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Number of Holy Communions: 182 500 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 4186 (135 per day) Feast of All Saints and All Souls Day are always opportunity to visit our graveyards so we would give thanks and remember our departed ones. Holy Masses are celebrated on graveyards in Medjugorje parish on both days. Along with parishioners who come from abroad, many pilgrims have arrived to Medjugorje from all over the world as well. Pilgrims from all over the world are still in Medjugorje. The Information Office has registered groups of pilgrims from Ireland, the United States, Germany, Italy, Austria, France, Slovenia, Portugal, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Brazil, Romania and Croatia. We met Jelica Bikfa from Velika Gorica, town in Croatia, who has been bringing groups of pilgrims from 2001. Married couple from Italy, Giuseppe and Liliana Mengoti, arrived to Medjugorje after walking for 1067 kilometers in 36 days of journey. They live in Lugano, Como Lake, close to border with Switzerland. When asked about their reason to walk to Medjugorje they said: “We decided to refurbish their house and to make a chapel inside their new home. We wanted to have statue of Our Lady inside our chapel, but we decided to come and to take that statue after this walk to Medjugorje. We heard a lot about Medjugorje. As we travelled, many people were saying to us to pray for them when we come to Medjugorje.” This pilgrimage made huge and positive impression on them. “After we arrived here, we could strongly feel peace and joy and we will carry those messages back home.” Paul Dahdah, the Archbishop of the Latin Church in Lebanon and the Apostolic Vicar of Latin Catholics in Lebanon came to Medjugorje. He gave interview to Radio Station Mir Medjugorje and spoke about religious life in Lebanon, about the fruits of the visit of Holy Father to Lebanon, about Medjugorje and the Year of Faith. He heard about Medjugorje fifteen years ago when he was Archbishop in Iraq. “I realised later on that there were many communities of faithful who were regularly going to Medjugorje, that there were organised visits that TV station “Light” was organising together with Maronite priests. This phenomenon of conversion and reconciliation, of prayer could really be interpreted as the sign of the time in this world that has lost the value and meaning. We live in the handicapped world that has lost its grounds. I was able to see young people around the statue of the Risen Lord, and I am certain that they came here to seek for the meaning of their lives and I would like to hope that this phenomenon will be permanent, authentic and that it will last for a long time. One conventual priest who comes here very often and he told me that Medjugorje is a phenomenon made of confessions, reconciliation and prayer…”, said Archbishop Dahdah. We would like to notify all of the Franciscans, relatives, friends that Lord’s servant and our brother, Zoran Ostojic, parish vicar and parish priest, had died on October 17, 2012 after having received the Holy Sacrament of the Sick. He was 99 years old and he served 73 years as a priest and spent 80 years in priesthood. His body will be exposed in the parish church of St. James on Thursday, October 18 at 1 p.m. The funeral will start with Holy Mass at 3 p.m. and he will be buried in Kovacica cemetery. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE! HIS BROTHERS, HERZEGOVINIAN FRANCISCANS The journalists of Radio Station Mir Medjugorje met Elio Karlovic and Slavko Files among many pilgrims who are coming from Croatia to Medjugorje during October. Elio is the founder of prayer community “The Queen of Peace” from Pula and two of them shared their experience of Medjugorje with us. Elio was encouraged with all of the other prayer groups that existed throughout the world and inspired by the spirit and the example of Medjugorje, Elio decided to organise the meeting of priests and pilgrims from Pula who were coming to Medjugorje. The seminar titled: “Addiction on fortune games: between illness and personal – social responsibility” was held in Mother’s village from October 12th to 14th. This seminar is organised by the Franciscan Institute for the culture of peace from Split. Ivan Sesar, the President of the Councils of Franciscan Communities from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, welcomed all who came to participate, among them many who were to give their lectures. “I would like to express my joy because of organisation of this seminar because I hope that at least some would discover the danger of addiction on gambling and fortune games through these professional lectures. I think that this seminar is needed to today’s modern men and to the society that has increasing number of addicts with each day.” The Feast of St. Francis, the founder of the Franciscan Order was solemnly celebrated in Medjugorje on October 4, 2012. Traditional and solemn service of Transitus “Memoria Transitus” took place after the evening Holy Mass on October 3, 2012. Many pilgrims who have arrived to Medjugorje this October, during the month of Our Lady were present. The Information Office has registered groups from: Germany, Austria, the United States, Ireland, Italy, France, Ukraine, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Poland, Serbia, Romania, Lebanon, Belgium, Netherlands, Peru, England, Canada, Switzerland, Brazil and Venezuela. The feast of St. Francis, founder of the Franciscan order will solemnly be celebrated in Medjugorje on Thursday, October 4 with Holy Masses at 7.30 and 8 a.m. and at 6 p.m. Holy Mass for the Third Franciscan Order will be celebrated at 8 a.m. The Service of Transitus or “Memoria Transitus” was held after the evening Holy Mass on October 3, 2012. This is the feast that moves many people to prepare for it with a three – day prayer programme that started on October 1. Rosary is at 5 p.m. and Holy Mass at 6 p.m. Number of Holy Communions: 226 500 Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 5324 (177 per day) Jean Azar comes from Lebanon and he came to Medjugorje in 2002 for the first time. That was a very difficult period of his life, he had several suicide attempts and he received grace to be healed in Medjugorje. “God touched my heart through Our Lady and ever since then I have been walking with Her. Many things changed in my life, I became better person ever since I live Our Lady’s messages and meditate on them every day. The 13th International Seminar for Married Couples that gathered more than 150 participants from Congo, Belgium, Germany, Costa Rica, Latvia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia was held in Medjugorje from 19th to 22nd September and the theme was: “Contemporary moral challenges to marriage”. The programme was held through the morning and afternoon lectures of Tonci Matulic, professor of Moral Theology and Social Teaching of the Church at Catholic Theology Faculty of the University of Zagreb. The evening prayer programme was in the church of St. James and there was prayer at Cross Mountain and Apparition Hill as well. The seminar finished with Holy Mass at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning. Late Fr. Slavko Barbaric initiated these retreats for married couples and the coordinator of this last seminar was Fr. Danko Perutina. (photos) The international seminar for married couples will be held in Medjugorje from the 19 to 22 September 2012. The seminar topic is: ''Contemporary moral challenges to marriage'' Lebanese priest Fr. Charbel Zgheib was in Medjugorje with a group of young people. This was his first visit to Medjugorje. “One can really feel faith here and God’s presence as well. Peace is all over the place”, said Fr. Charbel who added that many Lebanese are coming to Medjugorje. “Many come out of curiosity, but there are also those who have many difficulties. When they come here, their whole life is changing. When they come back to Lebanon, they are really different; their view of life is changed because they have encountered God and Our Lady here.” Charbel said that many have felt vocations here. “My spiritual leader along with few other Maronite priests has all received their vocation here. Medjugorje has indeed changed many lives”, said Fr. Charbel from Lebanon. (photos)
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Sana Nassar i Sara Chaya dolaze iz Libanona. Sana je osnovala neprofitabilnu organizaciju ''Prijatelji Marije, Kraljice mira'' kojoj je cilj služiti Gospinim porukama mira iz Međugorja. Prvi put u Međugorje dolazi 1986., a 1996. je sa skupinom prijatelja organizirala prvo hodočašće u Međugorje koje je trebalo biti samo za obitelj i prijatelje. To se hodočašće pretvorilo u hodočašće za čitav libanonski narod. Nekolicina njih su organizirali hodočašća koja su postajala sve veća. - U subotu, 21. siječnja 2012. navršava se 10 godina od smrti bivšeg međugorskog župnika pok. fra Leonarda Oreča (Posuški Gradac, 1928. Toga dana u 18 sati slavit će se za njega sveta Misa u međugorskoj župnoj crkvi sv. Jakova. Fra Leonardo je osnovnu školu pohađao u Posuškome Gracu, gimnaziju na Širokomu Brijegu (1940. - 1945.), Varaždinu i Sarajevu. U Sarajevu završava i bogosloviju. Franjevački habit obukao 1946., a za svećenika zaređen 1951. Djelovao kao odgojitelj u Splitu i Kraljevoj Sutjesci. 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Neka Vas Isus pohodi u vašim obiteljima i rodi se u skrovitosti vašega srca! Župni ured Međugorje Informativni centar «Mir» Međugorje (slike) Čestitka - fra Petar Vlašić, župnik Na posljednjem svakodnevnom ukazanju 12. rujna 1998. Gospa je Jakovu Čoli rekla da će ukazanje imati jedanput godišnje i to 25. prosinca, na Božić. Tako je bilo i ove godine. Ukazanje je počelo u 15 sati i 30 minuta i trajalo je 11 minuta. Jakov je prenio: Draga djeco! Danas na poseban način vas želim povesti i predati svome Sinu. Dječice, otvorite vaša srca i dopustite Isusu neka se rodi u vama, jer samo tako dječice, i sami ćete moći doživjeti vaše novo rođenje i krenuti s Isusom u vašim srcima prema putu spasenja. Hvala vam što ste se odazvali mome pozivu. U Međugorju se svečano dočekuje Božić, najradosniji katolički blagdan. Na Badnjak, večernji program započinje u 17 sati molitvom krunice, a sveta Misa Badnje večeri je u 18 sati. Na njoj sudjeluju svi svećenici. Nakon večernje sv. Mise zajednica Cenacolo i ove godine uprizoruje žive jaslice na platou ispred župne crkve. Božićno bdijenje započinje u 22 h, i nastavlja se sv. Misom polnoćkom. Od ponedjeljka 28. studenoga u Međugorju se slave svete Mise zornice u 6 sati kojima se međugorski župljani pripravljaju za svetkovinu Rođenja Isusova. Devetnica započinje u četvrtak 15. prosinca krunicom uz Podrbrdo u 14 sati - svakodnevno se moli do 23. prosinca. Od petka, 16. prosinca, radiopostoja "Mir" Međugorje izravno prenosi sv. Mise zornice. Večernji molitveno-liturgijski program u crkvi započinje kao i redovito u 17 sati molitvom krunice, u 18 je sv. Misa, a nakon Mise uobičajeni molitveni program. Ispovijed je svako jutro za vrijeme mise zornice, tj. od 5,30 do 7,30, kao i za vrijeme večernjega molitvenog programa. Već nekoliko dana članovi Zajednice Cenacolo, ispred međugorske župne crkve sv. Jakova, pripremaju žive jaslice, koje će, kao je to postalo uobičajeno, uprizoriti u božićno vrijeme. Od 9. do 11. prosinca u Međugorju u kući susreta Domus pacis održan je trodnevni seminar za članove glazbenih sekcija iz mjesnih bratstava hercegovačkih Frama. Seminar su, u organizaciji područnog vijeća Frame, zajedno s fra Josipom Vlašićem, područnim duhovnim asistentom, vodili bogoslovi fra Marin Karačić i fra Zvonimir Pavičić. Na seminaru je sudjelovao četrdeset i jedan framaš iz petnaest mjesnih bratstava (Šuica, Tomislavgrad, Roško Polje, Kongora, Posušje, Posuški Gradac, Kočerin, Drinovci, Ružići, Humac, Međugorje, Čitluk, Čerin, Mostar, Široki Brijeg). Svetkovina Bezgrješnoga začeća Blažene Djevice Marije, u četvrtak 8. prosinca, svečano je i ove godine proslavljena u Međugorju. Međugorje su, uz domaće vjernike , pohodili i hodočasnici iz: Njemačke, Austrije, Italije, Koreje, Španjolske, Francuske i SAD-a. Slavljeno je osam sv. Misa, od toga četiri na hrvatskom - u 6, 8, 11 i 18 sati. Pred svetkovinu Bezgrješne u Međugorju se održao i seminar posta, šutnje i molitve za hrvatsko govorno područje. (slike) U sklopu turneje po BiH, Hvarsko pučko kazalište iz grada Hvara gostovalo je u subotu 3. prosinca 2011. u Međugorju gdje je u crkvi sv. Jakova izvedena predstava "Prikazanje života svetog Lovrinca mučenika" u dramaturškoj obradi i režiji Marina Carića. Najvažnija predstava ovog pučkog kazališta je spomenuta predstava koja je izvedena više od 200 puta. Milan Lakoš, tajnik kazališta kazao je da su 2011, odlučili s crkvenim prikazanjem života sv. Lovrinca, mučenika pohoditi Hrvate u Bosni i Hercegovini, te turneju završiti u Međugorju. U predstavi su sudjelovala 22 glumca. Matična kuća Hvarskog pučkog kazališta jedno je od najstarijih kazališta (sagrađeno 1612. godine) u Europi. U Međugorju je prvi put održan susret provincijskih uprava iz šest provincija Južnoslavenske konferencije provincijalnih ministara OFM. 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