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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. Bishop from Philippines Julito Cortes was in Medjugorje in the company of thirty five witnesses. He heard about Medjugorje in the very beginning of the apparitions at the time he was a student in Rome. In his interview for Radio Station Mir Medjugorje, the Bishop spoke about joy of him being able to come, but also about the difficulties that are preventing people to come to Medjugorje. Father Joseph Horn from the United States arrived to Medjugorje in his twelfth visit with a group of pilgrims. “I am here to deepen my faith and I always try to pray better even though I have been a priest for fifteen years now. This time I have brought twenty six pilgrims and my only prayer is to discover the grace of knowing what our Heavenly Father desires of me. I feel that we have a little time left and this world is in the need of prayer and peace, and I have asked my group to pray for peace”, said Fr. Joseph who added that Medjugorje is very well known in Michigan state where he lives. Maria Rosa and Gino Sorenzo, married couple from Italy, have arrived to Medjugorje for hundred times. They are coming from the shrine of St. Anthony of Padua in Italy and they have been bringing pilgrims from Italy eight times each year. Only in the previous year they have brought twenty-eight buses to Medjugorje. Maria Rosa arrived for the first time to Medjugorje in 1988, and she came with her family in 1993 in the middle of the war in our country. Franciscans from the province of St. Casimir in Lithuania came in Medjugorje for six-day spiritual retreat that is conducted by Fr. Miljenko Steko. Their Provincial Fr. Astijus Kungys is with them and this is his first visit to Medjugorje. In their interview at Radio Station Mir Medjugorje they said how they came to pray and to seek for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary that she may intercede and guide them during the elections in their Province that will take place next January. “Christianity began with the Blessed Virgin Mary when she said her Fiat, through the Holy Spirit and through Mary’s Yes, Jesus was born. That is why we wanted to come to our Mother, to learn from her how to be humble and opened to God’s spirit, how to say our own Fiat every single day. May it be to me according to Thy will! Another reason why we wanted to come here is because Franciscans work in this parish and we wanted to meet their experience. What we encountered here is so simple – traditional prayers: Adoration, Way of the Cross, Rosary, Litanies. It is wonderful to be simple!” said Fr. Astijus Kungys. The funeral began on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 3.00 p.m. with Holy Mass for dead, which was celebrated by Bishop Ratko Peric, together with Fr. Ivan Sesar, the Provincial of Herzegovinian Franciscan Province, who gave a homily and with numerous priests who had concelebrated. After Holy Mass, Fr. Petar’s remains were taken to Kovacica graveyard where he was buried. Marinko Sakota, current parish vicar will be the new parish priest in Medjugorje parish. The Provincial has proposed this and Bishop of our Diocese, Ratko Peric has confirmed that in the official Decree. (photos) Petar Vlasic, current parish priest in Medjugorje parish, passed away early this morning after having fought with difficult illness in the last few years. Petar died in his 75th year of life, in his 51st year of priesthood and he was a priest for the last 47 years. He served in the various parishes as the parish vicar, the parish priest and the guardian of the monastery. He was in Medjugorje since 1999, and he was appointed as the parish priest in August 2007. His body will be exposed in the parish church of St. James on Friday, November 9 at 1 p.m. The funeral will start at 3 p.m. with Holy Mass in the church of St. James. He will be buried in graveyard Kovacica. Eternal rest grant him, o Lord, may his soul rest in peace! The seminar of permanent formation of the Third Franciscan Order of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held in Medjugorje from November 2-4, 2012. The theme of this seminar in which around 40 Tertiaries participated was: “Franciscans in the world, for the world: Identity, vows and communion”, and this theme was introduced by brother Benedetto Lino from the International Presidency of the Third Franciscan Order. (photos)
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Stephane Galbert dolazi iz Martiniquea. Ovo mu je prvi dolazak u Međugorje. Kaže da u Martiniqueu dosta ljudi zna za Međugorje, jer je proteklih godina mnogo njih ovdje hodočastilo i oni su svjedočili ono što su doživjeli. Njihova poruka je da bi na ovo mjesto trebao doći svaki kršćanin. ''Ja sam se uvijek osjećao blizu Gospi, jer sam od svoje osme godine imao mali Gospin kip i nekako sam povezan s njom. Tako da kad mi je moja majka pričala o Međugorju i pozvala me da dođem ovdje, odmah sam prihvatio i shvatio sam da je ovo Gospin dom. Obično vidimo Mariju prikazanu kako stoji raširenih ruka, zato jer je ona u poslanju, misiji, zove nas k sebi.'' - kazao je Stephane. U subotu 8. prosinca svetkovina je Bezgrešnog začeća Blažene Djevice Marije. Sv. mise na hrvatskome jeziku u župnoj crkvi u Međugorju su u 6 (sv. misa zornica), 8, 11 i 18 sati. Mise na drugim jezicima kao nedjeljom. Večernji molitveni program počinje Krunicom u 17 sati, slijedi svečana sveta Misa. Blagoslov nabožnih predmeta, Molitva za zdravlje duše i tijela, te Slavna otajstva Krunice su nakon Mise. Od 21 do 22 sata je Klanjanje Isusu u Presvetomu Oltarskom Sakramentu. U nedjelju, 9. prosinca 2012. godine, u župnoj crkvi svetoga Jakova u Međugorju održat će se susret velikih župnih zborova iz Hercegovine. Svi zborovi će zajedno pjevati za vrijeme sv. Mise u 18 sati. A potom će zborovi pojedinačno nastupiti i izvesti po dvije skladbe. Misu i nastupe zborova prenosit će izravno i radiopostaja MIR Međugorje. Anton Guanaratnam je hodočasnik iz Kanade. Za Međugorje je čuo prije 6 godina. Kaže kako je njegova prijateljica imala tumor na mozgu i htio joj je nekako reći da Bog postoji. ''Ona nije bila krštena pa sam joj na neki racionalan način htio objasniti da Bog postoji. Onda sam saznao za Međugorje. I sam se počeo vraćati svojoj vjeri. Nakon što sam čuo poruke zavolio sam Blaženu Djevicu Mariju i Boga. Ovdje dolazim već 6 godina i želim širiti Gospine poruke svijetu. Gospa je učinila toliko toga za mene. Osjetio sam veliki mir ovdje na Brdu Ukazanja. Na misama mi se posebno dopadaju propovijedi. Osim toga, klanjanje mi je posebno jer se tako mnogo ljudi klanja Isusu, a sve je nekako mirno i zato je posebno'' - kazao je hodočasnik iz Kanade. U nedjelju 2. prosinca počinje Došašće - vrijeme priprave za Božić. Od ponedjeljka, 3.prosinca, u župi Međugorje započinju svete mise zornice Rođenju Isusovu. Svaki dan, osim nedjelje, bit će u župnoj crkvi sveta Misa zornica u 6 sati, koju će prenositi i Radiopostaja Mir Međugorje. Raspored molitveno-liturgijskoga programa ostaje isti za hrvatske i inozemne hodočasnike. Iz župnog ureda pozivaju na intenzivniju obiteljsku molitvu, sudjelovanje na molitvenom programu u crkvi i molitve na brdima. Kroz četiri nedjelje Došašća u 10.30 bit će klanjanje Isusu u Presvetome Oltarskom Sakramentu. U Međugorju su, u ovome uobičajeno mirnijem vremenu, hodočasnici iz Italije, Rumunjske, SAD-a, Slovačke, Ukrajine, Njemačke, Hrvatske. Broj podijeljenih sv. pricesti: 72 000 Broj svećenika koncelebranata: 1731 (57 dnevno) Između brojnih hodočasnika koji posjećuju Međugorje, ponekad neki od njih izazivaju posebnu pozornost. Tako je bilo i nedavno, kad je u Međugorje hodočastio Siaosi Talitimu, poglavica na otoku Samoa koji je smješten na Pacifiku. Gostovao je i na Radiopostaji Mir Međugorje. ''Držimo da je središte ljudskog bića – srce'', kazao je na početku Siaosi. ''Riječ ''Moa'' znači srce, a ''Sa'' znači ljudi, kada se te riječi spoje, to znači ''ljudi srca'' – takav je moj narod'' kazao je poglavica svoga naroda na otoku Samoa. Na početku je upoznao s otokom i ljudima koji žive na njemu. Posvjedočio je da je došao u Međugorje tražeći čudo, a onda mu je Gospodin, po jednom ulomku iz Biblije, pokazao što je njegova misija u životu, što treba činiti. Radostan je što vidi kako je međugorska poruka naišla na otvorena srca, a posvjedočio je i o težini i dvojbama s kojima se susreće kako poglavica i zašto, iako je poglavica naroda na Samoi, živi u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama. Za Međugorje je saznao od prijatelja, a prvi put dolazi 1995. godine. U nedjelju 25. studenoga obilježena je 15. obljetnica djelovanja Radiopostaje Mir Međugorje. Tom prigodom je slavljena zahvalna večernja sveta Misa u crkvi sv. Jakova u Međugorju, koju je predvodio fra Ivan Sesar, provincijal Hercegovačke franjevačke provincije. Propovijedao je fra Miljenko Šteko, ravnatelj. Susret s djelatnicima, prijateljima, predstavnicima medija s kojima se surađuje, te brojnim podupirateljima nastavljen je u prostorijama radija. Čitavi taj dan protekao je u slavljeničkom raspoloženju, a svojom pjesmom radiopostaju su darovali glazbenici Alen Nižetić i Ivan Mikulić. Radiopostaja Mir Međugorje emitira program 24 sata te pokriva gotovo cijelu BiH, veliki dio Republike Hrvatske, a Srednjim valom, Satelitima i Internetom svih 5 kontinenata. Od samoga početka programsko usmjerenje ravnalo se po načelu »istinska ljudskost, zdrava religioznost«. U Međugorju je, 24. studenoga, obilježena 12. obljetnica smrti fra Slavka Barbarića. Večernju sv. Misu u međugorskoj župnoj crkvi za pok. fra Slavka predslavio je međugorski župni upravitelj fra Marinko Šakota u suslavlju 18 svećenika. Fra Marinko je u propovijedi, između ostalog, kazao: ’’Za mene osobno fra Slavko je uzor i nadahnuće. Tome mogu posvjedočiti ne samo ja nego mnogi ljudi diljem svijeta. U subotu, 24. studenog, dvanaesta je obljetnica smrti fra Slavka Barbarića. Umro toga datuma 2000. godine Gospodnje, nakon završene pobožnosti Križnoga puta na Križevcu, a zemni mu ostaci počivaju na međugorskome groblju Kovačica. Na dvanaestu obljetnicu fra Slavkove smrti molit će se Križni put na Križevcu u 14 sati i slaviti sv. Misa u 18 sati u međugorskoj župnoj crkvi sv. Jakova. Biskup s Filipina Julito Cortes boravio je u Međugorju u pratnji 35 hodočasnika. Za Međugorje je čuo u samim počecima ukazanja, još dok je bio student u Rimu. U opširnom razgovoru za radiopostaju Mir Međugorje, biskup je, između ostaloga, govorio o radosti da je mogao doći, ali i o poteškoćama koje im objektivno stoje na putu dolaska u Međugorje: ‘’Za nas je jako skupo doći ovdje. Ne postoji veleposlanstvo Hrvatske ili BiH na Filipinima, tako da djelatnici putničke agencije trebaju otići u Maleziju kako bi dobili vize za nas’’- kaže biskup Cortes. Otac Joseph Horn sa skupinom hodočasnika iz SAD-a, već je dvanaesti put u Međugorju. ''Ovdje sam kako bi produbio svoju vjeru i uvijek se učim bolje moliti, iako sam svećenik već 15 godina. Ovaj put sam doveo 26 hodočasnika sa sobom i tražim samo milost da razumijem što Otac nebeski želi od mene. Bračni par Maria Rosa i Gino Sorenzo iz Italije stotinu puta bili su u Međugorju. Dolaze iz svetišta sv. Ante Padovanskog, a u Međugorje dovode hodočasnike oko 8 puta godišnje. Samo prošle godine u njihovoj organizaciji hodočasnici su došli u 28 autobusa. Maria Rosa je u Međugorje došla prvi put 1988., a s obitelji dolazi u ranom vihoru 1993. godine. Franjevci iz provincije sv Kažimira u Litvi, njih 19, ovaj tjedan borave na šestodnevnim duhovnim vježbama u Međugorju, koje predvodi dr. fra Miljenko Šteko. S njima je i njihov provincijal fra Astijus Kungys, kojemu je ovo prvi posjet Međugorju. Novinarima radiopostaje Mir Međugorje kazali su kako su ovdje došli moliti i tražiti zaštitu BDM Marije i Njeno vodstvo tijekom provincijskoga kapitula koji će u njihovoj provinciji uslijediti u siječnju iduće godine. Sprovodni obredi započeli su danas, petak, 9. studenoga, sv. Misom zadušnicom, koju je predslavio mostarsko-duvanjski biskup, mons. Ratko Perić, u suslavlju s provincijalom fra Ivanom Sesarom – koji je i propovijedao, te brojnim svećenicima, u župnoj crkvi u 15.00 sati. Nakon Mise povorka se uputila na groblje Kovačicu, gdje je fra Petar pokopan u fratarsku grobnicu. Nakon smrti aktualnoga župnika fra Petra Vlašića, župom Međugorje će upravljati fra Marinko Šakota, dosadašnji župni vikar u župi Međugorje. Tako je, na prijedlog o. Provincijala, u svome dekretu potvrdio mjesni biskup, mons. Ratko Perić. (slike) Rano jutros u Međugorju je, okrijepljen svetim sakramentima, nakon teške bolesti, preminuo fra Petar Vlašić, aktualni međugorski župnik. Fra Petar je preminuo u 75. godini života, 51. godini redovništva i 47. godini svećeništva. Obnašao je službe župnog vikara, župnika, gvardijana i definitora. U Međugorju je boravio od 1999. godine, a službu župnika obavljao je od kolovoza 2007. do svoje smrti. Pokojnikovo tijelo bit će izloženo sutra, u petak 9. studenoga, u župnoj crkvi sv. Jakova apostola od 13 sati. Sprovodni obredi započet će sv. Misom zadušnicom istoga dana u župnoj crkvi u 15.00 sati. Pokop će biti na groblju Kovačica gdje će fra Petar biti pokopan u fratarsku grobnicu. Pokoj vječni daruj mu Gospodine!