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Colleen Willard from United States: I was healed in Medjugorje!

Colleen Willard has been married for the last 35 years and she is the mother of three grown up sons. She came to Medjugorje recently on another pilgrimage with her husband John and we had opportunity to talk to her. She told us all about her healing, since she was diagnosed with inoperable brain tumour before her arrival to Medjugorje. Colleen is claiming that her healing started after her visit to Medjugorje in 2003, and her testimony was translated in many world languages and published in 92 different countries.
 

Objavljeno: 08.11.2010.

Mara Santangelo, famous Italian tennis player in Medjugorje

Mara Santangelo, famous Italian tennis player came to Medjugorje, along with many pilgrims who arrived in the beginning of November. Journalists of radio station "Mir" Medjugorje had opportunity to speak to her and this is part of what she told them. She was born in a little town close to Rome and she moved to Trentino later on. She started playing tennis in the age of five, won many domestic and international tournaments, and her professional career was finished this year due to the injury on her left leg. Mara said amongst other things: "I came to Medjugorje so I could be closer to faith. I believed ever since my early childhood. My faith got even stronger in the age of 16, when my mom was killed in a car accident. I was able to find something really strong within me, I discovered a new, heart-opening faith. I will surely come to Medjugorje on many other occasions. I see my future being really bright, close to God, immersed in faith. And what might turn out to be future projects and successes, I hope it will all be happening according to God's will. On my behalf I can say that I will keep on trying and I will continue to pray", said Mara.

Objavljeno: 06.11.2010.

RADIO "MIR" MEDJUGORJE transmits through satellite HOT BIRD 6 in new parameters in Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa

New parameters begin with November 9, 2010.
 Name of the satellite: HOT BIRD 6
 Position: 13° E (degrees east)
 Transponder No. 90
 Reception frequency: 12 520 MHz
 Polarization: V (vertical)
 Symbol rate: 27 500 Msymb/s
 FEC (Forward Error Correction): 3/4
 Covering: Europe, Near East and North Africa

 

Objavljeno: 04.11.2010.

FEAST S OF ALL SAINTS AND ALL SOULS DAYS IN MEDJUGORJE

As in every year, this year our graveyards were frequently visited with many people going there and paying tribute to their loved departed ones.  There are many Holy Masses that have been celebrated at all of the graveyards along Medjugorje parish in the last two days. These feast days have been opportunity for many who live and work outside Medjugorje to come to their homes. Along with them, numerous pilgrims arrived to Medjugorje and since they are here in great numbers, even though it is very unusual considering the time of the year, large part of liturgical programme is being held outside the church, in the White Dome.
 

Objavljeno: 01.11.2010.

Statistics for October, 2010.

 

Number of Holy Communions: 148.500

Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 4441 (143 per day) (statistics)

Objavljeno: 01.11.2010.

OCTOBER IN MEDJUGORJE 

Ever since the beginning of the month of October, that is Our Lady’s month, numerous groups of pilgrims have been arriving to Medjugorje. Information Office registered pilgrims from Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Germany, England, Ireland, Czech Republic, Italy, Brazil, France, Portugal, United States, Poland, Australia, El Salvador, Argentina, Mexico, Egypt, Netherlands, Romania, Belgium, Korea, Canada, Slovenia, Vietnam, Columbia, Spain, Ukraine, Latvia and Slovakia. The ones who come in really large numbers are pilgrims from Croatia, particularly from Istria, region at the north of Adriatic. There are many pilgrims from Dubrovnik and from towns at the north of Croatia, such are Zagreb, Koprivnica and Karlovac.

Objavljeno: 17.10.2010.

Statistics for September, 2010.

 

Number of Holy Communions: 195.000

Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 5020 (167 per day) (statistics)

Objavljeno: 03.10.2010.

The 11th International Seminar for married couples finished

 The 11th International Seminar for married couples with main theme: “Love does not seek for its own interest...” finished this Saturday with Holy Mass at 11 a.m. This year’s lecturer was Friar Ante Vuckovic from Split, and there were more than 160 participants from 8 different countries. During the last four days of the Seminar, couples participated in lectures, sharing, and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and in evening prayer programme in the church of St. James.  (foto)

Objavljeno: 02.10.2010.

The 11th International Seminar for Married Couples

 

The 11th International Seminar for Married Couples began on Wednesday, September 29th with its theme: “Love does not seek for its own interest...” (1 Cor 13,5), and will finish with Holy Mass on Saturday morning. First lecture was held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon and participants joined the evening prayer programme in the church of St. James after 5 p.m. on the same day.  As in some of the previous years, this year’s lecturer is again Friar Ante Vuckovic, from Franciscan Province of the Most Holy Saviour, who is professor at Catholic Theological Faculty and Faculty of Arts of the University of Split.
Married couples who are coming to this seminar are not here due to problems and crisis they might be undergoing in their marital life, but are coming to thank God for the graces and blessings they have received.
Seminar is being broadcasted on radio “Mir” Medjugorje. (foto)

Objavljeno: 30.09.2010.

The 11th International Meeting for Married Couples

 

The eleventh International seminar for married couples will be held  in Međugorje from the 29th of September to the 2nd of October 2010
The theme of the seminar is: “...Love does not seek its own interests…” (1 Cor 13,5)  (Programme)

Objavljeno: 28.09.2010.

Bishop Hilarius Datus Lega from West Papua comes to Medjugorje for the first time

 

Bishop Hilarius Datus Lega, bishop of Diocese Manokwari – Sorong from West Papua, Indonesia came to Medjugorje for the first time.  He was ordained as Bishop in 2003 and he is normally very busy throughout the year, but he accepted the invitation of his friends who came to Europe.  He heard about Medjugorje in the very beginning, he thinks it might have been already in 1981. “Medjugorje is the world centre, place of prayer and peace”, says Bishop Hilarius and adds, “People are coming here because Our Lady is really appearing here, this is the place of renewal, conversion, new beginning. Medjugorje attracts many people; I can see personal relationship, this is all work of God, something that he does through His Blessed Mother and visionaries, I really like everything I see here. God is always at work, whether we see that or not, God’s message needs to be announced all over the place”, said Bishop Hilarius at the end, who will stay in Medjugorje for three days. 

Objavljeno: 17.09.2010.

PARISH CELEBRATION OF THE FEAST OF EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

 

On Sunday, September 12, 2010 we celebrated the Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross in parish of Medjugorje. Holy Masses in the Church of St. James were at 6, 7, 8, 12 and 7 p.m. Solemn Holy Mass was at 11 on the top of the Cross Mountain, and prayer of the Way of the Cross and Rosary began at 10. The Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross is traditionally celebrated on first Sunday after the feast of Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary. For all those unable to climb the Cross Mountain, Holy Mass was celebrated at 12 p.m. at the White Dome. On Monday, September 13th, the time and schedule of liturgical prayer programme in parish of Medjugorje is changing. The Rosary will start at 5 p.m. and Holy Mass at 6 p.m. After Holy Mass prayers of blessings and healing will follow and it will end with third part of the Rosary. The Adoration of Jesus in Blessed Sacrament is on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 to 10 p.m. and on Thursdays immediately after Holy Mass. Veneration of the Holy Cross is on Fridays immediately after Holy Mass. Prayer of Rosary on the Apparition Hill is on Sundays at 2 p.m., and Way of the Cross on Cross Mountain is on Fridays at 2 p.m.  (foto)
 

Objavljeno: 14.09.2010.

PRAYER PROGRAMME – WINTER SCHEDULE

 

On Monday, September 13, the time and schedule of liturgical prayer programme in parish of Medjugorje is changing. The Rosary will start at 5 p.m. and Holy Mass at 6 p.m. After Holy Mass prayers of blessings and healing will follow and it will end with third part of the Rosary. The Adoration of Jesus in Blessed Sacrament is on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 to 10 p.m. and on Thursdays immediately after Holy Mass. Veneration of the Holy Cross is on Fridays immediately after Holy Mass. Prayer of Rosary on the Apparition Hill is on Sundays at 2 p.m., and Way of the Cross on Cross Mountain is on Fridays at 2 p.m.

Objavljeno: 12.09.2010.

The Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross

 

On Sunday, September 12th parish of Medjugorje is celebrating the feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Holy Masses are at 6 and 8 a.m., 12 and 7 p.m. Solemn and central Holy Mass is on the top of the Cross Mountain at 11 a.m. while the prayer of the Rosary and Way of the Cross begins at 10 a.m. On that day there will be no other Holy Masses in the parish. Up to Our Lady's apparitions, this feast was just for parishioners and their friends and relatives, while after 1981. this becomes central event for pilgrims from all over the world.
 

Objavljeno: 08.09.2010.

September continues with big number of pilgrims

Ever since the time we started to count the number of given Holy Communions, this August has been above all of the previous number with 326.500 Holy Communions given.  Huge numbers of pilgrims from all over the world continued also in the first days of September with groups from Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Ireland, Lebanon, Germany, Austria, Spain and Belgium.

Objavljeno: 03.09.2010.