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There are numerous pilgrims in Medjugorje even after the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Information Office registered groups from Italy, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ireland, England, the United States, France, Spain, Lebanon, New Zealand, Hungary, Ukraine, Korea and Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our journalists spoke to Fr. Richard Offong, assistant parish priest from London who takes care of people from Nigeria who live there. The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was celebrated on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 and there were numerous pilgrims from abroad and those from the area who arrived to Medjugorje. Thousands of pilgrims, many of them young people were walking to Medjugorje throughout the whole night. In the early morning hours they were confessing and participated in Holy Masses that were celebrated from 6 a.m. Italian pilgrims came in the largest number and the groups from the following countries were present as well: Austria, Germany, Ireland, England, the United States, Sloavakia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, France, Korea, Lebanon and of course, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Holy Masses were celebrated throughout the day in many foreign languages. Svetozar Kraljevic celebrated the evening Holy Mass and 76 priests concelebrated with him. (photos) Nicholas Sonntag from Germany walked to Medjugorje and arrived on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. This is his first trip to Medjugorje, but he promised it would not be the last. He heard about Medjugorje from members of a community who come to Medjugorje every year. “Last year I walked to Rome and on the way to Rome I felt desire to come to Medjugorje. Many years ago I had a life crisis and I read various books about life. I happened to read a book about pilgrimage and how I could find my way to God through pilgrimage. Journalists of radio station “Mir” Medjugorje have chosen couple of interesting testimonies among so many young people who were in Medjugorje at Youth Festival last week, representing around 70 different countries. Young people from Ruanda came to Medjugorje for the first time and they shared their experience with all listeners of radio “Mir”. Fidelis Nsengiyunva is a Franciscan priest in Ruanda. He was happy to come to Medjugorje and to Europe for the first time. The 23rd International Youth Festival that started on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 with theme: “Lord, increase our faith”, ended on Monday, August 6, 2012 with Holy Mass of Thanksgiving on Cross Mountain. Holy Mass began at 5 a.m. and Fr. Danko Perutina, the coordinator of the retreat was the main celebrant. Festival gathered dozens of thousands of young people from more than 70 different countries, while some were here for the first time, like group from Ruanda. (photos) The traditional procession with Our Lady’s statue and candles in hands of numerous participants from more than 70 different countries took place on Friday, August 3, after the evening Holy Mass and as a part of Medjugorje Youth Festival Programme. The procession followed the main road towards Apparition Hill, then to Cross Mountain and then followed the main road back to the church. Dalibor Milas, newly ordained Franciscan who celebrated his first Holy Mass on July 29, 2012, was the main celebrant that evening and Fr. Branko Rados gave a Homily. There were 548 priests concelebrating as well. Number of Holy Communions: 176.500 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 6112 (197 per day) On Wednesday, August 1, 2012, the 23rd International Youth Festival was opened with the evening prayer programme. The theme of this Festival is from Luke’s Gospel: “Lord, increase our faith”. The opening Holy Mass was celebrated by Fr. Miljenko Steko, Vicar of Herzegovina Franciscan Province along with 422 priests that concelebrated at Holy Mass. Dozens of thousands of young people from all over the world are participating at this Festival that will finish on August 6, with Holy Mass on Cross Mountain at 5 a.m. Young people from more than 70 different countries are present, and group from Ruanda is here in Medjugorje for the first time. The programme is broadcasted directly on Radio “Mir” Medjugorje, as well as on other radio and TV stations and web sites. Danko Perutina is directing this Festival and all prayers, lectures and testimonies are more special thanks to the International Choir and Orchestra. Late Fr. Slavko Barbaric started this Festival back in 1990, when he gathered around 100 young people, two guitar players and couple of singers and the whole event took place in the green tent. The number of participants was increasing every year and is now above every other event in Medjugorje. (photos) Medjugorje, August 1 – 6, 2012 „Lord, increase our faith” On Wednesday, July 25, we are celebrating Feast of St. James, patron saint of Medjugorje parish. Holy Masses in the parish church are at 7, 8 and 7 p.m., while the central celebration will take place at 7 p.m. in the Garden and Fr. Stanko Dodig, Franciscan Capuchin, born in Medjugorje, will be the main celebrant. There will be procession from the church at 10.45 a.m. People from hamlets Čilići and Šege will be carrying the Statue this year. The prayer programme is according to the regular schedule, Rosary at 6 p.m. and Holy Mass at 7 p.m. Parish of Medjugorje was founded in 1892 and consecrated to St. James, patron saint of pilgrims. Around twenty members of Franciscan Youth from Sesvetske Sopnice were in Medjugorje from July 14-15, 2012, with their spiritual assistant Fr. Stipo Karajica. The President and Vice President of Franciscan Youth Josip and Marija Tolic, as well as Fr. Stipo were guests at radio station “Mir” Medjugorje. “This is a pilgrimage and spiritual retreat of Franciscan Youth and young people from our parish. This is something we have arranged half a year ago. The young people have readily accepted this programme and the most important part is the Eucharistic one”, said Fr. Stipo. Franciscan Youth from Sesvetska Sopnica was recently founded. On June 10, 2012, young people were celebrating ceremony of being received into fraternity. That is how another fraternity became alive and the number of Franciscan Youth in Zgreb town was increased. Bishop Msgr. Venant Bacinoni, bishop from Diocese of Bururi in Burundi, was in Medjugorje from July 1st to July 9, 2012. This was his first visit to Medjugorje. He first came to Belgium and his friends from Belgium invited him to come to Medjugorje with them, as a pilgrim. “This is one really good experience for me, I can see people praying, and they pray from the heart, you can see that they came here because of prayer and not because of something else. This is where one sees fruits. People come to pray, they participate in the Holy Eucharist, and they receive sacraments. This is also where they meet in friendship and in dialogue, this is really something good. We had really heavy civil war in Burundi that lasted for more than 15 years and this message of peace is really important for me and for our people as well. We cannot have peace without prayer, without hope and without help of Our Lady and God. This is the message that I am going to take from Medjugorje”, said bishop from Burundi. The 17th International Seminar for Priests that gathered more than 400 priests, deacons and seminarians from twenty countries began on Monday, July 9th, in Medjugorje with the liturgical evening prayer programme. Ivan Sesar, the Provincial of Herzegovinian Franciscan Province from Mostar was the main celebrant at the solemn Holy Mass of introduction to the seminar. The seminar ended on Saturday, July 14. The coordinator of the seminar was Dr. Miljenko Steko, and the theme of this International seminar that will finish on Saturday, July 14 is “Priest – man of faith.” The lecturer at the seminar is Dr. Ivan Dugandzic. The 17th International Seminar for Priests that gathered more than 400 priests, deacons and seminarians from twenty countries began on Monday, July 9th, in Medjugorje with the liturgical evening prayer programme. Ivan Sesar, the Provincial of Herzegovinian Franciscan Province from Mostar was the main celebrant at the solemn Holy Mass of introduction to the seminar. The coordinator of the seminar is dr. Miljenko Steko, and the theme of this International seminar that will finish on Saturday, July 14 is “Priest – man of faith.” The lecturer at the seminar is Dr. Ivan Dugandzic. The seminar is simultaneously translated to more than ten languages. These international seminars began in summer 1996, at the request of priests themselves and grew with the time into these regular annual gatherings of priests from all over world. The 17th International Priests Seminar will be held in Međugorje From 9th to14th July 2012 on the theme of: ''Priest – man of faith'' SEMINAR PROGRAMME
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U svibnju 2007., skupina hodočasnika iz Hong Konga i Makaa pohodila je Međugorje. Skupinu je pratio svećenik a hodočašće su organizirale Michelle Yau Ivy (Hong Kong) i sestra Claire-Marie (Makao). S njima je razgovarala Lidija Paris. Od 8. do 14. svibnja 2007. na hodočašću u Međugorju boravio je Mons. Boulos Emile Saadé, maronitski biskup biskupije Batroun u Libanonu. Došao je sa skupinom hodočasnika u organizaciji udruge „Prijatelji Marije Kraljice mira“ sa sjedištem u Beirutu. Mons. Boulos Emile Saadé je svećenik od 1958. god. a biskup od 1986. Odgovornost za biskupiju Batroun na sjeveru Libanona nosi od lipnja 1999. Evo što nam je rekao: Osamnaesti međunarodni molitveni susret mladih održat će se u Međugorju od 1. do 6. kolovoza 2007. Tema susreta je: "Ljubite jedni druge; kao što sam ja ljubio vas tako i vi ljubite jedni druge!" (Iv 13,34) (“Draga djeco! Danas vas pozivam na ljubav. Dječice, ljubite se Božjom ljubavlju… Uskrsli Isus bit će s vama a vi njegovi svjedoci.“ - Poruka, 25. ožujka 2005.) (Vidi i: Međunarodni susreti) U subotu 19. svibnja 2007. održan je prvi „Maraton mira i pomirenja“ od Gruda do Međugorja u dužini od 42.195 metara pod nazivom „Trčimo Gospi“. Organizatori su kršćanska udruga Kup-Karmel u suradnji s atletskim klubom Dinamo-Zrinjevac iz Zagreba (Hrvatska), te Studio Nada d.o.o. iz Ljubuškog (BiH). Početak maratona bio je u Grudama, a cilj kod Gospina kipa pred crkvom u Međugorju. Na dionici od Ljubuškog do Međugorja održala se utrka građana u dužini od 15 kilometara. Mons. Bernardo Cazzaro, nadbiskup u miru nadbiskupije Puerto Montt (Čile) proveo je najveći dio svog života kao misionar u Čileu. Napustivši aktivnu biskupsku službu vratio se u rodnu Italiju da bi pomagao kao duhovni savjetnik i ispovjednik u marijanskom svetištu Monte Berico. U svibnju 2007, za vrijeme jednog hodočašća u međugorje s jednom skupinom iz provincije Vittorio Veneto, u razgovoru s Lidijom Paris izrazio je svoje dojmove o Međugorju. Od 8. do 14. svibnja 2007. na hodočašću u Međugorju boravi Mons. Boulos Emile Saadé, maronitski biskup biskupije Batroun u Libanonu. Došao je sa skupinom hodočasnika u organizaciji udruge „Prijatelji Marije Kraljice mira“ sa sjedištem u Beirutu. (Razgovor u pripremi) U nedjelju 6. svibnja 2007., osamdeset i dvoje djece iz župe Međugorje pristupilo je Prvoj svetoj pričesti. Na ovaj sakrament sjedinjenja s euharistijskim Isusom pripremili su ih njihovi vjeroučitelji sestra Slavica Kožul, sestra Petra Bagarić i sestra Iva Bešlić. Svečanu svetu Misu predslavio je fra Bože Milić. Slavlje je svojim prekrasnim pjevanjem obogatio zbor „Golubići mira“ pod ravnanjem sestre Slavice Kožul. (photos) Početkom svibnja 2007. mladi svećenik Zdenek Fučik iz župe Mikulov u biskupiji Brno u Češkoj odlučio je doći na hodočašće u Međugorje biciklom da bi tako Bogu zahvalio za svoj svećenički poziv i za prvu godinu svog svećeništva. Svećeničko ređenje primio je 24. lipnja 2006., točno na 25. obljetnicu prvog ukazanja u Međugorju. Bilo je to 1991. godine. Nakon večere kod mojih roditelja, otac mi je dao pogledati jednu video kasetu o Međugorju. Uvijek sam voljela Gospu. Fasciniralo me je da se ukazuje u ovoj zemlji, i rekla sam ocu: Kako je to moguće? To traje već deset godina, a nikad nisam nijednog svećenika čula da o tome govori u crkvi! Otac mi je rekao da je film snimio jedan protestant! Te večeri bla je velika oluja i nisam se mogla vratiti svojoj kući, pa sam prenoćila kod roditelja. Tijekom te noći osjetila sam Gospinu nazočnost u sobi. Nikad prije mi se ništa slično nije dogodilo. S jedne sam strane bila uzbuđena, s druge nervozna, ali osjećala sam mir. Te se noći nešto dogodilo. Gospa me taknula. To mi je uvijek ostalo u pamćenju. Kad god bih čula riječ Međugorje, to bi me fasciniralo. Početkom svibnja 2007., u Međugorju je boravio Mons. Bernardo Cazzaro, nadbiskup u miru nadbiskupije Puerto Montt (Čile). Došao je sa skupinom hodočasnika iz Italije. Otkada je napustio aktivnu biskupsku službu, Mons. Cazzaro služi kao duhovni savjetnik i ispovjednik u svetištu Monte Berico kod Vicenze u Italiji. (Razgovor u pripremi.) 1. svibnja 2007, članovi Prve pomoći Maltežana iz Kölna (Njemačka) i dragovoljci započeli su svoju ovogodišnju službu u Međugorju. U službi hodočasnika i župljana bit će do 1. studenog ove godine. Malteški red poziva sve dragovoljce koji se žele uključiti u ovu službu da im se jave. (Vidi: http://www.malteser.de) Broj podijeljenih sv. pričesti: 69.000 Broj svećenika koncelebranata: 1.246 Travanj 2007.: Broj podijeljenih sv. pričesti: 136.500 Broj svećenika koncelebranata: 2.565 Ljetni raspored molitvenog programa u Međugorju počinje 1. svibnja. Molitva krunice u župnoj crkvi započinje u 18h. Misa je u 19h, a nakon Mise slijedi uobičajeni molitveni raspored ovisno o danu u tjednu. Euharistijsko klanjanje srijedom i subotom je u 22h, a molitva krunice na Podbrdu i Križni put na Križevcu u 16h. Trinaestoro prijatelja, članova jedne sportske skupine iz mjesta Zanica kod Bolzana u Italiji poduzelo je hodočasničku štafetu dugu 640 kilometara od svoje župe do Međugorja. Svakog dana hodalo se odnosno trčalo od 7 sati ujutro do pola devet navečer. Članovi štafete izmjenjivali su se svakih dvanaestak kilometara, neki su hodali a neki trčali, već prema mogućnostima. Jedan sudionik s invaliditetom hodao je puna dva kilometra. Da bi na taj način došli od Bolzana do Međugorja trebalo im je sedam dana. Put ih je vodio do Ancone gdje su se ukrcali na trajekt za Split, zatim od Splita preko Stobreča, Šestanovca i Zagvozda, Slivna, Vitine i Ljubuškog do Međugorja. U pratnji su se nalazile dvije kamp-prikolice u kojima su noćili. U Hercegovačkoj franjevačkoj provinciji izabrana je nova Uprava. Za provincijala je izabran naš župnik fra Ivan Sesar. Fra Ivanu čestitamo i želimo mu uspjeh u radu, Božji blagoslov i zagovor Kraljice Mira u obnašanju ove odgovorne službe.