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In May 2006, several TV and Radio crews, as well as journalists, visited Medjugorje, because their houses are interested in the Medjugorje phenomenon that will soon celebrate its 25th anniversary: Australian TV, RTBF (Belgian television broadcasting in French) and journalists from BBC Radio and from a Scottish daily newspaper. A crew from KTO (French Catholic television) visited Medjugorje in March, and a journalist from «The Irish Catholic» newspaper visited in April. On Sunday the 7th. of May, 78 children from Medjugorje Parish received the sacrament of First Holy Communion in St. James’ parish church. Their catechists, Sister Slavica Kozul, Sister Petra Bagaric and Fr. Stjepan Martinovic, prepared them for this sacrament of Christian initiation. On Friday the 5th. of May, the children made their First Confession. They were accompanied by their parents, who also went to confession. (photos) On May 1st, 2006, the staff of the First Aid Station of the Order of Malta from Cologne (Germany) and their associated volunteers have resumed their annual service in Medjugorje. They will be at the service of the pilgrims and the parishioners until November 1st of this year. On Saturday the 20th. of May, they will attend Holy Mass for the German speaking pilgrims. The Order of Malta invite any volunteers who wish to be involved in this service to contact them. (See: http://www.malteser.de) Sister Isabel Bettwy is both founder and director of the Merciful Mother Association, an association devoted to giving honor to Mary through prayer and education. One activity of the association was the arranging of pilgrimages to places of Marian devotion throughout the world, the main one being Medjugorje. Sister Isabel came to Medjugorje the first time in October 1983 and began bringing pilgrims to Medjugorje in 1984 while fulfilling the obligations of Director of Franciscan University Journeys. The summer Prayer Programme schedule in Medjugorje begins on May 1st. Praying of the Rosary in the Parish Church begins at 6.00 pm. Holy Mass is at 7.00 pm, followed by the Prayer Programme according to the day of the week. Eucharistic adoration on Wednesday and Saturday is at 10.00 pm. Both the Rosary on Apparition Hill and the Way of the Cross on Krizevac begin at 4.00 pm. On Monday, April 24th., 2006, Mr. Pier Luigi Bianchi-Cagliesi, a representative of the Italian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, visited Medjugorje with his wife. At the Italian Embassy, Mr. Bianchi-Cagliesi is responsible for Communications and for the Office of Development Cooperation. At the Rectory, Mr. Bianchi-Cagliesi met Dr. Fr. Ivan Sesar, the Parish Priest, and talked with him about the life of this parish, and especially about the Italian pilgrims who visit Medjugorje in large numbers. The Feast of the Merciful Jesus (Mercy Sunday) was solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter, on April 23rd., 2006, in Surmanci, in one of the filial churches of Medjugorje Parish. Sandro Overend Rigillo OFM, Secretary General of the Franciscan OFM Order, visited Medjugorje in April 2006, for Holy Week and for Easter. During his stay in Medjugorje Parish, he acquainted himself with the pastoral work of the Franciscan Brothers that are serving in Medjugorje, and with the life of St. James’ Parish. Again this year, Easter and the Sacred Triduum of Holy Week attracted numerous pilgrims from all continents and from various language groups to Medjugorje: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Latvian, Romanian, Netherlands, Maltese, Arabic (Lebanon and Egypt) and Croatian speaking pilgrims. (photos) The seventh International Seminar for Married Couples will be held from the 1st to the 4th November 2006. The theme of the seminar is: “The family called to forgiveness and holiness” (“… I invite all of you, little children, that before all else forgive in the family…let your family be a place where holiness is birthed…”, from Our Lady’s message from 25th January 1996 and 24th of July 1986) Bring with you: a small FM radio with headphones (for simultaneous translation) and a Bible. Participation per couple: 40 €. You may make reservations by e-mail: seminar.marija@medjugorje.hr, or by fax +387-36-651-999. The number of participants is limited because of the available space in the Hall, se we ask you to send your registration as soon as possible, latest by the end of September. All the participants are invited to individually provide their accommodation in Medjugorje. (Program) Holy Week, the highpoint of the Lenten preparation for Easter, begins with Palm (or Passion) Sunday. In Medjugorje, the liturgy of Passion Sunday begins with the reading of the Gospel and the blessing of the branches, and is followed by a procession from the site of the old parish church, culminating with the celebration of Holy Mass in the current Parish Church. (photos) At the beginning of April 2006, Michael Kelly, a journalist with “The Irish Catholic”, the longest running Irish Catholic weekly newspaper, came to Medjugorje. This popular periodical is preparing a series of articles about Medjugorje as a place of prayer. First published in 1888, it currently sells 31,000 copies, which represents about 100,000 readers. It publishes information about the life of the Church both in Ireland and in the world at large, and desires to offer a balanced alternative. “The Irish Catholic” considers that Catholic media should contain positive content and bring hope, as many organs of the Irish media mainly emphasize depressing news. The 17th International Youth Festival - Mladifest 17 – will take place in Medjugorje from August 1st to August 6th, 2006. The theme of the encounter is, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Ps 119 [118]:105) (“Dear children … witness with your life that you believe and live the Word of God. - Message of January 25, 2006) (Program) The visionary Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo had daily apparitions from June 24th 1981 to December 25th 1982. During the last daily apparition, Our Lady gave her the 10th secret, and told her that she would appear to her once a year, on the 18th of March. It has been this way through the years. Manoj Sunny, international coordinator of the catholic organisation “Jesus Youth” from India (Kerala) and engineer by profession, came on pilgrimage to Medjugorje in the beginning of March 2006. George Ettiyil, a member of the organisation, and Lufthansa airport manager in Chenay, accompanied him.
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Milan Vuković, doktor prava, sudac Ustavnoga suda Republike Hrvatske izjavljuje: «Kao kardinal, Joseph Ratzinger nikada nije izrekao riječ neprijateljsku, protivničku, zabranjujući i osporavajući glede međugorskih ukazanja». (Vjesnik, Srijeda, 27. travnja 2005.) Od 14. do 20. travnja 2005, u Međugorju je boravila skupina hodočasnika iz Djakarte (Indonezija). U noći od 25. na 26. travnja, u župnoj crkvi Sv. Jakova bit će cjelonoćno tiho klanjanje i molitva na nakane našeg Svetog Oca Benedikta XVI. Klanjanje počinje u 22 h i završava u 7 h ujutro. Šesnaesti međunarodni Mladifest održava se u Međugorju od 1. do 6. kolovoza 2005. Tema «Dođosmo pokloniti mu se» (Mt 2, 2) u skladu je s godinom Euharistije i Svjetskim danom mladih koji će sredinom kolovoza u Koelnu okupiti stotine tisuća mladih oko Svetog Oca Pape. U nedjelju 24. travnja 2005., 93 krizmanika primilo je u Međugorju sakrament svete potvrde iz ruku Mons. Ratka Perića, mostarskog biskupa. Liturgijsko slavlje započelo je procesijom i svečanim ulaskom u crkvu biskupa, svećenika i krizmanika. (photos) «Habemus papam – Imamo papu»! Proglas je to koji je razveselio cijelu Crkvu, vjernike i svijet. No, čini se da nekima usklik kako imamo papu nije dovoljan. Pojedini uz to žele imati i rasplamtjeti unutar Crkvene sukobe. Tako jedan hrvatski tjednik na naslovnici uz vijest o novome papi Benediktu XVI. donosi i tvrdnju kako je novi papa protivnik Međugorja. Naravno, već po uobičajenom scenariju u samom tekstu ničim se ne potkrjepljuju takve paušalne ocjene. Doduše, iz konteksta je izvađena izjava iz posebnog pisma Kongregacije za nauk vjere od 8. studenoga 1995. u kojoj se kaže: «Za mjesta ukazanja koja se još istražuju službena su hodočašća zabranjena.». I tu je kraj. Teksta o odnosu novoga Pape prema Međugorju nema. Kardinal Vinko Puljić, nadbiskup vrhbosanski i predsjednik Biskupske Konferencije Bosne i Hercegovine, izravno je sudjelovao u izboru novoga Pape. Za Katoličku tiskovnu agenciju izjavio je da je tijekom izbora novog Pape doživio duboko iskustvo Crkve kroz zajedničko susretanje kardinala u kongregacijama prije izbora i u konklavi. U ponedjeljak, 18. travnja, njemački je kardinal, dekan kardinalskoga zbora, Joseph Ratzinger predvodio svečanu svetu misu uoči konklava te tom prigodom održao propovijed. Kardinal Joseph Ratzinger, dosadašnji prefekt Kongregacije za nauk vjere, predsjednik Papinske biblijske komisije, Međunarodne teološke komisije i dekan Kardinalskog zbora, rođen je 16. travnja 1927. u bavarskom mjestu Marktl na Innu. Kardinal Josip Bozanić rekao je za Katoličku informativnu agenciju (IKA) kako se dogodio njegov prvi susret s novoizabranim papom Benediktom XVI.: "Jučer nakon izbora Svetoga Oca kardinali su po redu pristupili novome Papi da mu iskažu poštovanje i odanost. Kad sam pristupio i ja Svetome Ocu on je prvi progovorio i rekao: 'Uzoriti, srdačno pozdravljam hrvatski narod i dragu Hrvatsku koja je uvijek vjerna'. Na to sam odgovorio: 'Sveti Oče, hrvatski narod će Vas pratiti molitvama i ljubavlju'. Nato je Sveti Otac odgovorio: 'Hvala lijepa, to mi je najpotrebnije'". Prvi blagoslov Urbi et orbi pape Benedikta XVI: «Draga braćo i sestre, nakon velikog pape Ivana Pavla II. preuzvišeni kardinali izabrali su mene, poniznog i jednostavnog radnika na Gospodnjoj njivi, za novog papu. Tješi me u toj zadaći da se Gospodin zna služiti i raditi i s nesavršenim sredstvima i nadasve se povjeravam vašim molitvama. U radosti uskrslog Gospodina, uzdajući se u Njegovu stalnu pomoć, idemo naprijed, sigurni da će nam Bog pomoći, i da Marija, njegova ljubljena Majka, stoji uz nas. Hvala vam!», rekao je papa Benedikt XVI. u svom prvom obraćanju oduševljenome mnoštvu na Trgu Sv. Petra. Neka ga Duh Sveti vodi! U subotu 16. travnja, uoči konklave, u Međugorju smo produžili redovito jednosatno subotnje klanjanje i posebno molili za kardinale i za izbor novog Pape. Albert i Marie-Thérèse de Theux iz Bruxelles-a (Belgija) na čelu su inicijative nazvane «Groupe Contact Medjugorje Benelux» koja okuplja brojne međugorske skupine u Belgiji, Nizozemskoj i Luksemburgu. Sedamdeseta obljetnica nazočnosti i rada Školskih sestara franjevaka u župi Međugorje (1935. – 2005.) obilježena je u nedjelju 17. travnja 2005. svečanom večernjom svetom misom koju je predslavio župnik fra Branko Radoš u koncelebraciji s devetnaest svećenika, među kojima i provincijal franjevaca OFM, fra Slavko Soldo.(photos) Informativni centar «Mir» Međugorje hodočasnicima i prijateljima predlaže četiri nova izdanja.(photos)