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New Provincial of the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina

In the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina has been designated a new Administration. As Provincial has been chosen our parish priest, Fra Ivan Sesar. We send ours congratulations to Fra Ivan and we wish success on its task, the God’s Blessing and the intercession of the Queen of the Peace in the exercise of this service of responsibility.

Objavljeno: 18.04.2007.

Holy Triduum of the Holy Week – Easter

Also this year Holy Triduum of the Holy Week has ghatered pilgrims from all the world here in Međugorje. A large number of pilgrims of various linguistic groups has newly rendered necessary that the Liturgy and the Way of the Cross were carried out by groups.  (photos)

Objavljeno: 10.04.2007.

Palm Sunday in Medjugorje

Holy Week, the highpoint of the Lenten preparation for Easter, begins with Palm (or Passion) Sunday. In Medjugorje, the liturgy of Passion Sunday begins with the reading of the Gospel and the blessing of the branches, and is followed by a procession from the site of the old parish church, culminating with the celebration of Holy Mass in the current Parish Church. (photos)

Objavljeno: 01.04.2007.

Fr. Petar Vlašić in Pula (Croatia)

At the end of February of this year, Fr. Petar Vlašić, curate in the parish of Medjugorje with responsibility for the care of the filial church of the Merciful Jesus in Šurmanci, visited both St. Polycarp House, the Home for elderly and sick people, and Redemptoris Mater, the diocesan missionary seminary in Pula (Croatia). This visit was in response to an invitation from Mr. Martin Kliman, Director of St. Polycarp House, where the residents are taken care of by the sisters of the Merciful Jesus who came from Poland to Croatia in 1990.

Objavljeno: 31.03.2007.

Pilgrims from the distant island of Tahiti

Among the pilgrims who came to Medjugorje in the month of March, there was a group from the Pacific island of Tahiti. They attracted attention to themselves by their very pleasant and harmonious singing. This pilgrimage was organized by a deacon who is in charge of the training of catechists in Tahiti.

Objavljeno: 27.03.2007.

The annual apparition of our Lady to Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo on march 18, 2007

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.

Objavljeno: 18.03.2007.

Archbishop Frane Franić has died

 Mons. Frane Franić, retired Archbishop and Primate of Split-Makarska died on the 17th of March, 2007, in the Clinical Hospital in Split.

 As a professor of dogmatic theology he became an active participant in the Second Vatican Council, in addition to his membership of various other official commissions of that Council. He had served as a bishop in difficult historical times. With unwavering determination, he strengthened both fidelity to the Gospel and loyalty to the Holy Father, while at the same time he promoted ecumenism and dialogue in society as a whole.  Mons. Franic’s burial was planned for March 21st in St. Peter’s Pro-cathedral in Split.

Objavljeno: 18.03.2007.

The 14th International Meeting for Guides

The 14th International Meeting for Guides and Leaders of Peace Centres and Medjugorje Prayer, Pilgrim and Charity Groups took place in Medjugorje from the 4th to the 8th of March, 2007. The theme of this gathering was: “By your perseverance you will save your lives“. (Luke 21, 19)

Objavljeno: 15.03.2007.

Interview: Alfons Sarrach, a Catholic writer and journalist from Germany

Alfons Sarrach was born in what was then the Free State of Danzig in 1927. He grew up in a German-Polish culture. On the 1st of September 1939, he personally witnessed the outbreak of World War II. Ten members of his family were immediately sent to a concentration camp due to the fact that they opposed the National Socialist Regime. Sarrach’s own family followed only a few months later. These events naturally had a formative influence on his way of thinking.

Objavljeno: 10.03.2007.

Statistics for January and February 2007

January 2007:

Holy Communions distributed: 51.000

Concelebrating priests: 803

February 2007:

Holy Communions distributed: 35.000

Concelebrating priests: 694

Objavljeno: 01.03.2007.

The 8th International Meeting for Married Couples - “Dialog in the Family”

The 8th International Meeting for Married Couples will take place in Medjugorje from October 31 to November 3, 2007. The theme of the seminar is: “Dialog in the Family” (“Dear children! I beseech you to start changing your life in the family. Let the family be a harmonious flower that I wish to give to Jesus” - From the message of May 1st, 1986) (Program)

Objavljeno: 21.02.2007.

Members of the Franciscan Youth Fraternity in Medjugorje made their promises

On Sunday, February 18, 2007, during the evening Mass at 6 pm, members of the Franciscan Youth Fraternity from Medjugorje (FRAMA) celebrated the rite of making their promises. 51 new members were received into the Fraternity, and 34 of them made their first promises “to consecrate themselves during one year to Christ, living his Gospel within the Franciscan Youth Fraternity”. 13 of them renewed their promises for one more year.

Objavljeno: 20.02.2007.

The 18th International Youth Festival - Mladifest 18 – Medjugorje 2007

The 18th International Youth Festival - Mladifest 18 – will take place in Medjugorje from August 1st to August 6th, 2007. The theme of the encounter is, “Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another” (Jn 13:34) (“Dear children! Today I call you to love. Little children, love each other with God’s love…The risen Jesus will be with you and you will be His witnesses. - Message of March 25, 2005)   (Program: preparing. See also: International meetings)

Objavljeno: 19.02.2007.

Prayer programme in Lent

In the parish church during Lent, from Ash Wednesday (February 21st) to Passion Sunday (April 1st), after the evening Mass in each case, we will pray the Way of the Cross on Fridays (replacing the Veneration of the Cross) and again on Sundays (replacing the prayer for health of body and soul and the Rosary).

Objavljeno: 17.02.2007.

Mons. Karlic, former president of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina, visited Medjugorje

Archbishop Estanislao Esteban Karlic, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina, and former president of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina, visited Medjugorje on February 13 and 14, 2007.

Objavljeno: 14.02.2007.