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Fr. Lubo Kurtovych, OFM
Go into nature and pray (Fr Ljubo Kurtović, OFM)

Go into nature and pray (Fr Ljubo Kurtović, OFM)

Our Lady, as the true Mother of the Church, walks with us not only in liturgical season but also in the season of nature in which we are enthroned and in which we live. Everything…

Tereza Gazhiyova
God has love for every creature (Terézia Gažiová)

God has love for every creature (Terézia Gažiová)

The invitation of Our Lady to go into nature, to pray and to listen to God is an invitation to follow Jesus. She teaches us to learn from nature through all that is created. Jesus…

Fr. Slavko Barbaric, OFM
I Am the Living Bread (Fr Slavko Barbarić, OFM)

I Am the Living Bread (Fr Slavko Barbarić, OFM)

Jesus often repeated that He was the Living Bread and the Bread of Life. He also several times multiplied bread in order to feed those who came to listen to Him. He did not want…

Fr. Lubo Kurtovych, OFM
Carriers of peace and joy (Fr Ljubo Kurtović, OFM)

Carriers of peace and joy (Fr Ljubo Kurtović, OFM)

Our Lady, as a true mother, does not stop calling Her children. She speaks to those who strive to hear Her voice and feel Her heart. Mother never gets tired. She never rests. She feels…

Tereza Gazhiyova
The Love of Jesus transforms (Terézia Gažiová)

The Love of Jesus transforms (Terézia Gažiová)

Our Lady’s message touches us in the very state of heart in which we find ourselves. It always brings hope and direction to what we need to focus on most. Today the Mother reminds us…

Fr. Slavko Barbaric, OFM
The Lamb of God (Fr Slavko Barbarić, OFM)

The Lamb of God (Fr Slavko Barbarić, OFM)

At the beginning of the New Testament stands the last prophet of the Old Testament – John the Baptist. His life and his words are the immediate preparation for the coming of Jesus. He lived…

Fr. Slavko Barbaric, OFM
You have given them bread from Heaven

You have given them bread from Heaven

One of the events that prefigured the Eucharist is the manna in the desert, which announced the Bread from Heaven. Human life is often like a journey through the desert. We are exposed to pain…

Tereza Gazhiyova
It is a time of prayer

It is a time of prayer

Our Lady calls us very clearly, briefly and solemnly to make this time a time of prayer. This time is a time of grace for the Lenten season. The Church calls us to intense prayer,…

Fr. Lubo Kurtovych, OFM
A time of prayer

A time of prayer

This simple and short message of Our Lady is extraordinary because it is all too short. We have become accustomed to messages with a few sentences and now she speaks to us in a very…

Fr. Slavko Barbaric, OFM
Prefigurement

Prefigurement

In Holy Mass, we mention different biblical names, especially two of them: Abel and Isaac. Through their sacrifice, although in different ways, both of them are a prefigurement that announces the sacrifice of Christ.  …

Tereza Gazhiyova
In humility seek peace

In humility seek peace

Our Lady is the Queen of the Prophets. All the prophets call for conversion, fasting and prayer, which are the conditions of peace. “Mary has neither better nor other means than those by which the…

Fr. Lubo Kurtovych, 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 Barbaric, 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…

Tereza Gazhiyova
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. Lubo Kurtovych, 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…