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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. All members of one family decided to gather at a pilgrimage in Medjugorje. Mairead Peoples, pilgrim and a group leader from Ireland was able to gather 35 members of her family for a one week pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Mairead said that she has been coming to Medjugorje for many years and came in 1985 for the first time: „Every year I bring pilgrims and I think that I only missed one year -1991. I was able to see in all of these years how lives of people are changing. Faith in our country is very week. I bring pilgrims and I beleive that Gospa has a plan for each one of them and that she does soemthing special for all pilgrims. I really love my family to come over here" said Mairead. Ollie Clarke, journalist from Ireland was in Medjugorje in the past few days and he works on Christian radio– Spirit Radio Ireland. He said that the job he has is a great gift because he is able to witness his faith. He came to Međugorje in 1995, for the first time and ever since then he was here for 30 more times and said: „Međugorje is my home. It opened my faith and gave me tools that I needed to witness and to enlighten the message of the Gospel in my heart”. The life story of this pilgrim is very interesting and is imbued with God's blessing despite family tragedies and facing with serious illness that he was able to beat thanks to Jesus and Mary. Our journalists recently had chance to speak to many pilgrims and one of them is a priest Juan Carlos Zapata, born in Columbia who serves in the parish of St. Joseph in Newark Diocese New Jersey and was ordained ten years ago. “I worked in the various parishes in the United States and up to four years ago, I was director of radio Maria, which is still part of my duties, I conduct shows there and I speak about Marian themes and I am also a marriage counsellor. My love to Gospa is so big, I was always aware that the Lord is doing His work with the heart of a Mother. I prayed that He, through Mary, may show me the needs of people. I desired to come to Medjugorje for many years, after I heard about it from my colleagues - priests. I asked Him to answer my prayer and to send me to Medjugorje when mostly needed and that is exactly what He did.” Sisters of Servants of the little Jesus and their assistants came to Medjugorje on Saturday afternoon on October 11, 2014. They arrived from communities active in educational work with children from Mostar, Vitez and Sarajevo. After greeting and words of welcome, Fr. Dragan Ruzic, director of Mother’s Village presented them the work and history of Mother’s Village. They walked around the village and community “Merciful Father” and visited one of the houses where children live at the end. “Fr. Dragan prepared gifts to us as well as refreshments and filled with beautiful impressions, we went to the church of St. James to thank our Heavenly Mother for such a beautiful day and many graces of this encounter and to give her all of our intentions. We thank all those who participated in organisation of this encounter and we are so grateful for all new experiences we gained. May the love of little Jesus and our wonderful Mother Mary continue to guide and lead us in our serving to the smallest ones”, they said. There are few more days left until the beginning of the Third International Pilgrimage for Persons with Disability that will be held in Medjugorje from October 23-26 with the theme “In Mary’s school”. Around 1000 persons registered for this pilgrimage that is organised by the Association “Susret/Encounter” from Ciltuk in cooperation with the parish office and Mother’s Village. The participants will gather on Thursday, October 23, 2014 and parishioners will provide them free accommodation and food. The inspiration for this pilgrimage came from Sr. Rastislava Ralbovsky that had been coming here with a group of persons with special needs from Djakovo. The programme will be filled with workshops lectures and prayer meetings. The seminar for music groups of the Franciscan Youth Herzegovina was held in “Home of Peace” in Medjugorje from October 12 to 14, 2014, with the theme “Blessed be God forever”. The seminar was organised by the regional brotherhood of the Herzegovina Franciscan Youth and 40 young people participated from 16 fraternities. The seminar was conducted by Fr. Tihomir Bazina and Fr. Branimir Novokmet and the regional assistant Fr. Slaven Brekalo was present as well. The introduction to the seminar was on Friday at 4 p.m. with the evening prayer programme that followed. On Saturday, the programme began with the prayer and workshops followed. The conductors made emphasis on selection of songs for the Eucharistic celebration. The whole seminar was full of songs, music and prayer. The feast of St. Francis, the founder of the Franciscan Order was solemnly celebrated in Medjugorje on October 4, 2014. The traditional service of Transitus was held after the evening Holy Mass, on the eve of the Feast, at the White Dome of St. James’ church. Stanko Cosic was the main celebrant and conductor of this service. Many pilgrims were present, among them huge number of Irish pilgrims that traditionally come here in October. Mary O’Farrel came for the first time and she told us that she had been refusing to come here for years: “I always used to say that one day I would go to Medjugorje. My neighbour organised trip to Medjugorje and I had booked pilgrimage to Lourdes. She told me that the pilgrimage was organised specially for me, just to make me come here, and that is how I came at the end. The purpose of this pilgrimage is to pray for inner peace and for my mom who had car accident. I do not know many things about Medjugorje, but I am positive Gospa brought me here for a special reason. I am in the organisation board of pilgrimage for disabled persons to Lourdes and I also organise Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament back home. We had just celebrated the 25th anniversary of Adoration in our parish and I am very proud of that.”
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Na svetkovinu Svih svetih i Dušnog dana groblja i posljednja počivališta postaju mjesta naše zahvale i sjećanja pa ih tradicionalno obilazimo i sjećamo se u molitvi svojih pokojnika. Tih dana na svim grobljima u međugorskoj župi slave se svete mise. Uz župljane koji žive izvan rodnoga mjesta, a redovito u ove dane pohode župu, u Međugorju borave i hodočasnici iz raznih krajeva svijeta. Tako Ured informacija, krajem mjeseca listopada, bilježi hodočasničke skupine iz Poljske, Češke, Mađarske, Slovenije, Belgije, Portugala, Njemačke, Austrije, Francuske, Italije, Engleske, SAD-a, Irske i Latvije. Raspored svetih misa, Svi sveti, subota, 1. studenog : U četvrtak, 23. listopada 2014., u 93.godini života od srčanog udara preminuo je otac John Chisholm, svećenik Družbe Duha Svetoga iz Irske, dugogodišnji međugorski hodočasnik. Otac John je svećenik od 1946., a u Međugorju je proveo šest godina od 2000. do 2006 godine služeći Bogu, Gospi i međugorskim hodočasnicima engleskog govornog područja. Dok je boravio sa svojom majkom, čuo je što se događa u Međugorju i oduvijek ga je želio posjetiti. Ubrzo nakon njene smrti, primio je poziv da se pridruži grupi koja ide za Međugorje i u tom tjednu potpuno se zaljubio u Gospu, ljubav kojoj je vjerno služio do kraja svog života. U Međugorju je u nedjelju, 26. listopada svetom misom, na vanjskom oltaru crkve sv. Jakova završeno 3. hodočašće za osobe s invaliditetom koje se održavalo pod geslom „U Marijinoj školi”, a ove godine je okupilo 1380 sudionika. Župljani župe Međugorje, 85 obitelji(pansiona,hotela, obiteljskih domova) osiguralo je besplatan smještaj hodočasnicima koji su pristigli iz Hrvatske, Slovačke, Slovenije, Poljske, Ukrajine, Litve, Italije i SAD-a. U Međugorju je u tijeku 3. po redu hodočašće za osobe s invaliditetom „U Marijinoj školi”, a ove godine je okupilo više od 1300 sudionika. Hodočašće je nastalo kao plod dugogodišnjeg hodočašćenja s. Rastislave Ralbovsky sa zajednicom osoba s posebnim potrebama iz Đakova. „Ja sam čvrsto uvjerena da je to Gospin plan, koji sam od početka naslućivala. Išla sam korak po korak. Vidim da je to Božje djelo.”-kazala je s. Rastislava istaknuvši kako joj je Međugorje u srcu od samih početaka. 3. po redu hodočašće za osobe s invaliditetom održava se u Međugorju od 23. do 26. listopada pod geslom: „U Marijinoj školi”. Hodočašće je okupilo više od 1300 sudionika, najviše njih iz Hrvatske, potom iz Slovačke, Slovenije, Ukrajine, Litve, Italije i SAD-a. Hodočasnike su i ove godine 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. Hodočašće koje je organizirala udruga „Susret“ iz Čitluka, u suradnji sa Župnim uredom i „Majčinim selom“ počelo je večernjom svetom misom, koju je u četvrtak na vanjskom oltaru crkve sv. Jakova predslavio fra Josip Vlašić ,župnik župe sv. Petra i Pavla u Mostaru. Sedamdeset i sedam hodočasnika iz župe Brestovsko posjetilo je u mjesecu listopadu Međugorje. Po samom dolasku u Međugorje, zaputili su se na Križevac, razmatrajući postaje Križnog puta i moleći krunicu, a potom su išli na Brdo ukazanja. S hodočasnicima s raznih strana svijeta sudjelovali su u večernjem molitvenom programu koji je započeo u 17h molitvom krunice na vanjskom oltaru crkve sv. Jakova. Svetu misu u 18h je predslavio župnik župe Brestovsko fra Damir Pavić. Međugorje je proteklih dana drugi put posjetio svećenik Mduduzi McHunu iz Južne Afrike. Pripada misionarskoj zajednici Oblati Bezgrješne. U razgovoru s novinarima radiopostaje Mir Međugorje kazao je da je prvi put čuo za Međugorje nakon jedne duhovne obnove 1999. „Vjerujem da je ovo mjesto na poseban način izabrano kako bi donijelo na određen način osvježenje, obnovu vjere, posebno u ovo vrijeme. Vidim dosta ljudi i u svojoj zemlji koji misle da mogu sve sami bez Boga. Mi to nazivamo krizom vjere. Iskustvo koje Međugorje nudi je zapravo Gospina majčinska ljubav i briga koju nam želi pokazati kako bi nas dovela natrag svojoj vjeri i Bogu, te Isusu, njenom Sinu ”. –kazao je svećenik Mduduzi iz Južne Afrike. Ovih su se dana svi članovi jedne irske obitelji odlučili okupiti na hodočašću u Međugorju. Međugorska hodočasnica i voditeljica hodočašća Mairead Peoples uspjela je okupiti 35 članova obitelji na jednotjednom hodočašću. Mairead je kazala da dugo godina dolazi u Međugorje. Prvi put je došla 1985. godine. „Svake godine dovodim hodočasnike, mislim da sam propustila samo jednu godinu, 1991. I sve ove godine, vidjela sam kako se životi ljudi mijenjaju. U našoj zemlji vjera je vrlo slaba. Dovodim ljude i vjerujem da Gospa za svakoga od njih učini nešto posebno. I volim da dođe moja obitelj ”-kazala je međugorska hodočasnica Mairead. Proteklih dana u Međugorju je boravio Ollie Clarke, novinar iz Irske koji radi na kršćanskom radiju – Spirit Radio Ireland. Kaže kako je posao koji radi veliki dar jer može svjedočiti svoju vjeru. U Međugorje je došao prvi put 1995. godine, a od tada ga je posjetio još 30 puta, te ističe: „Međugorje je moj dom. Ono je otvorilo moju vjeru, dalo mi je alate koje sam trebao, da bih prosvijetlio poruku Evanđelja u svom srcu”. Životna priča ovoga hodočasnika vrlo je zanimljiva i protkana Božjim blagoslovom unatoč obiteljskim tragedijama i suočavanju s teškom bolešću koju je pobijedio s Isusom i Marijom. U subotu 11. listopada, u popodnevnim satima Majčino selo koje djeluje u Bijakovićima, župa Međugorje, posjetile su sestre Služavke Malog Isusa i djelatnice-odgajateljice iz zajednica u kojima se odvija odgojno-obrazovni rad s djecom: Mostar, Vitez i Sarajevo. Nakon pozdrava i dobrodošlice, nastanak i povijest Majčinoga sela ukratko im je ocrtao fra Dragan Ružić, ravnatelj. Potom su zajedno obišle Selo kao i zajednicu Milosrdni Otac. Na kraju su posjetile jednu od kuća u kojima žive djeca, gdje su se zadržale u kratkom druženju, izmjenjujući iskustva iz rada i odgoja. Proteklih mjeseci novinari radiopostaje „Mir” Međugorje imali su prigodu razgovarati s brojnim hodočasnicima. Jedan od njih je svećenik Juan Carlos Zapata,koji se rodio u Kolumbiji. Trenutačno je na službi u župi sv. Josipa, biskupija Newark, New Jersey. Zaređen je za svećenika prije 10 godina.. „Obavljao sam razne službe na župama u Americi. Do prije četiri godine bio sam direktor Radio Marije. I dalje radim na radiju, vodim emisije. Jedan sam od propovjednika o marijanskim temama i savjetnik za bračne parove”.-kaže ovaj svećenik o svojoj službi te dodaje: Ostalo je još nekoliko dana do početka 3. Međunarodnog hodočašća za osobe s invaliditetom koji će se održati u Međugorju od 23. do 26. listopada pod geslom „u Marijinoj školi“. Oko 1000 osoba se prijavilo za ovo hodočašće koje organiziraju udruga „Susret“ iz Čitluka, u suradnji sa Župnim uredom i „Majčinim selom“. Okupljanje sudionika predviđa se u poslijepodnevnim satima, u četvrtak, 23. listopada. Župljani župe Međugorje osiguravaju hodočasnicima besplatan smještaj i hranu. 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. Od 10. do 12. listopada 2014. godine u „Kući mira“ u Međugorju održan je seminar za glazbene sekcije Frame Hercegovina, pod geslom „Blagoslovljen Bog uvijeke“. Seminar je organiziralo područno vijeće Frame Hercegovina, a sudjelovalo je 40 framaša iz 16 bratstava. Seminar su pripremili i vodili fra Tihomir Bazina i fra Branimir Novokmet, a prisutan je bio i područni duhovni asistent fra Slaven Brekalo. U petak u 16 sati počelo je okupljanje i prijave framaša. Poslije prijava uslijedio je odlazak na večernju sv. misu u crkvu sv. Jakova. Nakon večere započeo je program seminara; predstavljanje i uvodno predavanje. U subotu je program počeo jutarnjom molitvom, a tijekom dana su bile radionice, na kojima su uvježbavali pjesme za euharistijska slavlja, rad po grupama te plenum. Tijekom cijelog seminara, voditelji su stavili naglasak na odabire pjesama za liturgijsko slavlje. Seminar je protekao u glazbi, pjesmi i molitvi. Svetkovina sv. Franje, utemeljitelja Franjevačkoga reda, svečano je proslavljena u Međugorju u subotu, 4. listopada. Tradicionalni i svečani obred preminuća svetoga Franje, ili latinski ''Memoria Transitus'', utkan u okvire liturgijskoga obreda, slavljen je nakon večernje sv. mise, na uočnicu svetkovine, na vanjskom oltaru župne crkve sv. Jakova. Svetu misu i obred preminuća predvodio je fra Stanko Ćosić. Obredu su nazočili i brojni hodočasnici koji u listopadu, Gospinom mjesecu, borave u Međugorju. U listopadu, mjesecu koji je na poseban način posvećen Gospi, u Međugorje pristiže mnoštvo hodočasničkih skupina sa svih strana svijeta. Ured informacija zabilježio je prvih dana mjeseca listopada hodočasničke skupine iz Italije, Francuske, Poljske, Slovenije, Belgije, Španjolske, Argentine, Austrije, Irske, Ukrajine, Slovačke, Češke, Njemačke, Rumunjske, Litve, SAD-a, Kanade, Engleske, Koreje, Libanona i Malezije. Novinari radiopostaje Mir Međugorje proteklih dana susreli su Hansa Thea Müllera iz Njemačke koji u Međugorje dolazi od 1986. godine. Odavno je prestao brojati svoje dolaske, no kaže: