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After 25 years of the Youth Festival in Medjugorje, the first Youth Festival was held in Poland. Croatia and Poland had many historical connections in the past, most recent one in the character of Holy John Paul II, and now they are connected through Medjugorje as well. Polish pilgrims have been coming to Medjugorje for many years and now this is a new opportunity when Medjugorje travels to Poland and we hope that relationship would be stronger and more fruitful in the future. That is how it seemed during three days of communion young people from Poland and Medjugorje had. (photos) On Sunday, November 30, the Advent, time of preparation for Christmas will begin. Starting with Monday, December 1, early Holy Masses will be held at 6 a.m. in the parish church, every day but Sundays. Those Holy Masses will be broadcasted live on radio Medjugorje. The morning Holy Masses at 7.30 a.m. will not be held, masses for dead will be at 6 a.m. every day. This is traditionally quiet time in Medjugorje and there were groups from Poland, Latvia, the United States, Italy, Slovakia, Korea and Austria. The Regional Council of the Franciscan Youth of Herzegovina for the first time organised the seminar for all their members who gave the first vows. The seminar was held in Medjugorje from November 7-9, 2014 at the theme: “Lord, what do you want me to do?” and 37 young people from 16 fraternities participated. Those members of the Franciscan Youth who gave their first vows or were just about to give them, had chance to learn more about the meaning of vows, their purpose, to whom they give them and why and they meditated on this great step as for them and for their fraternities. Croatian Dominican Province in association with the youth from the parish of the Queen of the Holy Rosary from Zagreb organised in the beginning of November the spiritual retreat and the youth pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Ivan Marija Tomic and Maja Maric, parishioner of the parish of the Queen of the Holy Rosary, were the main organisers of this year’s pilgrimage. Young people climbed Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain and also participated in the evening prayer programme in the parish church. Upon their return homes, some of them gave testimonies about the graces they received at this pilgrimage. On Monday, November 24, 2014, Medjugorje remembered the 14th anniversary of death of Fr. Slavko Barbaric. Stanko Cosic was the main celebrant of the evening Holy Mass along with 25 priests concelebrating. In his homily, among other things, Fr. Stanko said: “Today, we remember man who united his heart with the motherly heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary and who encouraged men to return to their hearts. Slavko, with his own example, was trying to pray, fast, celebrate Holy Mass, to confess and to talk, but also to be silent with the heart. As every prophet of his own time, he did not have answers to all of the questions, but he was facing many issues in his search for the truth. Slavko was discovering that treasure hidden in the depth of one’s heart and he invites us all to search for it as well.” Medjugorje parish also remembered Fr. Slavko on Cross Mountain when many faithful gathered to pray the Way of the Cross. Mother’s Village, the institution founded by late Fr. Slavko also commemorated the death of its founder. Father Paulo Sergio Correia was in Medjugorje with a group of pilgrims from Sao Paolo in Brazil. This is his fourth visit to Medjugorje. He said that he heard about Medjugorje in the very beginning, but decided to come only in 2012: „Some parishioners were coming earlier and they were trying to bring me to come here. Now. I came to thank the Queen of Peace for all She gave me. I think the most important message of Medjugorje is the message of peace. I thank all for the hospitality I gained here” - said Fr. Paulo. Married couple Jim and Silvina Curran came from Ireland in the last few days. Their life in the recent years is a journey from Medjugorje, Ireland and Argentina, but the most important is that it was changed completely all thanks to Medjugorje and the messages of Gospa, the Queen of Peace. Silvina said that she came to Medjugorje in 2009 for the first time: “When I first came, I did not know what to expect. But, as soon as I arrived here, I felt peace and something special in regards to this place. I loved Medjugorje from the beginning and we feel this is our home.” Number of Holy Communions: 200 500 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 4075 (131 per day) On the Feast of All Saints and All Souls’ Day we all go to graveyards so we would remember and thank our beloved departed ones as well as pray for all of them. On those days, Holy Masses will be celebrated at various graveyards in Medjugorje parish. Many parishioners who are living outside Medjugorje come to their homes for these two feasts, and there are also many pilgrims who came from various countries. The Information Office registered pilgrims from Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, England, the United States, Ireland and Latvia. John Chisholm, the Holy Ghost priest from Ireland, long-time Medjugorje pilgrim died on Thursday, October 23, 2014 in his 93rd year of life as a consequence of a heart attack. John was ordained as a priest in 1946, and he spent six years in Medjugorje from 2000 to 2006, serving to God, Gospa and English –speaking pilgrims. While he was once with his mother, he heard about the events in Medjugorje and felt desire to come to this place. Soon after her death, he received invitation to come to Medjugorje with a group of pilgrims. In that week, he completely fell in love with Gospa, in love that he faithfully served to until the last breath of his earthly life. The Third International Pilgrimage for Persons with Disability ended with Holy Mass at the White Dome of St. James’ church and the pilgrimage was held with the theme “In Mary’s School” and gathered around 1380 participants. The parishioners from Medjugorje – 85 families (pansion houses, hotels and family homes) gave free accommodation to all pilgrims that arrived from Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Italy and the United States. This pilgrimage was organised by the Association “Susret/Encounter” from Citluk, parish office Medjugorje and Mother’s Village. Jasminka Vasilj, the President of Association “Susret” said at the end of this pilgrimage: “I am proud of our parish, everything went well, we had 1380 pilgrims with disability, their parents and volunteers who were here for three days and on Saturday there were around 150 people from the area that joined the pilgrimage.” The Third Pilgrimage for Disabled Persons “In Mary’s School” that is being held in Medjugorje, gathered more than 1300 participants. This pilgrimage was created as the fruit of pilgrimages of Sr. Rastislava Ralbovsky with the community of persons with special needs from Djakovo. “I am strongly convinced that this is Our Lady’s plan that I was aware of from the beginning. I moved slowly in the process and I can see it is the work of God”, said Sr. Rastislava and emphasised that Medjugorje was in her heart from the very beginning. Magda Kaliterna, volunteer from the church of St. Phillip Neri from Split said that they came for the pilgrimage last year for the first time. “We came last year not knowing what to expect, but everyone from volunteers to parents were thrilled. Some young volunteers who were 18 – 19 years old returned home and told their parents that they had spent the four most beautiful days in Medjugorje. Our volunteers are young people and we would like to form and raise them in the Christian spirit so they would understand that serving is the most important thing in their lives.” The Third International Pilgrimage for Persons with Disability is being held in Medjugorje from October 23-26, with the theme “In Mary’s School”. This pilgrimage gathered more than 1300 participants and most of them were from Croatia, then Slovakia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Italy and the United States. All participants were again hosted by families from Medjugorje which again confirmed their great hearts and desire to help and also why Our Lady had chosen this parish in a very special way. This pilgrimage that was organised by Association “Encounter/Susret” from Citluk, in cooperation with Mother’s Village and the Parish Office, began on Thursday with the evening Holy Mass celebrated at the White Dome of St. James’ church by Fr. Josip Vlasic, the parish priest from Mostar parish of Sts. Peter and Paul. The inspiration for this gathering is a pilgrimage that took place for many years to Medjugorje by Sr. Rastislava Ralbovsky that had been coming here with the community of special needs persons from Djakovo. She gave interview on radio Medjugorje and said that today people with disabilities are meeting in Medjugorje so they could find love and protection with Our Lady: “May all of them be encouragement to us, that by looking at them, we may understand ourselves, our wounded hearts. We all carry within ourselves deep desire to love and to be loved: that is what the core of human being is.” The programme is also this year filled with many activities, lectures and prayer meetings. Seventy seven pilgrims from the parish Brestovsko came to Medjugorje this October. Immediately upon their arrival to Medjugorje, they climbed Cross Mountain while meditation on the stations of the Way of the Cross and praying Rosary and then they went to Apparition Hill. Along with all other pilgrims they participated in the evening pray programme and their parish priest Fr. Damir Pavic was the main celebrant at the evening Holy Mass. One after visiting their parish web site can read some of the testimonies that young people received during this pilgrimage: „It was so special on Apparition Hill. God’s love streamed through me and I felt beautiful. I could not have even imagined that this place is so nice. When I came to the statue of Our Lady I felt something indescribable, something so nice. It was love of God that strengthened me and gave me force to remain strong in my faith. When I receive another chance, I will go to Medjugorje again”, wrote young parishioner from Brestovsko. The priest Mduduzi McHunu came to Medjugorje for the second time from South Africa. He is a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and in his interview told us that he heard about Medjugorje for the first time after one spiritual retreat in 1999. “I believe this place was chosen in a special way so it would bring us renewal of faith especially in this time. I meet many people in my country who think they can do alone without God in their lives. We call it crises of faith. The experience that Medjugorje offers is Our Lady’s Motherly love and care that She desires to show us so She would return us to our faith and God, to Jesus, Her Son”, said Fr. Mduduzi from South Africa.
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Petnaesti međunarodni seminar za bračne parove održat će se u Međugorju od 13. do 16. srpnja 2014. godine. „Povjerenje u braku i odgoju“ Program: Nedjelja , 13. srpnja 2014. Registracija sudionika Uvod u seminar Večernji molitveni program u crkvi Devetnaesti međunarodni seminar za svećenike, na kojemu se okupilo 306 svećenika i bogoslova iz 25 zemalja, odnosno 11 jezičnih skupina, završio je sv. misom zahvalnicom u subotu 12. srpnja, koju je predvodio voditelj seminara, fra Ljubo Kurtović, župnik u Veljacima. Sudionici su došli iz: Ukrajine, Koreje, Litve, Njemačke, Švicarske, Austrije, Brazila, Italije, Rusije, Hrvatske, BiH, Srbije, Slovenije, Mađarske, Češke, Slovačke, Francuske, Belgije, SAD-a, Irske, Perua, Ekvadora, Argentine, Španjolske i Poljske. Tema ovoga međunarodnog seminara bila je: „Evo ti Majke!” „U Gospinoj školi”. Po svjedočanstvima svećenika sudionika, razabiru se izuzetno dobri plodovi i odluka za dolazak za idući susret, dvadeseti po redu, u Međugorju. Mladi svećenik Mitja Bulić iz biskupije Novo Mesto (Slovenija) prvi put je sudjelovao na seminaru za svećenike u Međugorju. Rekao je da je postao svećenik prije godinu dana, a u Međugorju je bio 30-ak puta. „Vrlo duboka iskustva nosim sa seminara, zanimljivo mi je geslo „Evo ti Majke!“, jer cijeli život živim s Marijom, mislim da me ona vodi Isusu. Ovi dani u Međugorju za mene su velika milost. Ovakvi seminari nam pomažu mnogo u životu, to je nužno i potrebno. Ja mislim da sam ovdje otkrio duhovno zvanje, ovdje sam oživio svoju molitvu, čitanje Božje riječi. Prvi put sam došao kad sam imao 6 godina, i već tada sam osjetio nešto moćno i ne mogu to zaboraviti. Tu se osjeti mir, snaga molitve. Gdje god si u Međugorju, osjetiš mir”-kazao je mladi svećenik iz Slovenije. U Međugorju je u tijeku 19. međunarodni seminar za svećenike. Sudjeluje oko 300 svećenika, đakona i bogoslova iz 25 zemalja. Fra Luka Zorić, član Hercegovačke franjevačke provincije, djeluje u Slanom i prvi put sudjeluje na ovom seminaru:. „Prvi put sam ovdje na duhovnim vježbama. Na seminaru se osjeća zajedništvo. Sudionici žele doživjeti uistinu nešto novo kako bi mogli pastoralno bolje djelovati. Svake godine obavljam duhovne vježbe (to je dužan svaki svećenik) . Ne moram ići iz kuće, jer se održavaju duhovne vježbe i u Slanom ne samo za svećenike nego i za druge vjernike. Ove godine nisam uspio u duhovnim vježbama doživjeti ono što mogu ovdje doživjeti. Ovdje se opustim i potpuno se predam molitvi". Na 19. međunarodnom seminaru za svećenike sudjeluje oko 300 svećenika, đakona i bogoslova iz 25 zemalja: Ukrajine, Koreje, Litve, Njemačke, Švicarske, Austrije, Brazila, Italije, Rusije, Hrvatske, BiH, Srbije, Slovenije, Mađarske, Češke, Slovačke, Francuske, Belgije, SAD-a, Irske, Perua, Ekvadora. Argentine, Španjolske i Poljske. Započeo je u ponedjeljak, 7. srpnja 2014., večernjim molitveno liturgijskim programom. Misno slavlje je predslavio na vanjskom oltaru crkve sv. Jakova s još 234 svećenika fra Ljubo Kurtović, župnik u Veljacima. Fra Ljubo je i voditelj seminara. 19. duhovne vježbe za svećenike održat će se u Međugorju od 7. do 12. srpnja 2014. „Evo ti Majke!“ (Iv 19, 27) „U Gospinoj školi“ PROGRAM SEMINARA 7.srpnja 2014., ponedjeljak 15. 00 – 18. 00 Prijave sudionika (Nova dvorana) POČETAK SEMINARA Molitva krunice, sv. misa, molitva za ozdravljenje i slavna otajstva krunice Broj podijeljenih sv. pricesti: 211 000 Broj svećenika koncelebranata: 4139 (137 dnevno) Brojni su hodočasnici u Međugorju tijekom proteklih dana s nama podijelili iskustvo Međugorja. Susreli smo skupinu od 27 hodočasnika iz Ugande. Istaknuli su da su radosni zbog dolaska u Međugorje. „Ovdje se osjeća mir i naša Gospa je uistinu Kraljica mira. Taj mir jednostavno kao da te napadne i nađe se dosta vremena za molitvu u Međugorju”- kazali su hodočasnici iz Ugande. Fra Branimir Musa, župnik iz Tihaljine predslavio je, 25.lipnja 2014. na 33. obljetnicu Gospinih ukazanja u Međugorju središnje misno slavlje, na vanjskom oltaru crkve sv. Jakova u Međugorju, zajedno s 247 svećenika. Fra Branimir je istaknuo kako su obljetnice nekih događaja duboko ukorijenjene u svijest pojedinaca i naroda pa ih narodi i pojedinci pretvaraju u svetkovine i blagdane. Kazao je da i mi svetkujemo današnji dan jer se prije 33 godine, u ovom malom hercegovačkom selu, po riječima šestero vidjelaca – tada djeca, danas odrasli ljudi- ukazala Gospa s Isusom u naručju: „Ako se istina zaključuje iz djelovanja i djela, a ne iz apstraktnih premisa, onda je ovo djelo Božje, jer ovdje u Međugorju raste novi duhovni život. Međugorje kao sinonim ukazanja nije opozicija nego snaga jedne svete katoličke i apostolske Crkve. ''Krist je kriterij i podloga svim istinama''. Ovdje želimo propovijedati Krista i istinu. Mnogi postavljaju pitanja koliko je ljudi prošlo kroz Međugorje u ove 33 godine. Brojke nisu bitne. Mi ne brojimo hodočasnike ali ja znam da se u prošloj godini u Međugorju pričestilo 2 milijuna vjernika. To je snaga vjere i Crkve, to su čudesa koja hrane pale i grešne i slabe. Ako netko traži čudo da ozdravi, onda mora znati da čudo ne donosi samo zdravlje nego Boga, a s Bogom dolazi sve ostalo: mir, radost, praštanje. Čudo ne govori o čovjeku nego o Bogu. Čudo uvijek pomaže čovjeku da prepozna Boga. Čudo je bijela hostija u kojoj stanuje Bog.Zašto je Bog izabrao baš ovo mjesto? 33. obljetnica Gospinih ukazanja u Međugorju svečano je obilježena u srijedu, 25. lipnja 2014. Uz brojne hodočasnike iz Hrvatske i Bosne i Hercegovine, u Međugorju su u većim organiziranim skupinama boravili hodočasnici iz Italije, Mađarske, Njemačke, Francuske, Irske, SAD-a, Rumunjske, Kine, Vijetnama, Portorika, Slovenije, Poljske, Belgije, Slovačke, Koreje, Švicarske, Austrije, Australije, Španjolske, Albanije, Brazila, Hong-Konga, Meksika, Ukrajine, Libanona, Kanade, Kolumbije, Litve, Latvije, Portugala, Šri Lanke, Argentine, Urugvaja i Ugande. Osim uobičajenim prometnim sredstvima, zamjetljiv broj hodočasnika, posebice mladi, u Međugorje je pristigao pješice kako bi ispunili svoje zavjete Kraljici mira i zahvalili za udijeljene milosti. (slike) Večernju svetu misu na uočnicu Gospinih ukazanja u Međugorju na vanjskom oltaru crkve sv. Jakova predslavio je, u koncelebraciji 188 svećenika, fra Miro Šego, župnik župe Krista Kralja u Čitluku. Misno je slavlje uveličao veliki zbor Kraljice mira pod ravnanjem s. Irene Azinović. Fra Miro je na početku pozdravio sve okupljene, kako je kazao, u predvečerje obljetnice Gospina ukazanja. U propovijedi je, između ostalog istaknuo: Vidjelica Ivanka Ivanković Elez imala je redovito godišnje ukazanje 25. lipnja 2014. Prigodom posljednjeg svakodnevnog ukazanja 7. svibnja 1985. Gospa je Ivanki, povjerivši joj posljednju, 10. tajnu, kazala da će tijekom cijelog svog života imati ukazanje jedanput u godini i to na obljetnicu ukazanja. Tako je bilo i ove godine. Ukazanje, koje je trajalo 4 minute, Ivanka je imala u svojoj obiteljskoj kući. Ukazanju je bila nazočna samo Ivankina obitelj. Nakon ukazanja vidjelica Ivanka je rekla: „ Gospa nam je dala svoj majčinski blagoslov“. U utorak, 24. lipnja 2014., brojni hodočasnici sa svih strana svijeta sudjelovali su na 23. međunarodnoj hodnji mira Humac – Međugorje. Oko šest sati međugorski župnik fra Marinko Šakota, obraćajući se hodočasnicima, pozvao je na sabranost da u molitvi i pjesmi mogu hoditi prema Međugorju. Pred sami polazak Hodnje mira, humački gvardijan fra Velimir Mandić obratio se hodočasnicima: „ Neka i ovaj vaš put bude doprinos hvali i slavi Bogu koji će dati mir svim ljudima na svijetu”. Uz molitvu i pjesmu u čast Kraljice mira, sudionici su pred međugorsku župnu crkvu sv. Jakova stigli oko 10 sati. Tom su prigodom sudionici Hodnje mira i drugi nazočni vjernici sudjelovali u pobožnosti klanjanja Isusu u Presvetom oltarskom sakramentu i primili blagoslov s Presvetim. (slike) Međugorje će u srijedu, 25. lipnja 2014. proslaviti 33. obljetnicu Gospinih ukazanja. Svete mise toga dana na hrvatskom jeziku slavit će se u 5,6,7,8,9,11 i središnja svečana sv.misa u 19 sati. Kao i svakog 25.u mjesecu, od 22 do 23 sata bit će Klanjanje Isusu u Presvetom Oltarskom Sakramentu, a nakon toga nastavlja se redovito mjesečno cjelonoćno klanjanje do 7 sati ujutro. Na uočnicu, svetkovinu rođenja sv. Ivana Krstitelja u utorak, 24. lipnja u 6 sati ujutro polazi tradicionalna međunarodna Hodnja mira od samostana sv. Ante na Humcu do župne crkve sv. Jakova u Međugorju. Supružnici Markuz iz Pokupskog, kod Velike Gorice u Hrvatskoj, Stjepan i Ivančica boravili su s troje djece u Međugorju uoči 33. obljetnice Gospinih ukazanja. Stjepanov prvi susret s Međugorjem bio je 1983., a Ivančicin 1993. Nakon što su se vjenčali, a potom dobili djecu, redovito barem jednom godišnje, svi zajedno, posjete Međugorje. Supružnici Markuz ističu da ih Međugorje uvijek osnaži, tako da mogu hoditi hrabro kroz svakodnevicu. Stjepan kaže kako su i ove godine s radošću planirali dolazak u Međugorje: