As you all know, the week of the youth festival, the first week of August is the most busy week of the year here in Medjugorje. The local priests and the local people prepare in a special way for the upcoming youth festival. The prayer program for this years youth festival, The 21th International Youth Prayer Festival has been released, please click here to review it. |
Last Updated ( Friday, 07 December 2012 )
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Rejoice, heavenly powers!
Sing, choirs of angels!
Exult, all creation around God's throne!
Jesus Christ, our King, is risen!
Sound the trumpet of salvation!
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 December 2012 )
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 December 2012 )
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Dear children;
Today I bless you in a special way and I pray for you to return to the right way to my Son - your Saviour, your Redeemer to Him who gave you eternal life. Reflect on everything human, on everything that does not permit you to set out after my Son on transience, imperfection and limitation - and then think of my Son, of His Divine infiniteness. By your surrender and prayer ennoble your body and perfect your soul. Be ready, my children. Thank you. |
Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 December 2012 )
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 December 2012 )
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In the Catholic Church, Holy Thursday (also known as Maundy Thursday) is the day that we celebrate the Last Supper, at which Christ instituted the Mass and the Sacrament of Holy Communion. It is the first day of the Triduum, the three days before Easter Sunday, during which we commemorate Christ's Passion.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 December 2012 )
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~author unknown~
Last April on a Sunday we took one of our "nowhere" drives, my husband was quietly driving a back road. I was occupied in the front passenger seat watching the scenery.
I noticed out of the corner of my eye that my husband was straining to look out my window. This startled me, since his eyes should be on the road in front of him. I asked him what he was looking at out the windows, and he quietly replied, "Nothing." His eyes went back to the road in front of him. |
Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 December 2012 )
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Dear friends, I finally got around to go for walk through the fields between the base of the Cross Mountain (where my home is) and the church. I came across several groups of pilgrims from different parts of the world, being that today is the Feast of the Annunciation that is no surprise. The lent is the time when we try to get closer to God, we all set goals to improve our faith and in one way give back what we have received over the past year.. But what fascinates me is to often witness youth in such deep meditation, praying the rosary, climbing the Cross Mountain barefoot, climbing the hills on their knees. This sight is just an inspiration to me and I hope it is in a way push forward for you. Praise God. |
Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 December 2012 )
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Dear friends, an interesting project was started by the Tourist Association of Koprivnica -Krizevci region of Croatia. This region is know to the world by its school of Naïve art, in fact, this is the area where this type of art was born. A number of world famous artists come from this place i.e. Ivan Lackovic Croata, Franjo Mraz,
Minimalistic and detailed drawings mainly oil on glass, quite fascinating. I must add that this is my favorite type of visual arts. To get back to how is this connected to Medjugorje: as you all know there is a tradition to paint eggs for the Easter season, well, this project does exactly that but they paint eggs that are about 7 feet high. These eggs are sent around the world as gifts to chosen people, churches, towns
Medjugorje is one of them :-) other eggs were sent to the Vatican, the city Zagreb, Paris, New York and so on. The little ceremony of the presentation of this egg in Medjugorje will take place Monday at noon.
A friend of mine happened to be at the spot as they were unloading the crate and took a picture that I am sharing with all of you. Please click read more on the right to see more of these peculiar master peaces.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 December 2012 )
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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. Several thousand pilgrims gathered in prayer of the Rosary
at the 'Blue Cross'. The apparition lasted from 13:50 to 13:54.
Dear children! Today I call you to love with all your heart and
with all your soul. Pray for the gift of love, because when the soul
loves it calls my Son to itself. My Son does not refuse those who call
Him and who desire to live according to Him. Pray for those who do not
comprehend love, who do not understand what it means to love. Pray that
God may be their Father and not their Judge. My children, you be my
apostles, be my river of love. I need you. Thank you.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 December 2012 )
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