Dear children;

While great heavenly grace is being lavished upon you, your hearts remain hard and without response. My children, why do you not give me your hearts completely? I only desire to put in them peace and salvation - my Son. With my Son your soul will be directed to noble goals and you will never get lost. Even in greatest darkness you will find the way. My children decide for a new life with the name of my Son on your lips. Thank you.

I know this video should have been posted earlier but I just got if, it was forwarded by a friend from NH, thank you Larry. 

"Sretna i Blagoslovljena Nova Godina", that is what we would say in Croatian, "Joyful and Blessed New Year". Traditionally, New Year is welcomed in the Saint James church, the prayer program starts at 10 with an hour and a half of the adoration to the most holy Sacrament followed with the holy mass starting at 11:30 and this is how it was last night. I was once again fortunate enough to be here as a local, as a parishioner and as a pilgrim walking in to the New Year with all of my fellow pilgrims. The church, The building of Pope Benedict the XVI (the yellow hall behind the church) and the green tent behind the church was filled with pilgrims and a number or shall I say thousands were standing outside for the whole service. There were projectors transmitting the service outside as well as in the two structures. Needless to say the church was filled to the last spot as well. Father Tomislav Pervan conducted the the prayer for the adoration to the holy Sacrament. There were over 120 priests concelebrating and the main celebrant was Fr. Miljenko Steko. I tried to participate with the prayer program but I also tried to take some photos so that I am able to transfer the beauty and the intense atmosphere from St. James to you all my dear Medjugorje friends. Here are a few photos and there are more to come when I edit them. GOD BLESS YOU.

At the last daily apparition to Jakov Colo on September 12th, 1998, Our Lady told him that henceforth he would have one apparition a year, every December 25th, on Christmas Day. This is also how it was this year. The apparition began at 9:49 am and lasted 6 minutes.

Our Lady gave the following message:

“Dear children!  Today, in a special way, I call you to pray for peace. Without God you cannot have peace or live in peace. Therefore, little children, today on this day of grace open your hearts to the King of peace, for Him to be born in you and to grant you His peace – and you be carriers of peace in this peaceless world. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

CALLED OUT OF DARKNESS
INTO GOD'S WONDERFUL LIGHT

 MERRY CHRISTMAS MY DEAR FRIENDS AND

FRIENDS OF MEDJUGORJE.

May God Bless you all and your families in this joyful time of

His birth.

Tunin Vasilj family

Do not be afraid, for behold,
I bring you good tidings
of great joy which will be to all people.
For there is born to you this day
in the city of David
a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
LUKE 2:10, 11

Dear friends, just a little note for the people living on the east coast, close to New York, Ivanka Ivankovic Elez will be speaking of Our Lady's messages at the Croatian Church of St. Cyril and Methodius Dec. 14th.; rosary and confession at 2pm and Ivankas talk at 3pm and holy mass at 3:30pm followed by coffee and cake.

United in prayer.

Dear friends, I just wanted to share with you all a Thanksgiving poem written by a granddaughter of one of the first pilgrims to visit in the early days Cathy Hammill. I just thought this would be a good time to share it with you all. Please click READ MORE below.

GOD BLESS.

Donal Foley a well known opponent of Medjugorje wrote a letter, also published in the letter column of the Universe Catholic Newspaper, stating some rather thin arguments to endorse his belief that Father Vlasic was substantially involved in Medjugorje from the very beginning.

I wrote back and the Universe published the following letter, which I think is a reasonable answer to anybody who would wish to publically attack Medjugorje.  Quite simply, Medjugorje is not a condition of faith, it does not contravene the faith, morals and teachings of the Catholic Church and we are free to either accept it or not until the time when there is a definitive directive from the Vatican.  In the meantime as we are told in the Gospel it should be judged only by the fruits and these as we both know are self-evident.

I am sure some of you already heard of this peculiar tandem, Mathaiu is the fellow with the straw hat and his companion is Alice. They are on a world wide pilgrimage for the peace in the world. They have undertaken a trip all the way from Belgium to Medjugorje on foot. I bumped in to them in Medjugroje andhad a little chat with Mathaiu (not with Alice, she was not that communicative). This is a link to their website, click here is you want see some of their photos.