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Fr Ljubo Kurtović, OFM
Keep converting

Keep converting

The invitation of Our Lady is in line with the Lenten season which we entered a few days ago. Figuratively, we can say that the Lenten season is a temple in which God wants to…

Fr Slavko Barbarić, OFM
The covenant between God and men

The covenant between God and men

When we celebrate Holy Mass, we often mention the Covenant. When Jesus lifts up the chalice, He speaks of the blood of the New and Eternal Covenant. God has a plan for His people and…

Terézia Gažiová
You are my hope

You are my hope

Our Lady invites us – “pray with me for peace”. Praying with her is the light of the Bethlehem Star. She leads us to the King of Peace, to the kingdom that is not of…

Fr Ljubo Kurtović, OFM
Pray for peace

Pray for peace

Our Lady appeared in Medjugorje with the same message and call that we hear today, “Dear children, pray with me for peace.” And after more than 41 years, Her message is still relevant today. Peace…

Fr Slavko Barbarić, OFM
The Holy Bible prepares us for the Eucharist

The Holy Bible prepares us for the Eucharist

Holy Bible or Holy Scripture is God’s Word spoken to men at different times and through different people, but always with the same message: God loves men and offers salvation. God speaks directly to some…

Terézia Gažiová
The call of the Light that transforms

The call of the Light that transforms

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that God created us out of love to know him, to serve him, to love him, and so to come to paradise. Our Lady appears to help…

Fr Ljubo Kurtović, OFM
Be a reflection of Jesus

Be a reflection of Jesus

Christmas is over, but it stays with us throughout the year. Christmas is an invitation. An invitation to conversion and to opening our hearts to the King of Peace, as the Queen of Peace calls…

Before mass, pray to the Holy Spirit

In 1983, as we began to pray the Novena for the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Jelena Vasilj – a girl who had the grace of inner locutions – came to the presbytery and said…

A decision for life

At the beginning of Advent, Our Lady comes to us with a mission, “The Most High has sent me to you to teach you prayer”. When Jesus prayed, his disciples were fascinated. One of them…

Fr Ljubo Kurtović, OFM
Prayer, hope and faith

Prayer, hope and faith

In the last month’s message, Our Lady told us that God sent her to be our joy and our way of hope. Her presence and messages are full of joy, hope of optimism. She does…

Fr Slavko Barbarić, OFM
To come or not to come

To come or not to come

Personally, I have learned a very important lesson. I realized that as a priest, and others often do this as well, I used to rebuke those who didn’t come to Mass and encourage others to…

Terézia Gažiová
Our Lady – the way of hope

Our Lady – the way of hope

According to the testimony of the visionaries, Our Lady always appears joyful and happy. Sometimes we hear the question: I do not understand how She can come being so joyful when the world is filled…

Fr Ljubo Kurtović, OFM
Joy and journey in hope

Joy and journey in hope

The Mother of God patiently and constantly speaks to us through her messages in which we see her optimism and hope in spite of the death, hatred, wars and divisions that rule the world. Our…

Fr Slavko Barbarić, OFM
Actual state

Actual state

Many of the faithful go to Mass only on Sundays. So once a week they encounter Christ in the Eucharistic sacrifice. And each encounter requires some preparation on our part. During Mass, God speaks to…

Terézia Gažiová
Be witnesses of love without bounds

Be witnesses of love without bounds

The prayer of the apostles with Our Lady caused the Holy Spirit to be sent. The sorrow at Jesus’ death and the fear of ending up like him was transformed into joy. An utter transformation…