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Statistics for June, 2017.

Number of Holy Communions:  198 300

Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 4130 (137 per day)

The 28th YOUTH FESTIVAL

MLADIFEST

Medjugorje, August 1^st – August 6^th, 2017

THAT YOUR LOVE MAY GROW MORE AND MORE

The 22nd INTERNATIONAL PRIESTS SEMINAR

The 22^nd International Priests Seminar will be held in Međugorje

from July 3 to 8, 2017

The theme of the Meeting is:

"That your love may increase ever more" (Phil 1:9)

"In Our Lady's School"

Solemn celebration of the 36th Anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions in Medjugorje

On Sunday, June 25^th, the solemn celebration of the 36^th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions was held in Medjugorje with many pilgrims participating. (photos)

Fr. Danijel Vidović: „In Medjugorje I feel peace and joy in my soul“

Fr. Danijel Vidović is Salesian priest from Zepce. This is what he said about his experience of Medjugorje: „Today I came for a day to pray in person for all those that I carry in my heart, as well as for all those who were part of my formation.

REGULAR ANNUAL APPARITION TO THE VISIONARY IVANKA

The visionary Ivanka Ivankovic-Elez had her regular annual apparition on June 25th 2017.
At her last daily apparition on May 7, 1985, Our Lady confided to Ivanka the 10th secret and told her that she would have an apparition once a year on the anniversary of the apparitions. It was that way also this year.

Walked from Rama to Medjugorje for the 36th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions

Many pilgrims came walking to Medjugorje for the 36^th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions and among them was a group of 30 pilgrims who walked from Rama. Their journey started on Friday, June 23, early in the morning and they came to Medjugorje on Sunday morning, on the Anniversary day.

26th Peace Walk held

Today, on the Feast of St. John the Baptist and on the Eve of the 36^th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions, as every year since 1992, the International Peace Walk was held from the Franciscan monastery of St. Anthony in Humac, to Medjugorje parish church of St. James.(foto)

The 6th International Pilgrimage for Persons with Disabilities finished with the Holy Mass

Fr. Goran Azinovic was the main celebrant of the Holy Mass celebrated at the White Dome at 11 am and that was solemn conclusion of the 6^th International Pilgrimage for Persons with Disabilities, held from Thursday, June 15. The largest number of the participants gathered this year, around 2200 of them, and some of them shared their experiences just before this Holy Mass. (photos)

The 36th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions

On Sunday, June 25^th, we will celebrate the 36^th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions. Holy Masses in Croatian language will be at 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 am, and the solemn Holy Mass will be at 7 pm. At 10 pm, the monthly whole-night Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will begin and the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed until 7 am on the following day.

Peace Walk

On Saturday, June 24, on the feast of St. John the Baptist, we celebrate the Eve of Our Lady’s Apparitions in Medjugorje. Traditionally, each year, we will meet outside the monastery of St. Anthony in Humac and begin the walk there. Pilgrims are to arrive outside the St. James’ church at 10 am.

Spiritual preparation in Medjugorje – Novena to the Queen of Peace

Nearly all the time there are pilgrims climbing the Apparition Hill and praying before the Statue of Our Lady there. Each afternoon, from June 15-23, there is Rosary there at 4 pm. During the day, Holy Masses are celebrated in different languages, and the evening prayer programme starts with the Rosary at 6 pm. Many pilgrims will come for this Anniversary on their feet to Medjugorje and many are coming in these days before the Anniversary.

Approaching the 36th Anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions: Peace Walk Humac – Međugorje, June 24, 2017

Peace Walk is a walk of prayer held from Humac to Medjugorje and initiated in 1992. Ever since that year, it is held each year on the Feast of St. John the Baptist, the eve of Our Lady’s Apparitions. In the beginning, the priests carried the Blessed Sacrament, later on the Statue of Our Lady and now they carry crucifix, while all others are praying and walking behind.

The 7th International Pilgrimage of Families held in Medjugorje

The 7^th International Pilgrimage of Families was held in Medjugorje from June 16-18, 2017, organised by the Association „Kup Karmel“ from Zagreb. Robert Rukavina organised this pilgrimage in 2010, for the first time, after he had tried organisation of several other pilgrimages with his Association.

Book „Do not break the crushed reed: Life with God-given difficulties” launched in Medjugorje

On Saturday, June 17, after the evening prayer programme, as a part of the 6^th International pilgrimage for persons with disabilities, there was a presentation of the book “Do not break the crushed reed: Life with God-given difficulties”, authors Fr. Goran Azinović, OFM and Fr. Zvonko Benković, OFM. (photos)