Apparition - Our Lady's messages

Saint Faustina of the Divine Mercy

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Saint Faustina of the Divine Mercy

By Michael K. Jones

Note: Sister Faustina was declared a Saint on April 30, 2000.
Helena Kowalska was born in the village of Glogowiec west of Lodz, Poland on August 25, 1905.

As early as the age of seven Helena heard a voice in her soul calling her to a more perfect way of life. By age 15 she had made known to her parents her desire to enter into the convent.

Medjugorje

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Medjugorje
[This answer is not intended as an exhaustive history, an attempt to settle allegations or open questions, much less to judge the authenticity of the apparitions.]

Church's Position on Medjugorje

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Church's Position on Medjugorje

Answered by Colin B. Donovan, STL for Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)
This answer is not intended as an exhaustive history, an attempt to settle allegations or open questions, much less to judge the authenticity of the apparitions.

History. On June 24, 1981, six children in the town of Medjugorje, Yugoslavia (today, Bosnia-Herzegovina), began to experience phenomena which they alleged to be apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This apparition had a message of peace for the world, as well as a call to conversion, prayer and fasting. It also entrusted to the children secret messages about events to be fulfilled in the future. These "secrets," confided individually to different visionaries, have not been revealed to the public. The apparitions themselves have continued almost daily since 1981, with some of the now young adults continuing to experience them regularly (those who have not yet received all the secrets intended for them) and others not. Originally they occurred on a hilltop near the town where a large Cross commemorating the Redemption exists. They have since occurred in many other places, including the parish church, St. James, and wherever the visionaries happen to be located at the time of the apparition.

Fr. Tomislav Vlasic, OFM laicized by Holy See; leaves order

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Vatican Documents

Fr. Tomislav Vlasic, OFM laicized by Holy See; leaves order

ORDO FRATRUM MINORUM
MINISTER GENERALIS

Prot. N. 098714

To the Provincial Ministers of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Italy

Dear Brother Minister,

The Holy Father, accepting the request of friar Tomislav Vlasic, O.F.M, member of the province of friars minor of St. Bernardino of Siena (L'Aquila), responsible for conduct harmful to ecclesial communion both in the spheres of doctrine and discipline, and under a censure of interdict, has granted him the favor of reduction to the lay state (amissio status clericalis) and of dismissal from the Order.

Subcategories

Medjugorje: Talks, Interviews and Media

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Holy See and Medjugorje

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26
Scientific Study and Research

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Messages and Secrets

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Bishops in Medjugorje

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Medjugorje Apparitions

Our Lady appears to six visionaries, which can see her and talk with her during regular apparitions. During some of these apparitions, Our Lady gives messages. One of most frequented topics of these messages are appeals for prayers and love.

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Marian Apparitions

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Interesting Skeptics...

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Visionares

On June 24, 1981 at around 6pm six little children went outside of Medjugorje on a little hill named Podbrdo, or locally known as Crnica.

Those children were Ivanka Ivanković, Mirjana Dragičević, Vicka Ivanković, Ivan
Dragičević, Ivan Ivanković and Milka Pavlović. While there, they saw a beautiful, young woman holding a baby in her arms. She never said anything that day, but tried to show them with her hands to come closer to her. The children got very scared and ran away, although they all thought they saw Virgin Mary.

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Medjugorje Miracles

Supernatural signs are a method God has used throughout history to know Him and to bring His children to conversion. It is a way God speaks to us or to incite our hearts to believe and come to Him. Yet, Jesus once said:

Matthew 12:39

“An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.”

Yet still, Our Lady says:

March 25, 1990

“…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…”

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Medjugorje Sing

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