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"THE BLESSED VIRGIN appears in Medjugorje,'' think millions of
pilgrims in unison, as they await in obedience, the judgment of the
Church. They watch for these messages. Dozens of bulletins and
answering services disseminate them throughout the world. Many live
them, and thus nourish the happy and fruitful contact, which they have
again found with God, through the grace received at Medjugorje. Others
are astonished. "These messages are commonplace, repetitive," they say.
"Ambiguous, heretical, and even diabolical," say others.
To shed some light on this fervor, and to respond to these objections,
it was indispensable for a methodical publishing of all these messages,
in a chronological order. We can then analyze the dominant theme, and
unravel its meaning.
For the first time, one will find in this book, the whole 700 messages
received at Medjugorje, in more than six years of apparitions. The
accounts published up until now, contained only up to 400, (if one
subtracts the repetitions of the messages). The secrets and the
miraculous signs are not overlooked. The objections are the object of
supplementary studies: messages concerning the conflict of the bishop
with the Franciscans, or ecumenism.
The fundamental message is a realistic reminder of the essential words
of the Gospel. Stress is placed on fasting, from the very first days.
The message is delivered by way of long, repetitive teachings, as the
founding dialogue of every mother. These repetitive teachings,
according to psychologists, form the character of a child by age four,
through this maternal dialogue. The teachings of Mary, our Mother, in
holiness, has provided these adolescents of Medjugorje with something
extra; that is, to live these messages, which are constantly referred
to the evangelical source. It is that which she has always done, with
those whom she invites.
MESSAGES
AND TEACHINGS
OF MARY
AT MEDJUGORJE
Chronology of the Messages
The Urgency to Return to God
by
René Laurentin and René LeJeune
Translated by
Juan Gonzales, Jr., Ph.D.
Edited and Published by
THE RIEHLE FOUNDATION
P.O. BOX 7
MILFORD, OHIO 45150
The publisher recognizes and accepts that the final authority regarding the apparitions at Medjugorje rests with the Holy See of Rome, to whose judgment we willingly submit. - The Publisher
Published by The Riehle Foundation
For additional copies write:
The Riehle Foundation
P.O. Box 7
Milford, Ohio 45150
This book originally published in French as "Message et
Pedagogie de Marie a Medjugorje," March 1988, by O.E.I.L. Paris, France.
Copyright © 1988 The Riehle Foundation.
Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 88-063120
ISBN: 0-96l8840-7-X
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written permission of
the publisher. For information, address The Riehle Foundation, P.O. Box
7, Milford, Ohio 45150.
Table of Contents
FOREWORD: What has taken place
PART I - THE MESSAGE (Fr. René Laurentin) (will perhaps be put on-line later)
Declaration
CONCLUSION
PART II - THE TEACHING (R. Lejeune) (will perhaps be put on-line later)
CONCLUSION
PART III - CHRONOLOGY OF THE MESSAGES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CHRONOLOGY
OF
THE
MESSAGES
PUBLISHER'S
NOTE
PART IV - APPENDICES (will perhaps be put on-line later)
Chronological series of the texts relative to the conflict of Hercegovina
PRAYERS
Consecration
to
the
Heart
of
Jesus
Consecration
to
the
Immaculate
Heart
of
Mary
How
to
give
one's
self
to
Mary
Petition
to God
Prayer
for
the
sick
PUBLISHER'S PREFACE
René Laurentin and René Lejeune bring
you seven years of messages, allegedly from the Blessed Virgin Mary;
over 500 messages from the Madonna to the seers, the parish, the world.
What was said to whom, and on what date, is ultimately
not at issue. The importance is the compilation of all these messages
and their relationship to the Gospels, and to the Doctrines of the
Catholic Church .
The authors have accomplished this. They bring the
messages of Mary to us in accordance with accepted Catholic tradition,
and in the light of many forgotten (or abandoned) practices of the
faith . This book
verifies what has been proclaimed in Medjugorje for the past several
years: "Our Lady has been running a school for holiness, a holiness
workshop."
In the end, we can sum up all these messages into one.
It is exactly the same as the first public words of Jesus Christ:
"The reign of God is at hand, reform your lives, and
believe in the Gospel." (Mk. 1:15).
Over ten million people have responded to this call in
the past seven years. Now, we have the opportunity to put it all
together in the context of Catholic teaching, Mary's teaching.
We wish to express our sincere thanks to Dr. Juan
Gonzales, Jr., Ph.D., who is Director of Bilingual Education at Texas
Southern University, Houston, Texas, for his most arduous effort in
translating this work from French to English. Our thanks also to Kim
Schrieber, who assisted, and to Beverly, Norma, Bonnie and Juliann for
their assistance with the transcript.
The Riehle Foundation
What Has Taken Place
On June 24, in the afternoon, Ivanka Ivankovic (age
15), a girl from the hamlet of Bijakovici at Medjugorje, returning from
a walk, sees a brilliant silhouette on the hill of Crnica. She murmurs:
"It is the Gospa!" (Our Lady).
Mirjana Dragicevic (age 16), her friend, does not look.
She is embarrassed because they had been out smoking secretly. She is
afraid, and both of them run away.
But in the evening at 6:00, they return with four
others. They see her on the hill, from a distance of about 300 meters.
That evening, people laugh at them.
The next day, June 25th, both of them are back at the
same place, with four others:
Vicka Ivankovic (age 16) and Ivan Dragicevic (age 16),
who were also present at the second apparition on June 24th.
Maria Pavlovic (age 16) and Jakov Colo who came for the
first time.
These four, along with Ivanka and Mirjana, become the
six seers.
The white figure is there, high on the hill. She
beckons them to approach; they climb with surprising speed and see the
apparition close at hand.
During the first four days (June
25 - 29), they receive, in response to their random questions,
the essential words of the message: A return to God, faith, prayer,
fasting, peace, reconciliation.
Thousands of people surround them on the 26th of June.
The police question them (June 27 and 29), and forbid access to the hill. From June 30 on,
the apparitions take place somewhere else, where the police are not
able to intervene.
They gradually move to the church, where (since July
2nd, 1981), the pastor decides to say a daily Mass, at the hour of the
apparition. Beginning in January - February 1982, the apparition regularly takes place in a
room opposite the Sacristy and adjacent to the Sanctuary, which will be
called from then on, "chapel of the apparitions."
During the summer of 1981, the signs continue to
multiply: cures, luminary phenomena of the sun and on the hills. The
movement of prayer and conversions become greater; pilgrimages continue
to increase.
The seers progressively receive 10 secrets, destined to
be revealed at the end of the apparitions; the third being a visible
sign which will be given on the hill.
Christmas 1982, Mirjana receives the 10th and final
secret, with the announcement that the apparitions had ended for her.
The same for Ivanka on May 6th and 7th, 1985.
Nevertheless, the Virgin promises each one of them a
yearly apparition:
For Mirjana, the day of her birthday (March 18), and
also when circumstances require it, and which has come to pass since
August, 1984 in order to prepare the revelation of the secrets by a
priest of her choosing: Father Petar Ljubicic.
For Ivanka, her yearly apparition happens on the
anniversary day of the first apparitions on the hill (June 25th).
The Bishop of the place, Msgr. P. Zanic, at first
favorable (July 1981), gradually took a position against the
apparitions. The main reason for his change of mind was the complex
interferences of an old conflict in the diocese with the Franciscans.
He announced a negative judgment by May 1986. But Rome refused this
decision and transferred the responsibility of judgment to the
Yugoslavian Episcopal Conference. Cardinal Kuharic established a new
commission, which began its work in March 1987. At all levels, one
distinguishes more and more between the facts to be judged (among which
some contest the supernatural character) and the fruits, recognized by
everyone, and understood by Bishop Zanic, as well.
On March 25, 1985, Msgr. Zanic forbade the ecstasies of
the seers to take place in the church. Consequently they were
transferred to the rectory. They have taken place there every day, or
wherever each seer is individually. For reasons of health, Vicka has
them ordinarily at her home at Bijakovici, the village of the seers.
At the time of this writing, no one knows when the
apparitions will end . For
more
details
and
information
see
the
list
of
material
available,
shown
at
the
end
of
this
text.
We would like to thank all of those who have preceded us in this study of the messages of Medjugorje, each according to his own grace, particularly:
Father Y. M. Blais, author of the first comprehensive work on the subject: "500 Messages to Live" (a very eloquent title), Montreal, 1986. He gathered nearly 350 messages, of which some are repeated several times because they relate to different themes, which justifies the number as announced in the title.
Fr. Robert Faricy, Professor of Spirituality at the Gregorian University in Rome, who examined closely, through interviews, the testimony of the seers and the spiritual dynamism of Medjugorje.
The titles of his works: "Medjugorje, Mary Queen of Peace , " (Tequi, 1984, 108 pgs.) "At the Heart of Medjugorje-Mary Speaks to the World," (Fayard, 1986, 198 pgs.)
Also the irreplaceable spiritual commentaries of Fathers Tomislav Vlasic and Slavko Barbaric.
This daily pastoral from Frs. Vlasic and Barbaric has been published in four volumes, edited by the "Friends of Medjugorje" via Nirone 9, 20123 Milano, Italy.
Volume 1 - Open Your Hearts to Mary, Queen of
Peace.
Volume 2 - Abandon Yourselves Totally to Me.
Volume 3 - Pray With the Heart.
Volume 4 - 1 Beseech You, Listen to My Messages
and Live Them.
Our book has been assigned an appropriate and complementary task: to assemble into a "corpus," according to chronological order, all the available messages, (more than 500), to categorize them theologically and pastorally; to dispel apparently annoying objections, and thus to clarify their sense or meaning through the teaching of Our Lady.
It was necessary to collect all the messages known at Medjugorje, according to the only possible objective order: Chronology. That puts a limitation on this file because the apparitions are not yet finished.
Another reason is because these texts have been transmitted in very different ways: through oral or written translation, immediate or delayed, direct or indirect, date or non-dated. We have presented, at the end of this file, the texts which apparently were not dated.
We will keep these characteristics in mind as well as the functional diversity of these messages. The six visionaries say they understand them as a normal conversation. Jelena and Marijana receive "internal locutions" through their heart.
All this seemed discouraging and dissuasive. But since so many Christians follow these messages, "Live them" (according to the beautiful formula of Father Blais), in a fruitful manner, and that so many leaflets, bulletins, books and telephone calls transmit them from day to day, it became necessary to collect these messages attributed to Our Lady. She does not impose them, but she proposes them, to the entire freedom of each person. Those who have found a home there-who live them-will benefit from them. The continuation, and the conclusion of this message, which is still unfinished, will come in its own time.
In order to show the non-official character of the apparitions, (since the Commission of Inquiry of the Bishops' Conference has not completed its work), and in order not to anticipate the conclusion of these tasks which are being accomplished in discretion, Cardinal Kuharic has asked the pastor of Medjugorje on September 17th, 1987, that the messages not be proclaimed from the altar, and that they not have official dissemination. Private dissemination of these messages, which everyone agrees to acknowledge to be orthodox and fruitful, remains authorized. The publication of this corpus maintains this private character.
It brings a service to those whom these apparitions have converted, or involved; and to the studies of the Commission, a publication which is better organized, better dated, more exact, and thus an historical and theological clarification, useful to dispel the ambiguities of the transmission.
It is in this spirit that we dedicate this file to the Commission, and to its president, who has indeed offered thanks for my private work as an expert to the service of the common ecclesiastical research for truth.
One will find the abbreviations of the references at
the end of
the volume.
In Mary's appearances to the seers prior to March,
1984, the beginning salutation was usually: Praise be Jesus. In
leaving
the
children,
the
ending
words
were
usually:
Go in the
Peace of God.
Beginning in March, 1984, the messages were usually
given for the parish, (and the world), and the opening salutation from
the Madonna was usually: Dear Children! In leaving, Mary
almost always thanked those involved with: Thank you for having
responded to my call.
These salutations are normally omitted in this text,
and in the index of messages at the end of the book, but it should be
noted that they constitute part of the messages, even though it is not
necessary to print them for every message stated.
It should also be noted, that in some cases these
messages have been translated among three or four different languages.
As a result, certain words may show slight variation, or phrases could
change within the sentence structure.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH 1981
A silent and distant apparition of the white silhouette
on the hill of Crnica; the first time in the afternoon, the second
time, towards 6:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH 1981
The date of the first apparition for the group of
six seers, who see the Gospa nearby on the hill:
Praised be Jesus! (DV.1).
Ivanka:"Where is my mother?" (Her mother
had died two months previously.)
She is happy. She is with me. (A variation on
this wording is) She is your angel in heaven. (Lj.15).
The seers: "Will you return tomorrow?"
The apparition acquiesces with a nod of the head.
Mirjana:"No one will believe us. They
will say that we are crazy. Give us a sign!"
The apparition responds only with a smile. Mirjana
believed she had received a sign. Her watch had changed time during the
apparition. (Bu 24; D4; K21).
Goodbye, my angels. (BU.24).
Go in the peace of God. (DV.1).
FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH 1981
In the presence of a crowd of 2,000 to 3,000 people,
drawn there by the luminary signs coming from the hill of the
apparitions, Vicka sprinkles the apparition with holy water and says:
"If you are the Gospa, stay with us, if not, go away."
The apparition only smiles.
Ivanka:"Why have you come here? What do
you desire? I have come because there are many true believers here.
I wish to be with you to convert and to reconcile the whole world.
(According to others: To convert all of you.) (K.26).
Ivanka:"Did my mother say
anything?"
Obey your grandmother and help her because she is
old. (K.26; Lj.16; BU.28).
Mirjana: "How is my
grandfather?"
(He
had
recently
died.)
He is well. (K.26).
The seers on a request from the crowd:
"Give us a sign which will prove your presence."
Blessed are those who have not seen and who believe.
(L.2,24).
Mirjana:"Who are you?"
I am the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. (L.1, 37).
"Why are you appearing to us? We are not better than
others."
I do not necessarily choose the best.
"Will you come back?"
Yes, to the same place as yesterday. (L.2, 25).
On returning to the village after the apparition, Maria
sees the Virgin again, in tears, near a cross with rainbow colors:
Peace, Peace, Peace! Be reconciled! Only Peace. (D.7). Make your peace with God
and among yourselves. For that, it is necessary to believe, to pray, to
fast, and to go to confession. (F.2, 126;
D.5).
SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH 1981
Praised be Jesus!
Jakov:"What do you expect of our
Franciscans?"
Have them persevere in the faith and protect the
faith of others. (DV.1).
Jakov and Mirjana:"Leave
us a sign because the people treat us as liars."
My angels, do not be afraid of injustice. It has
always existed. (L.2,33).
The seers: "How
must we pray?"
Continue to recite seven Our Father's and seven Hail
Mary's and Glory Be's, but also add the Creed. (Bl.12).
Goodbye, my angels. Go in the peace of God.
And to Ivan, alone, aside:
Be in peace and take courage. ("And what a
beautiful smile when she left me," noted Ivan.) (L.2,33).
SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH 1981
The seers: "What
do
you
wish?"
That people believe and persevere in the faith.
Vicka:"What do you expect from the
priests?" That they remain strong in the faith and that they help
you.
"Why don't you appear to everyone in church?"
Blessed are they who believe without having seen.
"Will you come back?"
Yes, to the same place.
"Do you prefer prayer or singing?"
Both, pray and sing.
Vicka:"What do you wish from the crowd
which has gathered here?"
This question remained without any response except for
a glance of love, with a smile, said the seers.
Here the Virgin disappeared. The visionaries prayed so
that she might return because she had not said, Goodbye, my angels.
During their song, "You Are All Beautiful," she
reappears. Vicka: "Dear Gospa, what do you expect of this
people?" She repeated the question three times and finally was given
this answer:
That those who do not see believe as those who see.
Vicka:"Will you leave us a sign so that
people believe that we are not liars nor comedians?"
No other response, only a smile.
Go in the peace of God, she said, as she
disappeared.
(The responses for the 28th of June were taken om the
tape recorder of Grgo Kozina.) (L.2,37-38).
MONDAY, JUNE 29TH 1981
The seers: "Dear Gospa, are you happy
to see so many people here today?"
More than happy ("She smiles," writes Vicka).
"How long will you stay with us?"
As long as you will want me to, my angels.
"What do you expect of the people who have come in
spite of the brambles and the heat?"
There is only one God, one faith. Let the people
believe firmly and do not fear anything.
"What do you expect of us?"
That you have a solid faith and that you maintain
confidence.
"Will we know how to endure persecutions which will
come to us because of you?" You will be able to, my angels. Do not
fear. You will be able to endure everything. You must believe and have
confidence in me.
Here Vicka writes a question from Dr. Darinka
Glamuzina: "May I touch Our Lady?" She gives this response:
There have always been doubting Thomases, but she
can approach.
Vicka shows her where to stretch out her hand. Darinka
tries to touch her. The Gospa disappears, then reappears in her light. (L2,33).
The parents of a three-year-old child, Daniel Setka,
who had suffered from septicemia since the fourth day of his birth,
asked the seers to intercede for the handicapped child. "Dear Gospa, is
little Daniel going to speak some day? Cure him so that they all will
believe us. These people love you very much, dear Gospa. Perform a
miracle ... It is watching... it ... Dear Gospa, say something."
They repeated this petition and conveyed the response:
Have them believe strongly in his cure. Go in the
peace of God. (L.2, 42-43).
During this period, the Gospa appeared where the seers
(who were being tracked down), discreetly awaited her, away from the
patrols of the police.
TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH 1981
Apparition at Cerno. (L.2,40-41).
Mirjana: 'Are you angry that we were not
on the hill?"
That doesn't matter.
"Would you be angry if we would not return any longer
to the hill, but we would wait in the church?"
Always at the same time.
Go in the peace of God. (L.2,50).
On that day, Mirjana thought that she understood that
the Gospa would return for three more days, until Friday. But it was
only her interpretation.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1ST 1981
Apparition in the van (L.2,56:
no
words
were
reported).
THURSDAY, JULY 2ND 1981
Jakov: "Dear Gospa, leave us a sign."
The Virgin seemed to acquiesce with a nod:
Goodbye, my dear angels. (L.2,60).
The apparitions from the 3rd to the 20th of July, 1981,
have left few traces, almost uniquely the diary of Vicka (July 21-29, Aug. 22-Sept. 6, Oct. 10-Dec. 24), and the parish Chronicle (which
begins Aug. 10, 1981).
FRIDAY, JULY 3RD 1981
Apparition at the rectory. No message was preserved.
SATURDAY, JULY 4TH 1981
The seers believe the apparitions had ended, but the
Gospa appeared to each one of them separately, where he or she was. No
message was preserved.
TUESDAY, JULY 21ST 1981
(27th apparition, according to Vicka's diary).
Just like every day, we spoke with the Gospa. At
6:30 when she arrived, she greeted us:
Praised be Jesus!
Then we asked her if she would give us a sign. She said
yes. Then we asked her how longer still would she come to visit us. The
Blessed Virgin responded:
My sweet angels, even if I were to leave the sign,
many people will not believe. Many people will only come here and bow
down. But people must be converted and do penance.
Then we questioned her on the subject of the sick. For
some, the Gospa said that they would be cured only if their faith was
strong; and for others, no. Then she prepared to depart. Upon leaving,
she said to us:
Go in the peace of God. (DV.1,2).
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND 1981:
(28th apparition, 6:30, according to Vicka's diary).
(DV.1,2).
On arriving she said:
Praise be Jesus Christ.
All of us questioned her on the subject of some sick
people who had been recommended to us. Then we prayed with the Blessed
Virgin. She only said the Our Father and Glory Be, and during the time
that we said the Hail Mary, she was silent. The Gospa told us that:
A good many people have been converted and among
them some had not gone to Confession in 45 years, and now, they are
going
to
Confession.
Then she said:
Go in the peace of God.
She began to depart and, while she was departing, a
cross appeared in the sky.
THURSDAY, JULY 23RD 1981
(29th apparition, according to Vicka's diary.) (DV.1,2).
Vicka only mentions the greeting from Our Lady:
Praised be Jesus Christ.
FRIDAY, JULY 24TH 1981
(3Oth apparition, 6:30, according to Vicka's diary).
(DV.1,2).
Today, also, we went to the place of the apparitions
about 6:20, and while praying and singing, we waited for the Blessed
Virgin. At exactly 6:30 we saw the light which slowly approached. Then
we saw the Blessed Virgin and heard her customary greeting.
To our questions, relative to the majority of the sick,
the Gospa answered quickly:
Without faith, nothing is possible. All those who
will believe firmly will be cured.
SATURDAY, JULY 25TH 1981
(31st apparition, according to Vicka's diary). (DV.1,2).
After the usual questions on the subject of the ill,
the Gospa responded:
God, help us all!
MONDAY, JULY 27TH 1981
(33rd apparition, at 6:30, according to Vicka's diary).
(DV.1,3).
Only four of us came because they put pressure on
Ivica, Ivanka and Mirjana to go to Sarajevo. At 6:30 exactly, the Gospa
appeared.
Vicka asked her about certain sick people, took some
objects which had been given to her by some people, and approached Our
Lady so that she could bless them. The Gospa made the Sign of the Cross
and said:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit.
Then we questioned her on the subject of the sign, and
the Gospa answered:
Await, it will not be for long. If I will leave you
a sign, I will still appear to you.
Vicka asked if we would be able to see her again one
more time this evening on the hill. The Gospa agreed and said:
I will come at 11:15 p. m. Go in the peace of God.
Saying this, she began to disappear and we saw in the
heavens the heart and the cross. Mary said:
My angels, I send you my Son, Jesus, Who was
tortured .for His faith, and yet He endured everything. You also, my
angels, will endure everything.
Jesus had long hair, brown eyes, and a beard. We only
saw His head. (We transpose this phrase which came before the word of
Mary.) She said that we prayed and sang beautifully:
It is beautiful to listen to you. Continue in this
manner.
In conclusion she said:
Don't be afraid for Jozo. (The pastor who had
been threatened by the police).
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH 1981
(35th apparition, 6:30, according to Vicka's diary).
(DV.1,3).
Today we waited for the Blessed Virgin in Vicka's
room. At exactly 6:30, the Gospa came and greeted us.
Praised be Jesus!
Jakov was the first to question her on the subject of a
person who was ill. The Blessed Virgin said:
She will be cured. She must believe firmly.
Vicka asked why she had not come yesterday. The Blessed
Mother said something, smiled, but no one heard it. Then Maria and
Jakov asked her about certain sick people. We then took some articles
and all four approached the Gospa so that she would bless them. When we
were doing this, our hands became very cold.
Jakov asked if we could embrace her. The Blessed Virgin
said that we should approach and embrace her. Then we asked her to
leave us the sign. She said:
Yes.
Then:
Go in the peace of God.
And she began to disappear. On the ceiling the Cross
and the Heart were visible.
The cross, the heart and the sun are mentioned by Vicka
in her diary, in later apparitions. (Aug. 22,
27, 30 and 31, Sept. I and Nov. 22, 1981, as well as on Feb. 6 and Mar.
12, 1982).
In church we saw the Blessed Virgin a second time
toward eight o'clock in the choir loft. While we were praying, the
Blessed Virgin prayed with us. (DV.1, 3).
THURSDAY, JULY 30TH 1981
We did not go to the hill. (DV.1,
4).
(Vicka's diary contains no more
observations until August 22nd.)
JULY 1981
Carry out well your responsibilities and what the
Church asks you to do. (BL.307).
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND 1981
Maria sees the Virgin in her room:
All of you together go to the meadow at Gumno. A
great battle is about to take place. A battle between my Son and Satan.
Human souls are at stake.
The seers, accompanied by some 40 people, went to the
praire of Gumno, 200 meters from Vicka's house. Everyone here may
touch me. (D). After
many
people
had
touched
her,
a
black
stain
appeared
on
the
dress
of
the
Virgin.
Maria
cried.
Marinko, invited the people who were present to go
to Confession.
THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST 1981
"What do you wish that we do later?"
I would like for you to become priests and
religious, but only if you, yourselves, would want it. It is up to you
to decide. (L.2, 83).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH 1981 (FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION)
I am the Queen of Peace. (L.1, 75).
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH 1981
On Mt. Krizevac, at two o'clock in the morning:
That one do penance for sins. (L.2, 76).
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH 1981
Do penance! Strengthen your faith through prayer
and the sacraments. (D.).
MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH 1981
Do not be afraid. I wish that you would be filled
with joy and that the joy could be seen on your faces. I will protect
Father Jozo. (The latter was the pastor of the parish at
Medjugorje who was imprisoned). (BL.338).
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND 1981
Father Jozo has nothing to fear. All that will
pass. (DV.1, 3).
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD 1981
Praised be Jesus! I have been with Ivica until
now.(This diminutive refers sometimes to
Ivan, sometimes to Ivanka. Here, the context does not permit one to be
more specific). Pray, my angels, for this
people.
My children, I give you strength. I will give you
some of it always.
"When you need me, call me. (DV.1, 4).
MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH 1981
In her diary, for the date of August 25th, Vicka
writes: "Yesterday, Monday the 24th at 10:45, Mirjana and I were at
Ivan's house. We heard an uproar and we went out running. Outside,
everybody was looking at the cross on Krizevac. At the spot of the
cross, Mirjana, Jakov, Ivan and I saw the Blessed Virgin, and the
people saw something like her statue which began then to disappear, and
the cross appeared again.
Over the entire sky one saw, written in letters of
gold, MIR: "PEACE."
Vicka's diary then reports the apparition on August
25th. (DV. 1, 4).
A little after the Virgin prayed for peace, a large
inscription appeared on top of Krizevac. The word "Peace" (MIR in
Croatian). The inscription was seen by the pastor and many persons of
the village. There is written testimony by those who saw the
inscription. The seers affirmed that the Blessed Virgin Mary promised
that there would still be many other signs as forerunners at
Medjugorje, and in other parts of the world, before the great sign. (K58, which observes the event one evening in July 1981).
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH 1981
Some persons who were present said ... to request of
the Blessed Virgin the permission to touch her. The Gospa said:
It is not necessary to touch me. Many are those who
do not feel anything when they touch me. (DV.1,
4).
She also said that, among those present, there was a
spy (no other clarification was given on this point).
On the matter of the sign, you do not have to become
impatient for the day will come. (DV.1, 4).
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH 1981
Today, for the first time, we waited for the Blessed
Virgin at the home of Zdenka Ivankovic. There were five of us, because
Ivanka had not yet returned. The Blessed Virgin appeared and said:
Praised be Jesus.
She said that tomorrow the people did not have to come,
and thus we would be by ourselves. Then also:
Do not give advice to anyone. I know what you feel
and that will pass, also. (DV.1,4).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH 1981
Maria and I came to Jakov's house today about six
o'clock. We helped Jakov's mother to prepare supper. At six o'clock the
Blessed Virgin came toward us. I was outside when the Blessed Virgin
Mary came. She said that they should not have to make one suffer so.
We asked her with respect to the sign, and she said:
Very soon, I promise you.
We commended certain sick people to the Holy Virgin.
She stayed with us for 15 minutes. Then we left for the home of Marinko
Ivankovic in order to wait for the Blessed Virgin there. She came at
6:30. She told Ivan (Dragicevic):
Be strong and courageous.
She left, and the cross, the heart and the sun
appeared. (DV. 1, 5).
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH 1981
At the hour of the apparitions, the seers wait in
the room of Father Jozo, who is in prison. The Virgin does not appear.
It is the second time that this has happened. They go to church and
pray. She appears to them:
I was with Father Jozo. That is why I did not come.
Do not trouble yourselves if I do not come. It suffices then to pray. (DV.1, 5).
Today, Ivan entered the seminary of Visoko:
You are very tired. Rest, so that you can find
strength. Go in the peace of God. Goodbye. (Adieu:
Ivan's
Journal).
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH 1981
Jakov: "Are you also appearing to
Ivan in the seminary?"
Yes, just like to you.
"How is Ivan Ivankovic, son of Pero, and cousin of Vicka, one of the
four men at Bijakovici who bear this name. He had been arrested by the
police August 12th, on the hill of the apparitions, and imprisoned.)
He is well. He is enduring everything. All that will
pass. Father Jozo sends you greetings. (DV.1).
"What is the news from our village?"
My angels, you are doing your penance well.
"Will you help us in our studies?"
God's help manifests itself everywhere.
Go in the peace of God with the blessing of Jesus
and mine. Goodbye. (Ivan's Journal: C76).
Ivanka: "Will you leave us a sign soon?"
Again, a little patience. (DV.1).
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH 1981
At 6:20, we began to pray at the home of Marinko
Ivankovic. The Virgin arrived and said:
Praised be Jesus!
Vicka asked the Virgin:
"People say that since they locked up Father Jozo in
his cell, the doors unlocked by themselves. Is that true?"
It is true, but no one believes it.
Ivanka: "How is Mirjana? What are her
feelings?"
Mirjana is sad because she is all alone. I will show
her to you.
Suddenly, we saw Mirjana's face. She was crying.
"Dear Gospa, there are some young people who betray our
faith."
Yes, there are many.
She mentions some names.
Vickaasks the Virgin concerning a woman
who wanted to leave her husband because he was making her suffer. Let
her
remain
close
to
him
and
accept
her
suffering.
Jesus,
Himself,
also
suffered.
On the matter of a sick young boy:
He is suffering from a very grave illness. Let his
parents firmly believe, do penance, then the little boy will be cured.
Jakovasks her about the sign:
Again, a little patience. (DV.1,
6).
Ivan, who had been several days without an
apparition:
"How will I do in this seminary?"
Be without fear. I am close to you everywhere and at
all times. (L.2, 84).
Ivan's diary: 'Are the people pious in
our village?"
Your village has become the most fervent parish in
Hercegovina. A large number of people distinguish themselves through
their piety and their faith. (c.77).
END OF AUGUST 1981:
"Which is the best fasting?"
A fasting on bread and water
I am the Queen of Peace. (L.1,
98
and
187;
MM6).
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST 1981
"Will there be a Mass on Mt. Krizevac?"
Yes, my angels.
Jakov:'Are the police setting up a trap
around the church'?"
There's nothing at all. Have the people pray and
remain in church as long as possible.
Go in the peace of God.
The cross, the heart, and the sun appeared. (DV.1, 6).
Ivan's diary: "I
prayed with her so that Jesus might help me in my vocation. Then we
recited the rosary. The Gospa smiled with kindness."
Do not be afraid. I am close to you and I watch over
you. (c.77).
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND 1981
Concerning the young man who hanged himself:
Vicka: "Why did he do that?"
Satan took hold of him. This young man should not have done that. The Devil
tries to reign over the people. He takes everything into his hands, but
the force of God is more powerful, and God will conquer. (DV.1, 6).
Ivan's diary: "How will things go for
Anton, Dario, Miljenko, my friends in the seminary, and for me?"
You are, and you will always be my children. You
have followed the path of Jesus. No one will stop you from propagating the faith in
Jesus. One must believe strongly. (C.78).
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD 1981
Jakov: "When will the sign which was
announced come?"
Again, a little patience. (DV.1,
6).
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH 1981
Ivankaand Maria: "We
will not be at home except on Saturdays and Sundays. The other days we
will be far away in school. What must we do?"
It is enough for you to pray. Come here Saturdays
and Sundays. I will appear to all of you. (DV.1, 6).
To Ivan in the seminary:
The sign will be given at the end of the apparitions.
Ivan:"When will that be?"
You are impatient, my angel. Go in the peace of God. (L.2, 84).
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH 1981
Ivan's diary: "I
was
praying
in
the
chapel.
The
Gospa
came
when
I
was
reciting
the
Our
Father."
Praise be Jesus and Mary.
(The Virgin was using a salutation of pious people in
Croatia, probably with the desire to revive it.)
Go in the peace of God, my angel. May the blessing
of God accompany you. Amen. Goodbye. (C.79).
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH 1981
Ivan's diary: "I
was
praying
in
the
chapel.
Suddenly
there
was
a
great
light."
Pray especially on Sunday, so that the great sign,
the gift of God may come. Pray with fervor and a constancy so that God
may have mercy on His great children.
Go in peace, my angel. May the blessing of God
accompany you. Amen. Goodbye. (C.79).
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH 1981
Ivan's diary:
Be converted all of you who are still there. The
sign will come when you will be converted. (C.79).
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH 1981 (FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE VIRGIN)
Ivan's diary:
I ask you only to pray with fervor. Prayer must
become a part of your
daily life, to permit the true faith to take roots. (C.79).
Jakov wishes the Blessed Virgin a happy birthday.
She answers:
It is for me a beautiful day. With respect to you,
persevere in the faith and in prayer. (CP.7).
Do not be afraid. Remain in joy. It is my desire.
Let joy appear on your faces. I will continue to protect Father Jozo. (CP.8).
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH 1981
Ivan's diary: "We
prayed
a
lot.
Prayers
filled
with
joy
and
love,
prayers
of
the
heart."
Then
she
says:
Go in the peace of God, my angel. Amen. Goodbye. (C.80).
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH 1981
Ivan's diary: "The
students
in
the
seminary
prayed
the
rosary
after
they
had
gone
to
Confession."
The
Virgin
came
near
the image of Jesus and said:
There is your Father, my angel.
Go in the peace of God, my angels. (C.80).
Christ is our Brother, but in a sense, our Father:
Formula used by some of the most renown mystics.
In an apparition to Gemma Galgani, Jesus said, I am
your Father. Your Mother, here she is. And He pointed out to her
the Blessed Virgin. (J.F. Villepelée,
"Vie de G. Galgani.'').
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH 1981
To Vicka: Stay here so that Jakov will not be
alone. Persevere (both of you) with patience. You will be rewarded. She also told her that she had scolded Mirjana and Ivanka
for a behavior which was not detailed. (CP.10).
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH 1981
If this people is not converted very soon, bad
things will happen to them. (CP.10).
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH 1981
The militia will not stay here a long time. I
will leave the sign. Be patient still. Don't pray for yourselves. You
have been rewarded. Pray for others. (CP.11).
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH 1981
Concerning a sick person:
He will die very soon.
Then the Blessed Virgin encouraged the children:
Persevere and you will be rewarded. (CP.11)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH 1981
To Vicka and Jakov:
Do not relax in your prayers. I ask both of you to fast for a week on bread
and water. (Bl. 190).
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH 1981
Don't ask useless questions dictated by
curiosity. The most important thing is to pray, my angels. (CP.12)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST 1981
Written questions asked of the seers: "Are all
religions good?"
All religions are similar before God. God rules over
them just like a sovereign over his kingdom. In the world, all
religions are not the same because people have not complied
with the commandments of God. They reject and disparage them. (On this ambiguous response see annex 2.)
"Are all churches the same?"
In some, one prays to God more. In others, less.
That depends on the priests who motivate others to pray. That also
depends on the power which they have.
"Why are there so many apparitions which repeat
themselves so many times? Why does the Blessed Virgin appear to
children who do not follow the way of God?"
I appear to you often and in every place. To others,
I appear from time to time and briefly. They do not follow yet,
completely the way of God. They are not aware of
the gift which He has made them. That, no one
deserves. With time, they also will come to follow the right way. (CP.14).
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH 1981
The evening Mass must definitely be kept. The
Mass of the sick must
be celebrated on a specific day at a time which is most convenient.
Father Tomislav must begin with the prayer group. It is very necessary.
Have Father Tomislav pray with fervor. (CP.16).
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH 1981
The seers: "Is there,
outside
of
Jesus,
other
intermediaries
between
God
and
man,
and
what
is
their
role?"
There is only one mediator between God and man, and
it is Jesus Christ.
On the request from Father Tomislav:
"Should we found here a community just like that of
Saint Francis of Assisi?"
God has chosen Saint Francis as His elected one. It
would be good to imitate his life. In the meantime, we must realize
what God orders us to do. (CP.16).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH 1981
Maria humbly reports that the Gospa had
scolded her for having stayed (during Mass) with her school mates of
religious instruction, who asked her about the apparitions:
You would have done better to attend Mass rather
than to satisfy human curiosity. (CP.17).
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH 1981
It is up to you to pray and to persevere. I have
made promises to you; also be without anxiety. (DV.2).
Faith will not know how to be alive without prayer. (B1.137).
Pray more. (CP.17).
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11TH 1981
The Virgin answers, as usual, questions on the
subject of people who are sick or who have disappeared:
Tomo Lovic (an old man) is dead. (CP.17).
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH 1981
"Where are the Kingdom of God and of paradise?"
In Heaven.
"Are you the Mother of God?"
I am the Mother of God and the Queen of Peace.
"Did you go to Heaven before or after death?"
I went to Heaven before death.
"When will you leave us the sign?"
I will not yet leave the sign. I shall continue to
appear. Father Jozo sends you greetings. He is experiencing
difficulties, but he will resist, because he knows why he is suffering.
(CP. 18: DV.2, 10).
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH 1981
Questioned on the subject of the visible sign, Our
Lady responds:
It is mine to realize the promise. With respect to
the faithful, have them pray and believe firmly.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH 1981
Pray for Fr. Jozo and fast tomorrow on bread and
water. Then you will fast for a whole week on bread and water. Pray, my
angels. Now I will show you Fr. Jozo. (CP
20).
The seers have a vision of Fr. Jozo in prison. He tells
them not to be afraid for him, that everything was well.
With respect to Marinko who protected the visionaries:
There are a few similar faithful. He is made a
sufficient number of sacrifices for Jozo. He underwent many torments
and sufferings. Continue, and do not let anyone take the faith away
from you.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH 1981
Vicka: "Dear Gospa, have mercy on Fr.
Jozo tomorrow during the trial. Paralyze someone; strike someone on the
head. I know it is a sin to speak so, but what can we do?"
The Gospa smiles at my words, then she sings:
"Jesus Christ, in Your Name. When we finished
the song, (with the Gospa) she tells us:"
Go in the peace of God.
Then she leaves. (DV.2, 13; CP.
20).
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST 1981
With respect to Fr. Jozo who is awaiting sentence
from the court:
Vicka: "Dear Gospa, I know that you do
not have the spirit of vengeance, but try nevertheless to bring certain
people to reason, so that they might judge impartially."
Jozo looks well and he greets you warmly. Do not
fear for Jozo. He is a saint, I have already told you. (CP. 21).
"Will Jozo be condemned?"
Sentence will not be pronounced this evening. Do not
be afraid, he will not be condemned to a severe punishment. Pray only,
because Jozo asks from you prayer and perseverance. Do not be afraid
because I am with you. (DV. 2, 14).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND 1981
Jozo has been sentenced. Let us go to church to
pray.
"We were sad because of Jozo."
You should rejoice! (DV.
2, 14; CP 21).
"Is the whiteness of the cross a supernatural
phenomenon?"
Yes, I confirm it. (DV.
2, 15; CP. 21).
After many people saw the cross on Mt. Krizevac
transform itself into a light, then into a silhouette of the Virgin:
All of these signs are designed to strengthen your
faith until I leave you the visible and permanent sign. (F2, 155).
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH 1981
Three girls from Citluk, returning home after Mass,
suddenly see a great light from which fifteen silhouettes, dressed in
Franciscan frock, are apparent. They go down on their knees, pray and
cry. The Blessed Virgin was questioned on this subject:
It was a supernatural phenomenon. I was among the
saints. (CP. 23).
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH 1981
The Blessed Virgin appeared smiling:
Praise be Jesus. You are not to ask me any more
questions on the subject of the sign. Do not be afraid, it will surely
appear. I carry out my promises. As far as you are concerned, pray,
persevere in prayer. (DV. 2, 16: CP. 23-24).
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH 1981
"Were you there at Krizevac yesterday for half an
hour?"
Yes, didn't you see me? (DV.
1,
17;
CP.
251).
Several hundred people saw, at the site of the first
apparition,
a fire which burned without burning up anything. In the
evening, the Virgin tells the seers:
The fire seen by the faithful was of a supernatural
character. It is one of the signs; a forerunner of the great sign. (CP. 25).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29TH 1981
You, my angels, be on your guard. There is enough
mendacious news which people are spreading. Of course, I will show you
my mercy. Be a little patient. Pray! (DV.
2, 17).
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30TH 1981
Praise be Jesus!
Jakov and Vicka: "What
was
there in the sealed envelope which they showed us at city hall?"
(Someone had told them that he would believe in the apparitions, if
they would read what was in the sealed envelope.)
Do not respond anything. It is a bad trick which
they are playing on you. They have already given so much false news. Do
not believe them. Continue to pray and to suffer! I will make the power
of love appear. (CP 25-26; DV. 2, 18).
"Should one celebrate Christmas Mass in the evening or
at Midnight?"
Have them celebrate it at midnight. (CP. 25).
To the seers:
Pray! Go in the peace of God! (DV2, 17).
To Ivanka:
Pray more. The others are praying and suffering more
than you.
To the seers:
Tell the young people not to allow themselves to be
distracted from the true way. Let them remain faithful to their
religion. (CP 26).
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31ST 1981-Two versions:
1. Vicka's diary: (D. 1, 17).
Mirjana arrives from Sarajevo, where she is studying at
a professional school, and where she has had daily apparitions.
Vicka reports: "The Gospa advises as an
attentive mother would. She tells Mirjana twice that she must distrust,
which persons to avoid, how to conduct herself with those who reproach
her and insult God."
"She also tells her to break a relationship with a girl
who wanted to get her into drugs ( ... ), and; not to quarrel with
anyone, to answer a point when it is useful, or to remain silent and go
on her way when that is better. She tells her also that Father Jozo
will not spend more than four years in prison. She was happy because
all five of us were together. On the question of Danny Ljolje, the
Gospa said:"
There is a lot of deception and erroneous
information.
"Then she shows us a part of paradise; indescribable
beauty; many people, particularly children. We were afraid. The Blessed
Virgin tells us not to be afraid."
All those who are faithful to God will have that. (DV. 2, 17).
2. Parish Chronicle:
T. Vlasic summarizes the advice given to Mirjana in
this manner:
"The Blessed Virgin advises her, as an attentive and
good mother. She also shows her what she should pay attention to, which
persons to avoid, how to handle those who provoke and offend God. The
Blessed Virgin advised her to sever all types of relationships with a
young girl who intended to get her into drugs. Then she put her on
guard against other dangers. She told her not to argue with people and
to answer calmly, and when she sees that serves no purpose, to keep
quiet and continue on her way."
"Often she would motivate her to prayer and to
perseverance."
"She also tells her that Father Jozo would not have
more than four years in prison. The Blessed Mother shows a great joy,
because the five seers were together again. To a question which was
brought up again concerning Danny Ljolje, the Blessed Virgin said:"
There is enough trickery and false information.
"She asks the children to separate from such persons.
And then the Gospa shows the children a part of paradise, indescribable
beauty, many people, especially children. The seers were surprised and
shocked. The Gospa told them not to fear:"
It will be like this for all those who are faithful
to God.
"Ivanka saw her mother in paradise as well as another
person who was of her acquaintance." (CP.
26-27).
OCTOBER 1981
Regarding the conflict between the Franciscans and
the Bishop of Mostar in Hercegovina:
It is going to find a solution. We must have
patience and
pray.
In response to a question posed by the seers: "What
will become of Poland?"
There will be great conflicts but in the end, the
just will take over.
With respect to Russia:
It is the people where God will be most glorified.
The West has made civilization progress, but without God, as if they
were their own creators. (K. 60).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST 1981
Be persevering! Pray! Many people are beginning
to convert. (CP. 27; DV. 2,18).
THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 1981
The Virgin appears with a picture of John Paul II in
her hand. She embraces the picture:
He is our father, and the father of all. It is
necessary to pray for him.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND 1981
"Why did you show us paradise the day before
yesterday?"
I did it so that you could see the happiness which
awaits those who love God.
Jesus appears to them crowned with thorns and with
injuries all over His body. The children are afraid.
Do not be afraid. It is my Son. See how He has been
martyred. In spite of all, He was joyful and He endured all with
patience.
Jesus tells them:
Look at me. How I have been injured and martyred. In
spite of all, I have gained the victory. You also, my angels, be
persevering
in
your
faith
and
pray
so
that
you
may
overcome.
(CP.
28, DV. 2,18).
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD 1981
"The Virgin begins the song, 'Come, Come to Us Lord'
and we continued it with her."
I am often at Krizevac, at the foot of the cross, to
pray there. Now I pray to my Son to forgive the world its sins. The
world has begun to convert.
She smiles, then leaves. (CP.
28, DV.2, 18).
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH 1981
"After twenty minutes, the Gospa disappears and
before us Hell appears. Later she tells us:"
Do not be afraid! I have shown you Hell so that you
may know the state of those who are there. (DV.
2,
19).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH 1981
The Blessed Virgin kisses an image of the Pope and
says:
It is your father, the spiritual father of all. (L2, 90).
The seers have a vision of Fr. Jozo in prison. The
Blessed Virgin tells them:
Have you seen how our Fr. Jozo struggles for God? (dv. 2, 20).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH 1981
"Jakov and I were alone in the room. We were
speaking of the militia which passed by. The Virgin arrived:"
Do not be afraid of the militia. Do not provoke
anybody. Be polite with everybody. (DV. 2,
20).
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH 1981
Do not give in. Keep your faith. I will accompany
you at every step. (DV. 2, 20).
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH 1981
Praise be Jesus!
The seers: "Always Jesus and Mary."
"Then the Blessed Virgin shows us beautiful landscapes.
The Baby Jesus was walking there. We were not able to
recognize Him. She said:"
It is Jesus. On my arrival and when I depart always
sing the song, 'Come, Come to us 0 Lord.'
"Then she blessed us." (DV.
2, 21: CP. 29).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH 1981
"We were in Fr. Jozo's room. The Gospa did not come.
She appeared to us in the church after the prayers of 7 Our Father's,
Hail Mary's, and Glory Be's. We asked her why she had not appeared. She
answered that she had not appeared because someone had installed
something there."
The world is on the point of receiving great favors
from me and from my Son. May the world keep a strong confidence. (CP. 29; DV. 2,22).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH 1981
The Devil is trying to conquer us. Do not permit
him. Keep the faith, fast and pray. I will be with you at every step. (CP. 31).
To Jakov and Vicka:
Persevere with confidence in prayer and in faith. (DV. 2, 22).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND 1981
"We asked the Blessed Virgin what the cross, the
heart and the sun, seen during the apparition, meant:"
These are the signs of salvation: The cross is a
sign of mercy, just like the heart. The sun is the source of light,
which enlightens us. (DV. 12,24; cf. 29XI;
DV. 12, 19; CP. 33).
A shining silhouette takes the place of the cross again
on Krizevac. The seers ask the Virgin if it was she.
Why do you ask me my angels? Have you not seen me? (L21, 92).
The world must find salvation while there is time.
Let it pray with fervor. May it have the spirit of faith. (CP. 33).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD 1981
"The Gospa was all dressed in gold. Around her veil,
on her dress, everything shined and sparkled. It was indescribable. She
was very, very beautiful."
The people le have begun to convert. Keep a solid
faith. I need your prayers.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH 1981
"This evening, the Blessed Virgin was smiling. We
prayed and sang with her. We asked her questions about the sick."
Have a strong faith, pray and fast and they will be
cured. Be confident and rest in joy. Go in the peace of God. Be patient
and pray for the cure. Goodbye, my dear angels. (CP. 34; DV. 2, 25).
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH 1981
"We were five, Ivan was absent. Profound harmony
reigned over us. The Virgin came at the moment when we began to say the
Our Father. We conversed with her. Then she blessed the objects. She
looked at us with sweetness and said , "
Ah, it is so beautiful to see all of you together!
Go in the peace of God, my angels. Goodbye. (DV.
2,
26).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH 1981
It is necessary for the world to be saved while
there is still time; for it to pray strongly and to have the spirit of
faith. (CP. 34).
NOVEMBER 1981:
The Devil tries to impose his power on you. But
you must remain strong and persevere in your faith. You must pray and
fast. I will be always close to you.
Vicka: "This warning concerns
everybody." (C 100).
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND 1981
Maria, Vicka and Jakov: "We
asked
the
Blessed
Virgin
on
the
matter
of
a
young
man
who
had
suddenly
lost
his
memory
and stopped learning. She said,"
It is necessary to hospitalize him.
"We still questioned her. She did not respond to some
of the questions."
It is not necessary to ask questions on every
subject.
"She greeted us then, as usual." (CP.
35;
DV.
2,
28).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3RD 1981
Pray, and persevere through prayer. (CP. 35; DV. 2,29).
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6TH 1981
Be strong and persevering.
My dear angels, go in the peace of God. (DV. 2,30).
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7TH 1981
The people are converting. It is true, but not
yet all.
She spoke while looking at the crowd which was present
at the different sites of the apparitions. (C53).
Apparition at Jakov's home: "The blessed Virgin prayed
all the time with us. She then said: "
Pray and persist in prayers. (DV. 2, 30 and CP. 36).
On the walls there was written in letters of gold "MIR
LJUDIMA" (Peace to the people). (CP. 36).
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8TH 1981
(Feast of the Immaculate Conception).
Responding to a question from the seers with respect
to their future:
I would like for all of you to become priests and
religious, but only if you desire it. You are free. It is up to you to
choose. (L1, 136).
If you are experiencing difficulties or if you need
something, come to me. (K.72).
If you do not have the strength to fast on bread and
water, you can give up a number of things. It would be a good thing to
give up television, because after seeing some programs, you are
distracted and unable to pray. You can give up alcohol, cigarettes and
other pleasures. You yourselves know what you have to do. (T. 55).
On this day of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception,
the Gospa was serious; she knelt down with arms extended while praying:
My beloved Son, I beseech you to be willing to
forgive the world its great sin through which it offends you. (C 53).
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH 1981
"While we were saying our prayers, the Blessed
Virgin intervened: "
Oh, My Son Jesus, forgive these sins, there are so
many of them!
"Then we were all silent."
Continue to pray, because that is the salvation of
this people. (CP. 37; DV.2, 31).
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11TH 1981
Vicka: "I recommend to the Gospa my
parents who are in Germany."
I promise to protect them. Everything will go well. (DV. 2, 32; CP 37).
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12TH 1981
As vacation approached, which permitted the seers to
be back, the Blessed Virgin was happy:
Very soon you will all be united. You will be able
to have a good time together. (CP. 38, DV.
2,32).
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH 1981
Kneel down, my children, and pray. Persevere in
prayer.
(CP. 38).
Jakov and Vicka: "Every word of
the Blessed Virgin invited us to be joyful." (CP.
39).
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH 1981
"The Blessed Virgin did not respond to our questions.
She sang: 'Jesus Christ, in Your Narne.' After the
first verse, she said: "
Come on, sing more joyfully. Why are you so pensive?
"After the prayer, she began, 'Queen of the Holy
Rosary' and she departed." (CP. 39).
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH 1981
It is the date of the first ambiguous oracle on the
Bishop. Complete text, which is questionable and disputed, has been
referred to Annex 1.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21ST 1981
Be on your guard, my children. Prepare yourselves
for difficult days. All kinds of people will come here. (CP. 40).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24TH 1981
Celebrate the days which are coming. Rejoice with
my Soil. Love your neighbor. May harmony reign among you. (CP. 41).
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25TH 1981
Love one another, my children. You are brothers
and sisters. Don't argue among yourselves.
Then she blesses them and leaves. (CP. 41).
After having had a vision of Jesus:
Give glory to God, glorify Him and sing, my angels. (Bl. 53).
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH 1981
In response to some questions concerning the sick,
she began prayer with the "Our Father," then the song "The Queen of the
Holy Rosary," and she departed. (CP. 42).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31ST 1981
Ivan: "How can one put priests, who do not believe
in the apparitions, on the right track?"
It is necessary to tell them that, from the very
beginning, I have been conveying the message of God to the world. It is
a great pity not to believe in it. Faith is a vital element, but one
cannot compel a person to believe. Faith is the foundation from which
everything flows.
"Is it really you who appears at the foot of the cross?"
Yes, it is true. Almost every day I am at the foot
of the cross. My Son carried the cross. He has suffered on the cross,
and by it, He saved the world. Every day I pray to my Son to forgive
the sins of the world. (CP 42; cf. L2, 126).
The apparitions, since July 1981, often taking place
in the church, where they occurred spontaneously toward the end of the
rosary, are transferred to the room serving as a storeroom. It is
opposite the sacristy and provided privacy from the curiosity of the
pilgrims and every provocation on part of the police. This room was
cleaned and decorated. Subsequently, it has since been called "chapel
of the apparitions." Before the end of February this transfer was
definitive, except for rare occasions (apparitions in the sacristy,
when the chapel was found overrun or certain days for medical exams).
MONDAY, JANUARY 11TH 1982
I invite you very specially to participate at
mass. Wait for me at church, that is the agreeable place. (CP. 43).
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14TH 1982
After the prayers, the songs and the questions, The
Gospa reprimanded two seers because of their behavior, and recommended
to them not to behave in this manner again. In case of observation, the
other seers did not understand what the Gospa told those she
reprimanded, and observed only her expression and guessed what it was
all about. Those whom she reprimanded say that at that moment, she was
gentle and attentive in respect for them. (CP.
44).
MONDAY, JANUARY 18TH 1982
On the matter of a sick person with heart problems:
There is little hope for her. I will pray for her.
After her departure, the children see the cross, the
heart and the sun, signs which they perceive from time to time. (CP. 46).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20TH 1982
Must the children from lzbicno meet us tomorrow?
They say that you told them of this meeting.
It is not necessary for you to meet them.
They want to transfer Fr. Tomislav from here. What must
he do?
If it is in God's design, that he depart, as has
been the case with Fr. Jozo, have him abandon himself to the will of
God. He must think very much, and you must pray for him.
(CP. 47).
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21ST 1982
The seers: Why
don't you leave a concrete sign, so that the priests are convinced and
that they be converted, in order to be able to convert the others?
The sign will appear at the desired time.
Why are there apparitions in different places in
Hercegovina?
My children, don't you see that the faith begins to
extinguish itself, and that it is necessary to awaken the faith among
men?
What must we do so that peace may reign among the
priests?
Fast and pray! (CP. 46).
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22ND 1982
Is the apparition at lzbicno coming from God or from
the devil?
It is coming from God. (CP.
47).
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND 1982
When must one celebrate the feast of The Queen of
Peace?
The Blessed Virgin smiled as she answered:
I would prefer that it take place June 25th. The
faithful have come for the first time on that day, on the hill. (CP. 48).
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH 1982
Jakov and I were in the sacristy. When we began to
pray the "Our Father," the Gospa arrived. It was five minutes after
six. We questioned her on the matter of a person who was sick,
emotionally:
He must pray. I will- help him within the limitation
of my power.
To the Slovenes who were praying while she was with us:
Persevere in prayer.
Then she blessed some articles, (DV3,
3).
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH 1982
At the fourth "Our Father," the Blessed Virgin-
arrived. We always ask questions with respect to the sick:
Pray for all the sick. Believe firmly. I will come
to help, according to that which is in my power I will ask my Son,
Jesus, to help them. The most important thing, in the meantime, is a
strong faith. Numerous sick persons think that it is sufficient to come
here in order to be quickly healed. Some of them do not even believe in
God, and even less, in the apparitions, and then they ask for help from
the Gospa! (Dv3,3).
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH 1982
Jakov and I were alone. Just as every evening, we
prayed, conversed with the Blessed Virgin, and asked many questions. To
them she responded:
Pray, Pray! It is necessary to believe firmly, to go
to confession regularly, and likewise receive Holy Communion. It is the
only salvation.
Her preferred prayer is the "Creed." When we recite it,
the Blessed Virgin does not cease to smile. I think that no one has
seen her happier than during this prayer. (DV3,
4).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH 1982
Just like every evening, except on Fridays,
Saturdays, and Sundays, Jakov and I are alone. The Blessed Virgin
begins first or all to pray the "Our Father," then the "Glory Be." We
recommend the sick and then present her questions:
Pray my angels, persevere! Do not let the enemy take
possession of you in anything. Be courageous. Go in the peace of God,
my angels. Goodbye. (DV3,4).
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH 1982
Be more calm, more poised. Do not take sides with
other children. Be agreeable, well mannered, pious!
When the Gospa prays, she joins her hands. When she
speaks she opens them and raises them toward Heaven, her palms turned
upwards. (DV3,5).
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH 1982
To the seminarians who were present:
Through prayer, one obtains everything. (C.52).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH 1982
We are four seers today. When we are in a group, I
feel a little happier and joyful in the presence of the Holy Virgin.
Likewise, the other four:
Be together like brothers and sisters. Do not argue.
Satan exists! He seeks only to destroy. With regards
to you, pray, and persevere in prayer. No one will be able to do
anything against you. (DV3, 6).
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH 1982
The Blessed Virgin began "Jesus in Your Name." Since she has appeared to us she hasn't been sad. Whatever she says, her countenance is smiling and filled with serenity. Her joy attracts us. She wants us to be joyful, we also, wanting nothing to deceive us, any intrigue, or inventive story.
Satan only says what he wants. He interferes in everything. You, my angels, be ready to endure everything. Here, many things will take place. Do not allow yourselves to be surprised by him. (DV3, 7).
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH 1982
We asked if we could pray the "Hail Mary." She said
yes. And while we prayed, she looked at us with a smile, but without
praying with us. Truly, her beauty is indescribable. Since I have seen
the Blessed Virgin, I have been filled with joy. Whatever her words may
be, what she has told me, I have always done it. I have obeyed. She
makes attentive remarks, as a mother.
Listen attentively at holy Mass. Be well mannered.
Do not chatter during holy Mass. (DV3, 8).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST 1982
Be together, and do not argue, do not be
disorderly. My angels, I will make you attentive. I will guide you on a
sure way. (DV3, 9).
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD 1982
When we asked the Gospa, she did not answer, but
began immediately to pray. When we asked her if such a person were
alive, she says:
Do not ask me any more questions! I know what there
is in each sick person, or what there is in my power to help him. I
will pray to my Son to put out His mercy on each one. (DV3, 10).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH 1982
Be persevering and courageous. Do not fear
anything. Pray, and do not pay attention to others.
We asked for news about Fr. Jozo:
Do not fear for him. (DV3,
12).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH 1982
Thank Tomislav very much, for he is guiding you
very well.
Then she smiles, and begins to say the "Glory Be."
Go in the peace of God, my angels! (DV3, 15).
END OF FEBRUARY AND BEGINNING OF MARCH, 1982.
Messages received by Jelena:
Dear children, if you would know how much I love
you, your heart would weep over it.
If there is someone there who asks you for
something, give it to him.
I also present myself to many hearts, and they do
not open up. Pray so that the world may welcome my love.
Dear children, I would like for the whole world to
be my child, but it does not want it. I wish to give everything for it.
For that, Pray! (L2, 131).
MONDAY, MARCH 1ST 1982
All of you be happy, and may my blessing
accompany you at each step.
She blessed many articles; she touched them with her
hands. (DV3, 16). Since
the Yugoslavian authorities demanded that they put an end to the prayer
meetings for the young people, the Blessed Virgin was questioned and
responded:
It is better to temporarily suspend prayer meetings
and those
of meditation because of the authorities. Take them up later, when it will be
possible. (CP. 49).
TUESDAY, MARCH 2ND 1982
A woman, who had come from Osijek, brought two large
pictures of the Pope. The Blessed Virgin came at six o'clock with her
smile. I believed she was smiling at us; but it was because of the
pictures on the table. She said:
He is your father, my angels.
Then she began the "Our Father." On leaving she said:
Open the door well, follow the Mass well!
Go in the peace of God, my angels! If you suffer for
a just cause, blessings will be still more abundant for you. (DV3,17).
THURSDAY, MARCH 4TH 1982
I asked questions with respect to a woman who had no
children. She is not of our faith. The Blessed Virgin said:
Let her believe firmly. God, who comes to help
everyone, will likewise help her. Be patient, my angels, do not be
afraid of anything. I
am at your side and guard you. If you have any problems, whatever it
be, call me. I will come immediately and help you in advising you on
best resolving the difficulty. (DV3, 19).
Go in peace, my angels. Goodbye.
FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH 1982
I questioned the Blessed Virgin on the matter of an
Italian, who was very sick, and about another man who acquired cancer.
She responded:
Tell them to pray and to put themselves in the hands
of God. I too, will call on the mercy of my Son. I will do everything
in my power to help them. But it will be necessary to believe
completely. Without a strong faith, nothing is possible. Goodbye my
angels. (DV3, 19).
SUNDAY, MARCH 7TH 1982
The Blessed Virgin said that she has been with Ivan
(at the Seminary at Visoko):
He prays well; he is obedient. He follows my
instructions. (DV3, 20).
MONDAY, MARCH 8TH 1982
Concerning a boy named Bora, (age 16), from
Metkovic, who disappeared for a week:
He left because of many troubles. He himself,
created some of the problems. (DV3, 21).
TUESDAY, MARCH 9TH 1982
On the matter of a young man from Hadromilje, named
Mladen, who disappeared from his home:
He has serious problems. It is necessary to pray for
him very much, my angels. The people are beginning to be converted.
Prayer has been taken up again, in the homes, where people had no
longer prayed. (DV3, 21).
THE BEGINNING OF APRIL 1982:
Mirjana:Do you wish the establishment
of a special feast in your honor?
I wish a feast for the Queen of Peace, on the 25th
of June, anniversary of the first apparition. (L2, 127).
HOLY WEEK: APRIL 4TH - APRIL 10TH 1982
Jelena sees Mary holding Jesus by the hand, and in
the
palm of Jesus ' hand, the inscription "Glory." Asked
about the meaning, the Blessed Virgin responded:
These are the names of all those who have been
inscribed in the heart of Jesus. (L2, 132).
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 11TH 1982
Is it necessary to establish prayer groups, formed
by Priests, Sisters and laity in the parish?
It is necessary, but not only here. Communities of
prayer are necessary in all parishes. (CP.54).
(It
does
not
mean
just
"Charismatic
Groups,"
as
the
polemists,
adversaries
of
this
movement,
have
indicated.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21ST 1982
Father Vlasic questioned the seers. They say that
the Blessed Virgin continues to appear to them everyday. The messages
can be summarized thusly:
Be patient! Everything is developing according to
God's plan. His promises will be realized. May one continue to pray, to
do penance, and to be converted. (CP 55).
THURSDAY, APRIL 22ND 1982
Are the luminous signs at the cross on Krizevac
natural,
or do they come from God? What does the letter "S" and
the letter "T," which appear on the cross mean?
They are signs of God, and not of natural phenomena.
"S" and "T" are signs of salvation. (Bl.55;
CP.55).
SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH 1982
What must one do in order to have more cures?
Pray! Pray and believe firmly. Say the prayers which
have already been requested. (Seven "Our Father's, " "Hail Mary's, "Glory
Be's
"
and
the
"Creed.)
Do more penance. (CP.55).
SUNDAY, MAY 2ND 1982
I have come to call the world to conversion for
the last time. Later, I will not appear any more on this earth. (L2,128).
THURSDAY, MAY 6TH 1982
May we write on a piece of paper, the date of the great sign, describe it, seal it, and put it in the archives? (as requested by the commission).
No! I have entrusted that only to you. You will unveil it when I will tell you. Many persons will not believe you, I know, and you will suffer very much for it. But you will endure everything, and you will finally be the happiest. (CP.56).
THURSDAY, MAY 13TH 1982
After the attempt on the life of John Paul II:
His enemies have wanted to kill him, but I protected
him. (Bu. 151).
SPRING, 1982
Question asked at the request of the pastor at
lzbicno, alleged place of other apparitions:
Why are there so many signs in Hercegovina?
It is God who gives them. My children, have you not
observed that faith began to extinguish itself? There are many who do
not come to church except through habit. It is necessary to awaken the
faith. It is a gift from God. People are surprised that you are
appearing in so many places:
If it is necessary, I will appear in each home. (C.92-93).
With respect to the little seers from lzbicno : (lzbicno, 60 kilometers from
Medjugorje. In 1982-83, 18 persons mostly females, said they had
apparitions. The seers from Medjugorje were said to have received kind
words for those from lzbicno, but the Blessed Virgin reminded them
strongly, that they must not have any contact with these persons, nor
invite them to Medjugorje.)
Did I not tell you not to come together with those
children? I am your mother, you must obey me. (C93).
For Jakov, who was crying to see Vicka ill:
The cross is necessary because of the sins of the
world. (L2, 128).
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23RD 1982 (Possibly a few days preceding)
Just before the anniversary of June 24th, Vicka answered some questions asked by Fr. Tomislav Vlasic, who reported them in the parish Chronicle, on June Keith, regarding responses of Our Lady:
Does the Holy Spirit have two natures?
He has only one; the Divine nature.
These apparitions are the last in the world.
"As far as I have understood," observes Tomislav
Vlasic, "her answer is not only given in Medjugorje, but also in other
parts of the world."
THURSDAY, JUNE 24TH 1982 OR FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH 1982
Before the evening Mass, during the apparition, the
Virgin told the priests, through the intermediary of the seers:
Thank the people in my name for the prayers, the
sacrifices and the penance. Have them persevere in prayer, fasting and
conversion, and have them wait with patience the realization of my
promise. Everything is unfolding according to God's plan. (C 98; CP 60 and 64).
MONDAY, JULY 12TH 1982
Will there be a third world war?
The third world war will not take place. (CP 68).
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21ST 1982
To the response conveyed by Father T. Vlasic on
Purgatory:
There are many souls in Purgatory. There are also
persons who have been consecrated to God: some priests, some religious.
Pray for their intentions, at least seven Our Father's, Hail Mary's and
Glory Be's and the Creed. I recommend it to you. There is a large
number of souls who have been in Purgatory for a long time because no
one prays for them.
A response to a question on fasting:
The best fast is on bread and water. Through fasting
and prayer, one can stop wars, one can suspend the laws of nature.
Charity cannot replace fasting. Those who are not
able to fast can sometime replace it with prayer, charity and a
confession; but everyone, except the sick, must fast. (CP 69).
SATURDAY, JULY 24TH 1982
Answer to some questions which were asked:
We go to Heaven in full conscience: that which we
have now. At the moment of death, we are conscious of the separation of
the body and the soul. It is false to teach people that we are re-born
many times and that we pass to different bodies. One is born only once.
The body, drawn from the earth, decomposes after death. It never comes
back to life again. Man receives a transfigured body. Whoever has done
very much evil during his life can go straight to Heaven if he
confesses, is sorry for what he has done, and received Communion at the
end of his life. (CP 70).
SUNDAY, JULY 25TH 1982
A response to questions asked regarding Hell:
Today many persons go to Hell. God permits his
children to suffer in Hell due to the fact that they have committed
grave unpardonable sins. Those who are in Hell, no longer have a chance
to know a better lot. (CP 71).
Response to questions regarding cures:
For the cure of the sick, it is important to say the
following prayers: the Creed, seven Our Father's, Hail Mary's and Glory
Be's, and to fast on bread and water. It is good to impose one's hands
on the sick and to pray. It is good to anoint the sick with holy oil.
All priests do not have the gift of healing. In order to revive this
gift, the priest must pray with perseverance and believe firmly. (CP 71).
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6TH 1982 (Feast of the Transfiguration)
A response to questions which were asked concerning
Confession:
One must invite people to go to Confession each
month, especially the first Saturday. Here I have not spoken about it
yet. I have invited people to frequent Confession. I will give you yet
some concrete messages for our time. Be patient because the
time has not yet come. Do what I have told you. They are numerous who
do not observe it. Monthly Confession will be a remedy for the Church
in the West. One must convey this message to the West. (CP 72).
That night the Gospa gave a sign to a group of young
people who prayed with Ivan Dragicevic: two luminary signs descended on
Krizevac and the church. This phenomenon was observed by Father
Tomislav Vlasic near the church. Ivan commented on this phenomenon to
all those who were there and added, "The Blessed Virgin told me that
she would appear to you now in Heaven." (CP 72).
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10TH 1982
No special message, but the visionaries only
said-the Blessed Virgin told us that now we can give some information
in writing to people according to the plan which we had already worked
out. (CP 73).
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11TH 1982
No special message. The Blessed Virgin only scolded
the seers for their lack of seriousness during the evening Mass.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15TH 1982
The vision lasted about seven minutes. The Gospa
entrusted a new secret to Vicka and Ivanka-only to them. The others saw
that it was about a secret, but they did not understand anything. (CP 74).
MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH 1982
No special message. The Gospa only corrected "the
very resonant and very rapid prayer of the seers and the people in
church."
Mirjanasays that, at the time of the
apparition, she sees heavenly persons: Jesus, Mary, angels, in
three-dimensions, and earthly persons in two-dimension, at the same
time she sees Father Jozo, or Ivan Ivankovic imprisoned because of
their faith. (CP 74).
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH 1982
Mirjana reports to Fr. Tomislav Vlasic what the
Gospa has told her concerning the sick:
Have them believe and pray; I cannot help him who
does not pray and does not sacrifice. The sick, just like those who are
in good health, must pray and fast for the sick. The more you believe
firmly, the more you pray and fast for the same intention, the greater
is the grace and the mercy of God. (CP 76).
Asked with respect to a plan of marriage between a
Catholic and an Orthodox:
In my eyes and in the sight of God, everything is
equal. But for you, it is not the same thing because you are divided.
If it is possible, it is better if she were not to marry this man
because she will suffer and her children also. She will be able to live
and follow only with difficulty, the way of her faith. (CP77).
(On this ambiguous message, see Annex 2.)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH 1982
With reference to the critiques according to which
the apparitions have divided the priests in Hercegovina:
I have not desired your division. On the contrary, I
desire that you be united. Do not ignore the fact that I am the Queen
of Peace. If you desire a practical advise: I am the Mother who has
come from the people; I cannot do anything without the help of God. I,
too, must pray like you. It is because of that, that I can only say to
you: Pray, fast, do penance and help the weak. I am sorry if my
preceding answer was not agreeable to you. Perhaps you do not want to
understand it. (CP 79).
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST 1982
I do not dispose all graces. I receive from God
what I obtain through prayer. God has placed His complete trust in me.
I protect particularly, those who have been consecrated to me. The
great sign has been granted. It will appear independently of the
conversion of the people. (CP 79).
THE END OF AUGUST 1982
Ivan is on the hill of Bijakovici with his friends.
The Virgin appears to him.
Now, I am going to give you a sign in order to
strengthen your faith.
They see two rays of light, one on the church, the
other on the cross at Krizevac. (L2, 129).
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH 1982
Jesus prefers that you address yourselves
directly to Him rather than through an intermediary. In the meantime,
if you wish to give yourselves completely to God and if you wish that I
be your protector, then confide to me all your intentions, your fasts,
and your sacrifices so that I can dispose of them according to the will
of God. (CP 80).
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH 1982
For a religious who had come from Rome:
Have her strengthen the faith of those who have been
entrusted to her.
For Father Faricy and Forrest:
They are on the good path, have them persist.
For the Pope:
Have him consider himself the father of all mankind,
and not only of Christians. Have him spread untiringly and with courage
the message of peace and love among all mankind. (CP 82).
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST 1982
I am happy because you have begun to prepare the
monthly feast of the sacrament of Reconciliation. That will be good for
the whole world. Persevere in prayer. It is the true way which leads
you toward my Son. (CP. 83).
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH 1982
Questioned with respect to a vision of Andja, from
Mostar, who had seen one evening during prayer, 13 persons coming from
the East; another evening six persons:
It is about a true vision. They were some souls of
her close family from Purgatory. It is necessary to pray for
them. (CP 85).
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH 1982
Frightened by the eighth secret, Mirjana prayed to the Blessed Virgin to preserve humanity from this calamity:
I have prayed; the punishment has been softened. Repeated prayers and fasting reduce punishments from God, but it is not possible to avoid entirely the chastisement. Go on the streets of the city, count those who glorify God and those who offend Him. God can no longer endure that. (CP 86).
Father Tomislav has the seers ask the Virgin if it
is necessary to write to the Bishop and to priests so that they can
call the faithful to intensify their prayers, or if it is better to
wait for other events:
It is better to wait than to precipitate that. (CP 86).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH 1982
Jakov: "Must Vicka take the prescribed
medicines, or must she have herself admitted to a hospital in Zagreb?"
It is necessary to send Vicka to Zagreb.
Vicka refused to question the Blessed Mother on this
subject. She said that she wanted to accept what God would send her. (CP 87).
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18TH 1982
With respect to the article of the Bishop of Mostar
in the journal, "Vijesnik," on the events of Medjugorje, Fr. Tomislav
Vlasic had the seers ask:
Must we respond to the Bishop in writing?
Yes, respond! (CP. 91).
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20TH 1982
With respect to the same article (Dec. 18, 1982), the visionaries
ask: Is it necessary to give the faithful of Mostar objective
information concerning the case in Hercegovina?
No!(CP 95).
Is it better for the seers to pray with you, and for
the pilgrims to ask their questions to the priests instead?
Yes, it is better that the children pray with me,
and that the pilgrims ask the priests and look for solutions with them.
In the meanwhile I will continue to answer the questions which they ask
me. (CP. 95).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23RD 1982
To Mirjana:
On Christmas I will appear to you for the last time.
(F. 11,74).
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25TH 1982
To Mirjana after she had received the tenth secret:
Now you will have to turn to God in the faith
like any other person. I will appear to you on the day of your birthday
and when you will experience difficulties in life. (F2, 149-150).
Mirjana, I have chosen you, I have confided in you
everything that is essential. I have also shown you many terrible
things. You must now bear it all with courage. Think of Me, and think
of the tears I must shed for that. You must remain courageous. You have
quickly grasped the messages. You must also understand now that I have
to go away. Be courageous. (G. 1, 22).
MONDAY, DECEMBER 27TH 1982
Today the statue of the Queen of Peace was finished.
It was sculptured by Vipotnik, a sculptor from Slovenia, and painted by
Luka Stojaknac and Florijan Mickovic, who wanted to maintain anonymity.
This statue has been a source of grace for Luka, who is Orthodox; he
put his marriage in order.
The Seers: "May we put the statue in
church?"
Yes, you may! (CP. 96).
It is this statue which had been venerated for a long
time in the nave. it was removed from there on orders from the bishop
on March 25th, 1985. It then found itself consigned
to the small chapel of the apparitions.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH 1982
Jelena:"May I know the ten secrets?"
I did not appear to you as to the other six because
my plan is different. To them I entrusted messages and secrets. Forgive
me if I cannot tell you the secrets which I have entrusted to them; it
concerns a grace which is for them, but not for you. I appeared to you
for the purpose of helping you to progress in spiritual life and
through your intermediary I want to lead people to holiness. (Bo. 37).
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31ST 1982
On Vicka's request, the Blessed Virgin gives this
message for the new year:
Pray as much as possible and fast!
In the evening, to the seers:
You must persevere in prayer and fasting. (C. 140).
I wish that the new year will be spent in prayer and
penance. Persevere in prayer and in sacrifice, and I will protect you
and will hear your prayers. (CP. 98).
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1ST 1983 (The Feast of Holy Mary, Mother of God.)
Ivanka: "Are you still appearing to
Mirjana?"
After Christmas, I am no longer appearing to her for
the present. (CP. 99).
BEGINNING OF 1983
Jelenaasks the Blessed Virgin on the
authenticity of the apparitions of the six seers, and on the sign which
has
been promised:
Pardon me, but you cannot know it; it is a special
gift for them. You will have to believe it like all the others. In the
meantime, everything that they say corresponds to truth. (Bo.38).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5TH 1983
Tomislav receives, from the four seers present
(Ivan, Jakov, Maria and Vicka), the following information: Maria has
received 7 secrets, Vicka 8, Jakov, Ivanka and Ivan 9, and Mirjana 10.
We do not know how long the apparitions will last, nor why she no
longer appears to Mirjana after Christmas. The Gospa invites us
constantly to prayer, to fasting, to conversion. She confirms her
promises.
Ivan thinks that the apparitions have ceased for
Mirjana because she did not pray enough outside of the apparitions. The
Gospa probably did it so that Mirjana would learn to pray in the faith,
he volunteers. (According to other interpretations, the end of the
apparitions would be, on the contrary, a sign of achievement and
maturity.)
Questioned with respect to the time of the sign: "Which
month? Which year?"
Ivan says: "It is forecast." (CP. 103-104).
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7TH 1983
Mary begins to tell her life to the visionaries.
They are invited to write down her testimony. They will not be able to
make it public until they have received her authorization. (CP. 105).
This transmission will last:
for Jakov until April,
for Ivanka, until May 22nd,
for Maria, until July 17th.
Maria, who was still attending the school for
hairdressers in Mostar, received only an abridged account, the days
when she was in Medjugorje.
For Vicka, it lasted until April 10th, 1985: a long
account which filled three notebooks. Up to this day, the seers have
not received authorization to reveal these contents.
MONDAY, JANUARY 10TH 1983
Confidences from Mirjana to Father Tomislav Vlasic:
"During the 18 months that I saw the Gospa, a great
intimacy was established between us. I felt her maternal love. I could
ask her all kinds of questions. Thus I asked her why God was so
merciless in sending sinners to Hell for eternity?"
Men who go to Hell no longer want to receive any
benefit
from God. They do not repent nor do they cease to
swear and to blaspheme. They make up their mind to live in Hell and do
not at all contemplate leaving it. (CAROL).
(Man's refusal is an irreversible choice.)
Questioned on the subject of Purgatory, the Blessed
Virgin says:
There is there, different levels of which the lowest
are close to Hell and the highest gradually draw near to Heaven. It is
not on all souls day, but at Christmas, that the greatest number of
souls leave Purgatory. There are in Purgatory, souls who pray ardently
to God, but for whom no relative or friend prays for them on earth. God
makes them benefit from the prayers of other people. It happens that
God permits them to manifest themselves in different ways, close to
their relatives on earth, in order to remind men of the existence of
Purgatory, and to solicit their prayers close to God who is just, but
good. The majority go to Purgatory. Many go to Hell. A small number go
directly to Heaven. (C. 103).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12TH 1983
Regarding an American television team:
"Will they be able to finish without difficulties?
There will be some difficulties, but it will be for
the glory of God. (CP. 108).
TUESDAY, MARCH 1ST 1983
To Jelena:
Transcribe all the lessons which I give you for the
spiritual life; later you will deliver them to the authorities
of the Church. (T. 64).
APRIL 4TH 1983 (Easter Monday)
A message addressed by Jelena to Tomislav, who had
written on Good Friday, April 1st, a letter of protest on the subject
of the problems suffered in the parish.
"I was expecting the corrections from a Canonist and no
one knew anything except the Pastor" he observes in detail. Monday,
Jelena appeared without knowing anything, and tells me:
"Do not have recourse to anyone. When you have a
problem, you must remain smiling and praying. When God begins a work,
no one will stop it."
Father Vlasic judges this fundamental message as per (VB. 4, p. 100), "the Madonna does
not stop telling us":
Pray, fast, and allow Got to act.
Jelena transmits the message from the Blessed Virgin:
Do not pity anyone. If the police cause you some
anxiety, continue on your way joyful and calm. Pray for them. "en God
begins His work, no one can stop it. (CP.127-bis).
Father Vlasic notes in the "Parish Chronicle" the
internal locutions which have been received by Jelena after December
15, 1982. The Madonna's message:
Hurry to be converted. Do not wait for the great
sign. For the unbelievers, it will then be too late to be converted.
For you who have the faith, this time constitutes a great opportunity
for you to be converted, and to deepen your faith. Fast on bread and
water before every feast, and prepare yourselves through prayer.
Fast once a week on bread and water in honor of the Holy Spirit outside of Friday.
Have the largest possible number of persons pray
and fast during the novena of the Holy Spirit, so that it may spread
over the church. Fast and pray for the Bishop. (CP. 127 bis).
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH 1983
To Jelena, the Blessed Virgin, in tears:
I give all the graces to those who commit grave
sins, but they do not convert. Pray! Pray for them! Do not wait for
Friday. Pray now. Today your prayers and your penance are necessary to
me. (CP. 130).
THURSDAY, APRIL 21ST 1983
You (the
visionaries), must behave well; be pious and
set a good example for the faithful.
Jakov admits that the Blessed Virgin has made remarks
to him several times, concerning his conduct. She has taught him how to
participate at Mass, to pray, and to behave around others. (CP. 130).
SUNDAY, APRIL 24TH 1983
Message for an Italian doctor who is present:
I bless him just as those who work with him at the
hospital in Milan, for everything they are doing. Have them continue,
and pray. I bless the sick of this hospital, just like the sick
for whom you have prayed this evening, and those for
whom you will pray. (Bo. 11).
MONDAY, APRIL 25TH 1983
Message received by Jelena, these last days:
Be converted! It will be too late when the sign
comes. Beforehand, several warnings will be given to the world. Have
people hurry to be converted. I need your prayers and your penance. (CP. 131).
My heart is burning with love for you. It suffices
for you to be converted. To ask questions is unimportant. Be converted.
Hurry to proclaim it. Tell everyone that it is my wish, and that I do
not cease repeating it. Be converted, be converted. It is not difficult
for me to suffer for you. I beg you, be converted.
I will pray to my Son to spare you the punishment.
Be converted without delay. You do not know the plans of God; you will
not be able to know them. You will not know what God will send, not
what He will do. I ask you only to be converted. That is what I wish.
Be converted! Be ready for everything, but, be converted. That is all I
wish to say to you. Renounce everything. All that is part of
conversion. Goodbye, and may peace be with you. (CP. 132).
FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH 1983
Marijana, (aged 11) sees the Blessed Virgin at the
same time as Jelena, but she does not hear her words.
Jelena: "Why doesn't Marijana hear?"
I do not want to separate you. (CP. 133).
(Does the Gospa wish to mean that these two adolescents
compliment each other?)
THURSDAY, MAY 5TH 1983
With respect to a sick person from Vienna: The
doctor has
diagnosed schizophrenic. Some priests think it is a
question of diabolical possession.
It is a diabolic possession. One can succeed only
through prayer. (CP 135).
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25TH 1983
To Jelena:
Assemble about twenty young people who are ready to
follow Jesus, without reservation. Bring them together within a months
notice. I will initiate them into the spiritual life. They can likewise
be more than twenty. Even some adults and children can participate, all
those who will accept the rule.
I will ask these people to do penance for certain
intentions. They will fast and pray for the Bishop. They will give up
what they cherish the most, drink, coffee, pleasures, television. It is
necessary to have persons who wish to consecrate themselves more
specifically to prayer, and to fast. I will give them the rules to
follow. (see June 16, 1983)
The persons who will follow these rules, will be
consecrated whatever their state in life may be. (CP 136).
SATURDAY, MAY 28TH 1983
To Jelena:
It is very beautiful to remain Thursdays, for the
adoration of my Son in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar. It is
likewise beautiful to venerate the cross each Friday. I wish that every
Saturday, which is the day that the Church had dedicated to me, you
will consecrate to me at least a quarter of an hour. Meditate during
this time, on my life, my messages, and pray. (CP. 141).
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1ST 1983
Dear Children: I hoped that the world would begin
to be converted on its own. Do now, everything you can, so that the
world can be converted. (CP. 137).
THURSDAY, JUNE 2ND 1983
Read what has been written about Jesus. Meditate
on it, and convey it to others. (CP. 137).
FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD 1983
Father Vlasic has begun to form a prayer group
requested by the Virgin on May 25th. (Jakov, Vicka, Ivanka).
"What do you expect of Fr. Tomislav? Has he begun well?"
Yes, it is good. Have him continue.
"What should one do so that people will not drive from
here, the priests who work with faith and love?"
Pray and fast for this intention. I will tell you
when the moment comes, what you must do.
"Father Tomislav wants to call the parish to prayer and
fasting, so that the church recognizes that the events here are
supernatural. It is a good way?"
Yes, it is a good way. Have the parish pray for this
gift. Have them pray also for the gift of the Holy Spirit so that all
those
who
come
here
will
feel
the
presence
of
God.
(CP.
138).
FRIDAY, JUNE 10TH 1983
Jelena, Marijana and Anita, (age 11), are arguing.
The first two make peace, but Anita refuses. The other two enter the
church. Anita follows them, and suddenly extends to them, her hand. An
indescribable joy penetrates their hearts.
I had been waiting for quite a while for your
success. Continue in this manner, says the Gospa. (CP. 142-143).
SUNDAY, JUNE 12TH 1983
Ivan: May the priests begin new work around
the church or must they request authorization from the authorities?
Do not begin the work until receiving permission
from the authorities. Otherwise, someone will inform the latter and the
works would be forbidden. Go, and kindly request the authorization. It
will be given to you. (CP. 145).
TUESDAY, JUNE 14TH 1983
Ivan: What do you wish that the priests
preach during the ten anniversary days of the first apparitions?
Have them do what they think is best. It would be
good to remind the faithful of the events which have been revealed here
in
relation
to
my
coming.
Have
them
remind
them
the
reasons
for
my
coming
here.
(CP.145).
THURSDAY, JUNE 16TH 1983
On May 25, 1983, the Blessed Virgin has repeated her desire that a prayer group, totally abandoned to Jesus, be formed. On June 16th she dictated to Jelena the rules for this group:
Those who attend school or go to work must pray
half an hour in the morning and in the evening, and, if possible,
participate in the Eucharist. It is necessary to extend the spirit of
prayer to daily work (that
is to say, to accompany work with prayer.)
are responsible for the church. No less than half
of their prayers and sacrifices must be devoted to this intention.
To Jelena:
I have come to tell the world that God is truth; He
exists.
True happiness and the fullness of life are in Him.
I have come here as Queen of Peace to tell the world that peace is
necessary for the salvation of the world. In God, one finds true joy
from which true peace if derived. (L1, 100).
SPRING 1983
Hasten your conversion. Do not await the sign,
which has been announced, for those who do not believe. It will be too
late. You who believe, be converted and deepen your faith. (L1, 99).
To Jelena, concerning Anita, to whom the Blessed Virgin
appeared after Good Friday, and who only seldom gets together with
Jelena and Marijana, because of her many obligations:
If she cannot come because of her responsibilities,
have her pray for a quarter of an hour at least, and I will appear to
her and bless her.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22ND 1983
To Jelena:
Love your enemies and bless them! (L1. 100).
FRIDAY, JUNE 24TH 1983
The sign will come, you must not worry about it.
The only thing that I would want to tell you is to be converted. Make
that known to all my children as quickly as possible. No pain, no
suffering is too great to me in order to save you. I will pray to my
Son not to punish the world; but I beseech you, be converted.
You cannot imagine what is going to happen nor what
the Eternal Father will send to earth. That is why you must be
converted! Renounce everything. Do penance. Express my acknowledgement
to all my children who have prayed and fasted. I carry all this to my
Divine Son in order to obtain an alleviation of His justice against the
sins of mankind. (C. 145 - 146).
I thank the people who have prayed and fasted.
Persevere and help me to convert the world. (CP.
151).
SUNDAY, JUNE 26TH 1983
Love your enemies. Pray for them and bless them. (MM. 24).
TUESDAY, JUNE 28TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray for three hours a day. You pray very little.
Pray at least a half hour in the morning and in the evening. (L2. 133).
FRIDAY, JULY 1ST 1983 (toward 11 o'clock at night on Krizevac)
I thank all those who have responded to my call.
I bless all of you. I bless each of you. In these days, I ask you to
pray for my intentions. Go in the peace of God. (Bl. 81).
THE BEGINNING OF JULY 1983
Concerning the tensions which involved the diocese:
Fast two days a week for the intentions of the
Bishop, who bears a heavy responsibility. If there is a need to, I will
ask for a third day. Pray each day for the Bishop. (L2. 134).
SATURDAY, JULY 2ND 1983
To Jelena:
Devote five minutes to the Sacred Heart. Each family
is an image of it. (L1. 100).
MONDAY, JULY 4TH 1983
To Jelena:
You have begun to pray three hours a day, but you
look at your watch, preoccupied with your work. Be concerned with only
the essential. Let yourself be guided by the Holy Spirit in depth, then
your work will go well. Do not hurry. Let yourself be guided and you
will see that everything will be accomplished well. (L1. 100).
TUESDAY, JULY 26TH 1983
To Jelena:
Be on your guard. This period is dangerous for you.
The Devil is trying to lead you astray from your way. Those who give
themselves to God will be the object of attacks. (L. 2. 134).
To Maria:
Dear children, today I would like to invite you to
constant prayer and penance. Particularly, have the young people of
this parish become more active in their prayer. (F2, 113).
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2ND 1983
To Jelena:
Consecrate yourself to the Immaculate Heart. Abandon
yourselves completely. I will protect you. I will pray to the Holy
Spirit. Pray to Him also. (L2, 134).
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH 1983
On orders form the Bishop, Father Pervan, the parish
priest put an end to the custom which calls for the seers beginning the
prayers of the Rosary and the seven Our Father's, Hail Mary's and Glory
Be's. Jakov questioned the Blessed Virgin on this subject:
If it is so, then do not go against it so as not to
provoke any quarrels. If it is possible, talk about it tomorrow among
yourselves. All of you come to an agreement beforehand.
(CP. 165).
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH 1983
This was an exceptionally long apparition (38
minutes). The Blessed Virgin gives the seers instructions to guide
their lives which only concerned them:
Pray more for your spiritual life. Do your utmost in
this sense. Pray for your Bishop. (CP. 158).
MONDAY, AUGUST 15TH 1983
To Jelena:
See how I am happy here! There are many who have
come to honor me. In the meanwhile, do not forget that in other places
there are still more persons who hurt me and offend me. (CP 160).
Do not be in anxiety. May peace unite your hearts.
Every disorder comes from Satan.
To the young people who are returning to school:
Be careful not to diminish the spirit of prayer. (L1. 101).
Satan is enraged against those who fast and those
who are converted. (U. 101).
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23RD 1983
With respect to Father Emilien Tardif, the Canadian
priest of the charismatic renewal:
Have him announce my messages to the whole world.
Let Jesus, only Jesus, be at the center of his efforts. (Bl. 368; CP. 162).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH 1983
Father Tardif, Father Raucourt and Dr. Phillippe
Madre have been arrested and expelled by the Yugoslavian authorities:
Do not worry for them. Everything is in God's plan. (CP. 163).
MONDAY, AUGUST 29TH 1983
For the intention of a group of young people before
their departure on their pilgrimage to Brijeg:
I wish that you pray throughout your trip, and at
you glorify God. There, you will be able to meet other young people.
Convey the messages which I have given you. Do not hesitate to speak to
them about it. (CP. 159).
Some begin to pray and to fast just as they have
been told, but they get tired very quickly, and thus loose the graces
which they have acquired. (CP. 159).
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH 1983
The mother of Jakov (12 years old) dies. The Blessed
Virgin consoles him and reveals to him:
Your mother is with me in Heaven. (CP. 163).
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH 1983
Pray. When I give you this message, do not be
content to just listen to it. Increase your prayer and see how it makes
you happy. All graces are at your disposal. All you have to do is to
gain them. In order to do that, I tell you again-Pray! (BN 5, 7).
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH 1983
Pray, pray, pray! Do not be discouraged. Be in peace because God gives you the grace to defeat Satan. (Bl. 288).
In my messages, I recommend to everyone, and to
the Holy Father in particular to spread the message which I have
received from my Son here at Medjugorje. I wish to entrust to the Pope,
the word with which I came here: 'MIR, (peace),'
which he must spread everywhere. And here is a message which is
especially for him: That he bring together the Christian people,
through his words and his preaching; that he spread particularly among
the young people, the messages which he has received from the Father in
his prayers, when God inspires him. (CP.
169).
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH 1983
My Son suffers very much because the world is not
converting. May the world be converted and make peace. (CP.171).
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH 1983
To Jelena:
I desire for a great peace and a great love to grow
in you Consequently, Pray!
For three priests from Liverpool:
Preach my messages. Speak about the events at
Medjugorje. Continue to increase your prayers. (Bl. 368).
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15TH 1983
To Jakov:
My Son suffers very much because men do not want to
be reconciled. They have not listened to me. Be converted, be
reconciled. (CP, not paged).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH 1983
To Jelena, for the prayer group:
I ask you for a commitment of four years. It is not
yet the time to choose your vocation. The important thing is first of
all, to enter into prayer. Later, you will make the right choice.
For the parish:
Have all the families consecrate themselves to the
Sacred Heart each day. I am very happy when the entire family meets to
pray each morning, for half an hour. (L1.
101).
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST 1983
The important thing is to pray to the Holy
Spirit, so that He may descend on you. When one has Him, one has
everything. People make a mistake when they turn only to the saints to
request something. (L1. 101).
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24TH 1983
To Jelena, for the prayer group:
If you pray, a source of life will flow from your
hearts. If you pray with strength, if you pray with faith, you will
receive graces from this source, and your group will be strengthened. (Ba. 45).
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray! Pray! Prayer will give you everything. It is
with prayer that you can obtain everything. (Ba.
45).
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH 1983
To Jelena:
I pour out my blessing over you, and my heart wishes
to be with you. (Ba. 45).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray, pray, pray. You do not learn anything from
chatter, but only from prayer. If someone asks you about me, and about
what I say, answer: 'That doesn't explain anything. It is in praying
that we will understand better' (Ba. 45).
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH 1983
To Jelena:
I see that you are tired. I wish to support you in
your effort, to take you in my arms so that you may be close to me. All
those who wish to ask me questions, I will answer: 'There is only one
response, prayer, a strong faith, an intense prayer, and fasting.' (Ba. 46).
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH 1983
To Jelena:
I give you my heart; receive it! I would not want to
distress you, nor to stop talking to you, but I cannot stay always with
you. You have to get used to it. In the meantime, I wish to be
constantly with you, from the bottom of my heart. It is necessary to
pray very much, not to say: 'If today we have not prayed, it is nothing
serious.'
You must strive to pray. Prayer is the only road
which leads to peace. If you pray and fast, you will obtain everything
that you ask for. (Ba. 46).
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH 1983
To Jelena:
Why do you not put your trust in me? I know that you
have been praying for a long time, but really, surrender yourself
Abandon your concerns to Jesus. Listen to what He says in the Gospel:
And who among you, through his anxiety, is able to add a single cubit,
to the length of his life.' (Mt. 6:27).
Pray also, in the evening when you have finished
your day. Sit down in your room, and say to Jesus: 'Thank you.'
If in the evening you fall asleep in peace, and in
prayer, in the morning you will walk up thinking of Jesus. You will
then be able to pray for peace, but if you fall asleep in dis traction,
the day after will be misty, and you will forget even to pray that day.
(Ba. 46).
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST 1983
To Jelena:
I know that you prayed today, and that you did all
your work while praying. Still, I have a particular intention for which
I am asking you to say each day, seven Our Father's, seven Hail Mary's,
and the Creed. (Ba. 47).
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH 1983
To Jelena:
I wish that you tell them, that tomorrow is a day of
fasting, in order to sanctify yourselves in the Holy Spirit. And pray!
Let this message be conveyed to the group. (Ba.
47).
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH 1983
Jelena: "Our Lady looked at us tenderly and
said:"
I know my children, that you have worked and prayed
today. But, I beseech you, be generous, persevere, continue to pray. (Ba 47).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH 1983
To Jelena:
Where are the prayers which you addressed to me? My
clothes were sparkling. Behold them soaked with tears. Oh, if you would
know how the world today is plunged into sin. It seems to you that the
world sins no longer, because here, you live in a peaceful world where
there is no confusion or perversity.
If you know how lukewarm they are in their faith,
how many do not listen to Jesus. Oh, if you knew how much I suffer, you
would sin no more. Oh, how I need your prayers. Pray! (Ba. 47).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH 1983
To Jelena:
Do not go to confession through habit, to remain the
same after it. No, it is not good. Confession should give an impulse to
your faith. It should stimulate you and bring you closer to Jesus. If
confession does not mean anything for you, really, you will be
converted with great difficulty. (Ba. 47).
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray and fast! All that you can do for me is to pray
and fast. (Ba. 48).
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray! I have such a great need for your prayers.
Give me your hearts. (Ba. 48).
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH 1983
To Jelena:
I ask you to pray. That is all that I expect of you.
Do not forget to pray to the Lord, morning and evening. Pray, Pray. (Ba. 48).
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray! You can do everything, yes, you can do it
through prayer. Place an image of the hearts of Jesus and Mary in your
homes.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH 1983
To Jelena:
Give me your hearts, open them to me.
"How do we do that?"
You must redouble your efforts. Day after day,
increase your fervor. (Ba. 48).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray, and do it with fervor. include the whole world
in your prayer. Pray, because prayer makes one live.
In response to a question, the Gospa only says:
Pray and you will understand that, some day (Ba. 49).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray, because prayer is life. Through it and in it,
you live in prayer. (Ba. 49).
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray and fast!
For the intention of the group:
I have often reproached you. Pray with me. Begin
right now. (Ba. 49).
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray and fast. Have all the members of your group
come on Tuesday as often as possible. Speak to them about fasting. Fast
three days a week for the Bishop. If that cannot be done by everyone
the same day, have each one do it whenever he is able. (Ba. 49).
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray! If I always ask you to pray, do not think that
your prayers are not good. But I invite you to prolong your personal
prayer, to pray more intensely for the others. (Ba. 49).
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH 1983
To Jelena:
At Medjugorje, many have begun well, but they have
turned toward material goods, and they forget the only good. (Ba. 49).
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH 1983
To Jelena:
My children, pray only! (Ba.
50).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH 1983
To Jelena:
My children, do not believe everything that people
tell you. One must not, because of that, weaken in his faith. (Ba. 50).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST 1983
To Jelena:
Tuesday, that is tomorrow, the whole group will find
peace in prayer. All its members will be invigorated in prayer, as it
is the wish of Jesus. He entrusts something to each one, and wishes
something from each one. It is necessary to make them come back to
their promises, which were made at the beginning, and to pray. (Ba. 50).
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND 1983
To Jelena:
Pray, pray, pray... Pray, my children. Pray, because
only prayer can save you. (Ba. 50).
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD 1983
To Jelena:
Oh my sweet children, pray! I ask you only to pray.
You yourselves can see that only prayer can save. (Ba. 50).
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray and fast! (Ba. 50).
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH 1983
Jelena: "The Blessed virgin stayed
just a little time. She only said:"
Pray and fast. (Ba 51).
ADVENT 1983
Begin by calling on the Holy Spirit each day The
most important thing is to pray to the Holy Spirit. When the Holy
Spirit descends on earth, then everything becomes clear and everything
is transformed. (Bl. 125).
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH 1983
She only said:
Prayer and fasting. (Ba.
51).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH 1983
To Jelena:
My children, pray and keep your soul pure. I wish to
be constantly with you. (Ba. 51).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray, pray! Have the parish pray each day to the
hearts of Jesus and Mary during the Novena of the Immaculate
Conception. (Ba. 51).
This same day, some prayers were dictated or inspired
by her. (Ba. 65).
CONSECRATION TO THE HEART OF JESUS
O Jesus, we know that You are sweet (Mt. 11:29).
That you have given Your heart for us.
It was crowned with thorns by our sins.
We know that today You still pray for us
so that we will not be lost.
Jesus, remember us if we fall into sin.
Through Your most Sacred Heart,
make us all love one another.
Cause hatred to disappear among men.
Show us Your love.
All of us love You.
And we desire that you protect us with Your
Heart of the Good Shepherd.
Enter into each heart, Jesus!
Knock on the door of our hearts.
Be patient and tenacious with us.
We are still locked up in ourselves, because we
have not understood Your will.
Knock continuously, Oh Jesus.
Make our hearts open up to you,
at least in reminding us of the passion
which you suffered for us. Amen
CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, overflowing
with goodness, Show us your love for us.
May the flame of your heart, Oh Mary,
Descend upon all peoples.
We love you immensely.
Impress in our hearts a true love.
May our hearts yearn for you.
Oh Mary, sweet and humble of heart,
Remember us when we sin.
You know that all mankind are sinners.
Through your most sacred and maternal heart,
Cure us from every spiritual illness.
Make us capable of looking at the beauty of your
maternal heart,
And that, thus, we may be converted
to the flame of your heart. Amen
To Jelena:
Pray!
For the intention of the group:
I am your mother full of goodness, and Jesus is your
great friend. Do not fear anything in His presence. Give Him your
heart, from the bottom of your heart. Tell Him your sufferings, thus
you will be invigorated in prayer, with a free heart, in a peace
without fear. (Ba. 51).
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH 1983
To Maria, for a priest:
You must warn the Bishop very soon, and the Pope,
with respect to the urgent and the great importance of the message for
all humanity.
This message, which was given in September was:
I have already said many times that the peace of the
world is in a state of crisis. Become brothers among you, increase
prayer and fasting in order to be saved. (T.
Vlasic,
Apr.
22,
1984,
VB.
1,
13).
To Jelena:
Pray, pray, pray! (Ba.
51).
NOVEMBER 1983
Before the novena to the Immaculate Conception, the
Blessed Virgin tells Jelena:
Before Mass it is necessary to pray to the Holy
Spirit.
"We followed this message during the novena, praying
before Mass and asking the faithful to respond, '0 come Holy Spirit.'
After Communion, we sang the hymn to the Holy Spirit, then we stopped
doing it." In January, 1983, Jelena says that the Blessed Virgin
requested that these prayers be resumed. "We should not have stopped
it. The prayers to the Holy Spirit should always accompany the Mass."
(Ba. 51).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST 1983
Thanks to all of you who have come here, so
numerous during this year, in spite of snow, ice and bad weather, to
pray to Jesus. Continue, hold on in your suffering. You know well that
when a friend asks you for something, you give it to him. It is thus
with Jesus. When you pray without ceasing, and you come in spite of
your fatigue, He will give you all that you ask from Him. For that,
pray. (Ba. 51).
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND 1983
To Jelena:
Thank you, thanks to everyone!
That evening, it was particularly cold:
You are very good to come to mass without looking
for an excuse. Show me that you have a generous heart. (Ba. 52).
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray, pray, pray only. Prayer should be for you, not
only a habit, but also a source of goodness. You should live by prayer.
(Ba. 52).
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray, pray! If you pray, I will keep you and I will
be with you. (Ba. 52).
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH 1983
The vigil of the Immaculate Conception, To Jelena:
Tomorrow will really be a blessed day for you, if
every moment is consecrated to my Immaculate Heart. Abandon yourselves
to me. Strive to make your joy grow; to live in the faith, to change
your hearts. (Ba. 52).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH 1983
To Jelena:
Thank you my children for having come so often.
Thank you. Continue your efforts and be persevering and tenacious. Pray
without ceasing. (Ba. 52).
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray and fast! I wish that prayer be renewed in your
heart every day Pray more, yes, more each day. (Ba. 52).
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray, pray, thus I will protect you. Pray and
abandon your hearts to me, because I wish to be with you. (Ba. 52).
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray and fast! I do not wish to say anything else to
you. (Ba. 52).
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH 1983
Pray and fast! I am asking you for prayer. (Ba. 52).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH 1983
Fast on Thursday and Friday for the Bishop.
To Jelena on the subject of catastrophic predictions:
That comes from false prophets. They say: 'Such a
day, on such a date, there will be a catastrophe.' I have always said
that evil will come if the world does not convert itself. Call the
world to conversion. Everything depends on your conversion. (Ba. 53).
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16TH 1983
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray and fast! (Ba. 53).
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18TH 1983
To Jelena:
In this novena for Christmas, pray as much as you
can. I ask you. (Ba. 53).
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19TH 1983
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray!
For the intention of the group:
Fast on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. (Ba 53).
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21ST 1983
To Jelena:
My children, I say to you again, pray and fast. (Ba. 54).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22ND 1983
To Jelena:
Pray! What is most important for your body is
prayer. (Ba. 54).
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23RD 1983
To Jelena:
Pray, pray, especially tomorrow. I desire your
prayers. (Ba. 54).
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24TH 1983
To Jelena:
Pray, pray my children. I wish that this night be
spent in prayer. (Ba. 54).
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25TH 1983
To Jelena:
My children, pray! I cannot tell you anything else
than pray. Know that in your life, there is nothing more important than
prayer. (Ba. 54).
MONDAY, DECEMBER 26TH 1983
To Jelena:
My children, pray, pray more. It is not necessary to
Say: 'Our Lady only repeats, pray.' I cannot tell you anything else
than to pray. You would need to live this Christmas in prayer. You have
rejoiced very much this Christmas, but your hearts have not attained
and lived what you have desired. No one withdrew to his room to thank
Jesus. (Ba. 54).
To a question from Father Laurentin, Ivan conveys this
answer from the Virgin:
Our Lady prays for that. May he who undertakes it,
do it in prayer. It is there that he will find his inspiration. (Bl. 367).
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27TH 1983
To Jelena:
My children, pray, pray, pray. Remember that the
most important thing in our lives is prayer. (Ba.
54).
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28TH 1983
My children, understand that the most important
thing in our lives is prayer. (Ba 54).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29TH 1983
To Jelena:
I wish that one love, one peace, flourish in you.
Pray then. (Ba 55).
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30TH 1983
To Jelena:
My children, pray and fast. I wish to strengthen
you, but prayer alone is your strength. (Ba.
55).
DECEMBER 1983
There are many Christians who are no longer
faithful, because they do not pray anymore. Have them began again to
recite each day, at least, seven Our Father's, seven Hail Mary's, seven
Glory Be's, and the Creed, once. (Bl. 137).
Above all, abstain from television programs. They
represent a great peril for your families. After you have seen them,
you cannot pray any more. Give up likewise, alcohol, cigarettes, and
pleasure of this kind. (Bl. 214; a variant
of the message of Dec. 8, 1981).
The fasting which you are doing in eating fish,
instead of meat, is not fasting but abstinence. The true fast consists
in giving up all our sins, but one must also renounce himself and make
the body participate in it. (Bl. 191).
Monthly confession will be a remedy for the Church
in the west. Whole sections of the Church could be cured, if the believers would go to
confession once a month. (Bl. 224).
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31ST 1983
To Jelena:
For you, I only wish that this new year will really
be a holy one. On this day, go then, to confession, and purify yourself
in this new year. (Ba. 55).
She asks the group to continue to pray for the Bishop. (Ba 55)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1ST 1984
My children, pray! I say again, pray, because
prayer is indispensable to life. (Ba. 55).
THE BEGINNING OF 1984
For the intention of the pilgrims:
When you are in the room of the apparitions or at
the church, you should not preoccupy yourself with taking pictures. You
should rather use the time to pray to Jesus, especially in those
moments of particular grace during the apparitions. (T.58).
MONDAY, JANUARY 2ND 1984
Why have you stopped saying the prayer to the
Holy Spirit. I have asked you to pray always and at all times so that
the Holy Spirit may descend over all of you. Begin again to pray for
that.
"We had stopped saying the prayer to the Holy Spirit
thinking that it was said only until Christmas." (Ba.55).
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD 1984
My children, pray; I say it again, pray! Know
that in your life the most important thing is prayer. (J).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4TH 1984
Before all, pray! That, I do not cease to ask you
for. (J).
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8TH 1984 (Feast of the Epiphany)
My children, pray! I say it again, pray! I will
say it to you again. Do not think that Jesus is going to manifest
Himself again in the manger; friends, He is born again in your hearts. (DN 1, 30).
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15TH 1984
I know that I speak to you very often about prayer,
but know that there are many people in the world who do not pray; who
do not even know what to say, in prayer. (J).
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17TH 1984
Pray and fast! I wish that in your hearts prayer
and fasting flourish. (J).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18TH 1984
I wish to engrave in every heart the sign of
love. If you love all mankind, then there is peace in you. If you are
at peace with all men, it is the kingdom of love. (DN 1, 30).
To Jelena:
Pray and fast!
For the intention of the group:
Have everyone get up early, some to go to school,
others to go to work, still others to help the poor like themselves,
also those who need help. (J).
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH 1984
Pray and fast, because without prayer you cannot
do anything. (Ba55).
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21ST 1984
Pray and fast. Do not give up on meditation. At
home meditate at least half an hour. (Ba55).
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22ND 1984
Pray and fast. I permit all those who mortify
themselves, to do it at the most three times a week. May they not
prolong it. (Ba56).
MONDAY, JANUARY 23RD 1984
Pray and fast. You have not understood well, what
it means to pray: If you can understand that, I desire it very much. (Ba56).
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH 1984
Pray very much. I desire to permeate you with
prayer. (Ba56)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25TH 1984
Pray and fast. You need enthusiasm in your
prayer. May you pray in meditation for a long time and fervently (Ba56).
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH 1984
Thank you for adoring my Son in the Sacred Host.
That touches me very much. With respect to you, pray! I desire to see
you happy. (Ba56).
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH 1984
Pray and fast. I wish that you deepen and
continue your life in prayer. Every morning say the prayer of
consecration to the Heart of Mary. Do it in the family. Recite each
morning the Angelus, five Our Father's, Hail Mary's, and Glory Be's in
honor of the holy Passion and a sixth one for our Holy Father, the
Pope. Then say the Creed and the prayer to the Holy Spirit. And, if it
is possible, it would be well to pray a rosary. (Ba56).
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH 1984
I wish that all of you pray, and that my heart
extend to the whole world. I wish to be with you. (Ba57).
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH 1984
Pray and fast! I wish for you to purify your hearts.
Purify them and open them to me. (Ba57).
MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH 1984
Pray! I desire to purify your hearts. Pray It is
indispensable, because God gives you the greatest graces when you pray.
(Ba57).
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31ST 1984
To Jelena:
Pray! Do not think of anything, pray. Do not think
of anything else except of those for whom you pray. Then prayer will be
better and you will be faithful to it.
To the group:
Continue to help the poor, the sick, and to pray for
the dead. You should not feel any fear. Let all free themselves
completely and let them abandon their hearts to me so that I can be
with them. Have them listen to me and discover me in the poor, and in
every person. (Ba57).
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST 1984
It is raining at this time, and you say: 'It is
not reasonable to go to church in this slush. Why is it raining so
much? Why doesn 't the
rain stop?' Do not ever speak like that. You have not ceased to pray so
that God may send you rain which makes the earth rich. Then, do not
turn against the blessing from God. Above all, thank him through prayer
and fasting. (Ba 57).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND 1984
Pray, because I need many prayers. Be reconciled,
because I desire reconciliation among you and more love for each other,
like brothers. I wish that prayer, peace, and love bloom in you. (Ba57).
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD 1984
To Jelena:
It is up to you to pray and I will take care of the
rest. You can not even imagine how powerful God is. That is why you
pray. Pray because he wants to be with you and wants to cleanse you
from all sin.
Our Lady gave this message on the request that we
address her on the arrival of a document from the Bishop. (Jan. 13, 1984) Reference 54-84: "The
matter
of
the
diary
of
Vicka
Ivankovic
on
the
apparitions,"
asking
Mary,
consequently,
what
we
should
do.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 1984
Pray, because prayer is very necessary to you.
With prayer. your body and soul will find peace. There are some young
people who have consecrated themselves to me. But there are in the
parish, some persons, who have not entirely given themselves.
As soon as mass has ended, they are in a hurry to
leave the church. That is not good. That way they will never be able to
give themselves completely It is not good for them to linger about the
church. One must be pious and set a good example for others, in order
to awaken in them the faith. It is necessary to pray as much as
possible while offering your heart. They should consecrate themselves
in order to become truly better. (Ba5 8).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH 1984
Pray and fast. I desire to live in your hearts.
And especially for the prayer group:
Some of them still have a week of rest. They do not
fast ... others
have come here and fast on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; others help
the poor and the sick; others love everybody and want to discover Jesus
in each one. Some are not convinced, others are. They are mine. See how
they honor me. Lead them to me so that I may bless them. (Ba59).
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH 1984
Pray, pray, I ask of you. (Ba59).
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH 1984
To Jelena:
From you, I expect only prayer. Thus, pray. (Ba59).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH 1984
Pray, pray! How many persons have followed other
beliefs or sects and have abandoned Jesus Christ. They create their own
gods; they adore idols. How that hurts me! If they could be converted.
Like the unbelievers, they are many. That will change only if you help
me with your prayers. (Ba59).
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH 1984
Pray and fast! I desire humility from you. But
you can become humble only through prayer and fasting. (Ba59).
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH 1984
Open your hearts to me, I desire to bless them
fully. (Ba59).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH 1984
Pray and fast! I ask of you. Pray for the peace
and humility of your hearts. (Ba59).
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH 1984
To Jelena:
Fast and pray! Give me your hearts. I desire to
change them completely I desire for them to be pure. (Ba60).
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH 1984
Pray and fast! I desire to purify your hearts
completely. I wish to make you happy. (Ba60).
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH 1984
In very cold weather and an icy wind:
The wind is my sign. I will come in the wind. When
the wind blows, know that Jam with you. You have learned that the cross
represents Christ; it is a sign of him. It is the same for the crucifix
you have in your home. For me, it is not the same. When it is cold, you
come to church, you want to offer everything to God. I am, then, with
you. I am with you in the wind. Do not be afraid. (Ba60).
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH 1984
My children, pray! The world has been drawn into
a great whirlpool. It does not know what it is doing. It does not
realize in what sense it is sinking. It needs your prayers so that I
can pull it out of this danger. (Ba60).
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH 1984
Pray and fast! I desire to purify you and to save
you. For that, help me with your prayers. (Ba60).
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST 1984
Pray and fast! I expect generosity and prayers
from your hearts. (Ba60).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD 1984
I hold all of you in my arms. You are mine. I
need your prayers so that you may be mine. I desire to be all yours and
for you to be all mine. I receive all your prayers. I receive them with
joy. (Ba6l).
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH 1984
Pray and fast! I desire to be with you always. I
desire to stay in your hearts always and for you to stay in mine. (Ba6l).
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH 1984
Know that I love all of you. Know that you are
all mine. To no one do I desire to give more than to you. Come to me
all of you. Stay with me. I want to be your Mother. Come, I desire all
of you. (J).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH 1984
Pray and fast! Know that I love you. I hold all
of you on my knees. (J).
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH 1984
Do not be tired. I desire to be with you. (J).
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH 1984
Pray and fast! Love everyone on earth, just as
you love yourselves.
For the intention of the group:
Have each one decide alone. In the meantime, it
would be good, that this week they fast on Thursday. Have them read the
Bible and meditate on it. (J).
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH 1984
Pray! It may seem strange to you that I always
speak of prayer. And yet I say: pray! Why do you hesitate? In Holy
Scripture, you have heard say: 'Do not worry about tomorrow, each day
will have its own worries.' (Mt. 6:34). Then do not worry
about the other days. Be content with prayer, I your Mother, will take
care of the rest. (Ba6l-62).
THURSDAY, MARCH 1ST 1984
Message to Marijana:
Pray and fast. When I tell you to pray, do not think
that you have to pray more, but pray. Let prayer and faith awaken in
your hearts. (Ba62).
To Maria, the first message of Thursday, addressed to
the parish:
Dear children, I have chosen particularly this parish because I wish to guide it; I watch over it with love, I would like for all of you to be mine. I thank you for having responded this evening to my call. I would like for you to be always with me and my Son. Every Thursday I will give a special message for you.
(NB. These messages of Thursday have been widely
disseminated, and have been edited by MM, and in our translation, in
Medjugorje, Paris, DDB, 1987, p.26-90 L3)
Dear children, today I ask you to read the Bible in
your homes, every day. Put it in a very visible place in your home,
that way it will encourage all to prayer (M53).
Thursday (day of the Eucharist), may each one find
his way to fast; he who smokes, may abstain from smoking; he who drinks
alcohol, have him not drink. Have each one give up something which is
dear to him. May these recommendations be conveyed to the parish. (DN 1, 31).
To Jelena:
Each Thursday, read again the passage of Matthew 6,
24-34, before the most Blessed Sacrament, or if it is not possible to
come to church, do it with your family. (F2,
104).
MONDAY, MARCH 5TH 1984
To Jelena:
Pray and fast! Ask the Holy Spirit to renew your
souls, to renew the entire world. (DN 1 31).
THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH 1984
Message to the parish:
Dear children, be converted in the parish. It is my
second wish. Thus all those who will come here will be able to be
converted. Thank you for having responded to my call.
LENT 1984 (March 7 - April 22)
Do not be afraid for yourselves, you are already
saved. Pray rather for those who are in sin and who do not believe. (T.57).
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14TH 1984
Pray and fast so that the kingdom of God may come
among you. Let my Son set you aglow with His fire. (DN 1,31).
THURSDAY, MARCH 15TH 1984
To Maria, for the parish:
This evening, dear children, I am particularly
grateful to you for your presence. Adore continuously, the Most Blessed
Sacrament. I am always present when Christians are in adoration. They
then receive some particular graces. (DN 5,
75).
Dear children, pray! All agitation comes from Satan.
Your prayer should lead to peace. (BN
18,22).
SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH 1984
To Jelena, during the novena in preparation for the
Annunciation:
Pray and fast, so that during this novena, God will
fill you with His power. (DN 1,31).
MONDAY, MARCH 19TH 1984
Dear children, sympathize with me! Pray, pray,
pray! (B.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21ST 1984
To Jelena:
Today I rejoice with all my angels. The first part
of my program has been achieved.
Then, while crying:
There are so many men who live in sin. Here there
are likewise among you some people who have offended my heart. Pray and
fast for them. (BN 18,22).
THURSDAY, MARCH 22ND 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children, this evening I ask you in a special
way during this Lenten season, to honor the wounds which my Son has
received from this parish. Unite yourselves to my prayers for the
intention of this parish, so that its sufferings become tolerable.
Thank you for responding to my call. (F2,
123).
Pray each day the 'Veni Creator Spiritus' (Come Holy
Ghost) and the 'Angelus.' God has given each one the will to decide for
himself My wish is for all to be converted, but I do not want to force
anyone. (BN 18,22).
To Jelena:
Yesterday evening I said that the first wish of my
plan, was realized. (DN 1,31).
SUNDAY, MARCH 25TH 1984 (Annunciation)
The 1,000th apparition at Medjugorje.
Rejoice with me and with my angels because a part of
my plan has already been realized. Many have been converted, but many
do not want to be converted. Pray.
After these words, the Blessed Virgin began to cry. (C.148).
TUESDAY, MARCH 27TH 1984
To Jelena:
In the group, some have given themselves up to God
so that He may guide them. Let the will of God be realized in you. (DN 1,31).
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28TH 1984
Many persons come here out of curiosity and not
as pilgrims. (BN 18,23).
THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH 1984
A message for the parish:
Dear children, this evening I would like to invite
you to persevere in your trials. Even today the All Powerful suffers
because of your sins. When sufferings occur, offer them as a sacrifice
to God. (DN 5,76).
FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH 1984
I wish that your hearts would be united to mine, like my heart is united to that of my Son. (DN 1,32).
To Jelena:
My children, I wish that the holy mass be for you
the gift of the day Attend it, wish for it to begin. Jesus gives
Himself to you during the mass. Thus, look forward to that moment when
you are cleansed. Pray very much so that the Holy Spirit will renew
your parish. If people attend mass with lukewarmness, they will return
to their homes cold, and with an empty heart. (DN 1,31-32).
TUESDAY, APRIL 3RD 1984
To Jelena:
I ask for you to pray for the conversion of all men.
For that, I need your prayers. (DN 1,32).
THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH 1984
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, this evening I ask you very
specially, to venerate the heart of my Son, Jesus. Make reparation for
the injury inflicted on the Heart of my Son. This heart has been
wounded through all kinds of sin.
If you would be strong in the faith, Satan would not
be able to do anything against you. Begin to walk the path of my
messages. Be converted, be converted, be converted. (BN 18,23).
SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH 1984
I ask you to pray for the conversion of everyone.
For that, I need your prayers. (M 29).
THURSDAY, APRIL 12TH 1984
A message for the parish:
Dear children, this evening I ask you to stop your
slandering and to pray for unity, because my Son and I have a special
project for this parish.
Prepare yourselves in a special way for Holy
Saturday. (BN 18,24).
SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH 1984
To Jelena:
How can you not be happy? Jesus gives Himself to
you. I wish to inundate souls. If! am sad this evening, the reason is
that many have not prepared themselves for Easter. They do not permit
Jesus on that day, to unite Himself to their souls. (L 2, 138).
HOLY WEEK APRIL 15TH-22ND 1984
To Jelena:
Raise your hands and open your hearts. Now, at the
time of the Resurrection, Jesus wishes to give you a special gift. This
gift of my Son is my gift. Here it is. You will be subjected to trials
and you will endure them with great ease. We will be ready to show you
how to escape from them if you accept us. Do not say that the Holy Year
has ended and that there is no need to pray. On the contrary, double
your prayers, because the Holy Year is just another step ahead.
At this time, the risen Jesus appeared. Rays of light
came forth from His wounds. He said:
Receive my graces and tell the whole world that there is no happiness except through Me. (M 29).
HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children, share my compassion; pray, pray, pray!
To Jelena:
I'm going to reveal a spiritual secret to you: if
you want to be stronger than evil, make yourself a plan of personal
prayer Take a certain time in the morning, read a text from Holy
Scripture, anchor the Divine word in your heart, and strive to live it
during the day, particularly during the moment of trials. In this way,
you will be stronger than evil. (Bl. 186).
That same day, the Blessed Virgin had "dictated" to
Jelena the following prayer:
HOW TO GIVE ONESELF TO MARY MOTHER OF GOODNESS, OF LOVE AND OF MERCY
Oh my Mother!
Mother of goodness, love and mercy!
I love you immensely, and I offer myself to you.
Through your goodness, your love,
And your mercy, save me!
I wish to be yours.
I love you immensely
And I wish that you protect me.
In my heart, oh mother of goodness,
Give me your goodness,
So that I go to Heaven.
I ask you for your immense love
That you may give me the grace
That I will be able to love each one
Just like you loved Jesus Christ.
I ask you in grace
That I be able to be merciful1 to you.
I offer myself completely to you
And I wish that you will be with me at each step,
Because you are full of grace.
I wish never to forget your grace,
And if I should lose it,
I will ask, make me find it again. Amen.
1. It is an ambiguous and confusing expression on which one has commented in different ways. According to Fr. Slavko, it means: "That I know how to love your will when it differs from mine."
To T. Vlasic' question, asked by Jelena:
"How could Jesus pray all night?" "With what method?"
He had a great longing for God and for the salvation of souls. (T. Vlasic, June 1, 1984, VB 1, 39, often taken up subsequently).
If you want to be stronger against evil, have an
active conscience. For that, pray very much in the morning and read a
passage from the Gospel. Plant the Divine Word in your heart and live
it during the day, in this special way, in trials and in the evening,
you will be very strong. (T. Vlasic, Aug. 3, 1984).
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH 1984
To Jelena:
You should be filled with joy. Today, Jesus died for
your salvation. He descends into Hell and opens the gates of paradise.
Let joy reign in your hearts!
When you pray, seek the advantage of prayer. Prayer
is a conversation with God. To pray means to listen to the Lord. Prayer
is for me a service, because after it all things become clear. Prayer
leads to knowing happiness.
HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST 1984
To Jelena:
Raise your hands, yearn for Jesus because in his
Resurrection, he wants to fill you with graces. Be enthusiastic about
the Resurrection. All of us in Heaven are happy, but we seek the joy of
your hearts. My Son's gift and mine, at this moment is this: you will
be comforted in your trials, they will be easier for you because we
will be close to you. If you listen to us, we will show you how to
overcome them.
Pray very much tomorrow. May Jesus truly rise in
your families, that peace be established there, where there are wars. I
wish that someone is born again in your hearts. My children, I thank
you. Continue to bring about the Resurrection of Jesus in all men. The
Holy Year has ended, but it represents only a step in our life.
Continue to pray. (BN 18,24).
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 22ND 1984
We all rejoice in Heaven. Rejoice with us. (DN 1,27).
MONDAY, APRIL 23RD 1984
There is no need to give more information to the
people, they already know what they are supposed to do. (T. Vlasic, Aug. 12, 1984 VB 1, 861).
TUESDAY, APRIL 24TH 1984
With sadness and with tears:
So many people, after they have begun here to pray,
to be converted, to fast, and do penitence, quickly forget when they
return home, and return to their bad habits. (DN
1,27).
The information suffices. People already know
enough. Tell them this place is a place of prayer. Pray as much as you
can, pray however you can, but pray more always. Each of you could pray
even four hours a day. But I know that many do not understand because
they think only of living for their work.
T. Vlasic then had this conveyed to Our Lady: "If I
tell this to the people, then they will go away completely."
Even you do not understand. It is hardly a sixth of
your day. (T. Vlasic, May 26, 1984, VB 1, 30).
To Jelena:
Many times, confronting justice and confronting your
sins, many times I returned from your home in tears. I could not say a
single word. I am your Mother and I do not want to oppose you. But on
you, will depend what I wish to do, in you.
We must rejoice in Jesus, to make Him happy. (Tk. Vlasic, Nov. 10, 1984, VB 1, 128).
THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH 1984
MONDAY, APRIL 30TH 1984
Maria asks the reason for there not being a message last
Thursday:
I had a special message for the parish so as to
awaken the faith of all the believers. In the meantime, I do not want
to force anyone to whatever it may be which would not be felt or desired. Not all have
accepted the Thursday messages. At the beginning there were more.
But now it seems that all that has become common
place to them. And recently, some have asked for the message, only out
of curiosity, and not with faith and piety to my Son and me. (F
2,110).
THURSDAY, MAY 3RD 1984
THURSDAY, MAY 10TH 1984
The absence of a message, the 26th of April, and
again the 3rd of May, had been reported in the same way as the
explanation of April 30th. The response was quick in coming:
I address you the words, and I will continue to do
so. But listen to these instructions.
THURSDAY, MAY 17TH 1984
To Maria for the parish:
I am happy today because many of you have desired to
consecrate yourselves to me. I thank you for it.
You have not been mistaken. My Son Jesus Christ
wants, through my intercession, to extend the graces of predilection
over you. He rejoices that you are consecrating yourselves to Him.
SATURDAY, MAY 19TH 1984
To Jelena:
Dear children, at this time it is especially
necessary for you to consecrate yourselves to me and to my heart. Love,
pray and fast.
MONDAY, MAY 21ST 1984
To Jelena:
O dear children, how I wish that you would turn to
me. Imagine my little children that it is the end of the school year
and you have reached halfway That is why now you must become a little
more serious. (Ba 62).
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23RD 1984
To Jelena:
I wish that the parish prepare itself through a
novena, to receive the sacrament of Confirmation on the day of the
feast of the Ascension. (which will take
place May 31). (M. 30).
THURSDAY, MAY 24TH 1984
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, I have already said it to you; I have chosen you in a
special way, just as you are. I am your mother; I love all of you. At
every moment, when you have difficulties, do not be afraid because I
love you, even when you are far from me and my Son.
I ask you not to permit my heart to cry with tears
of blood, because of souls who are lost through sin. That is why dear
children, pray, pray, pray!
FRIDAY, MAY 25TH 1984
To Jelena:
I truly wish that you would be pure on the day of
Pentecost. Pray, pray that your spirit be changed on that day. (Ba 62).
SATURDAY, MAY 26TH 1984
To Jelena:
Dear children, thank you for every prayer Try to
pray continuously, and do not forget that I love you and wish that all
of you would love one another.
To Jelena, who is requested to ask questions of the
Blessed Mother:
For all of these questions, there is an answer: pray
to the Holy Spirit so that He may enlighten you, and you will come to
know all that you wish. (Ba 63).
MONDAY, MAY 28TH 1984
To Jelena:
Love is a gift from God. Pray then, that God may
give you the gift to love. (Ba 62).
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH 1984
To Jelena:
The priests should visit families, more particularly
those who do not practice anymore, and who have forgotten God. Priests
should carry the Gospel of Jesus to the people, and teach them the way
of prayer. And the priests themselves, should pray more and even fast.
They should give to the poor, what they don 't need. (T 64).
THURSDAY, MAY 31ST 1984 (Feast of the Ascension)
To Maria, for the parish:
I will give you the message for the parish,
Saturday, June 2nd. It should be announced on Sunday.
MAY 1984
To Jelena, after inquiring about August 5th, 1984,
if they would be celebrating her two thousandth birthday:
Throughout the centuries, I have given myself
completely to you. Is it too much to give me, three days? Do not work
on those days. Take your rosaries and pray. Fasting has been forgotten
during the last quarter of the century, within the Catholic Church. (T. 57).
Jelena: "I know that all families can pray four
hours a day. But, if I tell that to people, they will back out."
Don 't you understand, that it is only one-sixth of the day? (F2, 113).
FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST 1984
To Jelena:
May the love of God be always in you, because
without it, you cannot be fully converted. Let the rosary in your hands
make you think of Jesus.
Dear children, strive to be absorbed in mass, just
as you should. (J).
SATURDAY, JUNE 2ND 1984
To Maria, for the parish (a message which had been
anticipated: it will not be given Thursday, June 7th)
Dear children, this evening I recommend to you the
novena (of Pentecost). Pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on
all your families, and on your parish. Pray and you will not be sorry
for it. God will bestow His gifts on you, thanks to the fact that you
will be glorifying Him until the end of your life. (F2, 124).
To Jelena:
Thank you for every prayer. Continue to pray, but
pray with the heart. Dear children, again it is necessary for you to
pray to the Holy Spirit and it would be good for you to pray seven 'Our
Fathers,' in the church, as one does it for Pentecost. (J).
During the novena, in preparation for Pentecost, the
priest who leads the prayer, makes a brief introduction before each
"Our Father" to ask for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
MONDAY, JUNE 4TH 1984
Dear children, I am happy that you have begun to
pray as I requested of you. Continue. (Ba
63).
FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH 1984
To Jelena:
Dear children, you need love. Ihave said it to you
many times, and I remind you. Continue only to pray and be happy
because I am with you. (J).
SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH 1984 (Vigil of Pentecost)
Tomorrow evening, pray to receive the spirit of
truth. More particularly, you, members of this parish. The spirit of
truth is indispensable to you in order to convey the messages, such as
I give them to you, without adding or deleting whatever it may be.
Pray, so that the Holy Spirit inspires you, a spirit of prayer, so that
you may pray more. I your mother, find that you pray too little.
MONDAY, JUNE 11TH 1984
To Jelena:
I wish that you continue to pray and to fast.
To the group:
I wish that you would become like a flower in the
spring. The love which I give you is great, but sometimes you reject
it, and thus, it becomes less. Always accept immediately, the gifts
which I give you, so that you can profit from them. (J).
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13TH 1984
Dear children, I invite you to pray more, you and
the entire parish, until the day of the anniversary. Let your prayer
become a sign of offering to God. Dear children, I know that you are
all tired. You do not know how to offer yourselves to me. Offer
yourselves completely to me these days. (Bl.
141).
THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH 1984
No "Thursday message" to the parish. (BN 18, 26 indicated one, though with some confusion).
Pray, Pray!
MIDDLE OF JUNE, 1984
To Jelena:
Prepare yourselves through prayer, for the third
anniversary of the beginning of the apparitions. June 25th should be
celebrated as the Feast of Mary, 'Queen of Peace.' (M30).
THURSDAY, JUNE 21ST 1984
To Maria, for the parish:
Pray pray, pray! Thank you for having responded to
my call.
To Jelena:
If you knew how much I love you, you would cry with
joy. When anyone is before you, and asks you something, you will give
it to him. lam before so many hearts, but they remain closed. Pray so
that the world receives my love. (BN 18,24).
Each member of the group is like aflower; and if
someone tries to crush you, you will grow and will try to grow even
more. If someone crushes you a little, you will recover. And if someone
pulls a petal, continue to grow as though you were complete.
To Marijana:
My only wish is that you become as joyful and
enthusiastic as you were during the first days of my apparitions. (Ba 64).
SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD 1984
Dear children, lam very happy that there are so
many people here this evening. Thank God alone. (Ba).
After Easter, Our Lady does not speak to Jelena or
Marijana every day, but specially on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and
Sunday.
SUNDAY, JUNE 24TH 1984 (Feast of Corpus Christi)
Third anniversary of the apparitions.
My Children, I thank you for each sacrifice that you
have made during these days. Be converted, forgive each other, fast,
pray, pray, pray! (C. 149).
MONDAY JUNE 25TH 1984
Thank you for all your sacrifices. (DN 1,27).
TUESDAY, JUNE 26TH 1984
When I say pray, pray, pray, I do not want to say
to only increase the number of hours of prayer, but also to reinforce
the desire for prayer, and to be in contact with God. Place yourself
permanently in a state of spirit bathed in prayer. (F2, 112).
THURSDAY, JUNE 28TH 1984
No Thursday message to the parish.
THURSDAY, JULY 5TH 1984
Message to the parish:
Always pray before your work
and end it with prayer. If you do that, God will bless you and your
work. These last days, you have prayed little and worked very much.
Pray more. In prayer, you will find repose.
THURSDAY, JULY 12TH 1984
Message for the Parish:
Dear children, in these days, Satan wants to destroy
all my plans. Pray with me so that his design will not be realized. I
will pray to my Son, Jesus, so that He may give you the grace to
experience His victory over Satan 's temptations.
MONDAY, JULY 16TH 1984
I pray for the priests and the parishioners, that
no one may be troubled. I know the changes which will take place soon, (in
the
parish
clergy).
At the time of the changes, I will be there.
Also, do not be afraid, there will be in the future, signs concerning
sinners, unbelievers, alcoholics and young people. They will accept me
again.
(T 42).
THURSDAY, JULY 19TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children, these last days, you have experienced
the work of Satan. I am with you always. Do not be afraid of these
temptations. God watches over you always. I am with you in the least of
trials.
FRIDAY, JULY 20TH 1984
Late in the evening, on the hill of the apparitions:
Open your hearts to me, come close. Say in a loud
voice, your intentions, and your prayers.
The Blessed Virgin paid close attention to the prayers
of the seers. When they prayed for the Bishop of Mostar, her eyes were
filled with tears. While crying, she tells them:
You are my little flowers. Continue to pray my task
is lighter because of it.
She disappeared into Heaven, as she continued to cry,
after she had blessed everyone with a crucifix. (T.
43).
THURSDAY, JULY 26TH 1984
A message to the parish:
Dear children! Today also I would like to call you
to persistent prayer and penance. Especially, let the young people of
this parish be more active in their prayers.
AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST 1984
To Jelena:
This message is dedicated to the Pope and to all
Christians. Prepare the second millennium of my birth which will take
place August 5th, 1984 Throughout the centuries, I consecrated my
entire life to you. Is it too much for you to consecrate three days for
me? Do not work, on that day, but take up the rosary and pray. (M. 30).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND 1984
A message to the parish:
Dear children! Today I am happy and I thank you for
your prayers. Pray more these days for the conversion of sinners.
For the presentation of Mary's second millennium. Dear
children!
Pray
as
much
as
possible.
Pray
at
least
the
entire
rosary
every
day.
Fast
on
bread
and water on Wednesdays and Fridays. (BN
18, 27).
To Jelena:
I am happy for your participation at Mass. Continue
as you did this evening. Thank you for having resisted the temptation
of Satan. (DN 1,33).
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH 1984
The celebration of the second millennium of Mary's
birthday was preceded by three days of fasting and continuous prayer.
Seventy priests heard confessions without respite; there were
conversions in great numbers.
Never in my life have I cried with sorrow, as I have
cried this evening with joy. Thank you! (RN
18,27).
In anticipation of this day the Gospa had said:
The priest who will hear confession will have great
joy on that day.
During these 3 days of fasting and continuous prayer
the seers say the Blessed Virgin was "very joyful," and she repeated:
I am very happy, continue, continue. Continue to
pray and to fast.
Her joy seemed to have reached a peak Sunday, August
5th. Like a flower when it blooms, and full of joy, she said:
Continue, continue, open your hearts, ask God and I
will ask for you. (T. Vlasic, Aug. 6, 1984,
VB. 1,761).
MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH 1984
Continue and make me happy each day. (T. Vlasic, Aug. 7, 1984, VB 1,79).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH 1984
A message for the parish:
Dear children, Satan continues to hinder my plans.
Pray, pray, pray! In prayer, abandon yourselves to God. Pray with the
heart. Thank you for your response to my call.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11TH 1984
Dear children!
Pray, because Satan is continually trying to thwart my
plans. Pray with your heart and in prayer give yourselves up to Jesus. (F2, 118).
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH 1984
To Ivan, at the time of an unexpected apparition, at
his home:
I ask the people to pray with me these days, as much
as they can. Fast strictly on Wednesdays and Fridays. Every day, at
least one rosary, Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious mysteries. (C.150).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16TH 1984
A message to the parish:
Dear children! I beg all of you, especially the
members of this parish, to live my messages and to tell them to
whomever you meet.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD 1984
To Maria, for the parish:
Pray, pray, pray!
Besides, Maria said, she asks that everyone, and
especially the young people, behave in a worthy manner during holy mass.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH 1984
To Mirjana:
Wait for me September 13th, I will speak to you about
the future. (DN 3,12).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH 1984
Message to the parish, with respect to the cross
erected on Mount Krizevac in 1933, for the 1950th anniversary of the
death and resurrection of Jesus:
Dear children! The cross was in God's plan when you
built it. These days especially, go up on the mountain and pray at the
foot of the cross. I need your prayers.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST 1984
I love very specially the cross which you have
providentially erected on Mount Krizevac. Go there more often and pray.
(Bl.34).
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH 1984
Message to the parish:
Dear children! Without prayer there is no peace. For
that reason, I say to you; dear children, pray at the foot of the cross
for peace.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH 1984
To Jelena:
Dear children, you must understand that one has to
pray. Prayer is no joke, prayer is a conversation with God. In every
prayer you must listen to the voice of God. Without prayer one can not
live. Prayer is life. (T. Vlasic, November 10.
1984; VB. 1, 130).
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! I continually need your prayers. You
wonder what all these prayers are for. Look around, dear children, and
you will see how much ground sin has gained in this world. Because of
that, pray that Jesus conquers.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! Today I ask you to start fasting,
putting your heart in it. There are many people who fast only because
everyone else is fasting. It has become a custom which no one wants to
stop. I ask the parish to fast out of gratitude to God for allowing me
to remain so long in this parish. Dear children, fast and pray with
your heart.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! Your prayer has helped my plans to be
fulfilled. Pray continually for their complete fulfillment. I beg the
families of the parish to pray the family rosary.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! Today I would like to tell you that your
prayers delight me, but there are some people in the parish who do not
pray and for that my heart is sad. Pray, therefore, that I may bring
all your sacrifices and prayers to the Lord.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH 1984
To Jelena:
I love you. Love me, love one another. (DN 1,33).
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8TH 1984
Let all the prayers that you say in the evening
in your homes, be for the conversion of sinners, because the world is
truly in sin. Recite the rosary every evening. (F2,
106).
Jakov was sick that day and received this message at
his home:
Dear children! All the prayers which you recite in the
evening in your homes, dedicate them to the conversion of sinners
because the world is immersed in a great moral decay. Recite the rosary
each evening. (M.36).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! Thank you for offering all your
afflictions to God, even at this time when He is trying your patience
as you reap your crops. (Our Lady is alluding to prolonged rain which
came in the middle of the harvesting and caused great damage.) Be
aware, dear children, that He loves you and that it is for that reason
that He tests you. Always present your burdens to God and do not worry.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13TH 1984
For the priests of the Marian Movement of Priests:
A message to you and to all those who love me. Dear
children, pray unceasingly and ask the Holy Spirit to inspire you
always. In everything that you ask, in everything that you do, look
only for the will of God. (BN 18,27).
Live according to your convictions and respect others. (Bl. 221).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18TH 1984
Dear children! Today I ask you to read the Bible
in your homes every day. Place it in a visible place there, where it
will always remind you to read it and to pray.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH 1984
When you pray, you must feel more. Prayer is a
conversation with God. To pray means to listen to God. Prayer is useful
for you because after prayer everything is clear. Prayer makes one know
happiness. Prayer can teach you how to cry. Prayer can teach how to
blossom. Prayer is not a joke. Prayer is a dialogue with God. (T. Vlasic, November 10, 1984; VB 1, 125-126).
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24TH 1984
At 10:00 in the evening at Krizevac:
My dear children, I am so happy to see you pray. Pray
with me so that God's plan may be realized, thanks to your prayers and
to mine. Pray more, and more intensely. (T.45).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! Pray during this month. God has allowed
me to help you every day with graces, in order to protect you from
evil. This month is mine. I would like to give it to you. Pray and God
will give you the graces that you ask for. I will support your requests.
OCTOBER 1984
I would like to guide you spiritually, but 1
would not know how to help you, if you are not open. It suffices for
you to think, for example, where you were with your thoughts yesterday
during mass. When you go to mass, your trip from home to church should
be a time of preparation for mass. You should also receive Holy
Communion with an open and pure heart; purity of heart and openness. Do
not leave the church without an appropriate act of thanksgiving. I can
help you only if you
are accessible to my suggestions; I can not help you if you are not open. (T-59).
The most important in spiritual life is to ask for the
gift of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit comes, then peace will be
established. When that occurs, everything changes around you. Things
will change. (T. 59).
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! Today I call you to renew family
prayer in your homes. The field work is over. Now, may all of you
devote yourselves to prayer. Let prayer have first place in your
families. Thank you for your response to my call.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! You are not aware of the importance
of the messages which God is sending you through me. He is giving you
great graces and you do not realize it. Pray to the Holy Spirit for
enlightenment. If only you knew how many graces God is giving you, you
would pray without ceasing.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! You are a chosen people and God has
given you great graces. You do not realize the importance of every
message lam giving you. Now I only wish to say: Pray, pray, pray! I do
not know what else to tell you because I love you and wish that in
prayer you come to know my love and the love of God.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH 1984
To Jelena:
Pray. Do not ask yourself about the reason why I
constantly invite you to prayer. Intensify your personal prayer so that
it will become a channel for the others. (BN
18,
30).
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND 1984
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! These days, live all of my messages
and continue to root them in your hearts this week.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! You do not yet know how to love, nor
do you listen with love to the words I am giving you. Be assured, my
beloved ones, that I am your Mother, and that I have come on earth to
teach you how to listen with love, how to pray with love, and not be
compelled by the cross you are carrying. Through the cross, God is
glorified in every person.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! These days, I am calling you to
family prayer. Many times, I have given you messages in God's name, but
you have not listened. This Christmas will be an unforgettable day for
you, provided you accept the messages I am giving you. Dear children,
do not allow that day of joy, to be a day of deepest sorrow for me.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13TH 1984
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! You know that the day of joy is
coming near, but without love you will obtain nothing. Therefore, first
of all start loving your family and everyone in the parish. Then you
will be able to love and accept all those who will come here. Let this
week be the week of learning how to love.
This Christmas will be unforgettable if you follow me.
Disconnect your television sets and your radios, and begin God's
programs; meditation, prayer, reading of the Gospel. Prepare yourselves
with faith; then you will have understood love, your life will be
filled with happiness. (BN 18, 31).
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17TH 1984
Message conveyed by the seers to Monsignor Franic,
Archbishop of Split, during a retreat which he is making at Medjugorje:
You will have to suffer more. (DN 3, 18).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20TH 1984
To Jelena:
Today I am asking you to do something concrete for
Jesus Christ. On the day of joy, I would like every family of the
parish to bring a flower as a sign of self offering to Jesus. I would
like every member of the family to have a flower next to the crib, so
that Jesus can come and see your offering of self to Him. (VB 2,16).
To Maria, for the parish:
Today I invite you to show a concrete gesture for
Jesus Christ, I wish that each family in the parish bring each day a
flower, as a sign of surrender to Jesus until Christmas which is
approaching. Have each member of the family place a flower near the
manger; and Jesus, at the time of his ar rival, will see your love for
Him there.
On December 24th the parishioners carried their flowers
near the manger. The whole sanctuary was converted into a flower bed in
blossom.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21ST 1984
Dear children! I would like for all of you to be
like a flower, which is going to open at Christmas for Jesus; a flower
which does not cease to blossom after Christmas. Be the good shepherds
of Jesus. (Bl. 298).
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH 1984
The Virgin did not give a message, but she
appeared holding the Child Jesus in her arms. (DN 5,77).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27TH 1984
Message for the parish:
Dear children! This Christmas, Satan wanted in a
special way to thwart Gods plans. You, dear children, witnessed Satan
even on Christmas day. But God conquered in your hearts. Let your
hearts continue to rejoice.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29TH 1984
To Jelena, the anniversary day of her first
apparition.
Today is the feast of the Mother of goodness, of
mercy, and of love.
"And she gave us her blessing saying:"
Up until now I have not given it to you.
"And the group felt strongly changed because of it."
She motivated them to receive this blessing:
Receive it, do not neglect it as before. I can give
you my blessing, but I cannot give it to you if you do not want it. (T. Vlasic, Mar. 2, 1985, VB 2,381).
To Jelena:
I wish that a great love, a great peace would
flourish in you. Thus, pray. (Bl. 257).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2ND 1985
At 11:30 at night at Krizevac, the Virgin appeared
surrounded by five angels:
I am very happy to have been able to come here for
three years, thanks to the prayers of believers. Continue to pray
thusly. A part of my plan has been realized. God blesses in a special
way, all those who are here. You can return happily to your homes. You
do not immediately understand the reasons. Offer your prayers of
thanksgiving for next week.
(T, 47).
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3RD 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! These days, the Lord granted you many
graces. Let this week be a week of thanksgiving for all the graces God
has granted you. Thank you for having responded to my call.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9TH 1985
I thank the faithful for having come to church in
very bad and cold weather. (T. 48).
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10TH 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Today I want to thank you for all
your sacrifices. I thank especially those who come here gladly, and
have become dear to my heart. There are parishioners who do not listen
to my messages; but because of those who are especially close to my
heart, I give messages to the parish. And I will continue giving them,
for I love you and want you to spread them with love.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17TH 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
In these days, Satan is fighting deviously against
this parish, and you, dear children, have fallen asleep in (regard to)
prayer. Only some of you are going to Mass. Persevere in these days of
temptation.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24TH 1985
To Maria. for the parish:
Dear children! These days you have savored the
sweetness of God through the renewal in your parish. Satan plans to
work even more energetically to take the joy away from each of you.
Through prayer, you can totally disarm him and ensure your happiness.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31ST 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Today I want to ask you to open your
hearts to God, just like the flowers in the spring that yearn for the
sun. I am your Mother and I would like you to be ever closer to the
Father, so that he pour gifts into your hearts abundantly.
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1985
To Vicka, at the time of a prayer meeting on the
mountain:
My dear children, Satan is strong. He wishes, with
all his strength, to destroy my plans. Pray only, and do not stop doing
it. I will also pray to my Son, so that all the plans that I have begun
will be realized.
Be patient and persevere in prayer. Do not permit Satan
to take away your courage. He works very hard in the world. Be on your
guard. (DN 3,26).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD 1985
I wish for Father Slavko to stay here, for him to
guide the life and to assemble all the news, so that when I leave there
will be a complete image of everything that has happened here. I am
also praying now for Slavko and for all those who work in this parish. (DN3, 25-26).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Satan is manifesting himself in this
parish in a particular way these days. Pray, dear children, that Gods
plan be carried out, and that every work of Satan be turned to the
glory of God. I have remained this long to help you in your great
trials.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Today is the day when I give you the
message for the parish, but not everyone in the parish accepts my
messages and lives them. I am sad and I want you, dear children, to
listen to me and to live my messages. Every family
must pray and read the Bible.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH 1985
Pray, dear children, so that God's plan may be
accomplished, and all the works of Satan be changed in favor of the
glory of God. (F 2, 158).
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH 1985 (Ash Wednesday)
To Jelena:
I give you an advice; I would like for you to try to
conquer some fault each day. If your fault is to get angry at
everything, try each day, to get angry less. If your fault is not to be
able to study, try to study. If your fault is not to be able to obey,
or if you cannot stand those who do not please you, try on a given day,
to speak with them. If your fault is not to be able to stand a proud
person, you should try to approach that person. If you desire that
person to be humble, be humble yourselves. Show that humility is worth
more than pride.
Thus, each day, try to go beyond, and to reject every
vice from your heart. Find out which are the vices that you most need
to reject. During this Lent, you should try and truly desire to spend
it in love. Strive as much as possible. (DN 4bis, 68).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST 1985
A message to the parish:
Day after day I have been appealing to you for
renewal and prayer in the parish. But you are not responding. Today I
am appealing to you for the last time. This is the season of Lent, and
you, as a parish in Lent, should be moved through love of my appeal to
take the first step. If you do not take this step, I do not want to
give you any more messages. God will allow me not to give you any more.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH 1985
To Jelena:
Know that I love you. Know that you are mine. I do
not wish to do anything more for anyone, that I do not wish to do for
you. Come all of you to me. Remain with me and I will be your Mother
always. Come, because I wish to have all of you. (Bl. 261).
To Maria:
For next week, I invite you to say these words: 'I
love God in everything.' With love, one obtains everything. You can
receive many things, even the most impossible. The Lord wishes for all
the parishes to surrender to Him, and I too, in Him. I desire it. Each
evening, make your examination of conscience, but only to give thanks
in acknowledgment for everything that His love offers us at Medjugorje.
(DN 3, 301).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH 1985
Message to the parish:
Today I call you to live these words during this
week: 'I love God.' Dear children, with love, you can achieve
everything, even what appears impossible. God wants this parish to
belong to Him completely. And I wish that too.
FEBRUARY - MARCH 1985
Dear children! You have always prayed that I not
abandon you. Now I ask of you, in turn, not to abandon me. Satan wants
especially during these days to disperse you. For that, pray very much
these days.
Dear children, I came again to thank you. You have not
yet understood what that means. To give joy to my heart. It is a very
great thing. I ask you only to persevere in prayer. As long as you pray
I will have words for you. Good-bye, I thank you dear children. My love
for you is unlimited; be happy with me, because I am happy with you. (DN 4 bis, 68).
THURSDAY, MARCH 7TH 1985
Message for the parish:
Dear children! Today I invite you to renew prayer in
your families. Dear children, encourage the very young to pray and to
go to holy Mass. (BN 19, 30).
SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH 1985
You can receive a grace immediately, or in a
month, or in ten years. I do not need a hundred or two hundred 'Our
Fathers.' It is better to pray only one, but with a desire to encounter
God. You should do everything out of love. Accept all annoyances, all
difficulties, everything, with love. Dedi cate yourselves to love. (BN 19, 30).
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH 1985
Message addressed to Vicka, at a time when a mistake
by Ivan, who was frightened, caused a stir. (Described
in
detail
in
DN
4,
p.
17-23).
Pray, pray, pray! It is only with prayer that you
will be able to avoid Ivan's error. He should not have written. And
after that had to clearly acknowledge it, so as not to plant any doubts.
THURSDAY, MARCH 14TH 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! In your life, you have all
experienced light and darkness. God gives every person the power to
recognize good and evil. lam calling you to light, which you must carry
to all those who are in darkness. From day to day, people who are in
darkness come into your houses. You, dear children, give them light.
MONDAY, MARCH 18TH 1985
To Mirjana:
The rosary is not an ornament for the home, as one
often times limits himself to using it. Tell everyone to pray it. (DN 4bis, 421).
Right now, many are greatly seeking money, not only in
the parish, but in the whole world. Woe to those who seek to take
everything from those who come, and blessed are those from whom they
take everything. (This relates to the exploitation of some pilgrims.) (DN 4 bis, 26).
May the priests help you because I have entrusted to
you a heavy burden, and I suffer from your difficulties. Ivan did not
make a big mistake. I have sufficiently reprimanded him for the error.
It is not necessary to scold him anymore. (Bl
111).
THURSDAY, MARCH 21ST 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! I want to give you the messages. Therefore I ask you
to accept these messages. Dear children, I love you. In a special way I
have chosen this parish which is more dear to me than any of the others
to which I gladly came when the Almighty sent me. Therefore, dear
children, I ask you to accept me for your well-being. Live the messages.
SUNDAY, MARCH 24TH 1985 (vigil of the Annunciation)
Today I invite all of you to Confession, even if
you have already gone to Confession during the last days. I wish that
you would live my feast in your hearts. You are not able to, if you do
not abandon yourselves completely to the Lord. It is for this reason
that I call all of you to reconciliation with
the Lord. (DN. 4 bis, 64).
LENT 1985 (February 20-April 6)
To Jelena:
Fast on bread and water during the first week of the
Passion and on Holy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, and Good Friday. (Bl. 209).
MONDAY, MARCH 25TH 1985 (Feast of the Annunciation)
Through my joy and the joy of this people, I say
to all of you this evening, I love you, and I wish you well. (DN. 4 his, 64).
Jelena: "Why are you so beautiful?"
I am beautiful because I love. If you want to be
beautiful, love. There is no one in the world who does not desire
beauty. (Bl. 263).
THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH 1985
Message to the parish:
Dear children! Today, I am asking you to pray, pray,
pray. In prayer you will experience great joy and the solution to every
hopeless situation. Thank you for making progress in prayer. Each one
of you belongs to my heart. I am grateful to all of you who have begun
praying in your families.
To Jelena:
You all know the flowers. A flower must blossom and
each part of the flower is very important. But there is a moment when
the flower must wilt so that the seed can ripen, and after, when the
seed is ripe, other flowers will come.
Jelena did not know how to explain this parable.
But Tomislav Vlasic explained: One finds in it the whole liturgy of
this evening (Saturday, vigil of Palm Sunday); one must die in order to
be able to rise again. We say sometimes that it is sad that a flower
must wilt. But, if it does not wilt, it is not able to ripen the seed
from where the other flowers come. If it does not die, life can not
multiply itself. (S. Barbaric, April 6, 1985,
VB. 2, 801).
THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH 1985 (Holy Thursday)
Message to the parish:
Dear children! I am thankful that you have begun to
reassure more highly in your hearts the glory of God. Today is the day
that I wanted to stop giving messages because certain people do not
accept them. The parish has responded and I wish to continue to give
messages to a degree, such as has never before been witnessed in the
world, since the beginning of history. Try to remain in my heart. Do
not remain on the side. (T. Vlasic, April
29, 1985; VB 2, 135).
FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH 1985
You, the members of this parish, have a large and
heavy cross to bear. But do not be afraid to carry it. My Son is here
to help you. (DN 4 bis, 65).
On orders from the Bishop (letter of March 25th), the
apparitions, forbidden in every room contiguous to the Church itself,
were transferred to the rectory.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
I would like to tell everyone in the parish: pray
especially to be enlightened by the Holy Spirit. Beginning today, the
Lord wants to try the parish in a special way, in order to strengthen
it in faith.
MONDAY, APRIL 15TH 1985
You must begin to work in your hearts as you work
in the field. Work and change your hearts so that the new spirit of God
can dwell there. (C 207)
THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Today I thank you for the opening up
of your hearts. Joy overwhelms me for every heart that opens to God,
especially in the parish. Rejoice with me. Pray all the prayers for the
opening of sinful hearts. I desire this. God desires this through me.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH 1985
Message for the parish:
Dear children! Today, I invite you to pray with your
heart and not only through habit. Some come here but do not pray with
their hearts. Therefore, as your mother, I beg you to pray that prayer
may prevail in your hearts at every moment.
THURSDAY, MAY 2ND 1985
Dear children! Today, I invite you to pray with
your heart and not only through habit. Some come here but do not pray
with their hearts. Therefore, as your mother, I beg you to pray that
prayer may prevail in your hearts at every moment.
FRIDAY, MAY 3RD 1985
To Jelena:
Sometimes prayers said in a loud voice keep Jesus at
a distance, because when men want to conquer with their own power there
is no place for God. Prayers said in a loud voice are good when they
come from the heart. (BN. 19, 33)
TUESDAY, MAY 7TH 1985
Ivanka has a vision at home, which lasts about an
hour:
"the Blessed Virgin was more beautiful than ever and
was accompanied by two angels. She asks me what I wished. I prayed to
her to let me see my mother. The Blessed Virgin smiled and approved
with a nod. My mother appeared to me very soon. She was smiling. Our
Lady told me to stand up. My mother embraced me then as she said 'My
child, I am so proud of you.' She embraced me again and disappeared.
Our Lady said to me then:"
My dear child, today is our last meeting, do not be sad. I will return to see you at each anniversary of the first apparition (June 25), beginning next year. Dear child, do not think that you have done any thing bad, and that this would be the reason why I'm not returning near to you. No, it is not that. With all your heart you have accepted the plans which my Son and I formulated, and you have accomplished everything. No one in the world has had the grace which you, your brothers and sisters have received. Be happy because I am your Mother and I love you from the bottom of my heart. Ivanka, thank you for the response to the call of my Son, thank you for persevering and remaining always with Him as long as He will ask you. Dear child, tell all your friends that my Son and I are always with them when they call on us. What I have told you during these years on the secrets, do not speak to anyone about them.
"Dear Gospa, may I embrace you?"
"The blessed Virgin gives an affirmative sign with her
head. I then embraced her. I asked her to bless me. She did it with a
smile and added:"
Go in the peace of God.
Then she left slowly with the two angels. (F 2, 150-152 and VB 3. 149)
THURSDAY, MAY 9TH 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! You do not know how many graces God
is bestowing upon you. You are not willing to get moving in these days
when the Holy Spirit is working in a special way; you do not want to
advance. Your hearts are turned to earthly things and you are
preoccupied by them. Turn your hearts to prayer and ask that the Holy
Spirit be poured upon you.
THURSDAY, MAY 16TH 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! I am calling you to more attentive
prayer and to greater participation in the Mass. I want you to
experience God within yourselves at Mass. I want to tell young people
especially, to be open to the Holy Spirit, because God desires to draw
you to Himself during these days when Satan is active.
To Jelena:
Dear children, at this time I ask you particularly
to consecrate yourselves to me and to my Immaculate Heart. Love, pray,
and fast. (Bl 304).
THURSDAY, MAY 23RD 1985 (day before Pentecost)
Message to the parish:
Dear children, I invite you especially these days,
open your hearts to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit acts now through
you. Open your hearts and offer your life to Jesus, so that he will act
in your hearts and strengthen you in the faith. Thank you for your
response to my call.
Love is a gift from God. Pray so that God may
grant you the gift to be able to love. (Bl
255)
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, lam calling you again to prayer of
the heart. Let prayer, dear children, be your everyday food, especially
when work in the fields is exhausting you, and you cannot pray with
your heart. Pray, and then you will overcome every tiredness. Prayer
will be your happiness and rest.
To Jelena:
Always have the love of God in you, because without
this love, you are not able to convert yourselves completely. Let the
rosary be in your hands in memory of Jesus. Dear children, strive to
deepen your knowledge of the mass as you should. (J).
Dear children, this evening I would like to tell
you to pray more during the novena for an out pouring of the Holy
Spirit, on your families and your parish. Pray, you will not be sorry
for it. God will present you with gifts for which you
are going to glorify Him all your earthly life.
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Many people of all nationalities will
come to the parish and now I am calling you to love. Love first of all
the members of your own family and then you might be able to accept and
love all those who are coming.
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children: I am begging you, the people of this
parish, to pray more until the anniversary of the apparitions. (June
25th). May your prayer be an act of devotion and commitment to God. I
know about your tiredness, dear children, but you do not know how to
give yourselves to me. These days, I beg you, make an act of total
dedication to me.
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! For the coming feast I want to say to
you:
Open your hearts to the Lord of all hearts! Give me all
your feelings and all your problems. I want to console you in all your
trials. My wish is to fill you completely with God's peace, joy, and
love.
Jelena: The Gospa dictated to me (perhaps, it would be better to say, inspired) this prayer and advised me to recite it in our prayer group:
Oh God, our heart is in deep obscurity,
in spite of our union to Your Heart.
Our heart is struggling between You and Satan;
do not permit it to be in this manner!
Every time that the heart is divided
between good and evil,
let it be enlightened by Your light
and let it be unified.
Never permit,
for there to be able to exist in us two loves,
that there can never co-exist in us two faiths,
and that there can never co-exist in us;
lying and sincerity,
love and hatred,
honesty and dishonesty,
humility and pride.
Help us on the contrary,
so that our hearts may be elevated toward You
just like that of a child.
May our heart be ravished with peace
and continue to always have the nostalgia of it.
May Your Holy will and Your love
find a permanent place in us, that at least
sometimes we would really wish to be Your
children and when, Oh Lord,
we will desire to be Your children,
remember our past desires
and help us to receive You again.
We open our hearts to you
so that Your holy love will remain in us.
We open our souls to you,
so that they may be touched by Your holy mercy
which will help us to see clearly all our sins,
and will make us realize,
that which makes us impure is sin.
God, we want to be Your children,
humble and devout,
to the point of becoming your cherished and
sincere children,
such as only the Father
would be able to desire that we be.
Help us, Jesus our brother,
to obtain the goodness of the Father in our regard,
and to be good to Him.
Help us Jesus,
to understand well what God gives us,
although sometimes we fail to perform a good act,
as though it were for us an evil.
(VB 3, 218-219).
Likewise dictated (inspired) to Jelena, with this clause: "Here is the most beautiful prayer that you could recite for a sick person."
O my God
behold this sick person before You.
He has come to ask You
what he wishes
and what he considers as the most important thing
for him.
You, oh my God,
make these words enter into his heart:
(What is important, is the health of his soul)
Lord, may Your will in everything
take place in his regard, if You want for him to
be cured,
let health be given to him;
but if Your will is something else,
let him continue to bear his cross.
I also pray to You for us,
who intercedes for him;
purify our hearts,
to make us worthy to convey
Your holy Mercy.
Protect him and relieve his pain,
that Your holy will be done in him,
that Your holy name be revealed through him,
help him to bear his cross with courage.
(VB 3, 220-221).
Before this prayer and the preceding one, recite
three times the "Glory Be."
On this anniversary day of the first apparition on
the hill, Maria asks:
"What do you wish from the priests?"
I urge you to ask everyone to pray the rosary. With
the rosary you will overcome all the troubles which Satan is trying to
inflict on the Catholic Church. Let all priests pray the rosary. Give
time to the rosary. (F 2, 118).
To Jelena:
A heart which belongs to the Lord is splendid, even if it is flooded with difficulties
and trials. But if the
heart engaged in difficulties, strays away from God, it loses its
splendor.
(BN 19,34).
To Maria, for the parish:
Today I invite you to humility. These days all of
you have felt a great joy because of all the people who came here, and
to whom you spoke with love about your experience. With humility and an
opening of the heart, continue to speak with all those who come.
JUNE - 1985
To Jelena:
Dear children, if there is someone and he asks you for something, give it to
him. I too, ask before many hearts, and they do not open up. Pray so
that the world may receive my love. (Bl.
258).
On the hill of the apparitions:
I thank all those who have responded to my call. I
bless all of you, I bless each of you. These days I ask you to pray for
my intentions. Go in the peace of God. (Bl.
183).
Message for the parish:
Dear children, I thank you for each sacrifice you
have made. Now I urge you to offer all your sacrifices with love.
I want you who are troubled to begin to help pilgrims
with confidence and the Lord will give to you in the same manner.
Message to the parish:
Dear children! I love your parish and I protect it
under my mantle against every satanic enterprise. Pray that Satan will
flee from your parish and from everyone who comes to your parish. In
that way you will be able to hear each appeal from God and to respond
to it with your life. Thank you for your response to my call.
Message to the parish:
Dear children! Today I invite you to put more
blessed objects in your home and may every person carry blessed objects
on himself Let everything be blessed. Then, because you are armored
against Satan, he will tempt you less.
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! I want to shepherd you but you do not
want to obey my messages. Today I call you to obey my messages and then
you will be able to live everything that God tells me to relate to you.
Open yourselves to God, and God will work through you, and give you
everything you need.
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! I wish to tell you that I have chosen
this parish. I guard it in my hands like a little flower that does not
want to die. I beg you to give yourselves to me so that I can offer you
as a gift to God, fresh and without sin. Satan has undertaken one part
of my plan and wants to possess
it. Pray that he does not succeed because I desire to
have you for myself so that I can offer you to God.
Message to Ivan, during an apparition in the
evening, on the mountain of Krizevac, where she came "with vestments of
gold."
Praise be Jesus Christ. My children, I'm happy to be
with you this evening, and to see you so numerous. I bless you with a
special blessing.
After having prayed for a long time and listened to
Ivan who recommended the persons present, she concluded:
Make progress in holiness through the messages, I
will help you. Give your utmost and we will go together, sensitive to
the sweetness of life, light, and joy.
After having blessed them, she left in the sign of
the radiant cross while saying:
Go in the peace of God, my children, my little
children.
Message for the parish:
Dear children! Today lam calling you to begin your
struggle against Satan with prayer. Satan wants to work more now that
you know he is active. Dress up, dear children, in clothes of armor
against Satan; with rosaries in your hands, you will conquer.
To Ivan:
Observe the complete fasts, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Pray at least an entire Rosary: Joyous, Sorrowful, and Glorious
mysteries. (BN. 19, 351).
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH 1985 (Feast of the Assumption)
Message to the parish:
Dear children! Today I bless you and I wish to tell
you that I love you. I appeal to you at this moment to live my
messages. Today I bless you all with the solemn blessing which the
Almighty has granted me.
To Mirjana:
My angel, pray for unbelievers. People will tear
their hair, brother will plead with brother, he will curse his past
life, lived without God. They will repent, but it will be too late. Now
is the time for conversion. I have been exhorting you for the past four
years. Pray for them. (BN 19, 35).
Invite everyone to pray the Rosary. (Bl. 154).
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Today I wish to tell you that the
Lord wants to put you to the test, which you can overcome by prayer.
God puts you to the test in your daily activities. Pray now that you
pass every test peacefully. Come through every test from God more open
to Him and approach Him with greater love.
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! I invite you especially to prayer
because Satan wants to help himself with the harvests of your
vineyards. Pray so that he will not succeed. (Placed
on
guard
against
the
materialism
which
surrounded
them,
still,
certain
persons
began
to
sell
grapes
to
the
pilgrims more expensively.)
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! I thank you today for all your
prayers. Pray continually and pray more so that Satan will go far away
from this place. Dear children, the plan of Satan has failed. Pray that
every plan of God be realized in this parish. I especially thank young
people for the sacrifices they have offered.
To Maria, for the parish, before the celebration of
the feast of the Holy Cross, day of the largest pilgrimage of the year,
at Krizevac:
Dear children! I wish to tell you these days to put
the Cross at the center of your life. Pray especially before the Cross
which is the origin of great graces. In your homes make a special
consecration to the Cross of the Lord. Promise that you will not offend
Jesus and that you will not insult Him, nor the Cross.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH 1985 (instead of Thursday, 19th)
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Today I am calling you to live in
humility all the messages I give you. Dear children, when you live the
messages do not glorify yourselves by saying: I live the messages. If
you carry the messages in your heart and live them everyone will notice
it. So, there is no need for words which serve only those who do not
wish to hear. For you it is not necessary to speak. For you, my dear
children, it is necessary to live and witness by your lives. (DN 4 bis, 67).
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Thank you for all your prayers. Thank
you for all your sacrifices. I want you to renew the messages that I am
giving you. Heed the call to fasting because by fasting you will ensure
that the total plan of God here in Medjugorje will be fulfilled. That
will give me great joy. Thank you for having responded to my call.
To Maria:
I have given you my love, so that you may give it to
others.
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! I want to say to you, be thankful to
Godfor every grace that God gave you. For all the fruits of grace, be
thankful to the Lord and praise Him. Dear children, learn to be
thankful for little things, and then you will be able to be thankful
for great things.
To Maria, for the parish:
1 invite you one more time to live the messages in
the parish. I invite the young people of this parish particularly, to
do it. Dear children, if you
live
the
messages
you
will
develop
the
seeds
of
holiness.
As
Mother,
I
invite
all
of
you
to holiness, so that you will be able to transmit it
to others. You are a mirror for others.
To Maria, for the parish:
There is a time for each thing. Today, I invite you
to begin to work on your hearts. At present, all the work in the fields
has ended. You find the time to clean the most neglected places, but
you set your hearts aside. Work more now, with love, to clean each of
the recesses of your heart.
To Maria, for the parish:
I wish from day to day, to clothe you with sanctity,
goodness, obedience and love of God, so that you may be from day to
day, more beautiful and better prepared for your God. Dear children,
listen to my messages and live them. 1 want to guide you.
Mirjana: "When
she appeared, the Blessed Virgin greeted me, 'Praised be Jesus.' Then
she spoke of unbelievers;"
They are my children. I suffer because of them. They
do not know what awaits them. You must pray more for them.
"We prayed with her for the weak, the unfortunate,
the foresaken. After the prayer, she blessed us. Then she showed me, as
in a film, the realization of the first secret. The earth was desolate.
It is the upheaval of a region of the world. "She
was
precise.
I
cried."
"Why so soon," I asked?
In the world, there are so many sins. What can I do,
if you do not help me. Remember, that I love you.
"How can God have such a hard heart?"
God does not have a hard heart. Look around you and
see what men do, then you will no longer say that God has a hard heart.
How many people come to church, to the house of God,
with respect, a strong faith, and love of God? Very few! Here you have
a time of grace and conversion. It is necessary to use it well. (DN 5, 39).
To Mirjana:
Pray very much for Father Pero, to whom I send a
special blessing. I am a mother, that is why I come. You must not fear
for I am there.
Father Pero Ljubicic had been chosen by Mirjana, to
unveil to the world, the first three warnings, three days before the
event. (DN 5, 40).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31ST 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, today I love all of you with the same
love, and I wish that each one would do all that is possible, according
to his own capacity. Dear children, you can do it, I know. But you do
not want it, because you feel small and weak. Take courage, and offer
little flowers to the Church and to Jesus, so that all of us may be
happy
Message to the prayer group:
God loves you very much. He loves you a hundred-fold
more than your parents love you. (and she
invited to offer her heart to this love. T. Vlasic, 2 Nov. 1985, VB 3,
179).
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH 1985
To Maria, for the parish:
I invite you to love your neighbor, especially those
who do you harm. In this way, you will be able to discern the
intentions of the heart with love. Pray and love, dear children.
It is with the strength of love, that you will be able
to accomplish what seems impossible to you.
To Maria, for the parish:
I, your Mother, love you. I encourage you to pray. I
never get tired. I call you even when you are far from my heart. Ifeel
badly for each person who is lost. But lam your Mother; Iforgive
easily, and I experience joy for each child who returns to me.
To Maria, for the parish:
I am anxious to tell you that it
is a special time for you and for the parish.
During the summer, you say that you have to work very much. At this
time, there is no work in the fields. Thus, I invite you to work on
yourselves. Come to mass; the time is being provided for you.
Dear children, there are many who come; in spite of the
bad weather, because they love me, and want to prove their love to me.
I ask all of you to prove your love to me by coming to mass. The Lord
will reward you generously for it.
To Maria, for the parish:
I wish to thank all of you for everything you have
done for me, especially the young people. I ask you dear children,
enter conscientiously into prayer; because it is in prayer, that you
will know Gods designs.
Gianni Sgreva, an Italian Passionist, was inspired
to found a "Community of Consecrated" on the message of Medjugorje, and
seeking discernment, submitted his case of conscience to Maria, who questioned the Gospa.
I prefer to answer him personally.
It seems that the message was positive, because the
community opened May, 18th, 1987, at Priabona in Italy. (There follows another message, which one will find later:
June 7, 1986, Archives Sgreval.)
To Maria, for the parish:
I wish io invite you to prepare yourselves for the
feast of Christmas;
through prayer; penance; and acts of love. Do not worry so much, dear
children, about material things, because in this manner, you will not
be able to live the feast of Christmas.
To Jelena
I have only one wish for tomorrows feast. I ask of
you to find at least a quarter of an hour; for you to come before me
and entrust your problems to me. No one will understand you, as I do. (J).
To Maria, for the parish:
I invite you to praise Jesus, with me, at this time
of Christmas. On that day; I give Him to you in a special way, and
invite you to celebrate Jesus' birth with me.
Dear children; on that day, pray more, and think more
of Jesus.
To Maria, for the parish:
I invite you to love your neighbor. If you love your
neighbor, you will feel more the presence of Jesus, especially on
Christmas day. God will fill you with great gifts, if you abandon
yourselves to Him. On Christmas Day, I will give a special blessing to
all the mothers, my maternal blessing. And Jesus will grant His
blessing to everyone.
To Maria, for the parish:
I thank all of you who have listened to my messages,
and who have lived, on Christmas Day, what I had told you previously.
Beginning now, you are purified of your sins, and I would like to
continue to guide you in the love of your heart.
To Jelena, during the eve of December 31st:
Next year is the year of peace; not because men have
named it so, but because God has programmed it. You will not have peace
through the presidents, but through prayer.
Through one of the little seers of the group, during
this same vigil, Jesus said:
When you hear the clocks at midnight, you will fall on
your knees, bow your head to the ground, so that the King of Peace will
come. This year, I will offer my peace to the world. But afterwards, I
will ask you where you were when I offered you my peace.
(These two messages were reported by T. Vlasic,
February, 6th, 1986. VB 4, 34).
Message to the parish:
I invite you to decide totally for God. I beg of you
dear children, give yourselves completely, and you will be able to live
everything that I have told you. It will not be difficult for you to
give yourselves completely to God.
To Vicka:
If you agree to it, I will not appear to you anymore
for 50 days.
Vicka accepts this sacrifice. (DN 5, 107).
Message to the parish:
I invite you to help Jesus through your prayer, for
the realization of all His plans, which He has already begun here.
Offer your sacrifices to Jesus, so that He will realize everything that
He has planned, and that Satan will not be able to do anything.
Message to the parish:
Today, I still invite you to prayer. I need your
prayers so that God may be glor fled through all of you. Dear children,
I beg of you: Listen to my maternal call, and live it. If I invite you
to it, it is only out of love, and in order to be able to help you.
It was the second day of retreat for a prayer group,
probably that of Jelena, (January 21-24, 1986).
This evening, rest. (T.
Vlasic,
23 Jan. 86, VB 4, 24).
To the same group:
I know that you are tired, but I cannot tell you,
rest. Today, I tell you, pray, and do not go to bed before having
prayed at least a quarter of a hour, for the group. Tomorrow will be a
better day. (T. Vlasic, 23 Jan. 86, VB 4,
24).
Message to the parish:
I invite you, again, to prayer of the heart. If you
pray with the heart, dear children, the eyes of your brothers will
melt, and every barrier will disappear. Conversion will be easy for all
those who want to receive it. It is a gift which you must implore for your neighbor.
To Maria, for the parish:
I invite all of you to pray, so that all of Gods
designs on you, may be realized, and all that God pursues through you.
Help all the others to be converted, especially all those who come to
Medjugorje. Dear children, do not permit Satan to become the master of
your heart, because in that case, you will become the image of Satan,
and not mine.
I invite you to pray, in order to become witnesses of
my presence. Without you, the Lord cannot realize what He wishes.
The Lord has given each one a free will, and you can
dispose of it.
To Maria, for the parish:
This parish, which I have chosen, is a special
parish which distinguishes itself from others. I offer some special
graces to all those who pray with the heart. Dear children, I give
these messages first to the parishioners, and then to all the others.
You will be responsible for these messages before my Son, Jesus, and me.
To Maria, for the parish:
This Lent is for you, a special stimulant to change
your life. Begin from this moment. Unplug the television and put aside
so many other useless things. Dear children, I invite you to individual
conversion. This time belongs to you.
To Maria, for the parish:
Here is my second message for Lent. Renew your
prayer before the cross. Dear children, I offer you special graces and
Jesus, the extraordinary merits of the cross. Accept them, and live
them. Meditate on the passion of Jesus. Unite your life to Jesus.
At the end of the meeting of the prayer group,
before the blessing:
Dear children, you will be able to receive Divine
love, only in proportion to when you understand that, on the cross, God
offers you His immense love.
(God's punishment is a sign of love, observes T.
Vlasic, March 31, 86. VB 45, 59).
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, live in humility, the messages which
I give you.
To Maria, for the parish:
Even today, I invite you to open up more to God, so
that He can work through you. It is in proportion to how you open
yourselves, that you will harvest the fruits. I invite you again to
prayer.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Today I invite you to live Lent with your small
sacrifices. Thank you for each sacrifice which you have brought me.
Dear children, continue to live in this way. With love, help me to
present your offerings. God will reward you.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Today, I invite you to actively enter into prayer.
You wish to live all that I tell you, but, you are not successful in it
because you do not pray enough. Dear children, I beseech you, open
yourselves and begin to pray. Prayer will be a joy for you. If you
begin, you will not be uncomfortable, because you will pray in joy
MONDAY, MARCH 24TH 1986
To the prayer group:
Dear children, receive all that the Lord offers you.
Do not have your hands paralyzed and do not repeat: 'Jesus, give me.'
But open your hands, and take everything that the Lord offers you. (T. Vlasic, April 27, 86, VB 4, 64).
THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Thank you for all the sacrifices , but I invite you to a greater
sacrifice: the sacrifice of love. Without love, you cannot receive
neither my Son, nor me. Without love, you are not able to convey to
others, your experience. For that, I invite you dear children, to begin
to live love in your hearts.
THURSDAY, APRIL 3RD 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, I am calling you to live the holy
Mass. There are many of you who have experienced the beauty of the
Mass, but there are others who go unwillingly. I have chosen you, dear
children, and Jesus is giving you His graces in the holy Mass. Let
everyone who comes to Mass be joyful. Come with love and rejoice in the
holy Mass.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, I invite you to grow in love. A
flower cannot grow without water. Neither can you grow without God's
blessing. Everyday, you should ask for God's blessing so that you can
grow normally, and carry out your works.
THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, you are preoccupied with material
things, and you lose, thus, everything that God wants to give you. Pray
then, dear children, for the gifts of the Holy Spirit. They are
necessary for you, in order that you may give witness to my presence
here, and to everything that I give you.
Dear children, abandon yourselves to me so that I can
guide you fully. Do not worry so much about material things.
THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children , today I invite you to prayer. You have forgotten that you
are all important, especially the elderly in the families. Invite them
to pray. Let all the young people, by their lives, be an example for
others. Let them be witnesses for Jesus.
Dear children, I beseech you to begin to convert
yourselves through prayer, then you will know what you must do.
THURSDAY, MAY 1ST 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Begin to change your lives in your families. Let
your family be a harmonious flower, which I can offer to Jesus. Dear
children, let each family be active in prayer. It is my wish that one
day, one will be aware of the fruits of prayer in the family. It is
only thus, that I will offer you all, as petals to Jesus in fulfillment
of God's plan.
THURSDAY, MAY 8TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, you are responsible for the messages
that I give here. Here one finds the fountain of grace, and you are the
vessels which convey these gifts. That is why I invite you, dear
children, to carry out this work, which is yours, with responsibility.
Each one in the measure of his ability. Dear children, I invite you to
carry these gifts to others with love. Do not keep them for yourselves.
THURSDAY, MAY 15TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, today I invite you to offer to me
your hearts so that I can convert them, and make them similar to mine.
You ask yourselves why you are not able to satisfy my requests? You are
not able to because you have not entrusted your hearts to me, so that I
can change them. You say, but you do not do it. Do then, everything
that I tell you. Only in that way, can I be with you.
THURSDAY, MAY 22ND 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Today I wish to give you my love. You do not
realize, dear children, how great my love is, and you do not know how
to receive it. I wish
to manifest it to you in many ways dear children , but you do not recognize it. You
do not understand my words with your hearts, and because of that you do
not understand my love.
Dear children, accept me in your life. Thus, you will
be able to accept everything that I tell you , and everything to which I invite you.
THURSDAY, MAY 29TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, live the love of God, and toward your
neighbor. I invite you to it. Without love, dear children, you are not
able to do anything. That is why I invite you to live a mutual love.
Only in that way will you be able to love, and to receive me, and all
those who are around you and come to your parish. Everyone will feel my
love through you. Thus, I beg you to start, as of today, to love with a
burning love, the love with which I love you.
THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! I invite you to decide whether or not
you want to live the messages which I give you. I wish that you live
and actively convey my messages to others.
In a very particular way, dear children, I wish that
all of you become a reflection of Jesus, and bear witness to this
unfaithful world. I desire that you become a light to all, that all of
you will testify to the light.
Dear children, you are not called to darkness, but to
light. So be a light, by the way you live your life.
JUNE 7TH 1986 (First Friday of the month)
Fr. Pere Gianni Sgreva, who wanted to found a new
community on the messages of Medjugorje, had questioned Maria on June
6th. On the 7th of June she tells him:
"This is what the Gospa answered."
Yes, one must pray. What you are doing pleases me.
For the time being, keep a very active prayer life, and God will then
light up the other plans.
"Since the Gospa said that, we are sure that the
road is a good one. She was happy when I asked her about it."
The community which opened in 1987, in Italy, is
prospering so well, that before the end of the year, it had to move,
since the large house at Priabona had become too small.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Today I invite you to begin to pray
the rosary with a living faith. Only in that way will I be able to help
you. You wish to receive graces, but you do not pray. I am not able to
help you if you do not
decide to begin.
I invite you, dear children, to pray the rosary in such
a way that it will be a
commitment for you, achieved in joy. In this way, you will understand
the reason for which I have been with you, for such a long time. I want
to teach you to pray
THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH 1986
Message for the parish:
These days, Our Lord has permitted me to intercede
more for you. I invite you then, to again, pray. Pray without ceasing.
In this way, I can give you the joy which Our Lord gives me. Through
His graces, dear children, let your sufferings be transformed into joy.
I am your Mother, and want to help you.
TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH 1986
Maria and Ivan met with the prayer group on Mt.
Krizevac:
You are on a Thabor. You receive blessings, strength
and love. Carry them into your families, and into your homes. To each
one of you, I grant a special blessing. Continue in joy, prayer, and
reconciliation. (DN 5, 14-15).
To the prayer group:
I beseech you, withdraw in silence. Your obligation
is not so much to do, but to adore God, to stay with Him. (T. Vlasic,26 June 86 VB 4, 115).
THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, God has given me permission to
realize with Him, this oasis of peace. I invite you to keep it intact.
Through their indifference, some people destroy prayer and peace. I
beseech you, testify and help by your lives to preserve it.
THURSDAY, JULY 3RD 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Today I invite all of you to prayer.
Without prayer, dear children, you are not able to perceive neither
God, nor me, nor the graces which I give you. Therefore, I ask you to
always begin and end each day with prayer.
Dear children, I desire to lead you day after day, as
much as possible toward prayer, but you cannot grow, if you do not wish to. I exhort you,
dear children, let prayer have the first place.
THURSDAY, JULY 10TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Today I invite you to holiness. You cannot live
without holiness. That is why you must, with love, be victorious over
every sin. Overcome all difficulty with love. I beseech you, dear
children, live love within yourselves.
THURSDAY, JULY 17TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children! Today I invite you to ask yourselves
why I have been with you such a long time. I am the intercessor between
you and God. For that reason, dear children, I invite you to always
live with love, everything that God asks of you. Live all the messages
that I give you in complete humility.
THURSDAY, JULY 24TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
What joy you give me; you are on the road to
holiness. I beg you, help by your witness, all those who do not know
how to live in holiness. That is why your family must be the place
where holiness is born. Help everyone to live in holiness, especially
the members of your own family.
THURSDAY, JULY 31ST 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Hatred gives rise to division and blinds one to
everything and everybody. I invite you to spread harmony and peace,
more specially, there where you live.
Dear children, act with love. May love be your only
tool. With love, convert into good, all that Satan is trying to destroy
and take to himself It is only thus, that you will be completely mine,
and that I will be able to help you.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
You know that I promised you an oasis of peace , but you do not know that around
this oasis is a desert, where Satan watches and tries to tempt each one
of you.
Dear children, it is only through prayer, that you will
be able to overcome every influence of Satan, wherever you may be. I am
with you, but I cannot deprive you of your free will.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
May your prayer be the joy of a meeting with the
Lord. I cannot guide you there, if you yourselves do not feel the joy of prayer. I wish to
guide you every day, more deeply into prayer, but I cannot force you.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
I am grateful for the love that you show me. You
know, dear children, I love you immensely, and each day I pray to the
Lord to help you to understand the love which I bear for you. That is
why, dear children, pray, pray, pray
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
I invite you to be, in everything, an example for
others, especially in prayer and bearing witness. Without you, dear
children, I cannot help the world. I want your cooperation with me in
everything, even the smallest things. Therefore, dear children, help me.
May your prayer be a prayer of the heart, and abandon
yourselves completely to me. In this way, I will be able to teach you
and to guide you on the path, upon which I have set you.
To Maria, for the parish:
Again today, I invite you to prayer and fasting. Be
assured, dear children, that with your help, I can do everything and
prevent Satan from leading you into sin, and to force him to leave this
place.
Dear children, Satan lies in wait for each of you. He
tries, each day, to plant doubts in each of you. Therefore, dear
children, make each day a prayer and total abandonment to God.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
During these days, when you joyfully celebrate the
Feast of the Cross, I wish that your own cross become a source of joy.
Especially, dear children, pray in order to be able to
accept sickness and suffering with love, as Jesus did. It is only in
this way, that I can experience the joy of giving you the graces and
the cures, which Jesus permits me to grant you.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Again today, I thank you for everything you have
done for me in recent days. I thank you more particularly, dear
children, in the name of Jesus, for the sacrifices you have offered
this last week.
Dear children , you forget that I rely on your sacrifices to help you, and
to keep Satan away from you. It is for that reason, that I again invite
you to offer your sacrifices to God with a deep reverence.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
I invite you to help others through your peace, so
that they see it, and
begin to look for peace within themselves. Because you are in peace,
dear children, you cannot understand the absence of it. That is why I
invite you to help through your prayers and your life, to destroy every
evil among men, and to unmask Satan 's
deceptions. Pray, so that truth may prevail in your hearts.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Even today, I invite you to pray. You do not
realize, dear children, the value of prayer, so you do not tell
yourselves:
'Now is the time for prayer; nothing is more important
to me. No one is more important for me than God. '
Dear children, dedicate yourselves to prayer with a
special love. In this way, God will be able to give you His graces.
Thank you for your response to my call.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
You know that I wish to lead you on the road to
holiness. But I cannot compel you by force to become saints. I wish
that everyone of you helps me, and himself, by your small sacrifices.
In this way I will be able to guide you, and make you more holy, day by
day
Dear children, I do not want to force you to live my
messages, but this long time I have spent with you is the sign of the
immense love I bear for you. I wish that each one of you become holy
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Today, I wish to show you again, how much I love
you. I am sad that I am unable to help each of you to understand my
love. That is why, dear children, I invite you to pray and to
consecrate yourselves completely to God, because Satan wants to conquer
you in daily affairs, and to take first place in your lives. For that,
dear children, you must pray without ceasing.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Again today, I call you to prayer More particularly,
dear children, I invite you to pray for peace. Without your prayer,
I cannot help you to understand the messages that my
Lord has permitted me to give you. That is why, dear children , you must pray, in order to know
through prayer, the peace that God gives you.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Today, again, I invite you accept and live seriously
the messages which I give you. It is for you, dear children, that I
have stayed here for such a long time. It is so that I might be able to
help you to realize these messages which I give you.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, today I invite you to pray everyday
for the souls in Purgatory. Every soul needs prayer and grace in order
to reach God and His love. By this way, dear children, you will gain
new intercessors, who will help you during your life to discern that
nothing on earth is more important for you, than longing for Heaven.
For that dear children, pray without respite, so that
you may be able to help yourselves and others, to whom your prayers
will bring joy
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Even today, I invite all of you to pray with all
your heart, as well as to reform your life from day to day. I am
especially calling you, dear children, to live righteously through
prayer and sacrifice. I wish that each one of you, near this source of
grace, (Medjugorje), come to paradise with this special gift which He
will give - holiness. Pray and reform your life, dear children, so as
to become saintly. I will always be near you.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Today I invite you to live, and to follow all the
messages which I give you with my special love. Dear children, God
does not want you to be restless and indecisive, but
totally abandoned to Him. You know that I love you, and that I burn
with love for you.
For that reason, dear children, decide also in favor of
love. May love prevail in all of you so that daily, you may burn with
the love of God and experience it for yourselves. Not human love, but
God's love.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, today I invite you again, to dedicate
your life to me with love, so that I may be able to guide it lovingly.
It is a very special love that I bear for you, dear children, and it is
my desire to lead all of you to Heaven and near to God. Understand that
this life lasts a short time, in comparison with that of Heaven.
That is why, dear children, again today, decide in
favor of God. In this way only, can I show you, how dear you are to me,
and how much I desire that all of you be saved, and be with me in
Heaven.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
I invite you still today, to prepare your hearts for
these days when the Lord wants above all, to purify you from all the
sins of your past. You cannot do it alone, dear children, and for that
reason, I am here to help you. Pray, dear children, because it is only
in this way that you will be able to know all the evil that dwells in
you, and abandon it to the Lord, so that He may purify your hearts
completely. So, dear children, pray constantly and prepare your hearts
through pen ance and fasting.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear children, I invite you to pray during this
special time, so that you may taste the joy of meeting with the newborn
Jesus.
Dear children, I wish that you live these days as I
lived them. I want to guide you and show you this joy, to which I want to bring all of you. That is why, dear children, pray
and abandon yourselves totally to me.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
Today I call you again, to prayer. When you pray,
you are so much more beautiful. You are like flowers, which after the
snows, are bursting with beauty in their indescribable colors. In the
same way, dear children, after prayer, display more before God, all
that is beautiful, in order to please Him. That is why dear children,
pray and open your life to the Lord, so that He may make of you a
beautiful and harmonious flower for paradise.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25TH 1986
To Maria, for the parish:
I thank the Lord today for all that He does, and
especially for the gift of permitting me to remain with you. Dear
children, these are the days when the Lord grants special graces to all
those who open their hearts to Him. I bless you and I wish that you
also know these graces. Place yourselves at the disposition of the
Lord, so that He may be glorified through you. My heart follows
attentively, your progress.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1ST 1987
To Maria, for the parish:
Dear Children! Today, the day of the new year, I
invite all of you to
live the messages which I give you. You know, dear children, that
because of you, I have stayed here this long, in order to teach you to
walk on the road to holiness. Therefore, dear children , pray constantly, and live all the
messages which I give you. I do it with a great love for God, and for
you.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8TH 1987
To Maria, for the parish:
I would like to thank you for your response to my
messages; especially, dear children, thank you for all the sacrifices
and all the prayers you have presented to me. I
wish to continue to give you messages, no longer each Thursday, but on
the 25th of each month. The time has come when, what my Lord wanted,
has been accomplished. From now on, I will give you fewer messages, but
I will remain with you.
Also, I ask you dear children, to listen to my messages
and to live them so that I can guide you.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25TH 1987
The first apparition of the 25th of the month, (the
anniversary day of the month of the first apparition on the hill),
given to Maria, for the parish:
Today I want to appeal to all of you to start living
a new life from this day on. Dear Children, I wish that you would
understand that God has chosen each one of you to have a part in the
great plan for the salvation of mankind. You cannot fully understand
how great your role is in God's design. For that reason, pray, dear
children, so that through prayer, you may be able to know your role in
God's plan. I am with you, so that you may be able to realize it fully.
Beginning January 25th, the messages are now
monthly, each 25th of the month, monthly anniversary date of the first
apparition. As in the case of the Thursday messages, we do not give any
reference. These messages have been transmitted by benevolent
organizations to the whole world.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH 1987
To Mirjana, at Sarajevo:
My dear children! I came to you in order to
lead you to purity of soul, and then to God. How did you receive me? At
the beginning you were fearful, suspicious of the children I had
chosen. Later on, the majority received me in their heart. They began
to put into practice, my maternal recommendation. Unfortunately, that
did not last a long time. Whatever be the place where I appear, and
with me also my Son, Satan also comes. You permitted him to subdue you
without realizing that you were being led by him.
It is up to you to realize that your behavior is not
permitted by God, but you immediately stifle the thought.
Do not give in dear children. Wipe away from my face,
the tears which I shed on seeing you act in this manner. Look around
you. Take the time to come to God in the Church. Come into your
Father's house. Take the time to meet for family prayer, in order to
obtain the grace from God. Remember your deceased; make them happy by
offering the Mass. Do not look with scorn on the poor man who is
begging a morsel of bread. Do not send him away from your abundant
table. Help him and God will help you. It could very well happen that
the blessing he leaves you as a sign of gratitude, will be fulfilled
for you. God may listen to him.
You have forgotten all that my children. Satan has
influenced you in that. Do not give in. Pray with me! Do not deceive
yourselves in thinking, I am good, but my brother, who lives next to me
is not good. You will be mistaken. I love you because I am your mother,
and I warn you. There are the secrets my children. One does not know
what they are; when they learn, it will be too late. Return to prayer!
Nothing is more necessary. I would like it if the Lord would have
permitted me to show you just a little about the secrets, but, He
already gives you enough graces.
Think! What do you offer to Him in return. When was
the last time you gave up something for the Lord? I will not blame you
further, but once again call you to prayer, fasting, and to penance. If
you wish to obtain a grace from the Lord by fasting, then let no one
know that you are fasting. If you wish to obtain the grace of God
through a gift to the poor, let no one know it, except you and the
Lord. Listen to me, my children! Meditate on my message in prayer.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH 1987
Message to the parish:
Dear children! I wish to cover all of you with my
mantle,and to lead all of you on the road to conversion. I beg you,
dear children, entrust all your past to the Lord, with all the evil
that has accumulated in your hearts. I wish each one of you to be
happy, but with sin, that is never possible.
Pray, dear children, and in prayer you will know the
new road of joy. Joy will shine forth in your hearts, and in joy, you
will be the witnesses of what my Son and I expect of each one of you. I
bless you.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH 1987 (Feast of the Annunciation)
Message to the parish:
Today I thank you for your presence in this place
where I give you special graces. I call each of you to begin to live,
starting today, the life which God desires of you, and to start doing
good deeds of love and mercy. I do not wish, dear children, that you
live the message while at the same time displeasing me by committing
sins.
Also, dear children, I wish that each of you live a new
life, without destroying all that God has done in you, and what He
gives to you. I give you my special blessing, and I remain with you on
your road to conversion.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH 1987
Message for the parish:
Dear children! Today I once again invite all of you
to pray. You know that God grants special graces through prayer.
Therefore, dear children, try to pray so that you will be able to
understand all that I give you here.
I invite you, dear children, to prayer of the heart.
You know that without prayer you cannot comprehend all that God has
planned through each one of you. So Pray! It is my wish that God's plan
be fulfilled in and through each of you, and that all He has placed in
your hearts will increase. Pray that God 's blessing may protect you
from all the evil that threatens you. I give you my blessing.
MONDAY, MAY 25TH 1987
Message to the parish:
I call on each of you to begin to live in God 's
love. Dear children, you are ready to commit sin, and to place
yourselves in Satan 's hands without reflection. I call you so each of
you will decide knowingly for God, and against Satan. I am your mother,
and I desire to lead all of you to complete holiness. I wish for each
of you to be happy on earth and then to be with me in Heaven. This,
dear children, is my purpose in coming here, and my desire. Thank you
for having responded to my call.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH 1987
Sixth anniversary of the prelude to the apparitions:
Maria invited the pilgrims to climb Krizevac at 11:30
at night. A crowd of thousands of people climbed the rocky foot path,
without accident, (One wonders how!). After reciting the rosary, toward
midnight, Maria confided in those who surrounded her.
"The Blessed Virgin was joyful. First of all, she
prayed over all of us. We asked her to bless us. She did. Then she gave
us, in substance, this message:"
Dear children! I want to lead you on the road to
conversion. I desire that you convert the world and that your life be a
conversion for others. Do not full into infidelity. Let each one of you
be completely submitted to my will and to the will of God. Beginning
this day, I give you special graces, and in particular the gift of
conversion. Let each one of you take home my blessing, and motivate the
others to a real conversion.
"Through her," Maria concluded, "God gives us this gift
this evening. Before leaving us, Our Lady prayed again over all of us
for a moment. We prayed with her for all our needs, for all your needs,
for each of you here present. Finally the Blessed Virgin said:"
Go in the peace of God! (Transcribed the same day at
Medjugorje.)
THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH 1987
Message to the parish:
Dear children! Today I thank you all, and wish to
call all of you to the peace of God. I wish that each one of you may
know, in his heart, this peace which God gives. Today, I bless all of you. I bless you with God's blessing, and ask you,
dear children, to follow and to live my way.
I love you all, dear children. That is why I have
called you so many times. I thank you for all that you have done
according to my intentions. Please help me, so that I may be able to
present you to God, and guide you on the path to salvation. Thank you
for having responded to my call.
SATURDAY, JULY 25TH 1987
Message to the parish:
Dear children! I beseech you from this day on, take
up the way of holiness. I love you and therefore, I wish you to be
holy. Do not let Satan block you on the way. Dear children, pray and
accept all that God is offering you on this way which is bitter, but to
whomever is engaged in it, God reveals joy and the sweetness to respond
in good heart, to His calls. Do not measure the importance of little
things, but long for Heaven and holiness.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH 1987
Message to the parish:
Dear children! Today also I call upon you again to
decide to live the messages. God has permitted me, in this year which
the Church has dedicated to me, to be able to speak to you and to
encourage you on the way to holiness.
Dear children, ask God for the graces which He wants to
give you through me. I am ready to intercede with God for all that you
ask, so that your holiness may be complete. There fore, dear children,
do not forget to ask, because God has permitted me to obtain graces for
you.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH 1987
Message to the parish:
Dear children! Today, I wish to invite all of you to
prayer. Let prayer be LIFE for you. Dear children, devote your
time to Jesus only, and He will give you everything that you search
for. He will reveal Himself to you completely.
Dear children, Satan is strong, and he watches over
each of you in order to tempt you. Pray, and this way he will not be
able to harm you nor to block your way on the road to holiness. Dear
children, make progress as much as possible, toward God and in prayer,
from day to day. Thank you for having responded to my call.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH 1987
Message to the parish:
Today I invite all of you to decide for paradise. The way is
difficult for those who have not decided for God. Dear children, decide
and believe. God offers Himself to you in His fullness. You are called
and you need to respond to the call of the Father, who is calling you,
through me. Pray, because in prayer, each one of you will be able to
achieve perfect love. I am blessing you and I want to help each one of
you, so that you will be under my motherly mantle.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH 1987
Message to the parish:
Even today again, I invite you. May each of you
decide to abandon yourself completely to me. Only thus, can I in turn,
present each of you to God. Dear children, you know that I love you
immeasurably, and I wish for each one of you to be mine. But God gives
everyone freedom, which I lovingly respect, and to which I humbly
submit.
Dear children, I wish that God's plan regarding this parish be
realized. But, if you do not pray, you will not be able to recognize my
love, nor God 's plan for this parish, and for each of you. Pray that
Satan does not entice you with his pride and deceptive strength. I am
with you and want you to believe that I love you.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25TH 1987
Message to the parish:
Rejoice with me. My heart is rejoicing because of
Jesus, and it is He, whom I want to present to you today. Dear
children, I want each one of you to open your heart to Jesus, and I
will give Him to you with love. It is He who transforms you, teaches
you and protects you.
Today I pray for each one of you in a special way, and
I present you to God that He may manifest Himself to you.I invite you
to sincere prayer with the heart. Let each one of your prayers be an
encounter with God. In your work,and in your everyday life, put God in
the first place. I ask you with great seriousness to obey me, I beseech
you.
JANUARY, 25TH 1988
Message to the parish:
Dear children, today I again am calling you to
complete conversion, which is difficult for those who have not chosen
God. I am inviting you, dear children, to convert fully to God. God can
give you everything that you seek from Him. But you seek God only when
sicknesses, problems and difficulties come to you, and you think that
God is far from you and is not listening and does not hear your prayers.
No, dear children, that is not the truth. When you are
far from God, you cannot receive graces, because you do not seek them
with a firm faith. Day by day, I am praying for you, and I want to draw
you evermore near to God. I cannot, if you do not desire it. Therefore, dear children, put your
life in God's hands. I bless you all. Thank you for responding to my
call.
FEBRUARY 25TH 1988,
Message to the parish:
Dear children, I am calling you to prayer and
complete surrender to God. You know that I love you and am coming here
out of love, so I could show you the path of peace and salvation for
your souls. I want you to obey me and not permit Satan to seduce you.
Satan is very strong and therefore I wish you to dedicate your prayers
to me, so that those who are under his influence may be saved. Give
witness by your life; sacrifice your life for the salvation of the
world. I am with you and am grateful to you, but in Heaven you shall
receive the Father's reward, which He has promised to you.
Therefore, dear children, do not be afraid. If you
pray, Satan cannot injure you even a little, because you are God's
children and He is watching over you. Pray and let the rosary always be
in your hands as a sign to Satan that you belong to me.
MARCH 25TH 1988,
Message to the parish:
Today, I invite you dear children, to complete
surrender to God. You are not conscious of how God loves you with such
a great love. He permits me to be with you so I can instruct you and
help you to find the way of Peace. This way, however, you cannot
discover if you do not
pray. Dear children, forsake everything to consecrate your time to God;
and then God will bestow gifts upon you and bless you.
Little children, do not forget that your life is
fleeting like a spring flower, which today is wondrously beautiful but
tomorrow has vanished. Therefore, pray in such a way that your prayer, your surrender to God, may become like a road sign.
That way, your witness will not only have value for yourself, but for
others, and for all eternity.
APRIL 25TH 1988
Message for the parish:
Dear children, God wants to make you holy. Through
me, He is inviting you to complete surrender. Let Holy Mass be your
life. Understand that the Church is God's palace, the place in which I
gather you and want to show you the way to God. Come and pray! Neither
look at others, nor slander them. Rather let your life be a testimony
on the way of holiness. Churches deserve respect and are set apart as
holy because God, who became man, dwells in them day and night.
Little children, believe and pray that the Father will
in crease your faith; then you can ask for whatever you need. I am with
you and I am rejoicing because of your conversion; and I am protecting
you with my motherly mantle. Thank you for your response to my call.
We give in an appendix, the messages which have been
gathered by authors, who had made inquiry into the messages of
Medjugorje. These messages, which they generally did not date, (nor
give the means for dating) are presented in a chronological order, per
each book. This provides a "date limit." As an exception, we group at
the end, the four volumes of homilies of Father T. Vlasic and Father
Slavko Barbaric, which are remarkable for the quality of their
information.
Received by Mirjana before December 26, 1982,
confided on November 5, 1983 to Tomislav Vlasic, who conveyed them to
the Pope on December 16, 1983.
In his letter of December 16, 1983, to the Pope, and
published in "Is The Virgin Mary Appearing at Medjugorje?" (Paris, 1984), Tomislav Vlasic
reports some revelations received by Mirjana in 1982, and confided to
him November 5, 1983, with this significant introduction:
"During the apparition of December 25, 1982, according to Mirjana, the
Madonna confided to her the tenth and last secret, and revealed to her,
the dates in which the different secrets will be realized. The Blessed
Virgin revealed to Mirjana some aspects of the future, up to this
point, in greater detail than to the other seers. For this reason, I am
reporting here what Mirjana told me in a conversation of November5,
1983. I summarized the essentials of her account, without literal
quotation. Mirjana told me:"
Before the visible sign is given to humanity,
there will be three warnings to the world. The warnings will be in the
form of events on earth. Mirjana will be a witness to them. Ten days
before one of the admonitions, Mirjana will notify a priest of her
choice. The witness of Mirjana will be a confirmation of the
apparitions and a stimulus for the conversion of the world.
After the admonitions, the visible sign will appear
on the site of the apparitions in Medjugorje for all the world to see.
The sign will be given as a testimony to the apparitions and in order
to call people back to faith.
The ninth and tenth secrets are serious. They concern
chastisement for the sins of the world. Punishment is inevitable, for
we cannot expect the whole world to be converted. The punishment can be
diminished by prayer and penance, but it cannot be eliminated. Mirjana
says that one of the evils that threatened the world, the one contained
in the seventh secret,has been averted thanks to prayer and fasting.
That is why the Blessed Virgin continues to encourage prayer and
fasting: You have forgotten that through prayer and fasting you can
avert wars and suspend the laws of nature.
After the first admonition, the others will
follow in a rather short time. Thus, people will have some time for
conversion.
That interval will be a period of grace and
conversion. After the visible sign appears, those who are still alive
will have little time for conversion. For that reason, the Blessed
Virgin invites us to urgent conversion and reconciliation.
The invitation to prayer and penance is meant to
avert evil and war, but most of all to save souls.
According to Mirjana, the events predicted by the
Blessed Virgin are near. By virtue of this
experience, Mirjana proclaims to the world: "Convert as quickly as
possible. Open your hearts to God."
"In addition to this basic message, Mirjana related an apparition she had in 1982 which we believe sheds some light on some aspects of Church history. She spoke of an apparition in which Satan appeared to her. Satan asked Mirjana to renounce the Madonna and follow him. That way she could be happy in love and in life. He said that following the Virgin, on the contrary, would only lead to suffering. Mirjana rejected him, and immediately the Virgin arrived and Satan disappeared. Then the Blessed Virgin gave her the following message, in substance:"
Excuse me for this, but you must realize that Satan exists. One day he appeared before the throne of God and asked permission to submit the Church to a period of trial. God gave him permission to try the Church for one century. This century is under the power of the Devil, but when the secrets confided to you come to pass, his power will be destroyed. Even now he is beginning to lose his power and has become aggressive. He is destroying marriages, creating division among priests and is responsible for obsessions and murder You must protect yourselves against these things through fasting and prayer, especially community prayer. Carry blessed objects with you. Put them in your house, and restore the use of holy water.
The Virgin tells the children:
I know that many will not believe you, and that many
who have an impassioned faith will cool off You remain firm , and motivate people to instant
prayer, penance and conversion. At the end, you will be happier. (K.56).
Messages approximately grouped on Ecumenism (see annex#2):
In God differences do not exist among his people;
religion need not separate people. Every person must be respected,
despite his or her particular profession of faith.
God presides over all religions, as a king controls his
subjects, through his priests and ministers. The sole mediator of
salvation is Jesus Christ.
Do differences exist among the believers of
different churches? (A question asked in reference to a certain
Protestant community.)
It is not equally efficacious to belong to or pray
in any church or community, because the Holy Spirit grants his power
differently among the churches and ministers. All believers do not pray
the same way. It is intentional that all apparitions are under the
auspices of the Catholic Church. (K.59).
To the seers:
When you will suffer difficulties, and need something,
come to me. (K.72).
I cannot cure. God alone cures. Pray! I will pray
with you. Believe firmly. Fast, do penance. I will help you as long as
it is in my power to do it. God comes to help everyone. I am not God. I
need your sacrifices and your prayers to help me. (K.86, and F.1,45).
Faith cannot be alive without prayer. (K.86).
The Mass is the greatest prayer of God. You will
never be able to understand its greatness. That is why you must be
perfect and humble at Mass, and you should prepare yourselves there. (K.86).
For a Priest who questions:
"Is it preferable to pray to you or to pray to Jesus?"
I beseech you, pray to Jesus! I am His Mother, and I
intercede for you with Him. But all prayers go to Jesus. I will help, I
will pray, but everything does not depend solely on me. but also on
your strength, and the strength of those who pray (K.87).
With respect to the souls in Purgatory:
These persons wait for your prayers and your
sacrifices.(K.87).
The most beautiful prayer is the "Creed. " (K.94).
The most important thing, is to believe. (K.94).
All prayers are good, if they are said with faith. (K.95).
My Son wants to win all souls to Him, but the Devil
strives to obtain something. The Devil makes a great effort to
infiltrate among you, at all costs. (K.116).
Questioned on the similarity between the signs
announced at Medjugorje, and the third secret of Fatima, Jelena
responds, "Toward these things the Gospa told us:
Do not fear anything. You must forget what is behind
you in your life. I only want that from now on, you be new people. Do
not fear anything when I am near you. I love you.
Conversation with Fr. Bonifacio and Fr. Petar
Ljubicic:
It does not suffice to pray. You must change your
life, your heart. Love the others, have love for others. Love what you
do and always think about Jesus and you will understand what is good,
and what is bad. (ibid).
Vicka:'At the very beginning, the Gospa tells
us:"
You may leave, but let little Jakov stay with me.
And Vicka adds: "Jakov is an extraordinary
boy; the Gospa knew it." (Bu.52).
During the times of the first apparitions:
To Mirjana:
My Son struggles for each of you, but Satan fights
Him also. He prowls around you, sets traps for you. He tries to divide
you, you the seers, to plant discord among you; to confuse you so you
will detest yourselves, and will abandon yourselves to him.
Vicka adds: "Our Lady has said it to us on several occasions." (Bu.71).
The world can only be saved through peace. But it will only have peace in its
meeting with God. (Bo.75).
The world lives amidst very strong tensions. It is on
the edge of catastrophe. (Bo.75).
I have come here because there are many believers. I
want to remain with you in order to convert many and to bring peace to
everyone. Begin by loving your enemies. Do not judge, do not slander,
and do not despise, but give only love. Bless your adversaries and pray
for them.
I know well that you are not capable of doing it; I
advise you to pray each day at least five minutes to the Sacred Heart,
so that you can receive the gift of Divine Love, with which you will be
able to love your enemies. (Bo.75).
It is necessary to convert oneself to God, in order
to obtain peace. Tell the whole world; tell it without delay, that I
ardently wish conversion. Be converted, do not wait. I will ask my Son
that He not chastise the world. Convert yourselves, renounce
everything, and be ready for everything.
Do not go in search of extraordinary ways, take
rather, the Gospel and read it. There, everything will be clear. (Bo.76).
You only learn to pray, through praying. (Bo.76).
Offer your time to God and let yourself be guided by
the Holy Spirit. Then, your work will go well and you will have free
time. Those who abandon themselves to God, do not have place in their
hearts for fear. The difficulties which you will face, will contribute
to your growth and to the glory of the Lord. For that, reject fear. (Bo.77).
Prayer always leads to peace and serenity. (Bo.78, cf Bl 298). No one is
dispensed from fasting, except those who are gravely ill. Prayer and
works of charity cannot replace fasting. I recommend to you in a
special way, to attend Holy Mass every day (Bo.79).
Mass represents the highest form of prayer. You must be
humble and respectful during Holy Mass, and prepare yourself for it
with care. (Bo.79, cf Bl 238).
May the Holy Father announce with courage, peace and
love to the world. May He not consider Himself the Father of Catholics,
but of all mankind. (Bo.80).
Reported by Mirjana:
Tell the faithful that I need their prayers, and
prayers from all the people. It is necessary to pray as much as
possible and do penance because very few people have been converted up
until now There are many Christians who live like pagans. There are
always so few, true believers. (C.49, cf.
Bl 213).
To the priest who asked what they should do:
Carry out well your responsibility, and do what the
Church asks you to do. (C52).
One day the Gospa reproached Jakov for his behavior
at school towards his friends:
You must love them all.
"I love them all. But they are so annoying to me."
Then accept it as a sacrifice, and offer it. (C.64).
A group of seminarians from Zagreb and Djakovo,
attended an apparition.
Maria: "The Gospa
looked at each one of us, and told us with a smile:"
Tell them, that with prayer, one obtains everything.
(C.68).
The Blessed Virgin received a young nun with open
arms, while she kept her hands joined before the others. Questioned by Mirjana,
she
said:
I will take with me very soon, all those to whom I
extended my arms. (C.69).
To a nun who asked about her brother, who had died
in an accident:
I understand the question, answered the Blessed
Virgin. He died in the state of grace. He needs Masses and prayers. (C.70).
Asked by the seers why her choice had fallen upon
them, the Blessed Virgin replied:
I do not choose the best. Are you angry with my
choice, my angels? (C.75).
Mirjana reports to a religious, a close friend, this
word from the Gospa:
The hour has come when the demon is authorized to
act with all his force and power The present hour, is the hour of
Satan. (C.99).
Many pretend to see Jesus and the Mother of God, and to
understand their words, but they are, in fact, lying. It is a very
grave sin, and it is necessary to pray very much for them. (C.123).
lam anxious for people to know what is happening in
Medjugorje. Speak about it, so that all will be converted. (C. 134).
To Mirjana, who asks the Gospa on her insistence in
saying, "It presses me to. . . :"
When you will be in Heaven, you will understand why
I am so pressed. (C.214).
To the seers who ask regarding the apparitions and
their purpose:
Is it, after all, that I bore you? Everything passes
exactly according to God's plan. Have patience, persevere in prayer and
in penance. Everything happens in its own time. (C.215).
On the matter of a Catholic priest, confused because
of the cure of an Orthodox child:
Tell this priest, tell everyone, that it is you who
is divided on earth. The Muslims and the Orthodox, for the same reason
as Catholics, are equal before my Son and me. You are all my children.
Certainly, all religions are not equal, but all men are equal before
God, as St. Paul says. It does not suffice to belong to the Catholic
Church to be saved, but it is necessary to respect the commandments of
God in following one's conscience.
Those who are not Catholics, are no less creatures made
in the image of God, and destined to rejoin someday, the House of the Father. Salvation is available to everyone,
without exception. Only those who refuse God deliberately, are
condemned. To him, who has been given little, little will be asked for.
To whomever has been given much (to Catholics) , very much will be required. It
is God alone, in His infinite justice, Who determines the degree of
responsibility and pronounces judgment. (C
128).
On the subject of Christ:
I am His Mother, and I intercede for you, near to
Him.(F2,134).
Let the faithful meditate each day on the life of
Jesus, while praying the rosary. (T.43).
Every prayer, which comes from the heart, is
agreeable to God. (T.58).
You do not celebrate the Eucharist, as you should.
If you would know what grace, and what gifts you receive, you would
prepare yourselves for it each day, for an hour at least. You should go
to confession once a month. You should consecrate three days to
reconciliation, each month: the first Friday of the month, followed by
Saturday, and Sunday
The parish at Medjugorje had established an hour of
adoration, before the Most Blessed Sacrament, the first Friday of the
month. On the Saturday which followed, an hour of devotion before the
cross, with prayers for sinners. And on Sunday, the Holy Mass was
followed by a meal of reconciliation. (T.58).
I do not have the right to impose on anyone, what
they should do. You have reason, and a will. You should, after having
prayed, reflect and decide. (B1.37).
Receive the peace of my Son. Live it, and spread it. (Bl.90).
Permit Jesus to perform great works in you.
The door of your heart, the lock is rusted. Permit Him to open it. May it be open through your prayer, your
fasting, your conversion. (B1.143).
Pray slowly, and meditate while saying the prayers
of the rosary. Take a quarter of an hour to recite: 5 Our Father's,
Hail Mary 's, and Glory Be's. (Bl.173).
I love you so much. And if you love me, you will be
able to feel it. I bless you in the name of the Most Holy Trinity, and
in my name. Remain in peace. (Bl.183).
You will find everything in the Gospels. (Bl.244).
Let the word of God begin to speak in your heart. (Bl.245).
Begin to love your enemies. Do not judge or slander.
Do not scorn. Do not curse. Only give your adversaries love. Bless
them, and pray for them. I know that you are not capable of doing it,
but I advise you to pray each day at least five minutes, to the Sacred
Heart, so that He can give you Divine love, with which you will be able
to love, even your enemies. (Bl.301).
(Another version of the message previously shown in Botta.)
You can direct your prayers not only to those who
are already in Heaven, but also to those who are in Purgatory, because
with their prayer, they can help you to reach eternal happiness. (Bi .326).
One must follow the authority of the Church with
certainty. Yet, before she expresses an opinion, it is necessary to
advance spiritually, because she will not be able to express a judgment
in a vacuum, but in a confirmation which presupposes growth of the
child. First comes birth, followed by Baptism, then Confirmation. The
Church comes to confirm him, who is born of God. We must walk and
advance in the spiritual life, affected by these messages. (Bl.330).
Before December, 1983:
So many believers never pray. Have the people pray!
Faith cannot be alive without prayer. (M 8).
I am not able to cure you. God alone, can cure you.
Pray! I will pray with you. Believe firmly, fast, do penance. God comes
to help each one. I am not God. I need your prayers and your sacrifices
to help me. (M 8).
You do not need a sign; you yourselves must be a
sign. (M 9).
Peace is necessary for prayer. Peace should be
present before prayer, and while one is praying. Prayer should, of
course, lead to peace and reflection. (M 30).
Why ask so many questions? The answer is found in
the Gospels. (M 31).
To Jelena:
The subject on the certainties of catastrophes comes
from false prophets. They say, on such a day, at such an hour, there
will be a catastrophe. I have always said: Punishment will come about,
if the world is not converted. Call all mankind to conversion.
Everything depends on your conversion. (M 31).
To Jelena:
When others cause you some difficulty, do not defend
it, rather, pray (M 31).
To Jelena:
I desire that you be a flower, which blossoms for
Jesus at Christmas. A flower which does not cease to bloom when
Christmas has passed. I wish that you have a shepherd's, heart for
Jesus. (M 31).
Dear children, when someone comes to you and asks
you a favor, answer by giving. Ifind myself before so many hearts which
do not open themselves to me. Pray, so that the world willingly wants
to accept my love. (M 39).
Between June and December, 1984:
Dear children, the love of God has not spread over
all the earth. That is why, pray! (M 40).
Dear children, I wish that the whole world become my
children, but they do not want to. I want to give them all things. That
is why, pray! (M 40).
Dear children, I love you so much. When you love me,
you will be able to feel it. I bless you in the name of the Most Holy
Trinity, and in my name. Go in peace. (M
40).
These are my last apparitions to mankind. With the events which are preparing themselves, and which are near, the power which Satan still holds, will be withdrawn from him. The present century has been under his power. Now that he is conscious of losing the battle, he is becoming more aggressive. He attacks the family, separates husband and wife. He creates divisions among the priests, and even gives himself to physical attacks. Protect yourselves, above all through prayer, through blessed sacred objects, through community prayer. (BN 20, 10).
Love your Serbian, Orthodox and Muslim brothers,
and the atheists who persecute you. (DN 2,
73). (Concerning information from Bishop Franic.
All your prayers touch me very much, especially your
daily rosary. (DN 6, 15).
The weekly information given by Fr. Tomislav Vlasic
and Fr. Slavko Barbaric, to Italian pilgrims, have been edited, in four
volumes which we have designated through the abbreviations: VB 1, VB 2,
VB 3, VB 4.
Here, we re-group the messages, which are not dated, in
these four volumes. Each volume gives way to a "limit date"as follows.
The first gives some communication from May 24
to December 29, 1984. The second, January 4 to June25, 1985; the third
from July to December, 1985; and the fourth, from January 4, 1986, to
January 8, 1987.
I've already said many times, that peace in the
world is in a state of crisis. Become again, brothers to one another
Pray and fast more, in order to be saved. (Sept.
1983,
VB
1,
15).
Pray, fast, and let God act.
If you want to be very happy, lead a simple, humble
life, pray very much, and do not sink into problems. Let God resolve
them. (message also in M 30).
Peace should follow your prayer.
Often , prayer said in a loud voice keeps Jesus at a distance,
because men want to conquer with their own strength. Then there is no
more place for God. Prayers said in a loud voice are good, but they
must come from peace in the heart.
Even joy and songs can hinder the rise of the groups,
if the people deliver themselves only to emotion. (T. Vlasic, May 24, 1984; collects these teachings as a rule
of life, given by Our Lady, VB 133).
When I tell you, pray, pray, do not understand it
only as an increase in quantity. What I want is to carry you to a
profound continuous desire of God. (T.
Vlasic, VB 1, 39).
The most important thing is to believe. That is, to
open one's self to God; pray and fast. (T.
Vlasic, June 1,1984, VB 1, 41).
Response from Our Lady to two questions from
Tomislav Vlasic:
"Have you come to purify the new renewal movements,
which are multiplying?"
It is exactly so.
"How could Jesus pray all night, without getting
tired. What was His method?"
He had a great desire for God, and for the salvation
of souls. Prayer is a dialogue with God, a meeting with the Gospel.
"What do you say about Oriental meditations?" (Zen, Transcendental meditation):
Why do you call them 'meditations,' when it deals
with human works? The true meditation is a meeting with Jesus. When you
discover joy, interior peace, you must know there is only one God, and
only one Mediator, Jesus Christ. (VB 1, 45).
Your days will not be the same according to whether
you pray, or you do not pray (VB 1 51).
Responses to questions asked by the seers at the
request of Tomislav Vlasic:
What do you tell the priests and religious?
Be strong in faith and protect the faith of your
people.
What do you advise us for advent?
Do what the Church tells you.
Do you want to give a sign for priests?
Have them take the Gospel and they will understand
everything. (T. Vlasic, June 20, 1984. VB
1, 51).
Go to the heart. Words are not sufficient. Go to the
heart. (VB 1, 52).
In the past autumn (1983), Our Lady said:
I would be happy for people, families, to pray a
minimum of half-an-hour, in the morning and in the evening.
The people shook their heads at this, stated Fr.
Vlasic.
But in the spring of 1984, Our Lady said:
I know that in the parish and in all the parishes,
you can pray four hours a day, but you do not understand it yet because
you live only for your work. One does not live from work alone, but
also from prayer.
As I objected to her: "If one asks so much, people
will go away." She replied:
Not even you understand. That makes hardly a sixth
of your day (T. Vlasic, July 31, 1984. VB
1, 55).
You, do not think of wars, of evil, of
chastisements. If you think about evil, you are on the road where one
meets it. Your role is to accept Divine peace, to live it and spread it.
(VB 1, 61).
To Jelena:
Christians make a mistake in considering the future
because they think of wars and of evil. For a Christian, there is only
one attitude toward the future. It is hope of salvation. (ibid).
Your responsibility is to accept Divine peace, to
live, and to spread it not through words, but through your life. (Same communication of T. Vlasic Aug. 2, 1984. VB 1, 63).
To Jelena:
The only attitude of the Christian toward the future
is hope of salvation. Those who think only of wars, evils, punishment,
do not do well.
If you think of evil, punishment, wars, you are on the
road to meeting them. Your responsibility is to accept Divine peace,
live it and spread it. (A more ample
transmission of the word already cited in VB 1, 61. T. Vlasic, Aug. 12,
1984. VB 1, 81).
If you have not listened to my messages, the day of
joy will become for me, a day of sadness. (S.
Barbaric,
Dec.
8,
1985.
VB
1,
135).
To Ivan's prayer group:
Even the little things, entrust them to me.
Consecrate them to my mission. (S.
Barbaric, Mar. 2, 1985. VB 2, p.40).
To the question:
How does one behave before Satan?
Fervent prayer, humility, reciprocal love will
prevent Satan from approaching you.
To a question conveyed through Tomislav Vlasic at
the beginning of Lent, 1985:
What do you most wish for the fast?
The Gospa responds insisting on something else:
Honesty, love, humility and sincerity will lead you
to me. (T. Vlasic, Mar. 9, 1985. VB 2, 45).
What should one do in the midst of so many
discussions and publications on Medjugorje?
See! Now I am there, in each family, in each home. I
am everywhere because I love. Do the same. The world lives from love.
After having repeated a song three times:
Excuse me for making you repeat, but I wish you to
sing with the heart. You must really do everything with the heart.
And afterwards, (the seers continue, quoted by T.
Vlasic) , she
made us know this at the beginning of prayer:
One has to be already prepared. If there are some
sins, one must pull them out, otherwise, one will not be able to enter
into prayer. If one has concerns, he should submit them to God.
That same evening she said:
Take off your jackets. Here it is warm. Remember
what Jesus said: Have faith. You must abandon yourselves to God. (All
that
in
preparation
for
prayer.).
You must not preoccupy yourselves during prayer.
During prayer, you must not be preoccupied with your sins. Sins must
remain behind. (Words
at
the
beginning
of
Lent,
at
the
end
of
Feb.
or
the
beginning
of
Mar.
1985,
reported
by T. Vlasic, VB 2, 66).
Many come to pray, but do not enter into prayer. (T. Vlasic, Apr. 5, 1985. VB 2, 74).
When you have entered into prayer, then you are able
to pray for God's plans, because when God is there, he inspires your
plans.
Do not ask for the blessing, just as you have done the
last time. You asked for it and you did not obtain it. (Because it is not a magic thing, she crowns what God has
inspired in you in prayer, observes T. Vlasic, Apr. 5, 1985. VB 2, 75).
Prayer must be enjoyment in God, blossoming in God,
be
full of peace, be full of joy (T. Vlasic, Apr. 10, 1985. VB 2, 107).
Many Christians do not ever enter into prayer. They
arrive at the beginning, but they remain there. (ibid).
(If you enter into prayer after you have been relieved
of all your concerns, remorse, analysis), then you will be able to
ask God to inspire your plans from within. You will feel what God
wants, (inside of you, yourself and your group), and then ask
for the blessing. (T. Vlasic, Apr. 10,
1985. VB 2, 112).
Your work will not go well without prayer in the
morning. Pray then in the morning, and pray in the evening. Understand
that your work cannot be done well without prayer (Message of autumn 1983, T. Vlasic, Apr. 29, 1985. VB 2,
137).
Come early to church.
Sometimes it is better not to come to Mass than to come
in a hurry and to return home in a hurry, (S.
Barbaric,
May
18,1985,
VB
2,
147).
These apparitions are the last for humanity (T. Vlasic, May31, 1985, VB 2, 165).
To Jelena, message of 1983:
Take me seriously. When God comes among men, he does
not come to joke, but to say serious things.
It is better to stay in church and pray with faith than
to gather together with onlookers near the seers during an apparition. (Which had then taken place in the presbytery).
Message to the prayer group which had received many
messages during Lent and was surprised not to receive any more after
Easter:
Thank you to all those who pray and feel my
presence. I regret that some individuals say the Gospa is no longer
among us. Pray, and you will feel that I am present.
In a meeting of her prayer group, Jelena saw the
desert, and in the desert, a tree, and under the tree, where the sun
was shining. In this sun, she recognized Jesus Christ.
The Gospa told her, among other things:
To this group, many graces have been given, but you
must not reject them. (T. Vlasic, June 15,
1985, VB 2, 18).
To Jelena's group, toward the beginning of July 1985:
I cannot speak to you. Your hearts are closed.
You have not done what I told you, I cannot speak to
you. I cannot give you graces as long as you remain closed. (T.Vlasic, July 13, 1985, VB 3, 15).
To Jelena for her group:
Each of you has a special gift which is your own,
and can alone understand it interiorly.
To Jelena's prayer group:
It seems when you carry my messages, be on your
guard that they are not lost. Carry my messages with humility, in such
a way that on seeing happiness in you, persons will desire to be like
you. Do not carry my messages to simply throw them to others.
T. Vlasic, July 15, 1985 comments: "Don't go to the
cities:
Milan, Rome or Turin to cry: 'The Madonna has
appeared.' Have them understand it through what you are. "
In the middle of June, 1985, Jelena saw a splendid
pearl which divided itself, and each part glittered, then it faded. And
she heard this explanation:
Jelena, man's heart is like this splendid pearl.
When he belongs completely to the Lord, he shines even in the dark
ness. But when he is divided, a little to Satan, a little to sin, a
little to everything, he fades and is no longer worth any thing. (S. Barbaric, Aug. 4, 1985, VB 3, 37).
To Jelena, during the week of July 28th to August
the 4th:
During these days, I wish that you consider this
idea: After so long and so much time, I have not met Jesus, my friend.
After so long and so much time, I have not encountered my Mother, Mary.
In these days, I want to encounter them. (T. Vlasic, Aug. 5, 1985, VB 3, 39).
Do not be afraid of Satan. That isn 't worth the trouble, because with a
humble prayer, and an ardent love, one can disarm him. (S. Barbaric, Aug. 8, 1985, VB 3, 57).
Prayer given to Jelena for her group:
My soul is full of love like the sea. My heart is
full of peace like the river. I am not a saint, but I am invited to be
one. (T. Vlasic, Sept. 10, 1985, VB 3, 97).
Against temptations of analysis, which are
temptations from the devil:
With respect to sin, it suffices to give it serious
consideration, and soon, move ahead and correct the sin.
Your humility must be proud (high
minded). Your pride should be humble.
If you have received a gift from God, you must be proud
but do not say that it is yours. Say, rather, that it is God's. (T. Vlasic, Sept. 10, 1985, VB 3, 98).
To Mirjana, in 1984 (Probably
Aug.
- Sept.):
Every adult is capable of knowing God. The sin of
the world lies in this: It does not look for God. (T. Vlasic, Sept. 10, 1985, VB 3, 98).
To Maria, during her retreat of one week, beginning
of September, in response to her question:
Have you anything concrete for me?
Yes. I give you my love so that you can give it to
others. (S. Barbaric, Oct. 7, 1985, VB 3,
121).
The Gospa said with sadness:
Those who say, 'I do not believe in God, ' how difficult it will be for
them when they will approach the Throne of God and hear the voice:
Enter into Hell. (T. Vlasic, Oct. 8, 1985,
VB 3, 127).
To Jelena, three evenings in succession, toward
October 10th to 15th:
If you wanted to accept my love, you would never sin.
On the following evening (the
fourth
day)
, Jelena asks:
Why do you always repeat the same message?
But I don't have anything else to say to you.
And she cries. (T. Vlasic,
Oct. 19, 1985, VB 3, 151).
There are many who finish their prayers, even
without entering into them. (ibid 3, 158).
A question from the pilgrims of Milan to Jelena:
We have come to you, Dear Mother. When will you come to
Milan?
The Gospa's answer through Jelena:
When you open your hearts to me. (T. Vlasic, Oct. 25, 1985, 3, 167).
Tomislav Vlasic, whom the Blessed Virgin had
entrusted with a responsibility through Jelena, asks through the seer,
Maria:
How should I do it?
Do not worry, I will help you.
If you want to be stronger than evil, and grow in
goodness, then develop an active conscience. (T.
Vlasic,
Nov.
2,
1985,
VB
3,
179).
To a prayer group, after an hour in which prayer of
petition had prevailed:
Have you forgotten that you are in my hands? (T. Vlasic, Nov. 16, 1985, VB 3,
201).
To Jelena and Marijana, a little before February
25th:
Understand that you are nothing, incapable, really
nothing. It is the Father who will do everything. (T. Vlasic, Feb. 25, 1986, VB 4, 39).
To Jelena, for her prayer group, after prayer and
fasting:
I have listened to your prayer and yet you will not
receive what you have wished. You will receive other things because it
is not up to you to glorify yourself but to me to glorify myself in
you. (ibid VB 4, 39).
Do not be afraid. Confide yourself to the Father.
Pray, until you are sure that He guides everything.
In difficulties, when you carry the cross, sing, be
full of joy
To a group who was praying for a person in crisis:
You cannot do anything. I can change her. You must
only love her. Do not create any barriers in her life, because as long
as there are barriers, the river foams and rises. Leave her free, like
the river. Do not build any more bridges because as long as one builds
bridges, the river is restricted and does not flow freely. Leave her
free to flow like the river flows.
A month later the group, frustrated in its prayer,
asks:
"But how is it that this girl (in Crisis) does not
change?"
Answer, after a long moment of prayer:
Let her run like the river. Do not create any
barriers. Do not build any bridges. Consider well and see how many
barriers you have already created, how many bridges you have built. Be
attentive not to close her. This young girl is at the point of opening
up. She has confidence in you. Be patient still. Understand that you
can do nothing. You must only love and leave everything to me.
To Jelena:
When people ask you to speak about the apparition,
say: 'Let us pray together to understand the apparitions of the Gospa. '
In the prayer group which found the advice from the
Gospa too rigid:
Why shut down the television? Why not even read the
newspaper?
If you look at the programs, if you look at the
newspapers,your heads are filled with news, then there is no longer any
place for me in your hearts.
Pray. Fast. Let God act!
Pray for the gift of love, for the gift of faith, for
the gift of prayer, for the gift of fasting. (T.
Vlasic,
Apr.
17,
1986,
VB
4,
63).
To Jelena, for her group:
I beg you, destroy your house made of cardboard
which you have built on desires. Thus I will be able to act for you.
(T. Vlasic, Apr. 17, 1986, VB 4, 63).
To Maria , for her prayer group:
Dear Children, seek to make your hearts happy
through the means of prayer. Dear Children, be the joy for all mankind,
be the hope of mankind. You will only be able to obtain it through the
means of prayer. Pray, pray! (T. Vlasic,
May 3, 1986, VB 4, 82).
To the prayer group during the week preceding May
3rd:
I give you the best that I can give anyone. I give
myself and my Son.
To the group on March 25th, on the Feast of the
Annunciation:
Today, before God, I say my 'Fiat ' for all of you. I repeat it: I
say my 'Fiat ' for
all
of
you.
Dear Children, pray, so that in the whole world may
come the Kingdom of Love. How mankind would be happy if love reigned!
To Jelena, during the autumn of 1983:
Dear Children, one lives not only from work, one
lives also from prayer.
Toward May 12th (at the
beginning of the Novena of Pentecost) to the prayer group:
You will be happy if you do not judge yourselves
according to your faults, but if you understand that in your faults
even graces are offered to you. (T. Vlasic,
May 18, 1986, VB 4, 93).
Love. If you do not love, you are not able to
transmit the testimony. You are not able to witness, neither for me,
nor for Jesus. (S. Barbaric, June 6, 1986,
VB 4, 105).
I wish for all of you to be the reflection of Jesus.
He will thus illuminate this unfaithful world which moves in darkness (ibid
VB 4, 105).
Pray before the Cross. Special graces come from the
Cross. Consecrate yourselves to the Cross. Do not blaspheme neither
Jesus nor the Cross. (S. Barbaric, June
20, 1986, VB 4, 109).
You will have as many graces as you want. That
depends on you. You will have love when you want it, as long as you
want it. That depends on you. (T. Vlasic,
June 26, 1986, VB 4, 110).
To the prayer group (July
10, 1986), before giving her blessing, at the
end of an evaluation of the group:
I thank you for that. You have done well, but do not
forget
(. .. ); basically, God's will is decisive. (T. Vlasic, July 20, 1986, VB 4, 121).
I wish only that for you the Rosary become your
life. (T. Vlasic,
Aug. 4, 1986, VB 4, 134).
Read each Thursday the Gospel of Matthew, where it
is said: No one can serve two masters (...).
You cannot serve God and money. (Mt. 6, 24-34. - T. Vlasic, Aug. 5, 1986, VB 4, 14).
To Jelena, for her group:
I wish only that you would be happy, that you would
be filled with joy, that you be filled with peace and announce this
joy. (ibid).
To the prayer group:
if you would abandon
yourselves to me, you will not even feel the passage from this life to
the next life. You will begin to live the life of Heaven from this
earth. (T. Vlasic, Aug, 7, 1986, VB 4, 142).
To Jelena, the beginning of September 1986:
Today it is not words nor deeds which are important.
The important thing is only to pray, to remain in God. (T. Vlasic, Sept. 9, 1986, VB 4, 156).
Many have begun to pray for healing here at Medjugorje, but, when they have returned to their homes, they abandon prayer, forget, and also lose many graces. (S. Barbaric, Sept. 12, 1986 VB 4, 158).
Message of Jesus through Jelena:
I am joyful, but my joy is not complete until you
are filled with joy. You are not yet filled with joy because you are
not yet at the stage of understanding my immense love. (T. Vlasic, Oct. 8, 1986, VB 4, 167).
Answer from the Gospa through a seer, to Tomislav
Vlasic, who was confronted with problems dealing with truth:
"Should I write, answer these injustices, these lies?"
Do not waste your time. Pray and love. You cannot
even imagine how powerful God is. (T.
Vlasic, Dec. 29, 1986, VB 4, 213).
To Vicka:
Do you want to offer yourself, also, for the
salvation of the world? I need your sacrifices.
To a group from the parish of Medjugorje:
Come at 11 o 'clock at night to the place of the
apparitions (...). Come
at three o'clock in the morning to pray at the place of the Apparition.
Come at one o'clock in the morning to Krizevac.
Come and pray all night.
It is to Ivan's group that these messages of
nocturnal prayer were addressed on the hill of the first apparitions,
or at Krizevac. (T. Vlasic, Dec. 31, 1986, VB
4, 220).
We group these intentions according to the principal
focus of interest: God, His plan, His word, the pastors, prayer and
fasting, Medjugorje, peace, and resurrection.
GOD
For the triumph of Jesus (Sept. 9, 1984).
For the glorification of God through us (Jan. 16, 1986).
For a knowledge of the glory of the Lord (Nov. 28,
1985).
For the experience of joy, caused by a meeting with
Jesus (Dec. 11, 1986)
For God's blessing (Nov. 6, 1986).
For the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Mar. - Apr.,
1983; May 9, 1985).
For the coming of the Spirit of Truth (June 9, 1984).
For parish renewal by the Holy Spirit (Mar. 30, 1984).
For obtaining the gifts of the Holy Spirit (Apr. 17,
1986).
HIS PLAN
For the realization of God's plan (Oct. 24, 1984).
For the knowledge of our role in God's plan (Jan. 25,
1987).
For the accomplishment of all the plans which God wants
to realize through us (Jan. 30, 1986).
For the conversion of Satan's trials, to the glory of
God (Feb. 7, 1985).
HIS WORD
For anchoring the word of God in our hearts, through
daily meditation of Holy Scriptures (Apr. 19, 1984).
For learning to pray and to read the Bible in the
family (Feb. 14, 1985).
PASTORS OF THE CHURCH
For the Pope (Nov. 1981).
For the Bishop (May 25, 1983, a frequent intention.).
For the authorities of the Church (Mar. - Apr., 1983).
PRAYER AND FASTING
For learning to pray with love (Nov. 29, 1984).
To pray without ceasing (Nov. 13, 1983).
For our prayer to become a channel for others (Nov. 17,
1984).
For learning in prayer, the path of joy. (Feb. 25,
1987).
For prayer to lead us to humility (Feb. 10, 1984).
For the world's understanding that prayer is the only
road to peace (Oct. 29, 1983).
For our learning to fast through love and not only
through habit (Sept. 20, 1984).
For the avoidance of wars and catastrophes, through our
prayer and our fasting (July 27, 1982).
CONVERSION AND RECONCILIATION
For the conversion and reconciliation of the world
(October 15, 19 83).
For the conversion of sinners (Aug. 2, 1984).
For the world to become aware of sin, in which it is
floundering (Feb. 17, 1984).
For the conversion of all mankind (Apr. 4, 1984).
For world understanding of the last call of Mary to
conversion (May 2, 19 82). For receiving, each month, the Sacrament of
Reconciliation (Transfiguration 1982).
For the reconciliation of mankind with God, and with
one another (June 26, 1981).
PURGATORY
For the souls in Purgatory, our future intercessors
(Nov. 6, 1985).
For concerned souls, who are in Purgatory (July 21,
1982).
For the souls of Purgatory who do not receive prayers
of intercession (Ju ly 21, 1982).
MEDJUGORJE
For the realization of all of Mary's plans at
Medjugorje (Sept. 27, 1984) 2E
For the continuation of Mary's presence at Medjugorje
(Jan. 2, 1985).
For the understanding of all that Mary gives us at
Medjugorje (Apr.25, 1987).
For defeating Satan's objectives in the parish (Aug. 1,
1985).
The Church recognition of the supernatural character of
Medjugorje (June 3, 1983).
LOVE AND PEACE
For obtaining the gift of love (May 28, 1985).
For our understanding of the love-sacrifice, by loving
those who harm us (Oct. 7, 1985).
For our conversion into good, through love, that which
Satan seeks to destroy and have for himself (July 31, 1986).
For our understanding of Mary's love for us (Mar. 1,
1982).
For the peace granted to those who pray to God (Oct.
23, 1986).
For peace and humility of heart (Feb. 11, 1984).
For the growth of a great peace and a great love in us
(Sept. 29, 1983).
| Ba | Barbaric, Slavko: (Account of the inner locutions of Jelena Vasilj and Marijana Vasilj.) |
| Bl | Blais, Yves-Maria: (Apparitions of Medjugorje, 500 Messages to Live) Montreal, Queen of Peace, 1986 |
| BN | (Boa Nova), Sameiro, 4700 Braga, Portugal. |
| Bo | Botta, M. and Frigerio: (The Apparitions of Medjugorje), Pessano, 1984. |
| Bu | Bubalo, Janko: (A Thousand Encounters With the Blessed Virgin), Paris, O.E.I.L. 1984. |
| C | Castella, Andre, and Ljubic: (Medjugorje, Invitation for Prayer and Conversion), Hauteville, Paris, 1986. Reference to book of Ljubic Lj. |
| CP | (Parish Chronicle), from Fr. Tomislav Vlasic, 1981. |
| D | Dugandzic, Ivan: (Chronological Study of the Apparitions). |
| DN | (Is the Virgin Mary Appearing at Medjugorje?) and supplemental update s by Fr. Rene Laurentin, December 1984 through July 1987.1 |
| DV | Diaries of Vicka: July 1981 through March, 1982. (DV #1, #2, #3.) |
| EM | (Medical and Scientific Studies of the Apparitions of Medjugorje), H. = Joyeux and R. Laurentin, O.E.I.L. Paris, 1985) |
| Fl | Faricy, Robt. and Rooney, Lucy: (Medjugorje, Mary the Queen of Peace) = Tequi, Paris, 1984. |
| F2 | Faricy, R. (The Heart of Medjugorje; Mary speaks to the World). Prefac e by R. Laurentin, Fayard, 1986. |
| Fr | Fr. Frigerio: (Scientific Study of Medjugorje) Como, Mescat, 1986. |
| G | (Gebetsaktion Medjugorje) Wien. (German text: "Action of Prayer in Medjugorje") |
| J | Jelena: (Journal), as transmitted to Fr. Tomislav Vlasic. |
| K | Kraljevic, Svetozar: (The Apparitions of Medjugorje) Fayard, 1984. |
| L1 | Laurentin, Rene: (Is the Virgin Mary Appearing at Medjugorje?) 1984 |
| L2 | Laurentin, Rene: (Medjugorje, The Story and Messages of the Apparition s) O.E.I.L. Paris, 1986 |
| L3 | (Medjugorje) presented by R. Laurentin, DDB, Paris, 1987. |
| Lj | Ljubic, Marija: (The Virgin Appears in Yugoslavia), Hauteville, Parvis , January, 1985. |
| M | Miravalle, Mark: (The Message of Medjugorje), Doctorate Thesis, University Press of America, 1986. |
| MG | (Messages of Thursday), Lecco, Ruscomviaggi, 1987. (In Italian) |
| MM | (Messages of Mary) 15 rue du Champ du Pardon, 76000 Rouen, France. |
| T | Totto, George: (Medjugorje, Our Lady's Parish) Medjugorje Information Service, St. Leonard's on the Sea, England, 1985. |
| VB | Vlasic, Tomislav and Barbaric, Slavko: Four volumes of meditations on Our Lady's messages, 1984 through 1987. (In the United States, the first two volumes are known as the Grey Book and Blue Book). Friends of Medjugorje, West, Texas. |
1. In the United States, these supplemental updates include: "The Apparitions at Medjugorje Prolonged" and, "Latest News of Medjugorje" published by The Riehle Foundation.
Publisher's note:
The above list of texts comprise material primarily available to the author, (Fr. R. Laurentin), in Europe, and through his studies in Medjugorje. Not all of these texts are available in the United States, or even translated into English. They are shown here, principally as a point of reference.
May 25, 1988
"Dear children! I am inviting you to a complete surrender to God.
Pray, little children, that Satan may not carry you about like the
branches in the wind. Be strong in God. I desire that through you the
whole world may get to know the God of joy. By your life bear witness
for God's joy. Do not be anxious nor worried. God himself will help you
and show you the way. I desire that you love all men with my love. Only
in that way can love reign over the world. Little children, you are
mine. I love you and want you to surrender to me so that I can lead you
to God. Never cease praying so that Satan cannot take advantage of you.
Pray for the knowledge that you are mine. I bless you with blessings of
joy. Thank you for having responded to my call."
June 25, 1988
"Dear children! I am calling you to that love which is loyal and
pleasing to God. Little children, love bears everything bitter and
difficult for the sake of Jesus who is love. Therefore, dear children,
pray that God come to your aid, not however according to your desire,
but according to His love. Surrender yourself to God so that He may
hear you, console you and forgive everything inside you which is a
hindrance on the way of love. In this way God can move your life, and
you will grow in love. Dear children, glorify God with a hymn of love
so that God's love may be able to grow in you day by day to its
fullness. Thank you for having responded to my call."
July 25, 1988
"Dear children! Today I am calling you to a complete surrender to
God. Everything you do and everything you possess give over to God so
that He can take control in your life as the King of all that you
possess. That way, through me, God can lead you into the depths of the
spiritual life. Little children, do not be afraid, because I am with
you even if you think there is no way out and that Satan is in control.
I am bringing peace to you I am your mother, the Queen of Peace. I am
blessing you with the blessings of joy so that for you God may be
everything in your life. Thank you for having responded to my call."
August 25, 1988
"Dear children! Today I invite you all to rejoice in the life which
God gives you. Little children, rejoice in God, the Creator, because He
has created you so wonderfully. Pray that your life be joyful
thanksgiving which flows out of your heart like a river of joy. Little
children, give thanks unceasingly for all that you possess, for each
little gift which God has given you, so that a joyful blessing always
comes down from God upon your life. Thank you for having responded to
my call."
September 25, 1988
"Dear children! Today I am inviting all of you, without exception,
to the way of holiness in your life. God gave you the grace, the gift
of holiness. Pray that you may, more and more, comprehend it, and in
that way, you will be able, by your life, to bear witness for God. Dear
children, I am blessing you and I intercede to God for you so that your
way and your witness may be a complete one and a joy for God. Thank you
for having responded to my call."
October 25, 1988
"Dear children! My invitation that you live the messages which I am
giving you is a daily one, specially, little children, because I want
to draw you closer to the Heart of Jesus. Therefore, little children, I
am inviting you today to the prayer of consecration to Jesus, my dear
Son, so that each of you may be His. And then I am inviting you to the
consecration of my Immaculate Heart. I want you to consecrate
yourselves as parents, as families and as parishioners so that all
belong to God through my heart. Therefore, little children, pray that
you comprehend the greatness of this message which I am giving you. I
do not want anything for myself, rather all for the salvation of your
soul. Satan is strong and therefore, you, little children, by constant
prayer, press tightly against my motherly heart. Thank you for having
responded to my call."
November 25, 1988
"Dear children! I call you to prayer, to have an encounter with God
in prayer. God gives Himself to you, but He wants you to answer in your
own freedom to his invitation. That is why little children during the
day, find yourself a special time when you could pray in peace and
humility, and have this meeting with God the creator. I am with you and
I intercede for you in front of God, so watch in vigil, so that every
encounter in prayer be the joy of your contact with God. Thank you for
having responded to my call."
December 25, 1988
"Dear children! I call you to peace. Live it in your heart and all
around you, so that all will know peace, peace that does not come from
you but from God. Little children, today is a great day. Rejoice with
me. Glorify the Nativity of Jesus through the peace that I give you. It
is for this peace that I have come as your Mother, Queen of Peace.
Today I give you my special blessing. Bring it to all creation, so that
all creation will know peace. Thank you for having responded to my
call."
January 25, 1989
"Dear children! Today I am calling you to the way of holiness. Pray
that you may comprehend the beauty and the greatness of this way where
God reveals himself to you in a special way. Pray that you may be open
to everything that God does through you that in your life you may be
enabled to give thanks to God and to rejoice over everything that He
does through each individual. I give you my blessing. Thank you for
having responded to my call."
February 25, 1989
"Dear children! Today I invite you to prayer of the heart.
Throughout this season of grace I wish each of you to be united with
Jesus, but without unceasing prayer you cannot experience the beauty
and greatness of the grace which God is offering you. Therefore, little
children, at all times fill your heart with even the smallest prayers.
I am with you and unceasingly keep watch over every heart which is
given to me. Thank you for having responded to my call."
March 25, 1989
"Dear children! I am calling you to a complete surrender to God. I
am calling you to great joy and peace which only God can give. I am
with you and I intercede for you every day before God. I call you,
little children, to listen to me and to live the messages that I am
giving you. Already for years you are invited to holiness but you are
still far away. I am blessing you. Thank you for having responded to my
call."
April 25, 1989
"Dear children! I am calling you to a complete surrender to God. Let
everything that you possess be in the hands of God. Only in that way
shall you have joy in your heart. Little children, rejoice in
everything that you have. Give thanks to God because everything is
God's gift to you. That way in your life you shall be able to give
thanks for everything and discover God in everything even in the
smallest flower. Thank you for having responded to my call."
May 25, 1989
"Dear children! I invite you now to be open to God. See, children,
how nature is opening herself and is giving life and fruits. In the
same way I invite you to live with God and to surrender completely to
him. Children, I am with you and I want to introduce you continuously
to the joy of life. I desire that everyone may discover the joy and
love which can be found only in God and which only God can give. God
doesn't want anything from you only your surrender. Therefore,
children, decide seriously for God because everything else passes away.
Only God doesn't pass away. Pray to be able to discover the greatness
and joy of life which God gives you. Thank you for having responded to
my call."
June 25, 1989
"Dear children! Today I am calling you to live the messages I have
been giving you during the past eight years. This is the time of grace
and I desire the grace of God be great for every single one of you. I
am blessing you and I love you with a special love. Thank you for
having responded to call."
July 25, 1989
"Dear children! Today I am calling you to renew your hearts. Open
yourselves to God and surrender to him all your difficulties and
crosses so, God may turn everything into joy. Little children, you
cannot open yourselves to God if you do not pray. Therefore, from
today, decide to consecrate a time in the day only for an encounter
with God in silence. In that way you will be able, with God, to witness
my presence here. Little children, I do not wish to force you. Rather
freely give God your time, like children of God. Thank you for having
responded to my call."
August 25, 1989
"Dear children! I call you to prayer. By means of prayer, little
children, you obtain joy and peace. Through prayer you are richer in
the mercy of God. Therefore, little children, let prayer be the life of
each one of you. Especially I call you to pray so that all those who
are far away from God may be converted. Then our hearts shall be richer
because God will rule in the hearts of all men. Therefore, little
children, pray, pray, pray! Let prayers begin to rule in the whole
world. Thank you for having responded to my call."
September 25, 1989
"Dear children! Today I invite you to give thanks to God for all the
gifts you have discovered in the course of your life and even for the
least gift that you have perceived. I give thanks with you and want all
of you to experience the joy of these gifts. And I want God to be
everything for each one of you. And then, little children, you can grow
continuously on the way of holiness. Thank you for responding to my
call."
October 25, 1989
"Dear children! Today also I am inviting you to prayer. I am always
inviting you, but you are still far away. Therefore, from today, decide
seriously to dedicate time to God. I am with you and I wish to teach
you to pray with the heart. In prayer with the heart you shall
encounter God. Therefore, little children, pray, pray, pray! Thank you
for having responded to my call."
November 25, 1989
"Dear children! I am inviting you for years by these messages which
I am giving you. Little children, by means of the messages I wish to
make a very beautiful mosaic in your hearts, so I may be able to
present each one of you to God like the original image. Therefore,
little children, I desire that your decisions be free before God,
because He has given you freedom. Therefore pray, so that, free from
any influence of Satan, we may decide only for God. I am praying for
you before God and I am seeking your surrender to God. Thank you for
responding to my call."
December 25, 1989
"Dear children! Today I bless you in a special way with my motherly
blessing and I am interceding for you before God that He gives you the
gift of conversion of the heart. For years I am calling you and
exhorting you to a deep spiritual life in simplicity, but you are so
cold. Therefore, little children, I ask you to accept and live the
messages with seriousness, so that your soul will not be sad when I
will no longer be with you, and when I will no longer lead you like
insecure children in their first steps. Therefore, little children,
every day read the messages that I have given you and transform them
into life. I love you and therefore I am calling you all to the way of
salvation with God. Thank you for having responded to my call."
January 25, 1990
"Dear children! Today I invite you to decide for God once again and
to choose Him before everything and above everything, so that He may
work miracles in your life and that day by day your life may become joy
with Him. Therefore, little children, pray and do not permit Satan to
work in your life through misunderstandings, the non-understanding and
non-acceptance of one another. Pray that you may be able to comprehend
the greatness and the beauty of the gift of life. Thank you for having
responded to my call."
February 25, 1990
"Dear children! I invite you to surrender to God. In this season I
specially want you to renounce all the things to which you are attached
but which are hurting your spiritual life. Therefore, little children,
decide completely for God, and do not allow Satan to come into your
life through those things that hurt both you and your spiritual life.
Little children, God is offering Himself to you in fullness, and you
can discover and recognize Him only in prayer. Therefore make a
decision for prayer. Thank you for having responded to call."
March 25, 1990
"Dear children! I am with you even if you are not conscious of it. I
want to protect you from everything that Satan offers you and through
which he wants to destroy you. As I bore Jesus in my womb, so also,
dear children, do I wish to bear you into holiness. God wants to save
you and sends you messages through men, nature, and so many things
which can only help you to understand that you must change the
direction of your life. Therefore, little children, understand also the
greatness of the gift which God is giving you through me, so that I may
protect you with my mantle and lead you to the joy of life. Thank you
for having responded to my call."
April 25, 1990
"Dear children! Today I invite you to accept with seriousness and to
live the messages which I am giving you. I am with you and I desire,
dear children, that each one of you be ever closer to my heart.
Therefore, little children, pray and seek the will of God in your
everyday life. I desire that each one of you discover the way of
holiness and grow in it until eternity. I will pray for you and
intercede for you before God that you understand the greatness of this
gift which God is giving me that I can be with you. Thank you for
having responded to my call."
May 25, 1990
"Dear children! I invite you to decide with seriousness to live this
novena. Consecrate the time to prayer and to sacrifice. I am with you
and I desire to help you to grow in renunciation and mortification,
that you may be able to understand the beauty of the life of people who
go on giving themselves to me in special way. Dear children, God
blesses you day after day and desires a change of your life. Therefore,
pray that you may have the strength to change your life. Thank you for
having responded to my call."
June 25, 1990
"Dear children! Today I desire to thank you for all your sacrifices
and for all your prayers. I am blessing you with my special motherly
blessing. I invite you all to decide for God, so that from day to day
you will discover His will in prayer. I desire, dear children, to call
all of you to a full conversion so that joy will be in your hearts. I
am happy that you are here today in such great numbers. Thank you for
having responded to my call."
July 25, 1990
"Dear children! Today I invite you to peace. I have come here as the
Queen of Peace and I desire to enrich you with my motherly peace. Dear
children, I love you and I desire to bring all of you to the peace
which only God gives and which enriches every heart. I invite you to
become carriers and witnesses of my peace to this unpeaceful world. Let
peace reign in the whole world which is without peace and longs for
peace. I bless you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having
responded to my call."
August 25, 1990
"Dear children! I desire to invite you to take with seriousness and
put into practice the messages which I am giving you. You know, little
children, that I am with you and I desire to lead you along the same
path to heaven, which is beautiful for those who discover it in prayer.
Therefore, little children, do not forget that those messages which I
am giving you have to be put into your everyday life in order that you
might be able to say: "There, I have taken the messages and tried to
live them." Dear children, I am protecting you before the heavenly
Father by my own prayers. Thank you for having responded to my call."
September 25, 1990
"Dear children! I invite you to pray with the heart in order that
your prayer may be a conversation with God. I desire each one of you to
dedicate more time to God. Satan is strong and wants to destroy and
deceive you in many ways. Therefore, dear children, pray every day that
your life will be good for yourselves and for all those you meet. I am
with you and I am protecting you even though Satan wishes to destroy my
plans and to hinder the desires which the Heavenly Father wants to
realize here. Thank you for having responded to my call."
October 25, 1990
"Dear children! Today I call you to pray in a special way that you
offer up sacrifices and good deeds for peace in the world. Satan is
strong and with all his strength, desires to destroy the peace which
comes from God. Therefore, dear children, pray in a special way with me
for peace. I am with you and I desire to help you with my prayers and I
desire to guide you on the path of peace. I bless you with my motherly
blessing. Do not forget to live the messages of peace. Thank you for
having responded to my call."
November 25, 1990
"Dear children! Today I invite you to do works of mercy with love
and out of love for me and for your and my brothers and sisters. Dear
children, all that you do for others, do it with great joy and humility
towards God. I am with you and day after day I offer your sacrifices
and prayers to God for the salvation of the world. Thank you for having
responded to my call."
December 25, 1990
"Dear children! Today I invite you in a special way to pray for
peace. Dear children, without peace you cannot experience the birth of
the little Jesus neither today nor in your daily lives. Therefore, pray
the Lord of Peace that He may protect you with His mantle and that He
may help you to comprehend the greatness and the importance of peace in
your heart. In this way you shall be able to spread peace from your
heart throughout the whole world. I am with you and I intercede for you
before God. Pray, because Satan wants to destroy my plans of peace. Be
reconciled with one another and by means of your lives help peace reign
in the whole earth. Thank you for having responded to my call."
"Dear children! Today, like never before, I invite you to prayer.
Let your prayer be a prayer for peace. Satan is strong and desires to
destroy not only human life, but also nature and the planet on which
you live. Therefore, dear children, pray that through prayer you can
protect yourselves with God's blessing of peace. God has sent me among
you so that I may help you. If you so wish, grasp for the rosary. Even
the rosary alone can work miracles in the world and in your lives. I
bless you and I remain with you for as long as it is God's will. Thank
you for not betraying my presence here and I thank you because your
response is serving the good and the peace."
February 25, 1991
"Dear children! Today, I invite you to decide for God, because
distance from god is the fruit of the lack of peace in your hearts. God
is only peace. Therefore, approach Him through your personal prayer and
then live peace in your hearts and in this way peace will flow from
your hearts like a river into the whole world. Do not talk about peace,
but make peace. I am blessing each of you and each good decision of
yours. Thank you for having responded to my call."
March 25, 1991
"Dear children! Again today I invite you to live the passion of
Jesus in prayer, and in union with Him. Decide to give more time to God
who gave you these days of grace. Therefore, dear children, pray and in
a special way renew the love for Jesus for in your hearts. I am with
you and I accompany you with my blessing any my prayers. Thank you for
having responded to my call."
April 25, 1991
"Dear children! Today I invite you all so that your prayer be prayer
with the heart. Let each of you find time for prayer so that in prayer
you discover God. I do not desire you to talk about prayer, but to
pray. Let your every day be filled with prayer of gratitude to God for
life and for all that you have. I do not desire your life to pass by in
words but that you glorify God with deeds. I am with you and I am
grateful to God for every moment spent with you. Thank you for having
responded to my call."
May 25,1991
"Dear Children! Today I invite all of you who have heard my message
of peace to realize it with seriousness and with love in your life.
There are many who think that they are doing a lot by talking about the
messages, but do not live them. Dear children, I invite you to life and
to change all the negative in you, so that it all turns into the
positive and life. Dear children, I am with you and I desire to help
each of you to live and by living, to witness the good news. I am here,
dear children, to help you and to lead you to heaven, and in heaven is
the joy through which you can already live heaven now. Thank you for
having responded to my call!"
June 25,1991
"Dear children! Today on this great day which you have given to me,
I desire to bless all of you and to say: these days while I am with you
are days of grace. I desire to teach you and help you to walk the way
of holiness. There are many people who do not desire to understand my
messages and to accept with seriousness what I am saying. But you I
therefore call and ask that by your lives and by your daily living you
witness my presence. If you pray, God will help you to discover the
true reason for my coming. Therefore, little children, pray and read
the Sacred Scriptures so that through my coming you discover the
message in Sacred Scripture for you Thank you for having responded to
my call."
July 25, 1991
"Dear Children! Today I invite you to pray for peace. At this time
peace is being threatened in a special way, and I am seeking from you
to renew fasting and prayer in your families. Dear children, I desire
you to grasp the seriousness of the situation and that much of what
will happen depends on your prayers and you are praying a little bit.
Dear children, I am with you and I am inviting you to begin to pray and
fast seriously as in the first days of my coming. Thank you for having
responded to my call."
August 25, 1991
"Dear Children! Today also I invite you to prayer, now as never
before when my plan has begun to be realized. Satan is strong and wants
to sweep away plans of peace and joy and make you think that my Son is
not strong in his decisions. Therefore, I call all of you, dear
children to pray and fast still more firmly. I invite you to realize
through the secrets I began in Fatima may be fulfilled. I call you,
dear children, to grasp the importance of my coming and the seriousness
of the situation. I want to save all souls and present them to God.
Therefore, let us pray that everything I have begun be fully realized.
Thank you for having responded to my call."
September 25, 1991
"Dear children! Today in a special way I invite you all to prayer
and renunciation. For now as never before Satan wants to show the world
his shameful face by which he wants to seduce as many people as
possible onto the way of death and sin. Therefore, dear children, help
my Immaculate Heart to triumph in the sinful world. I beseech all of
you to offer prayers and sacrifices for my intentions so I can present
them to God for what is most necessary. Forget your desires, dear
children, and pray for what God desires, and not for what you desire.
Thank you for having responded to my call."
October 25, 1991
"Dear children! Pray! Pray! Pray!"
November 25, 1991
"Dear Children! This time also I am inviting you to prayer. Pray
that you might be able to comprehend what God desires to tell you
through my presence and through the messages I am giving you. I desire
to draw you ever closer to Jesus and to His wounded heart that you
might be able to comprehend the immeasurable love which gave itself for
each one of you. Therefore, dear children, pray that from your heart
would flow a fountain of love to every person both to the one who hates
you and to the one who despises you. That way you will be able through
Jesus' love to overcome all the misery in this world of sorrows, which
is without hope for those who do not know Jesus. I am with you and I
love you with the immeasurable love of Jesus. Thank you for all your
sacrifices and prayers. Pray so I might be able to help you still more.
Your prayers are necessary to me. Thank you for having responded to my
call."
December 25, 1991
"Dear children! Today in a special way I bring the little Jesus to
you, that He may bless you with His blessing of peace and love. Dear
children, do not forget that this is a grace which many people neither
understand nor accept. Therefore, you who have said that you are mine,
and seek my help, give all of yourself. First of all, give your love
and example in your families. You say that Christmas is a family feast.
Therefore, dear children, put God in the first place in your families,
so that He may give you peace and may protect you not only from war,
but also in peace protect you from every satanic attack. When God is
with you, you have everything. But when you do not want Him, then you
are miserable and lost, and you do not know on whose side you are.
Therefore, dear children, decide for God. Then you will get everything.
Thank you for having responded to my call."
January 25, 1992
"Dear Children! Today, I am inviting you to a renewal of prayer in
your families so that way every family will become a joy to my son
Jesus. Therefore, dear children, pray and seek more time for Jesus and
then you will be able to understand and accept everything, even the
most difficult sicknesses and crosses. I am with you and I desire to
take you into my heart and protect you, but you have not yet decided.
Therefore, dear children, I am seeking for you to pray, so through
prayer you would allow me to help you. Pray, my dear little children,
so prayer becomes your daily bread. Thank you for having responded to
my call."
February 25, 1992
"Dear children! Today I invite you to draw still closer to God
through prayer. Only that way will I be able to help you and to protect
you from every attack of Satan. I am with you and I intercede for you
with God, that He protect you. But I need your prayers and your -
"Yes." You get lost easily in material and human things, and forget
that God is your greatest friend. Therefore, my dear little children,
draw close to God so He may protect you and guard you from every evil.
Thank you for having responded to my call!"
March 25, 1992
"Dear children! Today as never before I invite you to live my
messages and to put them into practice in your life. I have come to you
to help you and, therefore, I invite you to change your life because
you have taken a path of misery, a path of ruin. When I told you:
convert, pray, fast, be reconciled, you took these messages
superficially. You started to live them and then you stopped, because
it was difficult for you. No, dear children, when something is good,
you have to persevere in the good and not think: God does not see me,
He is not listening, He is not helping. And so you have gone away from
God and from me because of your miserable interest. I wanted to create
of you an oasis of peace, love and goodness. God wanted you, with your
love and with His help, to do miracles and, thus, give an example.
Therefore, here is what I say to you: Satan is playing with you and
with your souls and I cannot help you because you are far away from my
heart. Therefore, pray, live my messages and then you will see the
miracles of God's love in your everyday life. Thank you for having
responded to my call."
April 25, 1992
"Dear children! Today also I invite you to prayer. Only by prayer
and fasting can war be stopped. Therefore, my dear little children,
pray and by your life give witness that you are mine and that you
belong to me, because Satan wishes in these turbulent days to seduce as
many souls as possible. Therefore, I invite you to decide for God and
He will protect you and show you what you should do and which path to
take. I invite all those who have said "yes" to me to renew their
consecration to my Son Jesus and to His Heart and to me so we can take
you more intensely as instruments of peace in this unpeaceful world.
Medjugorje is a sign to all of you and a call to pray and live the days
of grace that God is giving you. Therefore, dear children, accept the
call to prayer with seriousness. I am with you and your suffering is
also mine. Thank you for having responded to my call."
May 25, 1992
"Dear children! Today also I invite you to prayer, so that through
prayer you come still nearer to God. I am with you and I desire to lead
you on the path to salvation that Jesus gives you. From day to day, I
am nearer to you although you are not aware of it and you do not want
to admit that you are only linked to me in a small way with your few
prayers. When trials and problems arise, you say, "O God! O Mother!
Where are you?" As for me, I only wait for your "Yes" to present to
Jesus for Him to fill you with His grace. That is why, once more,
please accept my call and start to pray in a new way until prayer
becomes joy to you. Then you will discover that God is all powerful in
your daily life. I am with you and I am waiting for you. Thank you for
having responded to my call."
June 25, 1992
"Dear children! Today I am happy, even if in my heart there is still
a little sadness for all those who have started on this path and then
have left it. My presence here is to take you on a new path, the path
to salvation. This is why I call you, day after day to conversion. But
if you do not pray, you can not say that you are on the way to being
converted. I pray for you and I intercede to God for peace; first peace
in your hearts and also peace around you, so that God may be your
peace. Thank you for having responded to my call."
July 25, 1992
"Dear children! Today also I invite you to prayer, a prayer of joy
so that in these sad days no one amongst you may feel sadness in
prayer, but a joyful meeting with God His Creator. Pray, little
children, to be able to come closer to me and to feel through prayer
what it is I desire from you. I am with you and each day I bless you
with my maternal blessing so that Our Lord may fill you abundantly with
His grace for your daily life. Give thanks to God for the grace of my
being able to be with you because I assure you it is a great grace.
Thank you for having responded to my call."
August 25, 1992
"Dear children! Today I desire to tell you that I love you. I love
you with my maternal love and I invite you to open yourselves
completely to me so that, through each one of you, I can convert and
save this world which is full of sin and bad things. That is why, my
dear little children, you should open yourselves completely to me so
that I may carry you always further toward the marvelous love of God
the Creator who reveals Himself to you from day to day. I am with you
and I wish to reveal to you and show you the God who loves you. Thank
you for having responded to my call."
September 25, 1992
"Dear children! Today again I would like to say to you that I am
with you also in these troubled days during which Satan wishes to
destroy all that my Son Jesus and I are building. He desires especially
to destroy your souls. He wants to take you away as far as possible
from the Christian life and from the commandments that the Church calls
you to live. Satan wishes to destroy everything that is holy in you and
around you. This is why, little children, pray, pray, pray to be able
to grasp all that God is giving you through my coming. Thank you for
having responded to my call."
October 25, 1992
"Dear children! I invite you to prayer now when Satan is strong and
wishes to make as many souls as possible his own. Pray, dear children,
and have more trust in me because I am here in order to help you and to
guide you on a new path toward a new life. Therefore, dear little
children, listen and live what I tell you because it is important for
you when I shall not be with you any longer that you remember my words
and all that I told you. I call you to begin to change your life from
the beginning and that you decide for conversion not with words but
with your life. Thank you for having responded to my call."
November 25, 1992
"Dear Children! Today, more than ever, I am calling you to pray. May
your life become a continuous prayer. Without love you can not pray.
That is why I am calling you to love God, the Creator of your lives,
above everything else. Then you will come to know God and will love Him
in everything as He loves you. Dear children, it is a grace that I am
with you. That is why you should accept and live my messages for your
own good. I love you and that is why I am with you, in order to teach
you and to lead you to a new life of conversion and renunciation. Only
in this way will you discover God and all that which now seems so far
away from you. Therefore, my dear children, pray. Thank you for having
responded to my call."
December 25, 1992
"Dear children! I desire to place all of you under my mantle and
protect you from all satanic attacks. Today is a day of peace, but in
the whole world there is a great lack of peace. That is why I call you
all to build a new world of peace with me through prayer. This I can
not do without you, and this is why I call all of you with my motherly
love and God will do the rest. So, open yourselves to God's plan and to
His designs to be able to cooperate with Him for peace and for
everything that is good. Do not forget that your life does not belong
to you, but is a gift with which you must bring joy to others and lead
them to eternal life. May the tenderness of the little Jesus always
accompany you. Thank you for having responded to my call."
January 25, 1993
"Dear children! Today I call you to accept and live my messages with
seriousness. These days are the days when you need to decide for God,
for peace and for the good. May every hatred and jealousy disappear
from your life and your thoughts, and may there only dwell love for God
and for your neighbor. Thus, and only thus shall you be able to discern
the signs of the time. I am with you and I guide you into a new time, a
time which God gives you as grace so that you may get to know him more.
Thank you for having responded to my call."
February 25, 1993
"Dear children! Today I bles