Statistics for January, 2023.
Number of Holy Communions: 35 000
Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 1066 ( 34 per day)
Message, 25. January 2023
“Dear children! Pray with me for peace, because Satan wants war and hatred in hearts and peoples. Therefore, pray and sacrifice your days by fasting and penance, that God may give you peace. The future is at a crossroads, because modern man does not want God. That is why mankind is heading to perdition. You, little children, are my hope. Pray with me, that what I began in Fatima and here may be realised. Be prayer and witness peace in your surroundings, and be people of peace. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
Fr. Miljenko Šteko, lecturer at spiritual retreat for priests in Medjugorje
31.01.2023Spiritual retreat for priests in Medjugorje will take place for the 26th time from July 3 to 7, 2023. The theme of this spiritual retreat, like all other spiritual retreats this year in Medjugorje, is "Here are my mother and my brothers!" (Mt 12, 49) "In Our Lady's School".
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Archbishop Cavalli celebrated Mass for Benedict XVI: He understood his mission and fulfilled it
05.01.2023''Jesus met him and said to him: 'Follow me.' Pope Benedict understood well the mission that the Lord gave him in the role of pastor and theologian, until his election as Pope. Pope Benedict accomplished the mission entrusted to him, faithfully using the talents he received. Pope Benedict personally experienced an encounter with Jesus, and he went from Him to understand and reach God.''
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New Year''s Eve Prayer Vigil in Medjugorje
01.01.2023If we want, really if we want, really if we want this night in Medjugorje - this night can truly become the first day of the rest of our lives. Everything can be different after this night. We will take this most important step of our life only if we take Christ's commandment of love seriously. Tonight and every day of our lives, if tonight is his first day for us, the rest of our lives will be a great joy. May it be so for us, for me and for you, and for you wherever you are tonight and wherever you will be tomorrow. (PHOTO)
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Statistics for December, 2022.
01.01.2023
Number of Holy Communions: 100 000
Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 1885 ( 60 per day)
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30.03.2022 - Notice to the media and the interested public
Parish of St. James the Apostle of Medjugorje and the Information Center Mir Medjugorje hereby inform the media and the interested public that audiovisual recording and photography for daily or political purposes or any other purposes incompatible with spiritual purposes is prohibited in all prayer areas of the parish.
Information Center Mir Medjugorje is the holder of the exclusive right to record audiovisual works and photographs in all prayer areas of the parish, which is why for audiovisual recording and photography for spiritual purposes it is necessary to obtain prior approval of the Information Center Mir Medjugorje, Gospin trg 1, Medjugorje, e-mail: mir@medjugorje.hr.
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The theme: “Here are my mother and my brothers!” (Mt 12: 49)
House of prayer “Domus Pacis” - Prayer and Fasting Seminars Silence
Seminars are conducted by franciscans of Međugorje.
Here are the dates according to language groups, as well as contact persons: Contact
to be held in Medjugorje from 14th – 18th March, 2023
THE 26th INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL RETREAT FOR PRIESTS
to be held in Medjugorje from July 3-8, 2023
THE 34th MLADIFEST
to be held in Medjugorje from July 26-30, 2023
22ND INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL RETREAT FOR MARRIED COUPLES
to be held in Medjugorje from November 8-11, 2023
Audio-video and photos live from the church in Medjugorje
Beginning with the feast of St. Francis, we began broadcasting live audio-video programs from the church in Medjugorje. You can follow them at the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-sLHYkB9R8tudWbBWZKDYw
Links both live audio and video in various languages:
www.medjugorje.de (Deutsch)
www.kathtube.com (Deutsch)
www.kathtube.com/player.php?id=32333 (Deutsch)
www.kit-tv.at (Deutsch)
www.qpmm.org http://62.75.216.148 - USA KOREA
Spiritual movement of the Queen of Peace in the world
The movement, born after the apparitions of the Queen of Peace in Medjugorje, includes pilgrimages to Medjugorje, the setting up of Peace Centres, prayer and charity groups all around the world, as well as pastoral, publishing, humanitarian and other kinds of activities...
This questionnaire will give us the opportunity to have a better grasp of the worldwide dimension of the movement in the service of the Universal Church. It will help us to get to know each other better, to have better communication with various groups worldwide, as well as to grow better in our prayer and service.
We kindly ask all the leaders of Peace Centres, prayer and charity groups, as well as organisers of pilgrimages to fill in the questionnaire and to send it to Medjugorje to fax no. + 387.36.653 360, or to write to gospaspilgrim@gmail.com in order to receive the questionnaire by email.
Questionnaire:
ČESKY / DEUTSCH / ENGLISH / ESPAÑOL / FRANCAIS / HRVATSKI / ITALIANO / MAGYAR / NEDERLANDS-VLAAMS / POLSKI / PORTUGUÊS / ROMANA / RUSSIAN / SLOVENSKY
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GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PRIESTS
We ask you to keep integrally the rules of the Church envisaged by the Code of the Canon La~ the general liturgical rules and the directives and the rules of the proper authorities of the Church in connection with the life and the service of the priest.
To take part in the liturgical life of the parish, according to the rules of the Church, it is necessary to have arecommendation letter of your bishop or your superior (celebret), not older than one year. (Cf" Code of the canon Law, Can. 903)
The important dates in Medugorje parish
There are many events taking place in Medjugorje parish throughout the year, along with the regular seminars of fasting and prayer and different international spiritual retreats. Here are some of the important dates for Medjugorje parish in 2023:
February 22 – Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lent
March 14 – March 18 – The 28th International Spiritual Retreat for the Group Leaders and Organisers of Pilgrimages;
April 2 – Palm Sunday (procession from the old to the new church);
April 9 - Easter;
April 16 – Divine Mercy Sunday
May 6 – Holy Confirmation in the parish
May 7 – Holy Communion in the parish
June 8 – Corpus Christi (procession through the parish with the Blessed Sacrament);
June 14-17 – the 9th International Pilgrimage for Children and Persons with Disabilities;
June 24 – Peace Walk from Humac to Medjugorje;
June 25 – the 42nd Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions;
July 3-7 – The 26th International Spiritual Retreat for Priests;
July 25 – Feast of St. James, patron saint of Medjugorje parish;
July 26-30 – the 34th International Youth Festival;
August 15 – Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
September 10 – Holy Mass on Cross Mountain, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
September 24-26, 2020 – the 2nd International retreat for musicians
November 8-11 – the 22nd International Spiritual Retreat for Married Couples;
November 24 – the 20th Anniversary of Fr. Slavko’s death;
December 24 – Christmas Vigil;
December 31 – New Year’s Eve Vigil Prayer in Medjugorje
Mother of God – the best pastoral theologian
Max Domej from Gebetsktion Wien spoke to Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, Archbishop of Vienna, during his visit to Međugorje.
Both in Lourdes and Fatima the events first ceased and than Church had its decision about that. Its final decision. Sooner or later that will take place here as well, but in this case we let Mother of God with freedom of choice...I think that Medjugorje can continue well on their journey, with full trust that Church, Mother and Teacher, in this case, is going to continue to monitor their journey.
Q U E S T I O N N A I R E
Respected brothers, the purpose and aim of this questionnaire is to make a list of priests who received their vocation through Medjugorje. So, we kindly ask you to fill out this form with following information: (Questionnaire)