The next spiritual renewal is the one for the priests and it will be held for the 26th time from July 3 to 7, 2023. (PHOTO)
The visionary Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo had daily apparitions from June 24th 1981 to December 25th 1982. During the last daily apparition, Our Lady gave her the 10th secret, and told her that she would appear to her once a year, on the 18th of March. It has been this way through the years. The apparition lasted from 13:33 to 13:39.
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''Francis of Assisi crossed the frontier between him and the world of the "infidels" of his time. He brought the proclamation of the Gospel and welcomed the presence of God's Spirit in the encounter with the sultan, a man and a world so far from him.''
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The XV General Assembly of the Union of Fraternities of Europe - UFME (Unio Fratrum Minorum Europae) is taking place in Medjugorje. This assembly will last until March 3, 2023, and on Tuesday evening, at the end of the second day of this Assembly, The Holy Mass was held in the church of St. James and celebrated by the bishop of the Diocese of Castellaneta, Msgr. Sabino Iannuzzi, a Franciscan who was the president of UFME in 2015.
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Fr. Alard Krzysztof Maliszewski, provincial from Poland, is the new president of the UFME (Unio Fratrum Minorum Europae - Union of the Minor Brothers of Europe). He will succeed Fr. Miljenko Šteka in this position, and the new vice-president of the UFME is the provincial Fr. Mario Chiarello from Italy.
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Parish of St. James the Apostle of Medjugorje and the Information Center Mir Medjugorje hereby inform the media and the interested public that audiovisual recording and photography for daily or political purposes or any other purposes incompatible with spiritual purposes is prohibited in all prayer areas of the parish.
Information Center Mir Medjugorje is the holder of the exclusive right to record audiovisual works and photographs in all prayer areas of the parish, which is why for audiovisual recording and photography for spiritual purposes it is necessary to obtain prior approval of the Information Center Mir Medjugorje, Gospin trg 1, Medjugorje, e-mail: mir@medjugorje.hr.
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The theme: “Here are my mother and my brothers!” (Mt 12: 49)
Seminars are conducted by franciscans of Međugorje.
Here are the dates according to language groups, as well as contact persons: Contact
to be held in Medjugorje from 14th – 18th March, 2023
THE 26th INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL RETREAT FOR PRIESTS
to be held in Medjugorje from July 3-7, 2023
THE 34th MLADIFEST
to be held in Medjugorje from July 26-30, 2023
22ND INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL RETREAT FOR MARRIED COUPLES
to be held in Medjugorje from November 8-11, 2023
Audio-video and photos live from the church in Medjugorje
Beginning with the feast of St. Francis, we began broadcasting live audio-video programs from the church in Medjugorje. You can follow them at the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-sLHYkB9R8tudWbBWZKDYw
Links both live audio and video in various languages:
www.medjugorje.de (Deutsch)
www.kathtube.com (Deutsch)
www.kathtube.com/player.php?id=32333 (Deutsch)
www.kit-tv.at (Deutsch)
www.qpmm.org http://62.75.216.148 - USA KOREA
The movement, born after the apparitions of the Queen of Peace in Medjugorje, includes pilgrimages to Medjugorje, the setting up of Peace Centres, prayer and charity groups all around the world, as well as pastoral, publishing, humanitarian and other kinds of activities...
This questionnaire will give us the opportunity to have a better grasp of the worldwide dimension of the movement in the service of the Universal Church. It will help us to get to know each other better, to have better communication with various groups worldwide, as well as to grow better in our prayer and service.
We kindly ask all the leaders of Peace Centres, prayer and charity groups, as well as organisers of pilgrimages to fill in the questionnaire and to send it to Medjugorje to fax no. + 387.36.653 360, or to write to gospaspilgrim@gmail.com in order to receive the questionnaire by email.
Questionnaire:
ČESKY / DEUTSCH / ENGLISH / ESPAÑOL / FRANCAIS / HRVATSKI / ITALIANO / MAGYAR / NEDERLANDS-VLAAMS / POLSKI / PORTUGUÊS / ROMANA / RUSSIAN / SLOVENSKY
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GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PRIESTS
We ask you to keep integrally the rules of the Church envisaged by the Code of the Canon La~ the general liturgical rules and the directives and the rules of the proper authorities of the Church in connection with the life and the service of the priest.
To take part in the liturgical life of the parish, according to the rules of the Church, it is necessary to have arecommendation letter of your bishop or your superior (celebret), not older than one year. (Cf" Code of the canon Law, Can. 903)
The important dates in Medugorje parish
There are many events taking place in Medjugorje parish throughout the year, along with the regular seminars of fasting and prayer and different international spiritual retreats. Here are some of the important dates for Medjugorje parish in 2023:
February 22 – Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lent
March 14 – March 18 – The 28th International Spiritual Retreat for the Group Leaders and Organisers of Pilgrimages;
April 2 – Palm Sunday (procession from the old to the new church);
April 9 - Easter;
April 16 – Divine Mercy Sunday
May 6 – Holy Confirmation in the parish
May 7 – Holy Communion in the parish
June 8 – Corpus Christi (procession through the parish with the Blessed Sacrament);
June 14-17 – the 9th International Pilgrimage for Children and Persons with Disabilities;
June 24 – Peace Walk from Humac to Medjugorje;
June 25 – the 42nd Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions;
July 3-7 – The 26th International Spiritual Retreat for Priests;
July 25 – Feast of St. James, patron saint of Medjugorje parish;
July 26-30 – the 34th International Youth Festival;
August 15 – Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
September 10 – Holy Mass on Cross Mountain, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
September 24-26, 2020 – the 2nd International retreat for musicians
November 8-11 – the 22nd International Spiritual Retreat for Married Couples;
November 24 – the 20th Anniversary of Fr. Slavko’s death;
December 24 – Christmas Vigil;
December 31 – New Year’s Eve Vigil Prayer in Medjugorje
Mother of God – the best pastoral theologian
Max Domej from Gebetsktion Wien spoke to Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, Archbishop of Vienna, during his visit to Međugorje.
Both in Lourdes and Fatima the events first ceased and than Church had its decision about that. Its final decision. Sooner or later that will take place here as well, but in this case we let Mother of God with freedom of choice...I think that Medjugorje can continue well on their journey, with full trust that Church, Mother and Teacher, in this case, is going to continue to monitor their journey.
Respected brothers, the purpose and aim of this questionnaire is to make a list of priests who received their vocation through Medjugorje. So, we kindly ask you to fill out this form with following information: (Questionnaire)
