photos during mass in Medjugorje church so
On www.medjugorje.hr there will be photos and text available within few days.

The Passion of Christ - live in Imotski

Palm Sunday in Imotski, only 50 km away from Mejdugorje. More than 200 actors and over 6000 parishioners told the story about the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The streets of this little town were full of people..
I am hoping that next year we will be able to bring some of you to see this Live. It is absolutly amazing...

Go to the page http://www.imotski.hr/muka2006.htm and see more photos of this amazing spectacle.

Reflection on the last message-father Ljubo

I AM LEADING YOU ALONG THE PATH OF HOLINESS


“Courage, little children! I decided to lead you on the way of holiness. Renounce sin and set out on the way of salvation, the way which my Son has chosen. Through each of your tribulations and sufferings God will find the way of joy for you. Therefore, little children, pray. We are close to you with our love. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

Message of March 25, 2006



This month the Blessed Virgin Mary begins her motherly message with the following words: "Courage, little children!" Mother wants to encourage, awaken and inspire her children along the path of holiness. Or, as she said in one of her messages: "You, dear children, are not able by yourselves, therefore I am here to help you.“ Mary is full of grace wishing the best to her children, and that is holiness.
In Church everybody is called to holiness. As our dearly departed Pope John Paul II used to emphasize: "Without any hesitation do I say that the perspective into which the whole of pastoral planning is to be placed is under the heading of holiness. It would be a contradiction to settle for a life of mediocrity, marked by a minimalist ethic and shallow religiosity." Blessed Mother Teresa used to say: " Holiness is not the luxury of the few, it is a simple duty for each one of us." The ideal of Christian holiness is not an extraordinary life lived exclusively by a few "great men" of holiness. Desiring to become holy means desiring to become more and more similar to the person we love. Man is turning into the ideal standing before him. We have the most beautiful, the holiest and the purest Mother - the Virgin Mary.
She is blessed because she believed. Her greatest glory lies in the fact that she has retained nothing of her own, nothing of her ego that might glorify her for her own sake. Neither did she place any barrier to the glory of God, nor did she oppose God's love and will. She was devoid of any stain of selfishness that may have tarnished God's light in her heart. Completely devoid of any sin, Mary was pure as the glass of a very clean window having no other task than to let the sunlight in.
It is her apparitions and her being close to here with which she tries to cast God's light on every heart, to encourage and lead every heart along the path of holiness.
If one is to go to another place, one must leave the place where one is. This is why she tells us to renounce every sin and everything that binds us. To have the courage to say No to a sin and Yes to God.
For our sake was Jesus tried, then suffered, was tortured and murdered. For our sake did he choose the path of salvation. He did all that for our sake, but he did not do it instead of us. He will not and he does not want to make the decision about our eternity for us. He is sending us his and our Mother so that we can decide in favour of life, and not of death.
God has a solution even in cases of most severe pain and suffering. With God nothing is tragic. The Virgin Mary is a witness to that encouraging us not to renounce prayer as a means of protecting us from losing our way on the path of salvation.
Thank you, Mary, for the safety you instil in our insecure hearts. Thank you for bringing Jesus to us and leading us towards Jesus.

Fr. Ljubo Kurtović

Message to MIrjana on 02/04/2006

Praised be Jesus and Mary!
Here is the message Our Lady gave to MIrjana yesterday:

Dear Children,
I come to you, because I wish to show you, by my own example, the importance of the prayer for those who have not known the love of God. Ask yourself if you are following me?
My children, don't you recognize the signs of times? Don't you talk about them? Follow me. As your Mother I call you! Thank you for having responded.

Here is the message as translated by father Ljubo to Italian

Cari figli!
Vengo a voi perche desidero con il mio esempio mostrarvi l'importanza della preghiera per quelli che non hanno conosciuto l'amore di Dio. Domandatevi se mi seguite? Figli miei, non riconoscete i segni dei tempi? Non parlate de essi? venite dietro di me. Come Madre vi chiamo. Grazie perche avete risposto.

message - on hold

Praised be Jesus and Mary!

As you know , yesterday morning Our Lady came to visionary Mirjana in the community Cenacolo. For you who are waiting for the message I must say that there is a message but you will have to wait for a little while until I do the translation in English.
As always there was so many people and it is hard to get the message clearly so some of the translation done was not correct and we will have to check one more time, compare with original Croatian. As far as I could understand the problem was during the Italian translation, where the person was not saying the correct translation, even Mirjana was saying that it is wrong and that Our Lady did not say that. So you will understand me for not putting anything online just yet. As our site grows bigger and bigger it is more and more responsibility for us.
We are dedicated to spreading the message, but we want to stay close to Our Lady and her true words. Even the translation of the message is not "official" we do give our best to make it as closest to the original as possible.
As we have heard Mirjana will give the original message to father Ljubo, who was not present at the apparition yesterday morning, and he will do the Italian translation.

God bless you all
Anita

Friends in crisis!- GOSPA FLORIDA

The latest news from Gospa Florida, Inc.

GOSPA FLORIDA, Inc. continues to work on humanitarian and medical aid for Bosnia, Croatia and Haiti. Currently we are in possession of 2 donated Craftmatic beds (with mattresses) and 30 used night stands. Boxes of assorted medical supplies have also been received from numerous sources. All these are currently stored at various locations (wherever a bit of space was available)as we continue to seek another storage facility. It looked like we might be given donated space but our benefactor/liaison person fell ill bringing a halt to negotiations . Please see the CRISIS notice below. The need is more urgent than ever.

Meanwhile we have continued with our twice-a-year suitcase aid to the Medjugorje area including Mostar. This is done as we do pilgrimage to Medjugorje, allowing us to transport the donations free of cost. We have delivered loads of disposable gloves, syringes, colonoscopy supplies, diabetic testing supplies, general patient care items and beautiful handmade baby afghans, bonnets, sweaters and booties for the newborns. This is only a partial listing of the generous donations we've transported to that needy area. We provide assistance to the Old Mostar Hospital, the TB/Respiratory Disease Hospital (both in Mostar), St. Joseph's Home for the indigent aged, the Oasis of Peace, Campo della Vita (Cenacolo) Community and the new women's facility, and the orphanage, Mothers' Village. Delivering all these goodies is a highlight of our pilgrimage particularly for those pilgrims visiting Medjugorje for the first time. We pray daily for the many generous benefactors who make this ongoing and so rewarding work possible.

CRISIS !!!

Our generous benefactor can no longer supply us with a storage facility. HELP! We are currently unable to accept great medical donations due to loss of the storage facility. Needed desperately: a dry, secure and easily accessible storage space to sort, inventory and pack medical goods and equipment prior to shipment to needy areas worldwide. Facility approx. 20 feet by 20 feet or larger and available for a minimum of six months would be ideal.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS INTENTION!

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