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Fr. Slavko Barbaric, 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…

Tereza Gazhiyova
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. Lubo Kurtovych, 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 Barbaric, 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…

Tereza Gazhiyova
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…

Fr. Lubo Kurtovych, OFM
Joyful seekers of God and witnesses

Joyful seekers of God and witnesses

In the August message, Our Lady told us that She prays for us with Her Son to give us faith and hope for a better future. We know how easy it is to believe in…

Fr. Slavko Barbaric, OFM
General confession

General confession

In regular confessions, a penitent tells the priest when he confessed last, so that the priest can get an idea of his spiritual condition, but there are also special occasions when Christians make the so-called…

Tereza Gazhiyova
My children, I am with you

My children, I am with you

Our Lady thanks us for every sacrifice and prayer we have offered for her intentions. This encourages us to be even more zealous to pray and offer sacrifices, because in doing so we bring her…

Fr. Lubo Kurtovych, OFM
You are important in my plan

You are important in my plan

In the message of May, Our Lady gives thanks for each one of us and in this message, she thanks for every sacrifice and prayer that we have offered for her intentions. Many times, Our…

Fr. Slavko Barbaric, OFM
Annual confession

Annual confession

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the…

Tereza Gazhiyova
Be creators of peace

Be creators of peace

For 41 years we have been under the loving gaze of Our Heavenly Mother. “When I first knelt before Our Lady at her first apparition and looked into her eyes, I saw her immense love…

Fr. Lubo Kurtovych, OFM
I encourage you to holiness

I encourage you to holiness

Our Lady´s maternal gaze watches over us, seeks us and sees the best what we need and what we lack. This is the same look as at the wedding at Cana of Galilee, when she…

Fr. Slavko Barbaric, OFM
Monthly confession – reconciliation day

Monthly confession – reconciliation day

Therefore, let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted…

Tereza Gazhiyova
Hope for a better future

Hope for a better future

In the eyes of Our Lady, we can sense the pain and compassion of a mother for us who are lost. The visionaries testify that in this time of great turmoil in the world, she…

Fr. Lubo Kurtovych, OFM
Return to God

Return to God

The letter to the Hebrews begins with the words, “In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he spoke to us through a…