Since 1981, in a small village in former Yugoslavia named
Medjugorje, the Blessed Virgin Mary has been appearing and giving messages to the world.
She tells us that God has sent Her to our world and, these years She is spending with us
are a time of Grace granted by God. In Her own words She tells us, "I have come to
tell the world that God exists. He is the fullness of life, and to enjoy this fullness and
peace, you must return to God".
Our Lady's mission is one of peace and love. She has come to earth to reeducate us and to
help us convert and recenter our lives back to God. Our Lady's role has always been one of
guiding people to Her Son, Jesus. What a fantastic opportunity we have before us! It is
important that we understand both the magnitude and the urgency of Our Lady's call to
conversion, and that we respond to it wholeheartedly.
Our Lady continues to give messages to six young people from the village of Medjugorje:
Ivan, Jakov, Marija, Mirjana, Vicka, and Ivanka. These six young people (referred to as
"visionaries") have had apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary since June 24,
1981. In addition to these messages, Our Lady is to give each of the six visionaries a
total of ten "secrets" of happenings that will occur on earth in the near
future. Some of the secrets pertain to the whole world while others concern the
visionaries themselves. Only one of the secrets so far has been revealed by the
visionaries. Our Lady has promised to leave a visible sign on the mountain where She first
appeared. Our Lady said: "This sign will be given for the atheists. You faithful
already have signs and you have become the sign for the atheists. You faithful must not
wait for the sign before you convert; convert soon. This time is a time of grace for you.
You can never thank God enough for His grace. The time is for deepening your faith and for
your conversion. When the sign comes, it will be too late for many."
When each of the six visionaries has received all ten "secrets", Our Lady will
stop appearing to them (currently, three of the visionaries have received all ten secrets,
and the other three have received nine secrets). There will then be three warnings given
to the world. These warnings will be warnings on the earth. Mirjana will witness them.
Three days before one of these warnings, she will advise a priest of her choice (Father
Pero Ljubicic), who will then announce what, where, and when the warning is to take place.
Mirjana's testimony will be a confirmation of the validity of the apparitions and an
incentive for the conversion of the world. After the first
warning, the others will follow within a rather brief period of time. So it is that people
will have time for conversion. After the three warnings, the permanent visible sign will
be left on the mountain where Our Lady first appeared in Medjugorje. Those who are still
alive will have little time for conversion. For that reason, the Blessed Virgin calls for
urgent conversion and reconciliation. The permanent sign will lead to many healings and
conversions before the messages become reality.
The ninth and tenth secrets are grave matters. They are a chastisement for the sins of the
world. The punishment is inevitable because we can not expect the conversion of the entire
world. The chastisement can be lessened by prayers and penance, but it can not be
suppressed entirely. An evil which threatened the world according to the seventh secret,
had been eliminated through prayer and fasting. For that reason the Blessed Virgin
continues to ask for prayer and fasting. The invitation to prayer and penance is destined
to ward off evil and war and above all to save souls. Our Lady says: "You have
forgotten that with prayer and fasting you can ward off wars, suspend natural laws."
Since the apparitions began in 1981, millions of people of all faiths, from all over the
world, have visited Medjugorje and have left spiritually strengthened and renewed. Many
bring back stories of miracles in the form of healings, supernatural visual events, and
conversions back to God. You owe it to yourself and your loved ones, to investigate with
an open mind and heart the messages which are given to us by Our Lady of Medjugorje. I
invite you to read these messages and decide for yourself how this messenger from Heaven
will affect your life and that of your family.
Before starting to read the messages, it is important to realize that the messages are
meant to be assembled like a mosaic. To understand the meaning and depth of the messages,
we must read and put them all together. A single stone removed from a mosaic looks plain
or ordinary, yet if we look at the whole mosaic, it is a rich and beautiful picture.
"Bye means of the messages, I wish to make a very beautiful mosaic in your
hearts." (November 25, 1989). Our Lady has asked that we continually read, study, and
meditate on the messages which She has given us. She has said: "little children, read
everyday the messages I gave you and transform them into life. I love you and this is why
I call you to the way of salvation with God. "(December 25, 1989).
The technique of teaching which Our Lady uses, reeducates us to be Christians. She
accomplishes this by walking and guiding us step by step, message by message. Today, many
people think it is not important to be a Christian. Others want to live a superficial form
of Christianity which is easier or more convenient than living a true Christian life. Our
Lady wants to show us through Her messages the real face of Christianity. This is a very
long process because we as a society have strayed far from the truth and God and are slow
to learn. This is
true both in the church and outside the church. We have to accept being totally
re-educated, little by little, by the Mother of God. The problem with mankind is not so
much that people have bad intentions, there are plenty of good hearted people. The problem
is that we sometimes don't see the truth; we are in darkness, and many of us are just
blind. We do not realize that we have put ourselves into the hands of Satan because we do
not know how to tell the difference between right and wrong. Many of us become the image
of Satan without even knowing it.
I don't think that anyone could argue, regardless of religious orentation, that today's
world is in a state of crisis. All one has to do is read the newspaper or watch television
to see how eroded the morals of our world has become. It is shocking to see and hear of
the examples of inhumanity, cruelty, violence, abuse, drugs, war, crime, etc., etc. Much
of the world has strayed far from a life centered around God and family. The answers which
we need to redirect our life can be found by reading and living Our Lady's messages and
the Scriptures.
"You are ready to commit sin, and to put yourselves in the hands of Satan without
reflecting." (May 25, 1987)
"Do not allow Satan to gain control of your hearts, so you would be an image of Satan
and not of me." (January 30, 1986)
"Children, darkness reigns over the whole world. People are attracted by many things
and they forget about the more important."
"Light won't reign in the world until people accept Jesus, until they Live His words,
which is the Word of the Gospel."
"Dear children, this is the reason for my presence among you for such a long time: to
lead you on the path of Jesus. I want to save you and, through you, to save the whole
world. Many people now live without faith; some don't even want to hear about Jesus, but
they still want peace and satisfaction! Children, here is the reason why I need your
prayer: prayer is the only way to save the human race." (July 30, 1987)
We must realize that Satan is real. He uses us for his own end and purposes. His main
purpose is destruction. Destruction of love, peace, faith, family, and life. Our Lady
gives us five weapons that we may use against Satan. They are:
Prayer
Fasting
Reading the Bible
Confession
Holy Communion
Our Lady's plan for the salvation of mankind on earth is to defeat Satan
using these five weapons. For more information on the core messages of Medjugorje click here.
We have to understand that Our Lady's plan is for the entire planet, that this war is a
war of love against destruction, and that Our Lady's goal in this struggle is the reign of
love and the return of souls to God.
Our Lady tells us that our role is "great". We cannot do enough to live the
messages. We must be willing to abandon ourselves completely. When put in proper
perspective, our homes, our money, and our businesses are not nearly as important as being
worthy to spend eternal life in Heaven after this life. Matthew 16:25-27 "Whoever
would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
What profit would a man show if he were to gain the whole world and destroy himself in the
process? What can a man offer in exchange for his very self?
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