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Statistics for January, 2011.

Number of Holy Communions: 51.500

Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 948 (30 per day)

Objavljeno: 01.02.2011.

Spiritual renewal in the parish of Medjugorje

From Friday, January 28 to Sunday, January 30 there will be spiritual renewal held in the parish of Medjugorje and leader is going to be Dr. Tomislav Ivancic from Zagreb.

Objavljeno: 26.01.2011.

Testimony of Christiane Claessens, who followed group from Lausanne, Switzerland on their pilgrimage to Medjugorje

“Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have believed” (Jn 20, 29)

Christianne Claessens – the first witness of healing of woman from Switzerland Joelle Beuret – Devanthery in Medjugorje, in October 2010, as she describes the pilgrimage and all of the events.

On Saturday, October 16, 2010, forty six people, mostly from the parish of St. Frances de Sales and St. Therese, began their private pilgrimage to Medjugorje. It was our twentieth private pilgrimage that was taking place at the time when we remembered twentieth anniversary of forming the prayer group of Queen of Peace. For our group, that was a wonderful opportunity to thank the Lord, since Mary took each one of us by our hand, and guided us despite all of the difficulties that we had throughout these last twenty years.  Indeed, Satan cannot stand Virgin Mary and he therefore hates all of the prayer groups that she desires to be founded in every single parish. Through God’s grace, we remained faithful and we used to gather every Monday for prayer, meditation of Christ’s life, all accompanied with the messages that Mary gave and is still giving every month in Medjugorje.

Objavljeno: 13.01.2011.

New Year''s prayer encounter in Medjugorje

Along with many parishioners and people from this region, numerous pilgrims have arrived from all over the world to be here, in Medjugorje for New Year’s prayer vigil. According to the registration data in Information Office, there were pilgrims from around 15 European countries, as well as groups from Korea, Lebanon, United States, Ghana, Honduras, Benin and other countries. After Holy Mass of Thanksgiving, community Cenacolo had another live Nativity scene performance in front of the church of St. James. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament started at 10 p.m. and Vigil Holy Mass at 11.30 p.m. Fr. Danko Perutina was the main celebrant and there were 136 priests concelebrating as well. The whole evening prayer programme was simultaneously translated in many world languages, and International Youth Choir and Orchestra accompanied the whole programme with their song and music. Thousands of these young people came to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Medjugorje, far from the usual, ordinary way of celebration practiced in the rest of the world. Church of St. James was too little for so many people, and programme was broadcasted through video walls in the Yellow Hall, in the green tent, while the White Dome and the area in front of the church were also full of people that could not fit any of these provided areas. Radio station “Mir” Medjugorje, as well as many internet portals broadcasted the whole programme from the church of St. James.

Objavljeno: 02.01.2011.

Statistics for December, 2010.

Number of Holy Communions: 75.500

Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 1424 (45 per day)

Objavljeno: 01.01.2011.

The annual meeting of scholars of „Fra Slavko Barbaric“ Association

The traditional annual meeting of scholars of “Fra Slavko Barbaric” Association was held in Medjugorje on Wednesday, December 29th. Meeting started at 1 p.m. with the Holy Mass celebrated by the President of the Association Fr. Miljenko Steko.  Fr. Karlo Lovric spoke to the students after Holy Mass and said how one can recognise in this Association a man, a Franciscan and a priest, Fr. Slavko Barbaric, who had heart for the needs of the young people and decided to establish this Association so he could help to them. 

Objavljeno: 30.12.2010.

Christmas wishes - May Christmas and birth of Jesus Christ bring you all of the joy!

And indeed, from His fullness we have received grace to grace, for He is our peace!
With desire that God’s peace reigns in all of the hearts, all of the families, all of the countries and in the whole world, united in prayer with all of the friends of Medjugorje throughout the world:
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
May this Christmas be for you day of joy and peace. May Jesus visit you in your families and may he be born in the hidden place of your heart!

 

 Parish Office of Medjugorje

 Information Centre “Mir” Medjugorje

 

(photos)

 

 Čestitka - Fra Petar Vlašić, župnik

Objavljeno: 26.12.2010.

ANNUAL APPARITION TO JAKOV ON DECEMBER 25TH 2010

At the last daily apparition to Jakov Colo on September 12th, 1998, Our Lady told him that henceforth he would have one apparition a year, every December 25th, on Christmas Day. This is also how it was this year. The apparition began at 2:25 pm and lasted 7 minutes.

Jakov said: “Our Lady spoke to me about the secrets and at the end said: ‘Pray, pray, pray.’

Objavljeno: 25.12.2010.

Preparation for Christmas in Medjugorje

As in the previous years, Medjugorje parish is preparing for Christmas this year with Novena that began on December 15. Early Holy Masses in the packed church of St. James are celebrated at 6 a.m. every day except on Sundays, and Franciscan Youth - Frama are singing and making celebration even more beautiful. Parishoners and pilgrims are climbing the Hill of Apparitions every day at 2 p.m. to pray the Rosary, while evening prayer programme begins at 5 p.m. every day with the prayer of the Rosary. Due to the usually large number of pilgrims during Christmas, parishoners are confessing on daily basis and in that way preparing for celebration of the Birth of Jesus Christ. As in the previous years, community of Cenacolo is going to have performance - live Nativity scene in the area at the back of the church.

Objavljeno: 13.12.2010.

Pilgrims from Japan in Medjugorje

Many pilgrims are coming to Medjugorje in this time of preparation for Christmas – Advent. Maria Fujie Ito and Paulo Masanovi Yamasaki came to Medjugorje for the first time from Japan. They travelled for thirty hours from Japan to come to this place of prayer and reconciliation. Maria said that she heard about Medjugorje twenty years ago, but could not come earlier due to business obligations. She is grateful to everybody for wonderful hospitality towards her here, and added: “I believe in Our Lady’s messages, in her presence and everything that she has been saying to us. When I retire I will come again here. This pilgrimage is a great experience for me. I really enjoyed climbing the Apparition Hill and praying Rosary there, that was what my heart needed so much, and I am truly grateful for being here. I will bring more pilgrims from Japan. “Paulo heard about Medjugorje twenty years ago and then he read a book about Medjugorje. “The most important about Christianity is in Medjugorje. You can really feel that here, while in Japan unfortunately people have forgot about that”, said Paulo.

Objavljeno: 11.12.2010.

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrated in Medjugorje

On Wednesday, December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary was celebrated in Medjugorje. This famous destination of pilgrims was again packed with pilgrims from all over the world, and all came to be here for the Feast of Our Lady. Majority was from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia and there were organised groups from Italy, Germany, France, Korea and England. There were smaller groups of pilgrims from all over the world, from United States to Japan. Many priests were available for the sacrament of Holy Confession as they would normally be. There were three Holy Masses in Croatian language, two in Italian and one in German, French, Korean and English.

Objavljeno: 08.12.2010.

Parishoners from Medjugorje parish at the General Audience with Holy Father

Vatican, (VIS) - At the end of today's General Audience, during the part when Holy Father greets pilgrims in their own languages, Holy Father spoke to the group of Croatian pilgrims and said: "I am greeting all of the Croatian pilgrims from my heart, and especially those from the parish of St. James of Medjugorje. Your pilgrimage to Rome is part of the preparation for the coming of the Lord. Therefore, in hope, be evangelisers of God's love in your nation. Praised be Jesus and Mary!"

Objavljeno: 03.12.2010.

Statistics for November, 2010.

Number of Holy Communions: 50.600

Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 1241 (41 per day) (statistics)

Objavljeno: 01.12.2010.

The 10th anniversary of late Friar Slavko''s death

On Wednesday, November 24th we will commemorate 10th anniversary of death of late Friar Slavko Barbaric, who devoted eighteen years of his life to serving to pilgrims and to spreading of Our Lady’s messages throughout the world. Friar Slavko died on the top of the Cross Mountain, after having completed the Way of the Cross he prayed on Fridays with the parish. He is buried at Kovacica, one of the local graveyards in Medjugorje. In the memory of late Friar Slavko we will pray the Way of teh Cross on the Cross Mountain at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 24th and we will celebrate Holy Mass at 6 p.m. in the church of St. James. Fr. Ivan Sesar, Provincial of Herzegovina Franciscan Province, is going to be the main celebrant, and at the same time this Holy Mass will be in the memory of all of the departed Franciscans from our Province who were active in Medjugorje ever since apparitions of Our Lady began.

Objavljeno: 24.11.2010.

Claudia Koll on a pilgrimage to Medjugorje

Famous Italian actress and convert, Claudia Koll, came to Medjugorje in the beginning of November on a pilgrimage. She gave interview to radio station “Mir” Medjugorje and she openly spoke about her life and her conversion. It felt as we had listened to the unwritten story of Mary Magdalene of our days. She told us about all of the troubles and difficulties she had while she was growing up, all beacuse her mom had died during her birth. She was raised by her granny and had many identity crises while she was educated and at the end got completely lost in the world of movie production. After a number of obscene roles in movies, Claudia walked through the Holy door on Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, in Jubilee Year of 2000 and instantly felt that the life she had up to that moment was broken and disappeared.

Objavljeno: 14.11.2010.