If you have been to Medjugorje for Youth Festival these last few years only then you can imagine Medjugorje for the weekend of May 01, absolutely unbelievable amount of people came. I have never, ever seen that many people, specially Italians. We were getting calls from all over Italy and all Medjugorje guides who speak Italian were working all day long starting 4 AM till late at night. We had to do everything on foot as the buses could not move around the village and I have to say that our taxi service was absolutely fabulous helping us to get from point A to point B fast and on time.
On May 02 we went for a prayer meeting at Blue Cross with visionary Mirjana and already at 6 AM te street under the cross was fully packed with pilgrims. Many people were spending the whole night in prayer at the blue cross and many joined them at early morning hours.
Morning mass for Italians was at the outside altar behind the church and it was packed.
Evening mass with people all very the place all the way to Risen Christ statues.
Hills covered with people in prayer ...
Not to mention that many had to camp and pensions very serving people on balconies and tarraces of their houses as just there was no more room in the hotels and Pansiona. I had several groups sleeping in Mostar and then traveling morning and evening, back and forth , for Mejdugorje program just like in the old days when Medjugorje did not have a hotel. /brings back some lovely memories of father Jozo but will not go into that now/
Emanuel and I had to bring sandwiches (!) form home as in restaurants would be no food left or no time to serve us due to heavy number of pilgrims they had to serve ah!!!
I wonder how it will be in June ?! What do you think ?
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