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Reflection on the Message of September 25, 2006 I CALL YOU TO COMPLETE CONVERSION "Dear children! Also today I am with you and call all of you to complete conversion. Decide for God, little children, and you will find in God the peace your heart seeks. Imitate the lives of saints and may they be an example for you; and I will inspire you as long as the Almighty permits me to be with you. Thank you for having responded to my call." Message of September 25, 2006 In many of her previous messages the Virgin Mary spoke to us: "I am with you", "I intercede for you", "I remain with you on your way to conversion", "I am with you and I want you to believe me that I love you". Even today she is with us, just as she has been with us for all of the 25 years of the apparitions. Our Lady appears not to be visibly present among us in the flesh, but to call us to conversion, to the way of holiness and a new life in Jesus. The seers once asked Our Lady: "Our Lady, why don't you appear in front of everybody, why do you appear only before us?" Our Lady replied to that question: "Blessed are those who do not see but still believe." It is not necessary to see something with our physical eyes. Important things that we need in order to live cannot be seen, but we can sense them with our spiritual powers that God bestowed on us. The same is with Our Lady's presence among us. All those who have believed the Virgin Mary with their open and penitent hearts have experienced and lived up to feel the greatness of God's mercy in their faith. Heavenly Mother Mary knows that we tend to forget things easily and we easily get used to the good, to blessing and mercy. When this happens, man forgets all about the Giver, the God who gives life and blessing to everything. In spite of our forgetfulness, Mary has not forgotten to call us today. It is a call from the bottom of a heart which loves and feels pain for each and every one that is far from Her heart. Even today she presents us with an ideal. Even today she is demanding because she wishes us well. She does not call us to partial or superficial conversion. It is a call to enter into the unity with God. Motherly love is demanding. Do not expect impossible from us, but seek what is in harmony with our nature and what we ardently desire in the depth of our hearts. What kind of mother it would be if she did not want the best for her children. She has not come here to tell us what we want to hear, what is easy or what we like at first sight. She speaks of what is for our good and for our true joy and peace. No mother does good to her children if she makes all their selfish wishes come true. A real mother is demanding when it comes to raising her children. Mary knows where the source of peace that our hearts are looking for is. We cannot fool our heart with things, not even the most expensive ones. A heart knows who its Creator is and therefore cannot be filled with anything less than its Creator. This is what St. Augustine wrote in his confessions who, after much wandering, finally found God: "Our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee." On the path towards God, and towards conversion there are many who had been there before us – saints. It is why Mary is made an example for us. She is a role model and inspiration. They certainly cannot replace us nor live instead of us, but can intercede for us, give us advice, encourage us to persevere, not to give up and not to withdraw from everything that is good, holy and positive. As a mother Mary does not give up. She is encouraging us even today. She intercedes for us, loves and suffers for us and often because of us. Let us not make her love, closeness and encouragement be in vain for us and for our lives. Ljubo Kurtovic
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Razmiljanje uz zadnju Poruka, 25. rujna 2006 POZIVAM VAS NA POTPUNO OBRACENJE "Draga djeco! I danas sam s vama i sve vas pozivam na potpuno obracenje. Odlucite se za Boga, djecice, i naci cete u Bogu mir koji trai vae srce. Nasljedujte ivote svetih i neka vam oni budu primjer, a ja cu vas poticati sve dok mi Svevinji dopusti biti s vama. Hvala vam to ste se odazvali mome pozivu." Poruka, 25. rujna 2006 U mnogim svojim prethodnim porukama Djevica Marija nam je govorila: Ja sam s vama, ja zagovaram za vas, ostajem s vama na vaem putu obracenja, ja sam s vama i elim da mi vjerujete da vas ljubim. I danas je s nama kao i kroz svih 25 godina ukazanja. Gospina ukazanja nisu radi toga da bude prisutna vidljivo u tijelu medu nama, vec se Ona ukazuje zato da nas pozove na obracenje, na put svetosti i novog ivota u Isusu. Jednom su vidioci Gospu upitali: Gospe, zato se ne ukae svima, zato samo nama? Na to pitanje Gospa je odgovorila: Blago onima koji ne vide a vjeruju. Nije potrebno vidjeti tjelesnim ocima. Bitne stvari koje su nam potrebne za ivot ne vidimo ali ih moemo osjetiti duhovnim sposobnostima koje nam je Bog darovao. Tako je i s Gospinom prisutnosti ovdje medu nama. Svi oni koji su povjerovali Djevici Mariji iskusili su i doivjeli velicinu Boje milosti po svojoj vjeri, otvorenim i raskajanim srcem. Nebeska Majka Marija zna da lako zaboravimo i da se lako naviknemo na dobro, na blagoslov i na milost. A kad se covjek navikne zaboravi na Darovatelja, na Boga koji svemu daje ivot i blagoslov. Unatoc naoj zaboravljivosti Marija nas ne zaboravlja i danas pozvati. Poziv je to iz srca koje ljubi i koje osjeca bol za svakim tko je daleko od Njezinog srca. I danas stavlja pred nas ideal, i danas je zahtjevna s nama jer eli nae dobro. Ne poziva nas na djelomicno ili polovicno nego na potpuno obracenje. To je poziv da udemo u zajednitvo s Bogom. Zahtjevna je majcinska ljubav. Ne trai od nas to je nemoguce vec trai ono to je u skladu s naom naravi i ono za cim u dubinama vlastitog srca ceznemo. Kakva bi to bila majka koja ne bi eljela ono najbolje svojoj djeci. Nije dola ovdje govoriti ono to godi naim uima, niti ono to je tako lagano i to nam se na prvi pogled svida. Ona govori ono to je za nae dobro i za nau istinsku radost i mir. Nijedna majka ne cini dobro svojoj djeci ako im ispunja sve njihove sebicne elje i zahtjeve. Prava majka je zahtjevna u odgoju svoje djece. Marija zna gdje je izvor mira kojeg trai nae srce. A vlastito srce ne moemo prevariti stvarima, pa ni onim najskupocjenijim. Srce zna tko mu je Stvoritelj i zato nita to je manje od Stvoritelja ne moe ga ispuniti. To ce u svojim ispovijestima izreci sveti Augustin koji je nakon lutanja konacno pronaao Boga: Nemirno je srce nae dok se ne smiri u Tebi. Na putu za Bogom, na putu obracenja mnotvo je onih koji su prije nas proli, a to su sveti. Zato nam ih Marija stavlja kao primjer, uzor i poticaj. Sigurno je da nas ne mogu zamijeniti niti umjesto nas ivjeti ali nas mogu zagovarati, savjetovati, poticati da ustrajemo i ne odustanemo od svega to je dobro, sveto i pozitivno. Marija, jer je Majka ne odustaje. I danas nas potice, zagovara, ljubi i trpi za nas i cesto zbog nas. Neka njezina ljubav, blizina i poticaji ne budu uzaludni za nas i nae ivote. Fra Ljubo Kurtovic