Our
Lady's mission
is one of peace
and love. She
has come to
earth to
reeducate us and
to help us
convert and
recenter our
lives back to
God. Our Lady's
role has always
been one of
guiding people
to Her Son,
Jesus. What a
fantastic
opportunity we
have before us!
It is important
that we
understand both
the magnitude
and the urgency
of Our Lady's
call to
conversion, and
that we respond
to it with all
our hearts.
Our
Lady continues
to give messages
to six young
people from the
village of
Medjugorje:
Ivan, Jakov,
Marija, Mirjana,
Vicka, and
Ivanka. These
six young people
(referred to as
"visionaries")
have had
apparitions of
the Blessed
Virgin Mary
since June 24,
1981. In
addition to
these messages,
Our Lady is to
give each of the
six visionaries
a total of ten
"secrets"
or happenings
that will occur
on earth in the
near future.
Some of the
secrets pertain
to the whole
world while
others concern
the visionaries
themselves or
their local
village. Only
one of the
secrets so far
has been
revealed by the
visionaries. Our
Lady has
promised to
leave a
supernatural,
indestructable,
and visible sign
on the mountain
where she first
appeared. Our
Lady said:
"This sign
will be given
for the
atheists. You
faithful already
have signs and
you have become
the sign for the
atheists. You
faithful must
not wait for the
sign before you
convert; convert
soon. This time
is a time of
grace for you.
You can never
thank God enough
for His grace.
The time is for
deepening your
faith and for
your conversion.
When the sign
comes, it will
be too late for
many."
When
each of the six
visionaries has
received all ten
"secrets",
Our Lady will
stop appearing
to them on a
daily basis.
Currently,
Marija, Vicka,
and Ivan have
received nine
secrets, and Our
Lady still
appears to them
every day,
wherever they
are, at 5:40pm
during daylight
savings time,
and 6:40pm the
rest of the
year, Medjugorje
time. Mirjana,
Jakov, and
Ivanka have
received all ten
secrets, and Our
Lady appears to
them once per
year, and will
do so for the
rest of their
lives. For
Ivanka, it is on
the anniversary
of the
apparitions,
June 25 each
year. For Jakov,
it is on
Christmas day
each year. And
for Mirjana, it
is on her
birthday, March
18 each year.
Our Lady also
appears to
Mirjana on the
2nd of each
month since 1987
for the express
purpose of
praying for all
unbelievers.
Mirjana tells us
that it is very
important that
all of us pray
for the
unbelievers in
the world, who
are defined as
those who do not
yet know God's
love. Sometimes
these
appearances on
the 2nd of each
month are in
apparitional
form, and
sometimes as
locutions. No
one knows when
Our Lady will
give the tenth
secret to Marija,
Ivan, and Vicka.
There
will then be
three warnings
given to the
world. These
warnings will be
warnings on the
earth. Mirjana
will witness
them. Ten days
before each of
the warnings,
she will advise
a priest of her
choice (Father
Petar Ljubicic),
who will then
fast and pray
for seven days.
Then, three days
before the
warning is to
take place, he
will announce to
the world what,
where, and when
the warning is
to take place.
Mirjana's
testimony will
be a
confirmation of
the validity of
the apparitions
and an incentive
for the
conversion of
the world. After
the first
warning, the
others will
follow within a
rather brief
period of time.
So it is that
people will have
time for
conversion.
After the three
warnings, the
permanent
visible sign
will be left on
the mountain
where Our Lady
first appeared
in Medjugorje.
Those who are
still alive will
have little time
for conversion.
For that reason,
the Blessed
Virgin calls for
urgent
conversion and
reconciliation.
The permanent
sign will lead
to many healings
and conversions
before the
messages become
reality.
The
ninth and tenth
secrets are
grave matters.
They are a
chastisement for
the sins of the
world. The
punishment is
inevitable
because we can
not expect the
conversion of
the entire
world. The
chastisement can
be lessened by
prayers and
penance, but it
can not be
suppressed
entirely. An
evil which
threatened the
world according
to the seventh
secret, had been
eliminated
through prayer
and fasting. For
that reason the
Blessed Virgin
continues to ask
for prayer and
fasting. The
invitation to
prayer and
penance is
destined to ward
off evil and war
and above all to
save souls. Our
Lady says:
"You have
forgotten that
with prayer and
fasting you can
ward off wars,
suspend natural
laws."
Since
the apparitions
began in 1981,
millions of
people of all
faiths, from all
over the world,
have visited
Medjugorje and
have left
spiritually
strengthened and
renewed. Many
bring back
stories of
miracles in the
form of healings
(of mind, body
and soul),
supernatural
visual events,
and deep
conversions back
to God. You owe
it to yourself
and your loved
ones, to
investigate with
an open mind and
heart the
messages which
are given to us
by Our Lady of
Medjugorje. I
invite you to
read these
messages and
decide for
yourself how
this messenger
from Heaven will
affect your life
and that of your
family.
It
is important to
note that Our
Lady's messages
are meant to be
assembled like a
mosaic. To
understand the
full meaning and
depth of Our
Lady's messages,
we should read
and put them all
together. A
single stone
removed from a
mosaic looks
plain or
ordinary, yet if
we look at the
whole mosaic, it
is a rich and
beautiful
picture.
"By means
of the messages,
I wish to make a
very beautiful
mosaic in your
hearts."
(November 25,
1989). Our Lady
has asked that
we continually
read, study, and
meditate on the
messages which
she has given
us. She has
said:
"Little
children, read
everyday the
messages I gave
you and
transform them
into life. I
love you and
this is why I
call you to the
way of salvation
with God."
(December 25,
1989).
The
technique of
teaching which
Our Lady uses,
reeducates us to
be Christians.
She accomplishes
this by walking
with us and
guiding us step
by step, message
by message.
Today, many
people think it
is not important
to be a
Christian.
Others want to
live a
superficial form
of Christianity
which is easier
or more
convenient than
living a true
Christian life.
Our Lady wants
to show us
through Her
messages the
real face of
Christianity.
This is a very
long process
because we as a
society have
strayed far from
the truth and
God and are slow
to learn. This
is true both in
the church and
outside the
church. We have
to accept being
totally
reeducated,
little by
little, by the
Mother of God.
The problem with
mankind is not
so much that
people have bad
intentions,
there are plenty
of good hearted
people. The
problem is that
we sometimes
don't see the
truth; we are in
darkness, and
many of us are
just blind. We
do not realize
that we have put
ourselves into
the hands of
Satan because we
do not know how
to tell the
difference
between right
and wrong. Many
of us become the
image of Satan
without even
knowing it.
I
don't think that
anyone could
argue,
regardless of
religious
orientation,
that today's
world is in a
state of crisis.
All one has to
do is read the
newspaper or
watch television
to be see how
eroded the
morals of our
world have
become. It is
shocking to see
and hear of the
examples of
inhumanity,
cruelty,
violence, abuse,
drugs, war,
crime, etc.,
etc. Much of the
world has
strayed far from
a life centered
around God and
family. The
answers which we
need to redirect
our life can be
found by reading
and living Our
Lady's messages
and the
Scriptures.
"You
are ready to
commit sin, and
to put
yourselves in
the hands of
Satan without
reflecting."
(May 25, 1987)
"Do
not allow Satan
to gain control
of your hearts,
so you would be
an image of
Satan and not of
me."
(January 30,
1986)
"Children,
darkness reigns
over the whole
world. People
are attracted by
many things and
they forget
about the more
important."
"Light
won't reign in
the world until
people accept
Jesus, until
they live His
words, which is
the Word of the
Gospel."
"Dear
children, this
is the reason
for my presence
among you for
such a long
time: to lead
you on the path
of Jesus. I want
to save you and,
through you, to
save the whole
world. Many
people now live
without faith;
some don't even
want to hear
about Jesus, but
they still want
peace and
satisfaction!
Children, here
is the reason
why I need your
prayer: prayer
is the only way
to save the
human
race."
(July 30, 1987)
We
must realize
that Satan is
real. He uses us
for his own end
and purposes.
His main purpose
is destruction.
Destruction of
love, peace,
faith, family,
and life. Just
as God gave
David 5 stones
with which to
defeat Goliath,
Our Lady is also
giving us 5
Stones or
Weapons we can
use to defeat
satan. They are:
-
Daily
Prayer (Of
the
Rosary)
-
Fasting
on
Wednesdays
and
Fridays
-
Daily
Reading of
the Bible
-
Monthly
Confession
-
Holy
Communion
We
must realize
that Our Lady's
plan is for the
entire planet,
that this war is
a war of love
against
destruction, and
that Our Lady's
goal in this
struggle is the
reign of love,
and the return
of souls to God.
Our
Lady tells us
that our
personal role is
"Great".
We cannot do
enough to live
the messages. We
must be willing
to abandon
ourselves
completely. When
put in proper
perspective, our
homes, our
money, and our
businesses are
not nearly as
important as
gaining eternal
life in Heaven
after this life.
Matthew
16:25-27
"Whoever
would save his
life will lose
it, but whoever
loses his life
for my sake will
find it. What
profit would a
man show if he
were to gain the
whole world and
destroy himself
in the process?
What can a man
offer in
exchange for his
very self?"
