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Several thousands of young people from all over the world have arrived this year to Medjugorje for celebration of New Year. The prayer programme will begin at 5 p.m. with prayer of rosary. The evening Holy Mass of Thanksgiving will be at 6 p.m. and after that community Cenacolo will have live nativity scene performance in front of the church. Prayer vigil will begin at 10 p.m. with Adoration oft he Blessed Sacrament and then, Holy Mass will begin. The whole programme will be broadcasted in the Hall of the Blessed John Paul II behind the church, as well as on the screen at the back oft he church. Radio Medjugorje will broadcast the whole programme as well. The traditional annual meeting of scholars of “Fra Slavko Barbaric” Association was held in Medjugorje on Saturday, December 29th. Meeting started at 3 p.m. and hosted 229 students from various universities who were greeted by the President of the Association Dr. Fr. Miljenko Steko, who thanked all members for cooperation and to all benefactors for their generosity. Vice-president of the Association and Director of Mother’s Village, Fr. Svetozar Kraljevic, spoke about the Culture of Good Deeds. And indeed, from His fullness we have received grace to grace, for He is our peace! With desire that God’s peace reigns in all of the hearts, all of the families, all of the countries and in the whole world, united in prayer with all of the friends of Medjugorje throughout the world: MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! May this Christmas be for you day of joy and peace. May Jesus visit you in your families and may he be born in the hidden place of your heart! Parish Office of Medjugorje Information Centre “Mir” Medjugorje (photos) At the last daily apparition to Jakov Colo on September 12th, 1998, Our Lady told him that henceforth he would have one apparition a year, every December 25th, on Christmas Day. This is also how it was this year. The apparition began at 2:15 pm and lasted 10 minutes. Afterwards Jakov transmitted the message: Dear children, give the gift of your life to me and completely surrender to me so that I may help you to comprehend my motherly love and the love of my Son for you. My children, I love you immeasurably and today, in a special way, on the day of the birth of my Son, I desire to receive each of you into my heart and to give a gift of your lives to my Son. My children, Jesus loves you and gives you the grace to live in His mercy, but sin has overtaken many of your hearts and you live in darkness. Therefore, my children, do not wait, say ‘no’ to sin and surrender your hearts to my Son, because only in this way will you be able to live God’s mercy and, with Jesus in your hearts, set out on the way of salvation. On Sunday, December 23, 2012, there will be Christmas concert in the Hall of St. Joseph in Mother’s Village at 8 p.m. after the evening prayer programme in the church of St. James. The concert is organised by the parish office Medjugorje, Mother’s Village and Local Communities of Bijakovici and Medjugorje. Early Holy Masses at 6 a.m. are celebrated since Monday, December 3, and those Holy Masses are opportunity for parishioners to prepare for celebration of Christmas, the birth of Jesus. Novena is going to begin on Saturday, December 15 with prayer of Rosary on Apparition Hill at 2 p.m. every day and will finish on December 23. The evening prayer programme is according to the regular schedule, Rosary at 5 p.m. and Holy Mass at 6 p.m. Confessions take place every morning from 5.30 a.m. and in the afternoon at 4 p.m. Every Sunday after the morning Holy Mass for children at 9.30 a.m. there is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Members of community Cenacolo have been busy in the last few days preparing setting and scenery for live manger that will take place in Christmas time. We had our first snow this winter on Monday, December 10, 2012. Stephane Galbert comes from Martinique. This is his first time in Medjugorje. He said how many people in Martinique know about Medjugorje since many of them came on pilgrimages in the last few years and they witnessed about what they experienced. They were saying how every Christian should come here. “I always felt close to Our Lady, ever since I was eight I had Our Lady’s statue and I was always connected to Our Lady. When my mom told me about Medjugorje and invited me to come here, I accepted her proposal immediately and I realised this was Our Lady’s home. We usually see Mary with her opened hands because that is her mission, She is inviting us to come to Her.” On Saturday, December 08, 2012, we are celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Holy Masses are at 6, 8, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Holy Masses in other languages are like on Sundays and feast days. The evening prayer programme will begin with Rosary at 5 p.m. and then solemn Holy Mass will follow with regular evening prayer programme that finishes with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 9 to 10 p.m. On Sunday, December 9, 2012 there will be annual concert of parish choirs from Herzegovina. All choirs will be singing together during the Holy Mass at 6 p.m. and after Holy Mass every choir will perform two songs. The whole event is going to be broadcasted live on radio Mir Medjugorje. Anton Guanaratnam is a pilgrim from Canada and he heard about Medjugorje six years ago. He said how his friend had a brain tumour and he wanted to be able to say to her that God exists. “She was not baptised and I was trying to explain to her that God exists. Then, I heard about Medjugorje and I started to return to my faith. After hearing about messages, I started loving Our Lady and God more. This is where I have been coming for the last six years and I want to spread Our Lady’s messages to the world. Our Lady has done so much for me. I felt great peace here on Apparition Hill. I love to listen to homilies during Holy Masses. I find Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament really special since so many people are adoring Jesus and everything here is so peaceful and that is why it is so special”, said this pilgrim from Canada. The Advent began on Sunday, December 2 and this is the time of preparation for Christmas. Early Holy Masses begin in Medjugorje parish on Monday, December 3 and Holy Mass will be celebrated every morning at 6 a.m., except on Sundays. Those Holy Masses will also be broadcasted on radio station Mir Medjugorje. The schedule of prayer and liturgical programme remains the same for Croatian and foreign pilgrims. Parish office has invite families to increase their family prayer, to participate in the prayer programme in the church and in prayers that are organised on hills. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place every Sunday at 10.30 a.m., half an hour prior to the main Holy Mass at 11.a.m. for parishioners and Croatian pilgrims. This is a quiet period in Medjugorje and there are groups of pilgrims from Italy, Romania, the United States, Slovakia, Ukraine, Germany and Croatia. Number of Holy Communions: 72 000 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 1731 (57 per day) Some of the pilgrims who come to Medjugorje are indeed attracting us with special attention. That was the case recently when Siaosi Talitimu, chief at the island Samoa, Pacific, came to Medjugorje. He was a guest at the radio station “Mir” Medjugorje. “We think that heart is the core of human being. The word MOA means heart and SA means people. When you put these two words together it means people of heart – that is exactly what my people are like”, said chief Talitimu. At the beginning, he introduced us with his people and island. Later he told us how he arrived to Medjugorje looking for a miracle, and then the Lord showed him in one Bible excerpt what his life mission should be, what is that he should be doing. He is joyful because Medjugorje message has found opened hearts and he also witnessed about difficulties and doubts that he as a chief has, as well as about why he lives in the United States even though he is a chief of people in Samoa. He heard about Medjugorje from his friend and his first visit was in 1995. On Sunday, November 25, we have celebrated the 15th Anniversary of work of Radio Station “Mir” Medjugorje. The evening Holy Mass of thanksgiving was celebrated in the church of St. James and Fr. Ivan Sesar, the Provincial of Herzegovina Neretva Province was the main celebrant. Miljenko Steko, Director of the Radio Station, gave a homily. All employees, friends, representatives of media, as well as many supporters and donors continued their celebration in new premises of Radio Station. The whole day was in festive atmosphere and two singers Alen Nizetic and Ivan Mikulic gave their contribution with live performances on radio. Radio Station “Mir” Medjugorje is broadcasting programme 24 hours a day and covers the whole region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, major part of Republic of Croatia, while all five continents are covered with satellite and internet programme. Ever since the very beginning, the programme was directed according to the principle: “genuine humanity, healthy spirituality”. The 12th Anniversary of death of Fr. Slavko Barbaric was commemorated in Medjugorje on November 24, 2012. Marinko Šakota, parish priest, celebrated the evening Holy Mass with 18 priests who have concelebrated with him. Marinko said in his homily: “Fr. Slavko is a model and inspiration for me personally. I can witness that as well as many people throughout the world. Why is Fr. Slavko inspiration and model in spirituality, in life in general? My impression was that Fr. Slavko did everything with the heart, with his whole being. There were no compromises with him when it came to important issues. He was a man who knew what he wanted. There was special clarity of understanding and his view in his soul, he was harmonised with the truth and goodness. He had perfect measure in everything he did, as well as in his prayer. It was not that he only worked, or that he only prayed. He did both in perfect harmony. He was able to be where he needed in exactly the right way.” Slavko was remembered on Cross Mountain as well on that day. Miljenko Steko led the prayer of the Way of the Cross at 2 p.m. Mother’s Village, institution founded by late Fr. Slavko, remembered its founder and commemorated his death anniversary as well. On Saturday, November 24, we will commemorate the 12th anniversary of Fr. Slavko Barbaric’s death. Slavko died on November 24, 2000, after having completed prayer of the Way of the Cross on Cross Mountain. He was buried in Kovacica cemetery. We will commemorate his death by climbing Cross Mountain and praying the Way of the Cross at 2 p.m., and celebrating Holy Mass at 6 p.m. in the church of St. James.
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U Međugorje je ponedjeljak 28. prosinca, u privatni posjet, stigao nadbiskup bečki, kardinal dr. Christoph Schönborn, a u Međugorju će ostati nekoliko dana. Kardinal, povrh svega, želi, uz posjet Cenacolu - koji svoju podružnicu ima i u Austriji, u ovom poznatom molitvenom mjestu biti molitelj. Kardinal Schönborn (1945.) je od 1975 do 1991. profesor je dogmatike i teologije kršćanskoga Istoka u Fribourgu (Švicarska), a od 1987. do 1992. je tajnik redakcije za izdavanje novoga Katekizma Katoličke Crkve. Od 1991. je pomoćni biskup, a od 1995. nadbiskup Beča. Godine 1998. imenovan je kardinalom, te izabran za predsjednika Biskupske konferencije Austrije. Kardinal Schönborn danas je jedan od najuglednijih stručnjaka za teologiju kršćanskoga Istoka, a član je, između ostaloga, i vatikanske Kongregacije za nauk vjere. (slike) Propovijed beckog kardinala dr. Christoph Schonborn u Medjugorju - 31.12.2009. Doista, od punine njegove svi primismo, i to milost na milost, jer On je MIR naš! Sa željom da Božji mir vlada u srcima, u obiteljima, u svim zemljama i na cijelom svijetu, sjedinjeni u molitvi sa svim prijateljima Međugorja širom svijeta: NA DOBRO VAM DOŠAO BOŽIĆ I SVETO POROĐENJE ISUSOVO i NOVA 2010. GODINA! Neka vam ovaj Božić bude dan radosti i mira. Neka Vas Isus pohodi u vašim obiteljima i rodi se u skrovitosti vašega srca! Župni ured Međugorje Informativni centar «Mir» Međugorje (slike) Čestitka - Fra Petar Vlašić, župnik Na posljednjem svakodnevnom ukazanju 12. rujna 1998. Gospa je Jakovu Čoli rekla da će ukazanje imati jedanput godišnje i to 25. prosinca, na Božić. Tako je bilo i ove godine. Ukazanje je počelo u 14 sati i 35 minua i trajalo je 12 minuta. Međugorska župa radosno dočekuje Božić. U crkvi sv. Jakova u Međugorju na Badnjak večernji program započinje u 17 sati molitvom krunice, a Sveta misa bdjenja je u 18 sati. Nakon sv. Mise zajednica Cenacolo uprizorit će žive jaslice na platou ispred župne crkve. Božićno bdijenje započinje u 22 h klanjanjem pred Presvetim Oltarskim Sakramentom, a završava sv. Misom polnoćkom. Na sam dan Božića sv. Mise su u župnoj crkvi u 8,11 i 18 sati. Navečer nema uobičajenoga cjelonoćnog klanjanja. U subotu je blagdan sv. Stjepana, prvomučenika, a svete Mise na hrvatskome jeziku slave se u župnoj crkvi u 8,11 i 18 sati. U nedjelju je svetkovina Svete obitelji i blagdan sv. Ivana apostola. Svete mise su u 8, 11 i 18 sati. Svima želimo sretne i blagoslovljene blagdane! U četvrtu nedjelju Došašća, 20. prosinca, međugorski dječji zbor ''Golubići mira'', pod vodstvom s. Slavice Kožul, održao je božićni koncert u župnoj crkvi sv. Jakova. Nastupio su i zbor Srednje škole "Fra Andrije Kačića Miošića" iz Ploča. Kao i dosadašnjih godina, djelatno je sudjelovao i maestro Đelo Jusić. (slike) Nove parametre treba postaviti od 15. prosinca 2009. Ime satelita: HOT BIRD 6 Pozicija: 13° E (stupnjeva istočno), Transponder br. 157, Prijamna frekvencija: 11 642 MHz, Polarizacija: H (horizontalna), Symbol rate: 27 500 Msymb/s, FEC (Forward Error Correction):3/4 Međugorska župa i ove se godine za svetkovinu Božića pripravlja Devetnicom koja je započela 15. prosinca. Mise zornice, u prepunoj crkvi sv. Jakova, slave se svakim danom, osim nedjelje, u šest sati ujutro, a animira ih svojim pjevanjem Franjevačka mladež Međugorja - FRAMA. Župljani i hodočasnici sve ove dane uz Podbrdo mole krunicu u 14 sati, a večernji molitveni program, kao i do sada, započinje sv. Krunicom u 17 sati. U utorak, 8. prosinca u župi Međugorje svečano je proslavljena svetkovina Bezgrješnog Začeća Blažene Djevice Marije. Uz brojne vjernike iz Bosne i Hercegovine i Hrvatske, u ovo hodočasničko mjesto pristigao je i neuobičajeno velik broj stranih hodočasnika iz Italije, Austrije, Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, Španjolske, Meksika, Francuske, Portorika, Njemačke i dr. Broj podijeljenih sv. pričesti: 47.300 Broj svećenika koncelebranata: 1.118 (37 dnevno) U Međugorju je obilježena deveta obljetnica smrti fra Slavka Barbarića koji je umro 24. studenoga 2000. u 15 i 30 na Križevcu nakon završene pobožnosti Križnoga puta. Brojni župljani i hodočasnici uspeli se na Križevac moleći Križni put u 14 sati, koji je predvodio fra Vjekoslav Milićević. U 18 sati slavljena je sveta misa u župnoj crkvi koju je u suslavlju s 18 svećenika predslavio fra Danko Perutina. Kršćanska udruga Kup Karmel organizirala je 17. i 18. studenoga besplatno hodočašće stotinjak siromaha, prosjaka i beskućnika iz Zagreba i još nekih gradova s područja Republike Hrvatske međugorskoj Kraljici Mira. Tijekom boravka u Međugorju pohodili su Podbrdo, nazočili molitveno-liturgijskom programu u župnoj crkvi sv. Jakova te posjetili Majčino selo. U utorak 24. studenog navršava se devet godina od smrti fra Slavka Barbarića, svećenika koji je osamnaest godina života posvetio širenju Gospinih poruka u svijetu i brizi za hodočasnike. Johannes Mikl, liječnik, kardiolog iz Austrije, autor pjesme Gospa, majka moja, koja se često pjeva u međugorskoj župnoj crkvi, nedavno je boravio u Međugorju. U razgovoru za radiopostaju "Mir" Međugorje, dr. Mikl, između ostaloga, kaže kako je 1983. godine čuo za Gospina ukazanja u Međugorju, te ubrzo, s još dvojicom prijatelja, i posjetio ovo hodočasničko mjesto. U Međugorju je u srijedu 4. studenoga započeo Deseti međunarodni seminar za bračne parove s tematskim okvirom: «Ljubav nikada ne prestaje i presahnuće ljubavi». Seminar je u popodnevnim satima otvorio koordinator dr. fra Miljenko Šteko, a potom je sve nazočne pozdravio župnik fra Petar Vlašić. Seminar, koji traje do subote, 7. studenoga, predvodi dr. fra Ante Vučković, član franjevačke provincije Presvetoga Otkupitelja, profesor na Katoličkom bogoslovnom fakultetu i Filozofskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Splitu. Međunarodni seminar simultano se prevodi na više svjetskih jezika. Krajem listopada u Međugorju je nekoliko dana boravio nadbiskup Edmond Farhat, biši Apostolski nuncij u Austriji, te predvodio misno slavlje za brojne austrijske hodočasnike prigodom njihova nacionalnoga blagdana , u ponedjeljak 26. listopada.