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The first International Seminar for doctors, nurses and medical workers, which gathered more than 150 participants from 15 countries finished on Saturday, May 11, 2013 with celebration of Holy Mass. Participants were from various professions such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, medical technicians, as well as pro-life activists. This seminar began on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 and the theme was: “Spiritual renewal for soul and body”. The lecturers were Fr. Ante Vuckovic, dean at the Catholic Faculty of Theology in Split and Fr. Marinko Sakota, parish priest from Medjugorje. Besides lectures that were held in the morning and in the afternoon, all participants took part in the regular evening prayer programme of Medjugorje parish. They gathered on Wednesday morning to pray Rosary on Apparition Hill and on Friday morning they prayed the Way of the Cross on Cross Mountain. After the preparation through the religious teaching, thirty children in parish Mejugorje received their sacrament of the First Holy Communion on May 5, 2013. Slaven Brekalo celebrated Holy Mass and children choir “Doves of Peace” from Medjugorje parish made that celebration even more solemn. What makes Medjugorje more special is that numerous pilgrims were present at this celebration and they came from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, England, Ireland, the United States, Canada, France, Italy, Poland, Lebanon, Hungary, Belgium, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Korea and China. Number of Holy Communions: 160 000 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 3232 (107 per day) Ivan Matić is a priest from Croatian Franciscan Province of Sts. Cyril and Methodius seated in Zagreb. He was born in Janjevo, came to Croatia, to Zagreb, where he began his Franciscan journey and worked mainly with youth. He studied in Rome at the time Franciscan Youth was founded, and in Assisi, while in 2000, he returned to Zagreb and came to work in the church of St. Francis in Kaptol. Summer schedule of the prayer programme begins on May 1st. Rosary will be at 6 p.m. and Holy Mass at 7 p.m. while after Holy Mass the regular prayer programme will follow, depending on the day in the week. Adorations on Wednesdays and Saturdays will start at 10 p.m. Devotion of the Way of the Cross on Cross Mountain is on Fridays at 4 p.m., while Rosary on Apparition Hill is on Sundays at 4 p.m. Robert Bahcic, a member of the Slovenian Franciscan Province, was in Medjugorje in the end of April. Robert spent last seven years living in Rome in the Franciscan General Curia, where he served for the first three years as a guardian priest. At the same time, he was also responsible for the bulletin “Fraternitas” that brings news about the activities of the Franciscans in the world. “I was in Medjugorje on several occasions, but this is the first time that I took some time for myself only. I found lots of faith here. There is something in Medjugorje that attracts people to pray and to meditate; this is where they feel inner peace. This is indeed richness that needs to be spread”, said Fr. Robert. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow from Scotland is the founder of the Humanitarian Organisation Mary’s Meals. This global project was initiated in 2002 with the project of providing food for 200 hungry children in Malawi. Mary’s Meals provide food today for more than 730.000 children in 16 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and Caribbean. Magnus is a father of seven children and they gladly come to Medjugorje on a pilgrimage, because this is where his life was completely changed. He came here for the first time in 1983, as fourteen years old boy, together with his brothers, sisters and cousins. He told us that it was in that week lives of all of them were changed: “We returned to Scotland and made strong decision to live God in our lives. Our parents could see something was different with us and later, they decided to come here with us. Ever since that time, I came here, to Medjugorje on many occasions.” Mary’s Meals have developed out of the humanitarian work Marcus had initiated during the homeland war in this region. Andrea Murabale, Vicar of the Franciscan Province in Congo, was in Medjugorje in the last few days. He told us how the first missionaries in one part of Congo were from Croatia and he especially remembered late Fr. Jozo Vasilj, who left a profound trace in that country. Andrea spoke about numerous spiritual vocations in his country, about life in Congo as well as about experience of Medjugorje. “Fr. Jozo did many good deeds in Congo. I remember him as an exceptional person. I met him in 1989, during my time in the Novitiate. The first thing I noticed about him was his intelligence and the warmth and gentleness he had when he spoke to us. He came into the Novitiate in the evening, and already the next morning, he knew the names of all twenty candidates. He was my professor and my educator for full six years and his lectures were so vivid that it was pure joy to listen to him. At the same time, he remembered birthdays of all candidates and students and never missed opportunity to congratulate us on those days.” As he spoke more about Fr. Jozo, who was born in Medjugorje, Fr. Andrea especially remembered his sense for brotherhood and love he expressed towards his brothers, men: “He was man of love. Once, we went together into the prison, and Fr. Jozo, after he saw prisoner that had nothing to put on him, he took off his shirt and gave it to him.” This was Fr. Andrea’s second trip to Medjugorje, and this is what he said: “This is indeed the place of prayer. Franciscans from Medjugorje speak to me frequently about Croatian missionaries, and that is always a wonderful opportunity to remember the encounters that have contributed to wellbeing of my people so much. It is really beautiful for me to be here.” More pilgrims started arriving to Medjugorje in this period after Easter when weather is so beautiful. The journalists of Radio Mir Medjugorje spoke to some of them. “My name is Maria Degola and I am coming from Verona, Italy. This is my third time to Medjugorje and I came here in 1990 for the first time. That is when I experienced complete silence during the apparition time, despite the big crowds that was around me. I thought about what made me come there in those days. My second visit to Medjugorje was in 2003, after my husband and my daughter, that was only 34, had died. One of my friends told me: “Maria, you should go to Medjugorje, so God could give you strength to overcome all that you have been going through.” That is what I did. This time, I arrived with my son Francesco who has Down syndrome. We were in Fatima last year and this year we came to Medjugorje.” In the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina has been designated a new Administration. As Provincial has been chosen our director of ICMM, Fr. Miljenko Šteko. We send ours congratulations to Fra Miljenko and we wish success on its task, the God’s Blessing and the intercession of the Queen of the Peace in the exercise of this service of responsibility. There were many pilgrims who arrived to Medjugorje this Easter, among them was Fr. Manoj Pathiyil from India, who lives in Germany at the moment where he studies Theology. This is his first visit to Medjugorje. It was in India where he heard about the apparitions in Medjugorje, and after he came to Germany, he heard about Medjugorje again. “In the beginning, I found it hard to believe that Mother of God is personally coming to this place every single day, but after I arrived here, I can see that this is something real and these apparitions are really taking place. It seems to me that people are ready to accept God’s plan. I see that all pilgrims who have arrived here are so happy to be here and to share their experiences of how Mother of God influenced their lives and still influences them.” said Fr. Manoj. (photos) Number of Holy Communions: 102 500 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 1577 (50 per day) Many pilgrims gathered in Medjugorje this year to participate together with parishioners in the liturgy of the Easter Triduum. Pilgrims have arrived from Italy, the United States, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Ukraine, Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Lebanon, Russia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rosary on Holy Thursday began at 5 p.m. and solemn Holy Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 6 p.m. that was celebrated by Fr. Slaven Brekalo along with 29 priests. Many pilgrims were climbing Cross Mountain on Good Friday, from the early morning hours and they all prayed the Way of the Cross as they went up. Devotion of the Way of the Cross began at 11 a.m. for parishioners and Croatian pilgrims and Fr. Marinko Sakota, the parish priest, was the leader of that prayer. Rosary began at 5 p.m. and Good Friday Service was held at 6 p.m. with Fr. Tomislav Pervan as the leader. Easter Vigil began at 8 p.m. on Holy Saturday and Fr. Miljenko Steko was the main celebrant. Holy Masses were celebrated in many languages on Easter and Croatian Masses were at 7,8 and 11 a.m. and at 6 p.m. (photos) “Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.” To all parishioners, pilgrims, friends, benefactors, and to all men of goodwill a Blessed and Happy Easter! Parish priest and the Franciscans (photos) Uskrsna cestitka 2013 - fra Marinko Sakota Holy Thursday, March 28, 2013 – On this day when Church remembers institution of Holy Eucharist and Priesthood, it is allowed only to celebrate Holy Mass of consecration of the oil and Holy Mass of Lord’s Supper. Holy Mass of consecration of the oil can be celebrated only by bishop in his cathedral. Therefore, on that day before noon, in Medjugorje there are no confessions and no Holy Masses celebrated. Prayer of the Rosary begins at 5 p.m. and solemn Holy Mass of Lord’s Supper at 6 p.m. After Holy Mass there will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and all faithful will have opportunity for silent prayer until Midnight.
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2. po redu hodočašće za osobe s invaliditetom održano je u Međugorju od 20. do 22. rujna pod geslom: „Živite svoju vjeru”. Poticaj za organizaciju susreta je dugogodišnje hodočašćenje s. Rastislave Ralbovsky sa zajednicom osoba s posebnim potrebama iz Đakova. „Moja veza s Međugorjem je Božji poticaj. Od 1995. otkako sam došla u Đakovo i otkako mi je povjeren rad Doma duhovne pomoći, jedan od prvih usmjerenja bio je rad s osobama s invaliditetom. Mi smo se uključili u svjetski pokret Vjera i svjetlo. Već od početka smo počeli dolaziti u Međugorje. To nam je bilo kao dolazak kući svojoj Majci. U srcu mi je uvijek bila želja da se rad proširi, da se pokrene internacionalni susret”-kazala je s. Rastislava koja ističe kako 30 godina imamo Kraljicu mira te je Bog počastio ovaj narod na tako osobit način. Bojan Zupanz, 29-godišnji mladić iz Zagreba, nakon 10 dana pješačenja stigao je u Međugorje u nedjelju, 22. rujna. Na put je pošao iz zahvale Majci Božjoj za sve što mu je u životu dala. Nije planirao gdje će spavati, sve je bilo prepušteno Božjoj providnosti. Bojan je prvi put u Međugorju bio prošle godine:„Bilo je lijepo taj put, sv. misa, propovijed, penjanje na Brdo ukazanja, ali to nije bilo ni blizu iskustvu koje sam sada doživio”-kazao je Bojan koji je zahvalio svima koji su mu pomogli na ovome putu. Brojni hodočasnici ističu kako ih se u Međugorju najviše dojmila pobožnost klanjanja Isusu u Presvetom Oltarskom Sakramentu. Od 1. listopada klanjanje Isusu u Presvetom oltarskom sakramentu bit će utorkom od 21 do 22 sata, a ne više srijedom, kao do sada. Tako će župljani i hodočasnici moći sudjelovati u pobožnosti Klanjanja utorkom i subotom od 21 do 22 sata te četvrtkom nakon večernje svete mise. 2. po redu hodočašće za osobe s invaliditetom održava se u Međugorju od 20. do 22. rujna pod geslom: „Živite svoju vjeru”. Hodočašće je okupilo više od 460 sudionika, koje su ugostili međugorski župljani. I ovaj put, kao i toliko puta do sada, pokazali su da imaju veliko srce i posvjedočili zašto je Gospa izabrala ovu župu na poseban način. Većina programa održava se u prostorijama Majčinog sela koje je zajedno sa župom Međugorje i Udrugom „Susret“ iz Čitluka i glavni organizator susreta. Poticaj za organizaciju ovog susreta je dugogodišnje hodočašćenje s. Rastislave Ralbovsky sa zajednicom osoba s posebnim potrebama iz Đakova. Program je ispunjen radionicama, predavanjima i molitvenim sadržajima. Hodočašće za osobe s invaliditetom „Živite svoju vjeru” održat će se u Međugorju od 20. do 22. rujna. Kao i prošle godine, većina programa održavat će se u prostorijama Majčinog sela koje je zajedno sa Župom i udrugom „Susret“ iz Čitluka i glavni organizator susreta. Okupljanje sudionika predviđa se u poslijepodnevnim satima u četvrtak, 19. rujna. Program susreta bit će ispunjen radionicama, predavanjima i molitvenim sadržajima. U subotu jutro predviđena je i molitva na Podbrdu, a u nedjelju sv. misa. Blagdan Uzvišenja križa Kristova svečano je proslavljen u Međugorju u nedjelju, 15. rujna 2013. godine, uz sudjelovanje župljana i mnogobrojnih hodočasnika. U župnoj je crkvi slavljeno pet sv. misa na hrvatskome jeziku: u 6, 7, 8,12 i 19 sati. Svečana sv. misa na Križevcu, koju je predslavio fra Ljubo Kurtović, slavljena je u 11 sati. Prije početka mise, molila se Krunica. „Na poseban način, ovo brdo i ovo mjesto natopljeno je Božjom prisutnošću, Gospinom blizinom, koja nas je pozvala i poziva da dođemo njezinom Sinu, govoreći nam da se molimo pred križem, jer s križa se dobivaju velike milosti. Ovo brdo natopljeno je trudom i naporom župljana koji su gradili ovaj križ prije gotovo 80 godina’’-kazao je fra Ljubo u propovijedi. Od proslave Uzvišenja križa Kristova u Međugorju se mijenja i satnica molitveno-liturgijskog programa. Molitva krunice u župnoj crkvi započinje u 17, a sv. misa u 18 sati. Slijedi uobičajeni molitveni program nakon sv. mise. Klanjanje Isusu u Presvetom oltarskom sakramentu srijedom i subotom je od 21 do 22 sata. Molitva krunice na Brdu ukazanja je nedjeljom u 14 sati, a Križni put na Križevcu petkom u isto vrijeme. (slike) Prvi ponedjeljak nakon proslave Uzvišenja križa Kristova u Međugorju se mijenja i satnica molitveno-liturgijskog programa. Ove godine to je 16. rujna. Molitva krunice u župnoj crkvi započinje u 17, a sv. misa u 18 sati. Slijedi uobičajeni molitveni program nakon sv. mise. Klanjanje Isusu u Presvetom oltarskom sakramentu srijedom i subotom je od 21 do 22 sata. Molitva krunice na Podbrdu je nedjeljom u 14 sati, a Križni put na Križevcu petkom u isto vrijeme. Sveta misa u 13 sati samo subotom. Prve nedjelje nakon blagdana Male Gospe, u međugorskoj se župi tradicionalno slavi Uzvišenje križa Kristova. Ove godine to je nedjelja, 15 rujna. Svečana sv. misa na Križevcu je u 11 sati. Za sve one koji nisu u mogućnosti pohoditi Križevac, mogu sudjelovati na jednoj od sv. misa na hrvatskome jeziku u župnoj crkvi: u 6, 7, 8,12 i 19 sati. Križ na Križevcu podignut je u Jubilarnoj 1933.godini Otkupiteljeve smrti na križu i do 1981. bio je mjesto molitve župljana i vjernika iz okolnih župa. Nakon Gospina ukazanja 24.lipnja 1981., Križevac postaje mjestom molitve hodočasnika iz cijeloga svijeta. I početkom mjeseca rujna u Međugorju borave hodočasnici sa svih strana svijeta. Ured informacija bilježi skupine hodočasnika iz Francuske, Italije, Engleske, SAD-a, Kanade, Libanona, Belgije, Španjolske, Paname, Slovačke, Malte, Albanije, Mađarske, Rumunjske, Češke, Slovenije, Švicarske, Njemačke, Austrije, Irske, Poljske. Susreli smo skupinu iz Poljske u posebnim odorama koja je sudjelovala u večernjem molitveno-liturgijskom program u nedjelju, 1. rujna. Broj podijeljenih sv. pricesti: 374 200 Broj svećenika koncelebranata: 7492 (241 dnevno) Otac Charles Colazzi iz New Jerseya deveti je put u Međugorju. Govorio nam je o svome životu, svećeničkom pozivu, iskustvu Međugorja. Ovdje je došao sa skupinom mladih kada je imao šesnaest godina. Kaže da je jednostavno iskusio ljepotu ovoga mjesta: „Kao mladić išao sam u crkvu ali nisam baš volio svoju vjeru. Dok sam bio u Međugorju, iskustvo molitve bilo je toliko snažno da me istinski promijenilo. Nakon povratka, zavolio sam molitvu, provodio vrijeme na klanjanju i moleći krunicu, uglavnom svaki dan”. Među brojnim hodočasnicima susreli smo Andreu Cunningham iz Sjeverne Irske koja je s obitelji, mužem i petero djece posjetila Međugorje. Ovo joj je 5. posjet. Misli da je ovo mjesto nešto posebno i stalno se vraća jer se osjeća kao kod kuće: „Ovo je doista posebno mjesto. Za ukazanja sam čula početkom 90-ih, a prvi put sam ovdje došla 1994. godine, kad sam se i udala. Kako mi Međugorje pomaže? Pa održava moj odnos s Bogom, jača mi i obnavlja moju vjeru, daje mi snagu. Mislim da je lako biti uvučen u gužvu, životnu zbrku, lako nas odvuku druge stvari, ali kad dođete u mjesto kao što je Međugorje to je onda povratak prirodi, povratak osobnom odnosu s Bogom''-kazala je Andrea koja smatra da mladi ljudi uvijek nešto traže, a zapravo traže Boga:„ Divno mi je vidjeti toliko mladih ovdje u Međugorju kako šeću i mole krunicu i izgledaju tako prirodno, ali to im je ovdje lakše nego doma. Kući je to ponekad teško jer ljudi misle kako nisu normalni ako mole, a ne čine neke druge stvari. Ne znam za budućnost. Jedino mogu reći da je Međugorje malo neba na ovoj zemlji i svi tome težimo, bili toga svjesni ili ne. Tome težimo, a ovdje dobijete osjećaj da je to moguće postići''. Drugi Internacionalni susret osoba s invaliditetom održat će se od 20. do 22. rujna 2013. u Međugorju. Kao i prošle godine većina programa održavat će se u prostorijama Majčinog sela koje je zajedno sa Župom i Udrugom „Susret“ iz Čitluka i glavni organizator susreta. Okupljanje sudionika predviđa se u poslijepodnevnim satima u četvrtak, 19. rujna 2013. Smještaj i hrana za sve sudionike su besplatni. Prijave za susret u kojima će biti naznačen točan broj osoba s invaliditetom, osoba s kolicima i njihovih roditelja i pratitelja primat će se na e-mail adresu: gospina.skola@gmail.com. Program susreta će kroz dane petka, subote i nedjelje biti ispunjen radionicama za djecu, za roditelje i pratitelje, predavanjima i molitvenim sadržajima. U subotu jutro predviđena je i molitva na Podbrdu, a u nedjelju je završna sv. Misa u Župi u 11,00 sati. Svetkovina Velike Gospe ili Uznesenja Blažene Djevice Marije na nebo u Međugorju je proslavljena uz posebno velik broj domaćih te hodočasnika iz inozemstva. Hodočasnici, među kojima je najviše bilo mladih, cijele su noći pješice pristizali u Međugorje, ispovijedali se i sudjelovali na sv. Misama. Prva sv. Misa slavljena je u 6 sati u prepunoj crkvi. Na Gospojinu su u Međugorju boravili hodočasnici iz Njemačke, Engleske, SAD-a, Irske, Kanade, Italije, Francuske, Španjolske, Češke, Slovačke i Poljske te, naravno, iz Hrvatske. (foto) Stefano Rotondo je liječnik iz Italije. Za Međugorje je čuo već na početku ukazanja, a prvi je put Kraljici Mira hodočastio već 1983. Posvjedočio nam je da se njegov život nakon toga iz temelja promijenio. „Tada sam shvatio da je vrlo važno pronaći Boga ondje gdje živim i da mogu pronaći radost jednostavnog susreta s Bogom. Došao sam pri put 1983., a Međugorje je danas za mene ondje gdje živim. Ono mi je pomoglo shvatiti Evanđelje i živjeti ga u svakidašnjem životu.