date: 25.07.2023.
Dear Friends,
In this year 2023, we celebrate the 42nd Anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary, which began on June 24th, 1981, in Bijakovici, the parish of Medjugorje. This anniversary is an opportunity for us to pause and reflect on the journey we have taken thus far with Jesus and Mary, and to move forward with renewed strength, fully living the message of the Queen of Peace.
The main message of Medjugorje is the presence of the Virgin Mary; who has been drawing us to this small rocky-village in Bosnia-Herzegovina called Medjugorje all these years, Forty-two years is a long period of time. The mustard seed has grown into a mighty tree, and it bears many visible and good fruits. '' ... Love of God always. bears fruit, and if you abandon yourself to the Lord and receive His gifts, that will enable you to give them to others," are the words spoken by Pope Francis during a general audience at the Vatican on January 8th, 2020.
We hereby announce that on June 25th, 2023, the Mir Medjugorje Information Center for English Speaking Countries was established, with its headquarters in Florida, USA. Luis Simatl has been appointed as the director of the Center.
On this occasion, we also invite you to the bilingual Queen of Peace Congress, to be held in Miami from November 17th to 19th, 2023, in both Spanish and English. You will be receiving complete information about this event shortly.
The shared purpose of celebrating this Congress and establishing the Mir Medjugorje Information Center for English-Speaking Countries is twofold:
1.Responding positively to Pope Francis' invitation to evangelization, which is the duty and mission of every Christian1 and which- is carried out through prayer and the action of the Holy Spirit.
2.Working together in spreading the spirituality of Medjugorje.
