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Married couple from Italy, Giuseppe and Liliana Mengoti, arrived to Medjugorje after walking for 1067 kilometers in 36 days of journey. They live in Lugano, Como Lake, close to border with Switzerland. When asked about their reason to walk to Medjugorje they said: “We decided to refurbish their house and to make a chapel inside their new home. We wanted to have statue of Our Lady inside our chapel, but we decided to come and to take that statue after this walk to Medjugorje. We heard a lot about Medjugorje. As we travelled, many people were saying to us to pray for them when we come to Medjugorje.” This pilgrimage made huge and positive impression on them. “After we arrived here, we could strongly feel peace and joy and we will carry those messages back home.” Paul Dahdah, the Archbishop of the Latin Church in Lebanon and the Apostolic Vicar of Latin Catholics in Lebanon came to Medjugorje. He gave interview to Radio Station Mir Medjugorje and spoke about religious life in Lebanon, about the fruits of the visit of Holy Father to Lebanon, about Medjugorje and the Year of Faith. He heard about Medjugorje fifteen years ago when he was Archbishop in Iraq. “I realised later on that there were many communities of faithful who were regularly going to Medjugorje, that there were organised visits that TV station “Light” was organising together with Maronite priests. This phenomenon of conversion and reconciliation, of prayer could really be interpreted as the sign of the time in this world that has lost the value and meaning. We live in the handicapped world that has lost its grounds. I was able to see young people around the statue of the Risen Lord, and I am certain that they came here to seek for the meaning of their lives and I would like to hope that this phenomenon will be permanent, authentic and that it will last for a long time. One conventual priest who comes here very often and he told me that Medjugorje is a phenomenon made of confessions, reconciliation and prayer…”, said Archbishop Dahdah. We would like to notify all of the Franciscans, relatives, friends that Lord’s servant and our brother, Zoran Ostojic, parish vicar and parish priest, had died on October 17, 2012 after having received the Holy Sacrament of the Sick. He was 99 years old and he served 73 years as a priest and spent 80 years in priesthood. His body will be exposed in the parish church of St. James on Thursday, October 18 at 1 p.m. The funeral will start with Holy Mass at 3 p.m. and he will be buried in Kovacica cemetery. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE! HIS BROTHERS, HERZEGOVINIAN FRANCISCANS The journalists of Radio Station Mir Medjugorje met Elio Karlovic and Slavko Files among many pilgrims who are coming from Croatia to Medjugorje during October. Elio is the founder of prayer community “The Queen of Peace” from Pula and two of them shared their experience of Medjugorje with us. Elio was encouraged with all of the other prayer groups that existed throughout the world and inspired by the spirit and the example of Medjugorje, Elio decided to organise the meeting of priests and pilgrims from Pula who were coming to Medjugorje. The seminar titled: “Addiction on fortune games: between illness and personal – social responsibility” was held in Mother’s village from October 12th to 14th. This seminar is organised by the Franciscan Institute for the culture of peace from Split. Ivan Sesar, the President of the Councils of Franciscan Communities from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, welcomed all who came to participate, among them many who were to give their lectures. “I would like to express my joy because of organisation of this seminar because I hope that at least some would discover the danger of addiction on gambling and fortune games through these professional lectures. I think that this seminar is needed to today’s modern men and to the society that has increasing number of addicts with each day.” The Feast of St. Francis, the founder of the Franciscan Order was solemnly celebrated in Medjugorje on October 4, 2012. Traditional and solemn service of Transitus “Memoria Transitus” took place after the evening Holy Mass on October 3, 2012. Many pilgrims who have arrived to Medjugorje this October, during the month of Our Lady were present. The Information Office has registered groups from: Germany, Austria, the United States, Ireland, Italy, France, Ukraine, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Poland, Serbia, Romania, Lebanon, Belgium, Netherlands, Peru, England, Canada, Switzerland, Brazil and Venezuela. The feast of St. Francis, founder of the Franciscan order will solemnly be celebrated in Medjugorje on Thursday, October 4 with Holy Masses at 7.30 and 8 a.m. and at 6 p.m. Holy Mass for the Third Franciscan Order will be celebrated at 8 a.m. The Service of Transitus or “Memoria Transitus” was held after the evening Holy Mass on October 3, 2012. This is the feast that moves many people to prepare for it with a three – day prayer programme that started on October 1. Rosary is at 5 p.m. and Holy Mass at 6 p.m. Number of Holy Communions: 226 500 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 5324 (177 per day) Jean Azar comes from Lebanon and he came to Medjugorje in 2002 for the first time. That was a very difficult period of his life, he had several suicide attempts and he received grace to be healed in Medjugorje. “God touched my heart through Our Lady and ever since then I have been walking with Her. Many things changed in my life, I became better person ever since I live Our Lady’s messages and meditate on them every day. The 13th International Seminar for Married Couples that gathered more than 150 participants from Congo, Belgium, Germany, Costa Rica, Latvia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia was held in Medjugorje from 19th to 22nd September and the theme was: “Contemporary moral challenges to marriage”. The programme was held through the morning and afternoon lectures of Tonci Matulic, professor of Moral Theology and Social Teaching of the Church at Catholic Theology Faculty of the University of Zagreb. The evening prayer programme was in the church of St. James and there was prayer at Cross Mountain and Apparition Hill as well. The seminar finished with Holy Mass at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning. Late Fr. Slavko Barbaric initiated these retreats for married couples and the coordinator of this last seminar was Fr. Danko Perutina. (photos) The international seminar for married couples will be held in Medjugorje from the 19 to 22 September 2012. The seminar topic is: ''Contemporary moral challenges to marriage'' Lebanese priest Fr. Charbel Zgheib was in Medjugorje with a group of young people. This was his first visit to Medjugorje. “One can really feel faith here and God’s presence as well. Peace is all over the place”, said Fr. Charbel who added that many Lebanese are coming to Medjugorje. “Many come out of curiosity, but there are also those who have many difficulties. When they come here, their whole life is changing. When they come back to Lebanon, they are really different; their view of life is changed because they have encountered God and Our Lady here.” Charbel said that many have felt vocations here. “My spiritual leader along with few other Maronite priests has all received their vocation here. Medjugorje has indeed changed many lives”, said Fr. Charbel from Lebanon. (photos) The Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross was solemnly celebrated in Medjugorje on Sunday, September 9, 2012 with participation of many parishioners and pilgrims who have arrived from the following countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, France, Malta, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Belgium, Korea, Poland, Brazil, Portugal, Romania, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Holy Masses in Croatian language were celebrated at 6, 7, 8, 12 and 7 p.m. Solemn Holy Mass was celebrated at 11 a.m. and Cross Mountain and Fr. Slaven Brekalo was the main celebrant. (photos) First Monday after the celebration of the Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross time of the evening prayer programme in Medjugorje is changing as well. Rosary will start at 5 p.m. and Holy Mass will be at 7 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Wednesdays and Saturdays will be from 9 to 10 p.m. and Rosary on Apparition Hill on Sunday will be at 2 p.m. and Way of the Cross on Fridays on Cross Mountain will be at 2 p.m. as well. Holy Mass at 1 p.m. in Croatian language will be only on Saturdays. On the first Sunday after the Feast of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Medjugorje traditionally celebrates the Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross. This year, feast of Nativity is on Saturday and on Sunday we celebrate Holy Mass on top of Cross Mountain. Solemn Holy Mass on top of the mountain is at 11 a.m. and prayer of the Way of the Cross will start at 10 a.m. For all those who are not able to go to Cross Mountain, they can attend one of the Holy Masses in Croatian language in parish church of St. James at 6, 7, 8 a.m. 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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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. 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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. Broj podijeljenih sv. pričesti: 156.000 Broj svećenika koncelebranata: 3.417 (110 dnevno) U mjesecu listopadu, Gospinu mjesecu mnoštvo hodočasnika sa svih strana svijeta posjetilo je Međugorje. Izdvojit ćemo skupinu hodočasnika iz Novske. Organizator ovog hodočašća je Damir Potalec, vjeroučitelj koji već 10 godina organizira hodočašća iz Novske u Međugorje. Posjetili su Brdo ukazanja i Križevac te sudjelovali na misnim slavljima. 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