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Medjugorje, August 21, 2024
Dear friends, praise be to Jesus and Mary!
1. On July 25, 2024, the visionary, Marija, received the following monthly message:
“My dear children, with joy I have chosen you and am leading you, because in you, little children, I see people of faith, hope and prayer. May you, little children, be led by the pride that you are mine, and I am leading you to Him, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. And I am with you so that peace may win in you and around you, because it is with this intention God has sent me to you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” |
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| 2. A question that people often ask the visionaries. Pilgrims often want to receive a direct answer from the Blessed Mother regarding a direction to take for their lives, a light on this or that situation that concerns them, etc. But the answer is always the same: “Pray, and in prayer the Lord will enlighten you.” This is the best response from a mother, a good educator, who wants to encourage her children to pray and listen in their hearts to the whispers of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said to Sr. Faustina: “I speak to all souls, but … few are the souls that hear the whisper of my voice….”
However, there are exceptions, and once again, with the goal of enabling us to grow, I want to share this testimony. |
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| 3. She hears everything we say! There was a pilgrim who stayed for a long time in Medjugorje and who had developed a beautiful friendship with the visionaries. At that time, it was easier to meet them. He lived Mary’s messages with all his heart, and God’s blessing rested on him. It did not however prevent him from also experiencing the trials inherent in ordinary Christian life. One day, in prayer, he received the inspiration that his time of pilgrimage was coming to an end, that he had to leave Medjugorje, return to his hometown and resume his profession, etc. It was a very big change for him. However, the inner conviction was clear and unavoidable.
He decided to share with Vicka this decision, but she did not expect it and exclaimed: “No! You cannot leave… Stay in Medjugorje, you are part of Medjugorje! Tonight, I will speak to Our Lady about it! So come tomorrow and we will see…” |
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| The next day, Vicka was waiting for him… She had Mary’s answer regarding his plans to leave. She then humbly said to him, “Yes, by leaving from Medjugorje, you are doing the will of God.”
To convey Mary’s messages to a society that is so distant from God, back in his country, this man began to organize pilgrimages for Italian groups, and this activity lasted several years. It took up a great deal of his time, as he had to think of a million things. One day he started doubting: should he continue these pilgrimages? Vicka was not aware of this doubt, but during a conversation, she said to him unexpectedly: “You know, Our Lady is happy that you are bringing pilgrims!” If she is happy, he said to himself, that means I must continue! Mary had not clearly told him to continue, but by expressing her joy, she was showing him a path of blessing while leaving him completely free. That is what she does in her monthly messages with each one of us: she invites us in a motherly way, but she does not give us orders.
Another day, while this pilgrim was driving his car, he began to speak aloud to the Blessed Mother; as a child he would speak to his beloved Mother. And between two Rosary decades, he asked her three very specific questions about situations he was experiencing.
A few days later, while he was talking to Vicka, she said to him very naturally: “As for the 3 questions you asked Our Lady, here are the answers…” and she gave him the exact answers to the 3 questions he had asked Our Lady, while knowing nothing about the prayer he had said in the car. (PS1) He was so moved by these motherly words that he wept for three days! What an incredible love! There are times when the maternal presence of the Blessed Mother and her Son Jesus by our side becomes so tangible that our heart can only melt… |
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| And yet… This testimony is only a small tangible example, a simple little sign of a deep reality that too often escapes us: God is present at our side every day, every hour, every moment, and for every one of us! Not only does Mary hear everything we say, but she picks up the slightest vibrations of our heart, even the most intimate, and she feels them in her own heart. The same goes for Jesus, who is more intimate to us than we are to ourselves. How can we doubt it when we imagine the immense love it took for Him to die on an infamous cross in order to open the doors of eternal life to us? If only we were aware of the dose of love that Heaven offers us freely at every moment! There would be less anxiety, less aggression, less confusion, less tears. Both loneliness and despair would be defeated!
Mary tells us: “If only your hearts felt this immeasurable love that God has for you, your hearts would adore Him and thank Him at every moment of your life.” (To Jakov, 25.12.21)
4. The necessary vigilance of language… If Our Lady was able to tell Vicka the exact words that this pilgrim had expressed in prayer while he was driving, is this not a clear invitation for us to be very attentive to everything that comes out of our mouths? I remember the day, when I was young, after my “conversion”, when I realized and told myself that Our Lady was present with me in the room and that she heard me speak. From that day on, I was cured of a bad habit, of saying bad words every time I was upset. Later, I saw that Jesus Himself warns us about our way of speaking: “I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words, you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” (Matt. 12:36 -37) |
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