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Weekly Messages
From 1984
A new
development took place in Medjugorje at the beginning of 1984. Our Lady
told Jelena Vasilj that she wanted the parishioners of St. James Church
to come together at the church for one evening a week so that She could
direct them in their spiritual life. The priests chose Thursday. From
March 1, 1984 through January 8, 1987, Our Lady gave messages to the
parish every Thursday. The messages come to the parish through the six
seers and almost entirely through Marija Pavlovic.
On January 8,
1987, Our Lady said that She would give messages monthly, on the 25th of
each month.
MARCH 1, 1984:
"Dear
children; I have chosen this parish in a special way and I wish to lead
it. I am guarding it in love and I wish everyone to be mine. Thank you
for your response this evening. I wish that you will always be in
greater numbers with Me and my Son. Thank you for your response to my
call."
MARCH 8, 1984:
"Thank you
for your response to my call. Dear children, in this parish, start
converting yourselves. In that way, all those who come here will be able
to convert. Thank you for your response to my call."
MARCH 15, 1984:
"This
evening, dear children, in a special way, I am grateful to you for being
here. Adore continually the Most-Holy Sacrament. I am always present
when the faithful are in adoration. Special graces are then being
received. Thank you for your response to my call." (This day like
every Thursday evening it was noticed that many men remained in the
church for adoration, although they had worked hard in the fields.)
MARCH 22, 1984:
"Dear
children; This evening I am asking you in a special way during this Lent
to honor the wounds of my Son, which He received from the sins of this
parish. Unite with my prayers for this parish so that His suffering may
become bearable. Thank you for your response to my call. Make an effort
to come in greater numbers."
MARCH 29, 1984:
"Dear
children; This evening, in a special way, I am asking for your
perseverance in trials. Ponder how the Almighty is still suffering
because of your sins. So, when sufferings come, offer them as your
sacrifices to God. Thank you for your response to my call."
APRIL 5, 1984:
"Dear
children; This evening I am especially asking you to venerate the Heart
of my Son, Jesus. Make atonement for the wounds inflicted to the Heart
of my Son. That heart has been offended with all sorts of sin. Thank you
for coming this evening."
APRIL 12, 1984:
"Dear
children; This evening I ask you to stop slandering and pray for the
unity of the parish because my Son and I have a special plan with this
parish. Thank you for your response to my call."
APRIL 19, 1984:
Dear children;
Sympathize with me. Pray! Pray! Pray!
APRIL 26, 1984:
Although this
was Thursday Our Lady gave no message. Therefore, Marija surmised that
Our Lady meant only to give the Thursday messages during Lent. However,
on April 30, she asked Our Lady, "Dear Lady, why have you not given
me a message for the parish on Thursday?" Our Lady replied:
"Even though I had a special message for the parish to awaken the
faith of every believer, I do not wish to force anyone to anything he
doesn't feel or doesn't want. Only a very small number have accepted the
messages on Thursdays. At the beginning there were more, but now it
seems as if it has become something ordinary to them. And some have been
asking recently for the message only out of curiosity and not out of
faith and devotion to my Son and me."
MAY 10, 1984:
Many believers
were struck by the last message of Our Lady and thought She was not
going to give the messages for the parish anymore, but this evening She
said: "I am still speaking to you and I intend to continue. Just
listen to my instructions."
MAY 17, 1984:
"Dear
children; Today I am very happy because there are many who desire to
devote themselves to me. I thank you! You have not made a mistake. My
Son, Jesus Christ, wishes to bestow on you special graces through me. My
Son is happy because of your dedication. Thank you who have responded to
my call."
MAY 24, 1984:
"Dear
children; I have told you already that I have chosen you in a special
way, the way you are. I, Mother, love you all. And in any moment when it
is difficult for you, don't be afraid. I love you even when you are far
away from me and my Son. I ask you not to allow my heart to cry with
tears of blood because of the souls who are being lost in sin.
Therefore, dear children, pray, pray, pray! Thank you for your response
to my call."
MAY 31, 1984:
"This was
the Feast of the Ascension. There were many people from abroad. Our Lady
gave no message. She told Marija she would give the message on Saturday,
to announced to the people on Sunday.
JUNE 2, 1984
Saturday,
Novena of Pentecost: "Dear children; This evening I wish to say
that in the days of this Novena, pray for the outpouring of the Holy
Spirit upon all of your families and your parish. Pray and you shall not
regret it. God shall give you the gifts and you shall glorify Him and
them until the end or your life. Thank you for your response to my
call."
JUNE 9, 1984:
"Last
Thursday, again, Our Lady gave no message. She promised to give it this
evening:"Dear children; Tomorrow night pray for the Spirit of
Truth. Especially you from the parish. The Spirit of Truth is necessary
for you in order to convey the messages just as I give them to you, not
adding anything or taking anything away. Pray that the Holy Spirit
inspires you with the Spirit of Prayer, that you may pray more. I, as
your Mother, say that you pray too little. Thank you for your response
to my call."
JUNE 14, 1984:
No special
message was given.
JUNE 21, 1984:
"Pray!
Pray! Pray! Thank you for your response to my call."
JULY 5, 1984:
"Dear
children; Today I wish to tell you: Always pray before your work and end
your work with prayer. If you do that, God will bless you and your work.
These days you have been praying too little and working too much. Pray,
therefore. In prayer you will find rest. Thank you for responding to my
call."
JULY 12, 1984:
"Dear
children; These days Satan is trying to thwart all my plans. Pray that
his plan may not be fulfilled. I will pray to my Son, Jesus, that He
will give you the grace to experience His victory in Satan's
temptations. Thank you for your response to my call."
JULY 19, 1984:
"Dear
children; These days you have been experiencing how Satan is working. I
am always with you and do not be afraid of temptations. God is always
watching over you. I have given myself up to you and I sympathize with
you even in the smallest temptations. Thank you for your response to my
call."
JULY 26, 1984:
"Dear
children; Today, also, I would like to call you to persistent prayer and
penance. Especially let the young people of this parish be more active
in their prayer. Thank you for your response to my call."
AUGUST 2, 1984:
"Dear
children; Today I am happy and I thank you for your prayers. Pray more
these days for the conversion of sinners. Thank you for your response to
my call."
AUGUST 11, 1984:
Our Lady did
not give a message last Thursday. This is what she said to Marija this
evening: "Dear children; Pray, because Satan is continually trying
to thwart my plans. Pray with your heart and in prayer give yourselves
up to Jesus."
AUGUST 14, 1984:
This apparition
was unexpected. Ivan was praying in his house and then started getting
ready to go to church for the evening service, when Our Lady appeared to
him and asked him to relate this message to the people: "I ask the
people to pray with me these days. Pray all the more. Fast strictly on
Wednesday and Friday. Say every day at least one Rosary: Joyful,
sorrowful and glorious mysteries." Our Lady asked the people to
accept this message with a firm will. She asked this in a special way
from the parishioners and believers of the surrounding places.
AUGUST 16, 1984:
"Dear
children; I beg all of you, especially those from this parish, to live
my messages and relate them to whomever you meet. Thank you for your
response to my call."
AUGUST 23, 1984:
"Pray!
Pray! Pray!" Marija informed us that Our Lady had asked the people,
especially, the young, to keep order in the church during Mass.
AUGUST 30, 1984:
"Dear
children; The cross was in God's plan when you built it. Especially
these days go on the hill and pray at the foot of the cross. I need your
prayers. Thank you for your response to my call."
SEPTEMBER 6,
1984:
"Dear
children; Without prayer there is no peace. Therefore, I say to you,
dear children, pray at the foot of the cross for peace. Thank you for
your response to my call."
SEPTEMBER 13,
1984:
Dear children;
I continually need your prayer. You wonder what all these prayers are
for. Turn around, dear children, and you will see how much ground sin
has gained in this world. Therefore, pray that Jesus conquers. Thank you
for your response to my call."
SEPTEMBER 20,
1984:
"Dear
children; Today I ask you to start fasting from your heart. There are
many people who fast, but only because everyone else is fasting. It has
become a custom which no one wants to stop. I ask this parish to fast
out of gratitude to God for allowing me to remain this long in this
parish. Dear children, fast and pray with your heart. Thank you for your
response to my call."
SEPTEMBER 27,
1984:
"Dear
children; Your prayer has helped my plans to be fulfilled. Pray
continually for their complete fulfillment. I beg the families of the
parish to pray the Family Rosary. Thank you for your response to my
call."
OCTOBER 4, 1984:
"Dear
children; Today I would like to tell you that your prayers delight me,
but there are those in the parish who do not pray and my heart is sad.
Pray, therefore, that I may bring all your sacrifices and prayers to the
Lord. Thank you for your response to my call."
OCTOBER 8, 1984:
"Dear
children; Let all the prayers you say in your homes in the evening be
for the conversion of sinners because the world is in great sin. Pray
the Rosary every evening." (This message was given to Jacov in his
home. He did not go to church that day because he was ill.)
OCTOBER 11, 1984:
"Dear
children; Thank you for offering all your pains to God. Even now, He is
testing you through the fruits which you are reaping. Realize, dear
children, that He loves you and for that reason He tests you. Always
present your burdens to God and do not worry. " (The testing was a
long rain in the middle of the reaping season which caused great damage
to the harvest.)
OCTOBER 18, 1984:
"Dear
children; Today I ask you to read the Bible in your homes every day and
let it be in a visible place there so that it always encourages you to
read and pray. Thank you for your response to my call."
OCTOBER 25, 1984:
"Dear
children; Pray during this month. God gave this month to me. I give it to
you. Pray and ask for the graces of God. I will pray that He gives them to
you. Thank you for your response to my call."
NOVEMBER 1, 1984:
"Dear
children; Today I call you to renewal of family prayer in your homes.
The field work is over. Now, let all of you be devoted to prayer. Let
prayer take the first place in your families. Thank you for your
response to my call."
NOVEMBER 8, 1984:
"Dear
children; You are not aware of the messages which God is sending to you
through me. He is giving you great graces and you are not grasping them.
Pray to the Holy Spirit for enlightenment. If you only knew the
greatness of the graces God was giving you, you would pray without
ceasing. Thank you for your response to my call."
NOVEMBER 15,
1984:
"You are a
chosen people and God gave you great graces. You are not aware of every
message I am giving you. Now I only wish to say: Pray, pray, pray! I do
not know what else to tell you because I love you and wish that, in
prayer, you come to know my love and the love of God. Thank you for your
response to my call."
NOVEMBER 22,
1984:
"Dear
children; These days, live all the main messages and continue to root
them into your hearts this week. Thank you for your response to my
call." (This week is the end of one liturgical season and the
beginning of Advent.)
NOVEMBER 29,
1984:
"Dear
children; You do not know how to love and you do not know how to listen
with love to the words I am giving you. Be aware, my beloved, that I am
your Mother and that I have come to the Earth to teach you how to listen
out of love, how to pray out of love, and not out of compulsion of the
cross you are carrying. Through the cross, God is being glorified in
every man. Thank you for your response to my call."
DECEMBER 6, 1984:
"Dear
children; These days I am calling you to family prayer. In God's name,
many times, I have been giving you messages; but you do not listen. This
Christmas will be unforgettable for you only if you accept the messages
I am giving you. Dear children, do not allow the day of Joy to be a day
of greatest sorrow for me. Thank you for your response to my call."
DECEMBER 8, 1984:
"I am very
happy with your prayer. Continue on this way." (This was the Feast
of the Immaculate Conception. Vicka had been taken to the hospital the
night before to have an appendix operation. Ivan, Jakov and Ivanka were
present.)
DECEMBER 13,
1984:
"Dear
children; You know that the Day of Joy is coming near, but without love
you will attain nothing. Therefore, first of all, start loving your
family and everyone in the parish; then you will be able to love and
accept all those who are coming here. Let this week be the week of
learning to love. Thank you for your response to my call."
DECEMBER 20,
1984:
"Today I am
asking you to do something practical for Jesus Christ. On the Day of Joy I
wish that every family of the parish bring a flower as a sign of
abandonment to Jesus. I wish that every member of the family has one
flower next to the crib so that Jesus can come and see your devotion to
Him. Thank you for your response to my call."
DECEMBER 21, 1984:
Message for
Christmas through Jelena Vasilj:"I wish that you be a flower, which
will bloom on Christmas for Jesus. And a flower which will continue to
bloom after Christmas is over. I wish that your hearts be shepherds to
Jesus."
DECEMBER 27,
1984:
"Dear
children; This Christmas Satan wanted, in a special way, to thwart God's
plans. You, dear children, have discerned Satan even on Christmas Day.
But your hearts God has conquered. Let your hearts be continually
joyful."
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