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On Saturday, June 25th, Medjugorje will celebrate 30th Anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions. Day before the Anniversary, on the Feast of St. John the Baptist there will be traditional Peace March from St. Anthony’s shrine in Humac to the church of St. James in Medjugorje starting at 6 a.m. Confessions will be possible until noon on that day, as well as in the afternoon. The evening prayer programme will start with the Rosary at 6 p.m. and Holy Mass at 7 p.m. that will be celebrated by the Provincial of Herzegovinian Franciscan Province, Fr. Ivan Sesar. Whole night Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will start at 10 p.m. Holy Masses in Croatian language on the Anniversary day are going to be at 5,6,7,8,9,11 and 4 p.m., while the main Holy Mass is going to be at 7 p.m. and Fr. Zvjezdan Linic is going to be the main celebrant. All of the drivers heading towards Medjugorje are kindly asked to be careful on the roads due to the large numbers of pilgrims that will walk, and all those arriving to Medjugorje are asked to respect spiritual and prayerful atmosphere. Novena to the Queen of Peace will start on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Every day, including Fridays, there will be Rosary on Apparition Hill at 4 p.m. The evening prayer programme will start at 6 p.m. with Rosary and Holy Mass at 7 p.m. Every evening during Novena there will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. This Novena is the opportunity for us to give thanksgiving to the Lord for all of the graces he had bestowed upon us through the intercession and presence of our Heavenly Mother over the last thirty years. Number of Holy Communions: 195.500 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 4010 (129 per day) Eighty children received the sacrament of Holy Confirmation in Medjugorje on Saturday, May 28th. This sacrament enriches those who have been baptised with the gifts of the Holy Spirit and renders the bond with the Church more perfect. Local bishop Monsignor Ratko Peric administered this sacrament at the Holy Mass at 10 a.m. In his homily that was directed to the recipients, their godparents and parents, he explained the excerpt from the Acts of the Apostles about the events that took place during the second mission journey of St. Paul. Eight pilgrims walked from Belgium and arrived to Medjugorje on Monday, May 16, 2011. Croat, Marko Pincic, was the leader of this long journey together with his wife Yvonne Lespagnard. In his interview to radio station “Mir” Medjugorje, he spoke about this very unusual adventure. He was born in Zadar, in Croatia but his wife is from Belgium and they live there for many years. After talking to his wife and a few other people, they all decided to begin this pilgrimage. One of the eight pilgrims in this group is eighty-four years old, and there is a nurse who took care of them while they were travelling. Marko said: “We’ve been travelling for the last three years, and we tested our capabilities and decided to walk 500 kilometres a year. After we would interrupt our journey and take a break, we would always come back to the place where we last stopped. This year we walked our final part of a journey, what was left, and we think that we walked around 2000 kilometres.” On Sunday, May 8th, 2011 during the evening Holy Mass in Medjugorje, around 80 members of the Franciscan Youth Fraternity made their promises and renewed their vows. Holy Mass started with the procession of these young people carrying candles in their hands and singing the Hymn of St. Francis. Josip Vlasic, the regional spiritual assistant was the main celebrant along with 40 other priests who have concelebrated at this Holy Mass. Slaven Brekalo, the spiritual assistant of Medjugorje Franciscan Youth conducted this whole service and choir of Franciscan Youth from Humac made this celebration more beautiful with their singing. At the end of the programme, Fr. Petar Vlasic, parish priest, spoke to them. Franciscan Youth Fraternity is active since 1995 in the parish of Medjugorje. With their singing, prayerfulness and numerous other activities they give their contribution to fruitful and spiritual atmosphere of this parish known throughout the world. (photo) The sacrament of the First Holy Communion took place on Sunday, May 1st, 2011 at 10 a.m. in the church of St. James in Medjugorje. After being prepared through the religion classes in the last few months, finally seventy-four children received this sacrament, 42 boys and 32 girls from Medjugorje parish. Parish priest, Fr. Petar Vlašić, was the main celebrant and celebration was even more beautiful thanks to the lovely singing of children's choir „Doves of peace“. Apart from this solemn event, the atmosphere in Medjugorje is very uplifting thanks to numerous pilgrims from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the United States, England, Ireland, Italy, France, Korea, Slovenia, Belgium, Libanon, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Canada, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Due to the requests of many pilgrims, the beatification of John Paul II that took place in Vatican, on Devine Mercy Sunday, was broadcasted on the video wall next to the White Dome. (photos) Number of Holy Communions: 131.600 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 2539 (84 per day) Numerous pilgrims arrived to Medjugorje this year and joined many local people and parishioners in celebration of the Easter Triduum. The Information Office registered groups from Italy, Austria, Germany, Spain, Ireland, the United States, England, Poland, Korea, Luxemburg, France, Hungary, Canada, Switzerland, Ukraine, Belgium, Slovenia, Denmark, Romania, Argentina, Uruguay, Lebanon, Brazil and large number of pilgrims from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. (photos) “Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.” To all parishioners, pilgrims, friends, benefactors, and to all men of goodwill a Blessed and Happy Easter! Parish priest and the Franciscans (photos) Holy Thursday, April 21, 2011 – On this day when Church remembers institution of Holy Eucharist and Priesthood, it is allowed only to celebrate Holy Mass of consecration of the oil and Holy Mass of Lord’s Supper. Holy Mass of consecration of the oil can be celebrated only by bishop in his cathedral. Therefore, on that day before noon, in Medjugorje there are no confessions and no Holy Masses celebrated. Prayer of the Rosary begins at 5 p.m. and solemn Holy Mass of Lord’s Supper at 6 p.m. After Holy Mass there will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and all faithful will have opportunity for silent prayer until Midnight. There is also opportunity for sacrament of Confession from 4 to 6 p.m. The tradition from the past in our Diocese is that faithful pray from the Fifth Sunday in Lent until Palm Sunday to prevent cursing and blaspheming of God. All parishioners and pilgrims have been invited this week to offer up all of their prayer intentions, especially the prayer of the Way of the Cross on Friday, as atonement to God for all of the sins caused through cursing. Palm Sunday is the beginning of the Holy Week, the highlight of the preparation for the Feast of Resurrection. The Holy Mass on Palm Sunday will start at 10.30 a.m. at the ruins of the old parish church. The procession will go from there to the church of St. James, where Holy Mass is going to be celebrated. There will be also two other Holy Masses in the Croatian language, at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. in the evening. The blessing of the olive and palm branches will take place at all of those Holy Masses. The Rosary at Apparition Hill will be at 2 p.m. On Tuesday, April 5, 2011, Raymond de Cordona, the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Giuseppe Pizza, the Minister for the Scientific Research of Italian Government, presented Italy at the opening of the 14th International Economy Fair in Mostar. They visited Međugorje on the same day and parish vicar, Dr. Fr. Miljenko Šteko, welcomed them on the behalf of Herzegovina Franciscan Province. In his interview for radio station “Mir” Međugorje, Giuseppe Pizza said: “I wanted to use this little time I had prior to my return to Rome, so I could pray in this famous shrine where I came for the first time. I am impressed with simplicity of this place and with hospitality of the people. This is indeed a special place and it is well-known throughout the whole Europe.” He added how Italy has a great devotion to Our Lady and that he is very proud that Italians are amongst the most numerous pilgrims in this place of prayer. “I came here for just a short period of time, but I would like to come back and spend all day here. One can truly feel peace and it is not surprising that Italians come in such a great number”, said Mr. Giuseppe. The Ambassador de Cordona said that he had been in Međugorje before: “I gladly come to this place where one can experience peace. We should all thank Franciscans who are serving in this parish and I wish them all the best.” Numerous pilgrims arrived to Međugorje in the beginning of April. Due to the large number of pilgrims, and thanks to the beautiful weather, the evening prayer programme was held outdoors, at the White Dome, on Saturday, April 2, 2011. The Information Office registered groups from: Mexico, Austria, Germany, the United States, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Albania, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, and Korea. There were organised groups of Croatian pilgrims from the following towns: Šibenik, Split, Zagreb, Požega, Drvar, and many others. Anna Maria Brancatelli from Catania, Italy, said in her interview for radio station “Mir” Međugorje: “Pilgrims come to Međugorje bringing their own problems, sufferings and crosses. Many come in a very difficult state, and upon their arrival, I see how they completely change. I think it is a miracle that many of them join our prayer group as soon as they return home. People change and their families change along with them. Every pilgrim comes back again with at least ten other people. This time we had two major conversions in our group”, she said at the end of the interview. Number of Holy Communions: 85.600 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 1838 (59 per day)
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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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Tijekom boravka u Međugorju pohodili su Podbrdo, nazočili molitveno-liturgijskom programu u župnoj crkvi sv. Jakova te posjetili Majčino selo. U utorak 24. studenog navršava se devet godina od smrti fra Slavka Barbarića, svećenika koji je osamnaest godina života posvetio širenju Gospinih poruka u svijetu i brizi za hodočasnike. Johannes Mikl, liječnik, kardiolog iz Austrije, autor pjesme Gospa, majka moja, koja se često pjeva u međugorskoj župnoj crkvi, nedavno je boravio u Međugorju. U razgovoru za radiopostaju "Mir" Međugorje, dr. Mikl, između ostaloga, kaže kako je 1983. godine čuo za Gospina ukazanja u Međugorju, te ubrzo, s još dvojicom prijatelja, i posjetio ovo hodočasničko mjesto. U Međugorju je u srijedu 4. studenoga započeo Deseti međunarodni seminar za bračne parove s tematskim okvirom: «Ljubav nikada ne prestaje i presahnuće ljubavi». Seminar je u popodnevnim satima otvorio koordinator dr. fra Miljenko Šteko, a potom je sve nazočne pozdravio župnik fra Petar Vlašić. 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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