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Number of Holy Communions: 28 800 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 623 (22 per day) The 21st International Meeting for Organisers of Pilgrimages, Leaders of Peace Centres and Međugorje Prayer and Charity Groups will be held in Medjugorje from the 3rd to the 7th of March 2014. The theme of the gathering is: “Behold, your Mother” (John 19, 27) PROGRAM On Saturday, February 15, 2014, the postulants of the Franciscan Province of Bosnia Argentina visited postulants of Herzegovina Franciscan Province. Eight postulants from our province together with their leader Fr. Stanko Mabic met all postulants from Visoko and their leader Fr. Danijel Rajic. Danko Kustura from Split came to Medjugorje for the first time soon after the apparitions have began and continued coming at least twice a year ever since. He lived all of his life as a Christian, but it was the apparitions in Medjugorje that have strengthened his faith. He regularly reads Catholic newspapers, and despite his modest pension allowance, he gladly gives a gift of annual subscription to “Glasnik mira”, monthly bulletin from Medjugorje, to his family and friends. He said that news about Medjugorje have spread so fast in the very beginning and he came here on April 10, 1983 for the first time. Holy Mass for all killed Franciscans during and after the World War II, as well as for all parishioners killed in the First, Second and recent Homeland War was celebrated in the parish church of St. James on Monday, February 10, on the feast of Blessed Alojzije Stepinac. Up to this day, graves of so many killed persons have remained unknown, but memory on them is still alive in hearts and prayers of faithful. Ivan Dugandzic celebrated the evening Holy Mass with six priests that have concelebrated. The members of band “The Apostles of Peace” from Zagreb/Madjarevo were in Medjugorje not long ago. During their visit they came to radio station “Mir” Medjugorje and shared their personal experience of Medjugorje, as well as their own testimony of praising God with song. They said how every time they come to Medjugorje, they feel peace that cannot be described in words. “It is always nice to come here, to recharge our batteries and later on to return to everyday life, to obligations we have, but every time with Mary’s blessing that is present on every step. One can feel here really special joy and special love.” This band for spiritual music was founded in 2000, and so far they have performed at many prayer meetings. Clemens from Martinique came to Medjugorje for the first time with a group of pilgrims from France. He heard of Medjugorje long ago and wanted to come earlier, but there were obstacles every time that prevented him from coming. He said how Medjugorje is a world famous place: “There is a radio station called Radio St. Louis and it is religious radio station where they speak a lot about Medjugorje and now everyone knows about this place. I would like to thank people in Medjugorje, people of this country for their way of accepting everyone who comes here, for preparing to meet more people because this is the only place where we can talk to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus. She gives us beautiful message for the time we live in, and that is peace. After all of the sufferings from this world are gone, what is left for us is peace, peace and love”, said Clemens and added that it is easy to live messages of the Queen of Peace if we surrender to be guided by Her heart. “Medjugorje is a sensation of peace; I personally have feeling of respect towards people that I see praying Rosary as well as towards you who are receiving us here. Let us maintain that spirit, because the enemy would like to interfere everywhere and always. Let us maintain the spirit of love and peace. Every place of the apparitions gives us different sensations, but this place here fills us with love.” On Sunday, February 2, in the church of St. James in Medjugorje, young people, members of the Franciscan Youth, had ceremony of solemn promises during the evening Holy Mass at 6 p.m. that Fr. Slaven Brekalo, regional spiritual assistant, had celebrated in con-celebration of 11 other priests. It was Sunday of Presentation of our Lord, and Fr. Slaven had combined those two events into his homily. A member of Croatian Salesian Province of St. John Bosco, Josip Petricic, is a frequent pilgrim in Medjugorje. He comes from Zagreb and he is 25 years old. He graduated in high school for graphics. As a young boy he was thrilled with priesthood, because his uncle is a priest. “During the summer, I was going with him to help him out and I was thrilled with that because it made me content and fulfilled to help others. It was a little fervor that moved me to go to priesthood. But, I did not know which order to choose. I shared that with my uncle and he told me that he could see vocation growing within me. He advised me to join the order of Salesians that I heard of for the first time at that time”, said this pilgrim and added that he came to Medjugorje for the first time while he was in the seminary. “I was thrilled when we climbed Apparition Hill during the night. I was also thrilled to see such a great number of young people who were seeking for the Lord and found Him here. It was a family atmosphere that was created among us and all pilgrims. We did not differentiate because of our nationality, but were all united.” We would like to inform all groups of pilgrims that the 25th Jubilee Youth Festival will be held in Medjugorje from July 31 – August 6, 2014, which means that it will begin one day earlier than in the previous years. We hope that you will be able to organise and reserve plains and buses for this event on time. The Youth Festival was initiated by late Fr. Slavko Barbaric in 1990, when he gathered around 100 young people, two guitar players and a couple of singers, while the whole programme was held in the green tent behind the church. The number of participants increased each year and in the last few years, that event is the greatest of all Medjugorje events. We are looking forward to your coming! Number of Holy Communions: 50 000 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 870 (28 per day) Young people, members of the Franciscan Youth from Medjugorje, will give their solemn promises during the evening Holy Mass at 6 p.m. on Sunday, February 2, in the church of St. James. The Franciscan Youth is active in Medjugorje since 1995, and it grew out of the prayer group that late Fr. Slavko Barbaric led. The first meetings were held oon Fridays, after the evening Holy Mass and that remained the same in all of these years. Numerous pilgrims visit Medjugorje every year and their testimonies are like little pieces that form beautiful mosaic, picture of Medjugorje. Married couple, Neli and Igor Kanizaj emphasise that every visit to Medjugorje is for them great joy and new, deep experience. Igor got to know Medjugorje in his young days, while he was a member of the Franciscan Youth, and each of his visits was bringing him something new, primarily peace: The theatre performance “In the years of the famine”, created by Fr. Ante Maric, and directed by Tina Laco, was held in the Hall of the Blessed John Paul II in Medjugorje on January 19, 2014, before the large audience. This theatre performance is made on the theme of the difficult time of famine in the beginning of the 20th century here in Herzegovina, when one priest, Fr. Didak Buntic, despite many problems and difficulties that he encountered, was able to save several thousands of poor and hungry children. The members of music group “New Heaven” from the parish of St. Elijah in Zenica, came for their visit to Medjugorje. Music directors are Danijela and Zoran Curic, married couple. Danijela said that her first encounter with Medjugorje took place in 1995, when she was 15 years old. “I was not aware back in those days what this place meant. Now, every time I come here, I feel peace, serenity and that is something that cannot be denied. Every person who comes here experiences something that is absolutely immeasurable.” Zoran told us that Medjugorje means so much to him in his life, and there is something really special for him here:
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Uoči 31. godišnjice Gospinih ukazanja u Međugorju susrećemo hodočasnike iz svih krajeva svijeta. Susreli smo 20-godišnju Meabh Carlin, djevojku iz Irske, koja je u invalidskim kolicima. ''Želim zahvaliti na prilici da sam u Međugorju. Žena koja dovodi skupine je rekla da je netko otkazao prošli tjedan i pozvala me da dođem umjesto te osobe. Meni je blagoslov biti ovdje, osjeća se radost. Nadam se da ću doma ponijeti nadu i mir ljudima''-kazala je Meabh koja nam je ispričala svoju životnu priču, ispunjenu križevima i patnjom, ali s druge strane mirom i radošću. U ponedjeljak, 11. lipnja 2012. nakon večernjeg molitveno-liturgijskog programa u dvorani Ivana Pavla II. u Međugorju je održana predstava ''Sve nečim počinje'' u izvedbi članova Frame Međugorje. Autor teksta je dr. Mile Ćavar, a u predstavi sudjeluje 13 framaša. Predstava govori o životu mladih, njihovim problemima, te kako riješiti te probleme. ''To je način navještaja Radosne vijesti, Evanđelja kroz predstavu, igrokaz, dramu, način na koji mi naviještamo Evanđelje''- kazao je fra Slaven Brekalo, duhovni asistent Frame Međugorje. Franjevačka mladež u Međugorju djeluje od 1995. Pjesmom, molitvom i brojnim drugim aktivnostima, mladi uspješno daju svoj doprinos plodnom duhovnom ozračju ove svjetski poznate župe. U Međugorju je svečano proslavljena svetkovina presvetoga Tijela i Krvi Kristove - Tijelovo, u četvrtak 7.lipnja 2012. U ovome svjetski poznatome molitvenom mjestu toga dana boravile su brojne hodočasničke skupine iz: Italije, Njemačke, Austrije, Slovačke, Mađarske, Francuske, Češke, Poljske, Kanade,Irske, Australije, Danske, Ukrajine, Koreje i SAD-a. Slavljeno je trinaest sv. misa, od toga četiri na hrvatskom jeziku. Poslije večernje svete Mise na vanjskom oltaru međugorske župne crkve, koju je predslavio fra Karlo Lovrić, uslijedila je tradicionalna procesija s Presvetim ulicama Međugorja, a predvodio ju je, uz mnoštvo svećenika i desetak tisuća vjernika, fra Slaven Brekalo. Broj podijeljenih sv. pričesti: 190.500 Broj svećenika koncelebranata: 4140 (133 dnevno) Nakon 5 mjeseci pješačenja iz rodne Cordobe u Španjolskoj preko Santiago de Compostele , Rima, Padove u Međugorje je stigao hodočasnik Diego Garcia Nunez. Ovaj 64-godišnjak propješačio je više od 3000 kilometara kako bi izvršio zavjet. Naime, prije 5 godina dijagnosticiran mu je karcinom i tada je odlučio, ako mu jednoga dana bude bolje doći će pješice Gospi u Međugorje. Slušajući Radio Mariju za Međugorje je čuo prije 15-ak godina i prije godinu dana kada su liječnici ustanovili da mu se karcinom u potpunosti povukao odlučio je sam hodočastiti Kraljici Mira i zahvaliti joj za ozdravljenje. Zvonko Bogi, Vesna Janković, Zlatica Čepo, brat i dvije sestre stigli su pješice iz Osijeka u Međugorje u četvrtak 24. svibnja. Na put su krenuli 14. svibnja. Još prije Božića su se dogovorili da bi mogli hodočastiti Kraljici Mira u Međugorje. Ovaj put su htjeli zahvaliti na svemu što je za njih učinila. Ističu da su ih svi , koje su sreli na putu lijepo i srdačno primili. Svima zahvaljuju. ''Bilo je molitve i radosti tijekom puta. Noge su nas strahovito boljele, ali ujutro kada bismo se dizali sav je umor nestajao. Cijelim putem je Gospa bila s nama, ona nas je vodila, vrata su nam se sama otvarala. Išli smo svugdje na hodočašća, ali Međugorje je posebno, ne može se riječima opisati''-ističu Zvonko, Vesna i Zlatica koji su članovi Pokreta Božanskog Milosrđa. U Međugorju ostaju do nedjelje 27. svibnja kada u Međugorje dolazi skupina hodočasnika iz Osijeka. John O' Sullivan je stigao u Međugorje sa skupinom hodočasnika iz grada Killarneya, u Irskoj. Ne bi to ništa bilo neuobičajeno da se ne radi o hodočasniku koji je 5. travnja navršio 100 godina. Ovo mu je deveto hodočašće u Međugorje. Prvi put je došao 2002. O ovom mjestu je saznao od ljudi koji su već bili međugorski hodočasnici. Zdravlje ga dobro služi te se i ovom prilikom uspeo na Podbrdo i Križevac, naravno u pratnji ostalih hodočasnika. ''Čuo sam o Međugorju i odlučio sam doći. Nisam mislio da će biti toliko lijepo. Poslije sam govorio ljudima o Međugorju. Putovao sam na druga mjesta, ali više volim otići u Međugorje''-kazao je John koji nam je najavio i iduće hodočašće. Annamária Vécsey iz Budimpešte je stigla pješice u Međugorje s još jednim hodočasnikom. Učinila je to i 2008. godine. Pošli su 12. travnja, a stigli na svetkovinu Uzašašća Gospodnjeg 19. svibnja. I ovoga puta, kako će sama kazati, potaknuta Božjom riječju, odlučila se odazvati. Znala je što je čeka na putu, no unatoč godinama - ima ih šezdeset i osam, te zdravstvenim poteškoćama, rekla je: ''Idem''. Kada su došli Gospi u Međugorje, na svoj cilj, zaboravili su sve teškoće u putu i vremenske neprilike, a prevladala su lijepa sjećanja na susrete s ljudima. Božjom providnošću smatra da je susretala iste osobe kao i prije 4 godine, koje su joj kao i tada rado pomagale. Radosna i zahvalna dragom Bogu i Gospi da su uspješno stigli živi i zdravi, zahvaljuje svima koji su im pomogli na ovom putovanju. Bračni par Patricia i Jack Duggan iz Kanade ovih dana borave u Međugorju. Prvi put su ovamo došli 1993. godine, kada su pomagali izbjegličkim kampovima u BiH. Patricia svjedoči: ''O Međugorju sam čula od jednog svećenika. Bilo je puno problema, imala sam malu djecu i nisam odmah mogla doći. Sve što želimo jest pomagati drugima, a igrom slučaja ja i muž smo postali vodiči skupina. Doveli smo mnoge ljude iz Kanade u Međugorje, a dolazimo dva puta godišnje. Međugorje je naš drugi dom''. Patricia ističe kako su vidjeli jako puna obraćenja u svojim skupinama nakon Međugorja. U subotu, 19. svibnja 2012., u župnoj crkvi sv. Jakova u Međugorju 81 krizmanik primio je sakrament Svete Potvrde kojim se kršteni obogaćuju darom Duha Svetoga i savršenije povezuju s Crkvom. Sakrament Potvrde kandidatima je podijelio mjesni biskup, mons. Ratko Perić, pod Svetom Misom u 10 sati. Dan prije, 18. svibnja krizmanici, njihovi kumovi i roditelji imali su ispovijed. Trideset četiri hodočasnika, pravoslavne vjeroispovijesti, iz različitih dijelova Izraela, stigli su u Međugorje 11. svibnja 2012. Još neki će im se pridružiti u idućim danima. Susreli smo ih na početku hodočašća. ''Došli smo kući, svojoj Majci. Svi smo mi kršćani i svi smo mi sjedinjeni s Bogom. Nema razlika u raju. Mi se ovdje osjećamo kao da nam je mjesto ovdje'' - kazali su hodočasnici iz Izraela koji u Međugorju ostaju 10 dana. Hodočasnici u Međugorje pristižu na različite načine. Hodočasnik na biciklu i nije osobita novost, međutim kad se radi o čovjeku koji je prešao sedamdeset godina, onda je to ipak nesvakidašnji događaj. Radi se o 71-godišnjem Nijemcu, Helmutu Kϋhnu koji je iz sjevernoga djela Njemačke stigao u Međugorje biciklom. Uz hodočasnike iz dvadesetak država svijeta, novinari radiopostaje „Mir“ Međugorje susreli su ovih dana i one iz Paname. Lorena Varela, supruga potpredsjednika Paname, drugi je put ovdje. Za Međugorje je čula preko svoje majke koja je oduvijek željela posjetiti Međugorje, ali hodočašće nije bilo moguće radi teške bolesti. Umrla je prošle godine. Nedugo nakon smrti majke, Lorena sa svojom sestrom odlučila hodočastiti. Broj podijeljenih sv. pričesti: 183.500 Broj svećenika koncelebranata: 3417 (113 dnevno) Ljetni raspored molitvenog programa u Međugorju počinje 1. svibnja. Molitva krunice u župnoj crkvi je u 18, a sv. Misa u 19 sati, a nakon Mise slijedi uobičajeni molitveni raspored ovisno o danu u tjednu. Klanjanje je srijedom i subotom u 22 sata. Pobožnost Križnog puta na Križevcu petkom je u 16, a molitva krunice na Podbrdu nedjeljom također u 16 sati.