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Main menu: A Pilgrims Guide through the Shrine St. James' Parish Church St James Church is today the focus and the centre of both sacramental and prayer life, not only for the parishioners, but also for pilgrims. A fenced- The Exterior Altar The exterior altar built in 1989, and the surrounding prayer area (with about 5000 seats), are a place of gathering in the summer time and for big feasts, when numerous thousands of pilgrims gather in Medjugorje. Adoration Chapel The Adoration Chapel was built in 1991, to offer a place for silent adoration of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar to the pilgrims. Due to the lack of prayer space at the Shrine, Holy Masses in different languages are celebrated there during the morning, but it is open for personal prayer during the afternoon. In the year 2000, reliefs of five priests, natives of the parish, martyrs for the faith, killed by the communists at the very end of the World War II, were placed in the adoration chapel. Statue Of the Queen of Peace The marble statue of the Queen of Peace, which became a symbol of the Shrine (the work of Dino Felici from Italy) was put up in 1987 at the square in front of the church. Confessionals Thanks to Our Lady’s apparitions, Medjugorje became a place of reconciliation, which is especially experienced in the sacrament of Holy Confession. Twenty- Statue of St. Leopold Bogdan Mandić The bronze statue of St. Leopold Bogdan Mandić (the work of Carmelo Puzzolo from Italy), patron saint of confessors, canonised on October 16, 1983, was put up in 1998 in the proximity of the exterior confessionals. Mysteries of Light Prayer Area Around the Crucifix. At the northwest of the church, an area for silent prayer was arranged around a Crucifix . This is the place where pilgrims can light their votive candles. Prayer Area Around the Statue of the Risen Saviour At southwest of the church, onthe way towards the cemetery, a bronze statue of the Risen Saviour (the work of Slovenian sculptor Andrej Ajdič) was put up for Easter 1998. For Easter 2002, a space was arranged around the statue for personal and group prayer of the Stations of the Cross for those who cannot climb Cross Mountain. Hall for Group Meetings and the Painting of the Queen of Peace Prayer gatherings of pilgrims in the parish demanded the construction of a space for conferences, prayer meetings and international seminars. The Hall, which seats 800, was built in 1998. There, you can also find a painting of the Queen of Peace (oil on tissue, work of Prof. Carmelo Puzzolo). Cemetery “Kovačica” The local cemetery “Kovačica” is where Fr. Slavko Barbarić is buried, as well as Fr. Križan Galić, who was killed by the partisans in the presbytery while he was Pastor in Medjugorje. Different services and Institutions linked to the shrine Presbytery The presbytery, built in 1892, immediately after the creation of the parish, was restored in 1990. At the time when the old parish church was still under construction, when it was unsuitable for use, as well as during the war in 1992, Holy Mass was celebrated in its cellar. The door of the presbytery is always open not only for the parishioners, but also for the pilgrims of the whole world. In the presbytery, in the room where he was killed by the communists, you can find the relief of Fr. Križan Galic. Information Booth The Information Booth was created in 1991 and was re- Souvenir Shop In Medjugorje, as in other places of pilgrimages, pilgrims have the desire and the need to take home a souvenir of the experience they have made. Near the Presbytery is situated a Souvenir Shop, where pilgrims can find rosaries, crosses, medals, holy pictures, books, music, video/audio tapes, and other religious objects. First Aid Station The First Aid Station, opened in spring 2003, is on the west side of the Shrine, near the parking. Medical Service of the Maltese Order helps pilgrims and parishioners daily from 9 am to 9 pm, from May 1st to November 1st. Parking The parking lot, where pilgrims can leave their personal vehicles and busses, is on the west side of the Shrine. Institutions linked to the shrine Domus Pacis (House of Peace) "Domus Pacis" is a house of prayer, bought in 1990, where prayer seminars (especially "Prayer and Fasting Seminars"), retreats and recollection days for local and foreign pilgrims take place. Mother's Village Mother's Village is an establishment for the education and care of abandoned and neglected children. It has existed since 1993. It emerged from the desire of its founder, Fr. Slavko Barbaric, to offer children and youth a planned, organised education, as well as care, so that they can develop physically, intellectually, morally, spiritually and culturally. Through Catholic contents and ideas, the collaborators offer them a condition of freedom, dignity, acceptance, and above all, love and understanding. The care of children was entrusted to the Franciscan School Sisters from Herzegovina, and to lay staff members. The establishment started its work officially on September 8, 1996. A Kindergarten, a Dentist's Lab and a Physical Therapy Station are also on the Mother's Village Campus. St. Francis' Garden St. Francis' Garden, a forest in the northwest part of Mother's Village, was the last project of the late Fr. Slavko Barbari?, inspired by Our Lady's message, where she tells us: "Go into nature and look how nature is awakening and it will be a help to you to open your hearts to the love of God, the Creator." Through patient work and care, a neglected pine forest grown on rocky ground became a beautiful natural place for recollection and recreation, prayer and education. There are also two little artificial lakes, didactical material for work with children, several domestic and wild animals and birds, as well as three ponies, which serve for hypotherapy (therapeutical riding adapted for handicapped children).
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ŽUPNA CRKVA Prvu župnu crkvu župa Međugorje je sagradila u kratkom vremenu nakon osnutka župe. Crkvu je sagradio O. Nikola Šimović uz pomoć župljana u periodu 1896 do 1897. To je bilo za ono vrijeme siromaštva ovog naroda jako veliki događaj. Crkva je bila lijepa i izvana i iznutra. Nažalost izgrađena na terenu koji nije bio povoljan pa je crkva već nakon 10 god imala veća oštećenja. Popravljana u više navrata ali na kraju nije bilo drugog rješenja nego da se prione gradnji nove crkve. STARA CRKVA- temelji stare crkve koja je izgrađena 1897 a srušena 1978.god. *Biskup je 1935 god. dao dozvolu za gradnju nove župne crkve, nakon dugog niza godina pregovaranja i dogovaranja. Radovi na iskopima temelja počeli su u lipnju 1935.god. Nacrt za veličanstvenu međugorsku crkvu koju je sam nazvao „bazilikom“ besplatno je napravio poznati zagrebački arhitekt Stjepan Podhorsky. On je radio na obnovi i izgradnji više sakralnih objekata u Hercegovini, među kojima je veličanstvena bazilika u Tomislavgradu i katolička crkva u Subotici- Vojvodina. Međugorska crkva ima tri lađe. Prednji dio je bio predviđen sa dva tornja u klesanom kamenu.“Nacrt je uzet prema starim hrvatskim bazilikama u modernom ruhu,u jednostavnijem ali ipak strogo crkvenom stilu.“ Iako se jako puno polemiziralo oko dimenzija koje su predložene i oko potrebe dvaju zvonika. NOVA CRKVA - Izgradnja nove župne crkve počela je 1935. godine. Do početka II. Svjetskog rata izgradilo se 2,5 m visine zidova i nakon toga radovi na izgradnji crkve su stali do 60-tih godina. 1966.g. nastavilo se s radovima na crkvi i radovi su završeni 1969.g. Crkva je blagoslovljena 19. siječnja 1969.g. Unutarnje uređenje crkve dovršeno je 1980.g. Nakon početka ukazanja zahvati koji su rađeni na crkvi su: probijanje bočnih vrata, vitraji, nova crkvena zvona i orgulje. Za Veliku Gospu 1987. postavljeni su vitražni prozori na crkvi po nacrtu umjetnika Branimira Dorotića iz Samobora. Realizaciju je izvršila čuvena talijanska firma Domus Dei iz Rima. Na 28 ploha prozorskih površina veličine oko 64 m2 živopisno je oslikao biblijske i suvremene motive. Na desnoj strani vitraji prikazuju događaje iz Gospinog života a na lijevoj strani vitraji prikazuju najvažnije Gospine poruke u Međugorju. Novi je Križni put, rad talijanskog umjetnika Carmela Puzzola postavljen u crkvi na Veliki petak, 13. travnja 1990.g. U lipnju 1988. probijena su na sporednim crkvenim lađama još četvora vrata pored postojećih trojih vrata na pročelju crkve. Vanjski oltar je sagrađen je do Godišnjice 1990.god. KAPELICA KLANJANJA - Radovi na ovoj zgradi su započeli u listopadu 1989. a završeni do kraja ožujka 1990.g. da bi se hodočasnicima otvorio prostor za tiho klanjanje Isusu u Presvetom Oltarskom sakramentu. Zbog nedostatka molitvenog prostora u Svetištu, u njoj se slave sv. mise za jezične skupine tijekom prijepodneva, ali je otvorena za osobnu molitvu tijekom poslijepodneva. U prizemlju zgrade su uredi za potrebe župe i hodočasnika među kojima se nalazi i ured Društva vodiča. Kapelica klanjanja u kojoj se služe svete mise u jutarnjim satima a u poslijepodnevnim satima je izložen Presveti Oltarski Sakramenat. U kapelici klanjanja su 2000. godine postavljeni reljefi petorice svećenika rodom iz ove župe, mučenika za vjeru, koje su komunisti pogubili na samom kraju II. Svjetskog rata. Na katu su prostorije za časne sestre franjevke koje služe u ovoj župi. GOSPIN KIP - rad Dine Feliccia postavljen 1987.god ispred crkve. USKRSLI ISUS i KRIŽNI PUT - Molitveni prostor oko kipa Uskrslog Spasitelja. Na jugozapadnoj strani crkve, na putu prema groblju, za Uskrs 1998. postavljen je brončani kip Uskrslog Spasitelja (djelo slovenskog kipara Andreja Ajdiča). Oko njega je za Uskrs 2002. g. uređen prostor za osobnu i skupnu molitvu Križnog puta za one koji ne mogu na Križevac. VIA DOMINI I SVJETLOSNA OTAJSTVA - Iza crkve Sv. Jakova se pruža Via Domini, drvored obogaćen šarenim mozaicima koji predstavljaju otajstva svjetla krunice, izrađeni od strane talijanskog umjetnika Arrigo Paza. ISPOVJEDAONICE I KIP SV. LEOPOLDA BOGDANA MANDIĆA Zahvaljujući Gospinim ukazanjima, Međugorje je postalo mjesto pomirenja koje se posebno doživljava u sakramentu sv. ispovijedi. Stoga je uz crkvu 1990. godine izgrađeno, a 2001. obnovljeno, 25 ispovjedaonica u kojima vjernici svakodnevno imaju prigodu doživjeti susret s Božjim praštanjem. Brončani kip sv. Leopolda Bodgana Mandića, zaštitnika ispovjednika, proglašenog svetim 16.10.1983. (djelo Carmela Puzzola iz Italije), postavljen je 1998. godine u blizini vanjskih ispovjedaonica. MOLITVENI PROSTOR OKO KRIŽA Sa sjeverozapadne strane crkve uređeno je mjesto za tihu molitvu oko križa, gdje hodočasnici mogu zapaliti svoje zavjetne svijeće. DVORANA Sv. IVANA PAVLA II - Dvorana Ivana Pavla II sagrađena je 1998. g. za potrebe velikog broja hodočasnika koji su pristizali iz cijelog svijeta. Služi za slavlje svetih misa nedjeljom i blagdanima a u svakodnevnici je na raspolaganju za kateheze i molitvene susrete. Često se koristi i za razne molitvene seminare tokom godine. Dvorana ima otprilike 800 sjedećih mjesta i može se pregradnim zidovima podijeliti po potrebi na tri dijela. U dvorani se nalazi prekrasna velika Gospina slika, djelo talijanskog svestranog umjetnika Carmela Puzzola koji je uradio u bronci križni put na Križevcu i otajstva Krunice na Podbrdu. Ta Gospina slika je po svjedočanstvu vidjelaca najbliže onome kako oni vide Gospu.