Hello dear friends,

Today is the 24th, as you all know it is the day before the anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady here in Medjugroje. I can not believe it is already the 27th. anniversary, I was only 3 when it all started and Medjugorje grew with me. Now that it is the 27th. Anniversary it seams so distant and different with all the big houses, apartment buildings and the number of stores around. Although this all developed so fast and so big Medjugorje to me is still what it was when I was a kid. Playing on Sipovac hill (Cross mountain) running around the fields. I still remember the time when we played soccer, the altar boys against the Franciscans on Saturdays. That was the day when we had the altar boys meeting and then after the meeting and the soccer game we would go in to the sacristy where the daily apparitions took place to be present for the apparition. That all seams so far behind us, as now-days when the apparition takes place and when pilgrims and parishioners are invited, it usually takes place at the Blue Cross area or the Apparition hill site and there thousands attend. I am just reflecting and sharing with you  as it is so hard to believe that is has been 27 years.

On another note, traditionally for a number of years the day before the anniversary a march of peace is organized from the Humac monastery to Medjugorje (16 km), Humac - the town Ljubuski. The march started this morning at 6 and the walk ended at around 9:45 in front of St. James church. The number of people that went to Humac to join the march exceeded the number from the years before by 50 % (in my personal opinion).