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The Order of Malta finished this year’s service in Medjugorje

On the 31^st of October last, members of the First Aid Team of the Order of Malta from Germany, together with local medical staff and volunteers brought service in Medjugorje for the current year to a conclusion. Fr. Tomislav Pervan presided over the concluding Holy Mass and Blessing.

Statistics for September and October 2007

September 2007:

Holy Communions distributed: 203.000

Concelebrating priests: 4.079 (135/day)

October 2007:

Holy Communions distributed: 176.000

Concelebrating priests: 3.839 (123/day)

The 19th International Youth Festival - Mladifest 19 – Medjugorje 2008

The 19^th International Youth Festival - Mladifest 19 – will take place in Medjugorje from August 1^st to August 6^th, 2008. The theme of the encounter is, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses” (Acts 1:8) (“In silence may the Holy Spirit speak to you and permit Him to convert and change you.” - Message of July 25, 2006) (programme: preparing)

New Chaplains in Medjugorje

As a result of the redeployment of the members of the Herzegovinian Franciscan Province of the Assumption of Mary, two new priests were appointed chaplains to Medjugorje: Fr. Miljenko Šteko and Fr. Danko Perutina.

Interview: Alois Epner from Austria

Alois Epner (76) is a retired teacher from Upper Austria. He was born in Croatia, but in 1944, the Epner family had to flee the country to escape from the communists. Although he never forgot his childhood in his native Croatia, he found a new home in Upper Austria. He visited Medjugorje for the first time in 1984, and since then he returns on a regular basis. When he speaks about his experiences, his eyes fill with tears. (Interview: Krešimir Šego)

Members of the Community „Faith and Light“ from Vinkovci visited „Mother's Village“

Members of the “Faith and Light” Community made a pilgrimage to Medjugorje on Saturday the 20^th of October, 2007. Their objective was to give a presentation of the activities of the Community to the families living in this area, who experience a similar difficulty: an interactive life with a physically or mentally handicapped person.

Interview: Fr. Jose Rodriguez Carballo, Minister General of the Franciscan Order

Fr. Jose Rodriguez Carballo, Superior General of the Franciscan Order, visited Medjugorje on October 8^th, 2007. He was in Herzegovina from the 7^th to the 10^th of October visiting the friars of the Herzegovinian Franciscan Province of the Assumption of Mary. Dragan Soldo interviewed him for Radio Mir Medjugorje.

Days of Bread – days of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth

Days of Bread – days of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth – are celebrated in October of each year in kindergartens, in schools and in various other educational institutions.

Basketball players in Medjugorje

With the onset of a new Basketball season, ten basketball players of the Posušje Team which competes in the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, made a pilgrimage to Medjugorje on Friday the 12^th of October 2007. They were accompanied by Hrvoje Vlašić, their coach, and also by Miroslav Ramljak, the president of the club.

The Superior General of the Franciscan Order visits Medjugorje

Fr. Jose Rodriguez Carballo, Superior General of the Franciscan Order, visited the Herzegovinian Franciscan Province of the Assumption of Mary from the 7^th to the 10^th of October, 2007. On the 8^th of October he visited his brother Franciscans in Medjugorje. Fr. Petar Vlašić, parish priest of Medjugorje, greeted him on behalf of the friars. Fr. General remained in friendly conversation with the brothers, and he thanked them for all their endeavours on behalf of the Croatian speaking faithful, as well as for all those who come to Medjugorje from all parts of the world seeking spiritual refreshment, peace and conversion.

Audio-video and photos live from the church in Medjugorje

Beginning with the feast of St. Francis, we began broadcasting live audio-video programs and photos from the church in Medjugorje. You can follow them at the link  http://212.39.96.2/Main.aspx?mv=4&qp=MToxOjE==

Bishop Comiskey in Medjugorje

Mons. Brendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC., Bishop Emeritus of Ferns (Ireland) visited Medjugorje from the 21^st to the 28^th of September, 2007, together with a group of pilgrims from Ireland. From 1980 to 1984, he was Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, and thereafter, from 1984 to 2002, he was Bishop of Ferns.

St. Francis’ “Transitus”

In a special liturgy, which is celebrated on the 3^rd of October, the vigil of St. Francis’ feast, the worldwide Franciscan family celebrates the “Transitus” – the moment of Saint Francis’ passing into eternity.

A new St. Francis' statue for Medjugorje

The new statue of St. Francis acquired for Medjugorje was exposed for the first time on Monday, October 1^st, during the evening prayer program at the outside altar of the parish church.

The Franciscan Minister General in Herzegovina – burial of the earthly remains of three Franciscans killed in 1945

The Franciscan Minister General, Fr. Jose Rodrigues Carballo, will visit the Herzegovinian Franciscan province of the Assumption of Mary from the 7^th to the 10^th of October, 2007. He will meet the friars in Tomislavgrad, Mostar, Humac, Konjic and Medjugorje. The central event will be the Canonical welcome of the General in Široki Brijeg on October 9, where he will celebrate Holy Mass in Latin at 11 o’clock.