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Illegal copying, distribution and selling of CD’s, audio and videocassettes edited by the Shrine

The Parish Office Medjugorje, the Information Center “Mir” Medjugorje and Mother’s Village Bijakovici-Medjugorje kindly ask organisers and guides to inform the pilgrims that they have given to nobody the right to copy, distribute or sell CD’s, audio and video cassettes edited by them.

Objavljeno: 16.12.2004.

Youth Festival 2005: The Eucharist – Invitation to the composers

The Youth Festival 2005 will have for the theme the EUCHARIST. The organisers of the Festival invite young authors to compose songs inspired by this theme, and to send their partitions by fax to: 00 387 36 651 444.

Objavljeno: 15.12.2004.

FRANCISCAN NOVICES IN MEDJUGORJE

On Saturday, December 4, the Franciscan novices from Livno came to Medjugorje.These 14 young Franciscans are members of two Franciscans provinces in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Objavljeno: 05.12.2004.

THE FOURTH DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF FR. SLAVKO BARBARIC

The fourth anniversary of Fr. Slavko’s death was commemorated in Medjugorje on November 24. He died on November 24, 2000, at 3.30 pm, after the weekly prayer of the Way of the Cross.

Objavljeno: 24.11.2004.

PILGRIMAGE OF THE PRAYER COMMUNITY “PRAYER AND WORD”

About 50 members of the prayer group “Prayer and Word” – MiR – from Rijeka (Croatia) came on pilgrimage to Medjugorje from October 1 to 3. Fr. Tomislav Hrstic accompanied the pilgrimage.

Objavljeno: 22.11.2004.

THE FRANCISCAN GENERAL MINISTER DESIRES TO VISIT MEDJUGORJE

In a recent interview for Radio “Mir” Medjugorje, the General Minister of the Franciscan OFM Order, Fr. José Rodríguez Carballo, expressed his desire to come and visit Medjugorje. He said that he would like to come to the International Youth Festival, about which he heard all the best. The Minister General, as he said, wants to be close to his Franciscan brothers in all the parts of the world, and also in Medjugorje, where they are doing wonderful things for the glory of God.

Objavljeno: 17.11.2004.

THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR MARRIED COUPLES

The 5th International Seminar for Married Couples took place in Medjugorje from November 3 to 6, 2004. The theme of the seminar was, “How to heal the marriage and the family?”

Objavljeno: 10.11.2004.

CHOIRS IN THE CHURCH IN MEDJUGORJE

In October 2004, several different choirs sung in the parish church in Medjugorje during the evening Mass: the mixed choir “Bascina” from Zagreb/Croatia, the parish choir from Runovici near Imotski/Croatia, the parish choir from Frohnleiten/Austria, and the Cathedral choir from Mostar/Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Objavljeno: 02.11.2004.

Interview: The MacFarlane-Barrow Family

In October 2004, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow and his sister Ruth Black came to Medjugorje with a group of pilgrims from Scotland. Visnja Spajic spoke with them for Radio “Mir” Medjugorje.

Objavljeno: 30.10.2004.

THE MALTESE ASSOCIATION FINISHED THIS YEAR’S SERVICE AT THE SHRINE

Members of the First Aid Team of the Maltese Order from Germany and their volunteers finished this year’s service at the Shrine of the Queen of Peace with the Holy Mass for German speaking pilgrims.

Objavljeno: 28.10.2004.

PILGRIMS SINGERS AND SOCCER PLAYERS

A group of students of «St. Mary's Secondary School» from Ballina, Co. Mayo (Ireland), led by their religion teacher Joanne Cullen, has come for the second time on pilgrimage to Medjugorje.

Objavljeno: 27.10.2004.

THE ASSOCIATION «SANUS» IN MEDJUGORJE

Members of the association “Sanus”, which is bringing together the families of children that are suffering from malign illnesses, is organizing pilgrimages to the Queen of Peace in Medjugorje for seven years now.

Objavljeno: 26.10.2004.

THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR FROM MOSTAR SUNG DURING MASS

The Cathedral Choir “Pro Musica Sacra” from Mostar, under the guidance of Fr. Dragan Filipovic, sung in the parish church in Medjugorje.

Objavljeno: 26.10.2004.

ARCHBISHOP MORETTI IN MEDJUGORJE


Mons. Giovanni Moretti from Meina (Italy), a retired archbishop and apostolic nuncio, came on a private pilgrimage to Medjugorje in the beginning of October.

Objavljeno: 25.10.2004.

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow and Ruth Black from Scotland

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow and his sister Ruth from Scotland came to Medjugorje for the first time as adolescents in 1983. In next to no time, they also brought their parents to the Shrine of the Queen of Peace. In 1988, the whole family MacFarlane-Barrow, with the permission of the Bishop, decided to give over to God the family hotel «Craig Lodge House», to be a place of prayer and a retreat centre.

Objavljeno: 23.10.2004.