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Weekly Messages From 1985

JANUARY 3, 1985: 

"Dear children; These days the Lord has granted you many graces. Let this week be a week of thanksgiving for all the graces God has granted you. Thank you for your response to my call."

JANUARY 10, 1985:

"Dear children; Today I want to thank you for all your sacrifices. Especially, I thank those who have become dear to my heart and have come here gladly. There are many parishioners who are not listening to the messages. But, because of those who are, in a special way, close to my heart, because of them, I give messages to the parish. And I will continue giving them for I love you and wish you to spread them by your hearts. Thank you for your response to my call."

JANUARY 14, 1985: 

"My dear children; Satan is so strong that, with all his power, he wishes to disturb my plans which I started with you. You pray, and only pray, and don't stop for one moment. And I will pray to my Son that all my plans be realized which I started. Be patient and endure in prayers! And do not allow that Satan dishearten you. He has strong influence in the world. Be cautious!" (This message came through Vicka.)

JANUARY 17, 1985: 

"In these days Satan is fighting deviously against this parish and you, dear children, are asleep in prayer and only some are going to Mass. Persevere in these days of temptation. Thank you for your response to my call."

JANUARY 24, 1985: 

"Dear children; These days you have savored the sweetness of God through renewal in your parish. Satan is working even more violently to take away the joy from each of you. Through prayer you can totally disarm him and ensure your happiness. Thank you for your response to my call."

JANUARY 31, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I wish to tell you to open your hearts to God like flowers in spring yearning for the sun. I am your Mother and I always want you to be closer to the Father, that He will always give abundant gifts to your hearts. Thank you for your response to my call."

FEBRUARY 7, 1985: 

"Dear children; Satan is manifesting himself in this parish in a particular way these days. Pray, dear children, that God's plan is carried out and that every work of Satan is turned to the glory of God. I have remained this long to help you in your great trials. Thank you for your response to my call."

FEBRUARY 14, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today is the day when I give you the message for this parish, but the whole parish is not accepting the messages and does not live them. I am sad; and I wish you, dear children, to listen to me and to live my messages. Every family must pray family prayer and read the Bible. Thank you for your response to my call."

FEBRUARY 21, 1985: 

"Dear children; From day to day I have been appealing to you for renewal and prayer in the parish. But you are not accepting. Today I am appealing to you for the last time. This is the season of Lent; and you, as a parish in Lent, can be moved, for the sake of love, to my call. If you do not do that, I do not wish to give you the messages that God has permitted me to give. Thank you for your response to my call."

FEBRUARY 28, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I call you to live the words this week, "I love God". Dear children, with love you will achieve everything, even what you think is impossible. God wants this parish to belong to Him completely. And I want that too. Thank you for your response to my call."

MARCH 7, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I invite you to renew prayer in your families. Dear children, encourage the very young to pray and to go to the Holy Mass. Thank you for your response to my call."

MARCH 14, 1985: 

"Dear children; In your life you have all experienced light and darkness. God gives to each person knowledge of good and evil. I am calling you to the light, which you have to carry to all people who are in darkness. From day to day, people who are in darkness come to your homes. Give them, dear children, the light. Thank you for your response to my call."

MARCH 21, 1985: 

"Dear children; I want to give you the messages and, therefore, today also I call you to live and accept my messages. Dear children, I love you; and in a special way, I have chosen this parish, which is more dear do me than others where I have gladly been when the Almighty sent me. Therefore, I call to you to accept me, dear children, for your well-being. Follow the messages. Thank you for your response to my call."

MARCH 28, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I want to call you to pray, pray, pray! In prayer you will come to know the greatest joy and the way out of every situation that has no way out. Thank you for moving ahead in prayer. Every individual is dear to my heart. And I thank all of you who have rekindled prayer in your families. Thank you for your response to my call."

APRIL 4, 1985/HOLY THURSDAY: 

Dear children, I thank you because you begin to think of the glory of God in your hearts.
Today is the day when I wanted to stop giving messages because some individuals did not accept me. The parish has responded; and I wish to continue giving you the messages, like never before in history since the beginning of time. Thank you for your response to my call."

APRIL 5. 1985/GOOD FRIDAY: 

"You, the parishioners, have a great and heavy cross. But do not be afraid to carry it. My Son is with you and He will help you. Thank you for your response to my call."

APRIL 11, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I wish to say to everyone in the parish to pray in a special way for the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. From today, God wants to try the parish in a special way in order that He might strengthen it in faith. Thank you for your response to my call."

APRIL 18, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I thank you for every opening of your hearts. Joy overwhelms me for every heart that opens to God, especially in the parish. Rejoice with me. Pray all the prayers for opening the sinful hearts. I want this. God wants this through me. Thank you for your response to my call."

APRIL 25, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I want to tell you to begin to work in your hearts as you work in the fields. Work and change your hearts so that the Spirit of God will move into your hearts. Thank you for your response to my call."

MAY 2 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I invite you to prayer in the heart and not only by habit. Some are coming but do not move in prayer. Therefore, I beg you, as a Mother, pray, that prayer prevails in your heart in every moment. Thank you for your response to my call."

MAY 9, 1985: 

"Dear children; You do not know how many graces God is giving you these days when the Holy Spirit is working in a special way. You do not want to advance. Your hearts are turned towards earthly things and you are occupied by them. Turn your hearts to prayer and ask that the Holy Spirit be poured upon you. Thank you for your response to my call."

MAY 16, 1985: 

"Dear children; I am calling you to more attentive prayer and more participation in the Mass. I wish you to experience God within yourselves at Mass. I wish to say to the youth especially, be open to the Holy Spirit because God wants to draw you to Himself these days when Satan is active. Thank you for your response to my call."

MAY 23, 1985: 

"Dear children; open your hearts to the Holy Spirit in a special way these days. The Holy Spirit is working in a special way through you. Open your hearts and give your lives to Jesus so that He will work through your hearts and strengthen you. Thank you for your response to my call."

MAY 30 1985: 

"I am calling you again to prayer of the heart. Let prayer, dear children, be your every-day food. In a special way now, when work in the fields is exhausting you, you cannot pray with your heart. Pray, and then you will overcome every tiredness. Prayer will be your happiness and rest. Thank you for your response to my call."

JUNE 6, 1985: 

"Dear children; In these days many people of all nationalities will come to the parish. And now I am telling you to love. Love, first of all, the members of your own family and then you might be able to accept, in love, all those who are coming."

JUNE 13, 1985: 

"Dear children; Until the Anniversary day I am calling you, you in the parish, to pray more. Let your prayer be a sign of your surrender to God. Dear children, I know about your tiredness. But you don't know how to surrender yourselves to me. These days surrender yourselves to me completely. Thank you for your response to my call."

JUNE 20, 1985: 

"Dear children; I wish on this Feast Day for you to open your hearts to the Lord of all hearts. Give me all your feelings and all your problems. I wish to console you in all your temptations. I wish to fill you with peace, joy and love of God. Thank you for your response to my call."

JUNE 25, 1985: 

"Dear children; I ask you to ask everyone to pray the Rosary. With the Rosary you will overcome all the troubles which Satan is trying to inflict on the Catholic Church. Marija asked, "Our Lady, what do you wish to say to the priests?" Our Lady replied, "Let all priests pray the Rosary. Give time to the Rosary."

JUNE 27, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I give you the message through which I am calling you to humility. These days you have felt great joy because of all the people who are coming and you have spoken about your experiences with love. Now I call you to continue in humility and with an open heart to speak to all those who are coming. Thank you for your response to my call."

JULY 4, 1985: 

"Dear children; Thank you for every sacrifice you have offered. Now I urge you to offer every sacrifice with love. I desire that you who are helpless begin with trust. The Lord will give to you always if you trust."

JULY 11, 1985: 

"Dear children; I love this parish and I protect it with my mantle from every work of Satan. Pray that Satan flees from the parish and from every individual who comes to this parish. In that way, you will be able to hear every call and answer it with your life. Thank you for your response to my call."

JULY 18, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I am begging you to put more blessed objects in your homes, and that every person should carry blessed objects on himself. Let everything be blessed so that Satan will tempt you less because you are armed against him. Thank you for your response to my call."

JULY 25, 1985: 

"Dear children; I want to shepherd you, but you do not want to obey my messages. Today I call you to obey my messages and then you will be able to live everything that God tells me to relate to you. Open yourselves to God and God will work through you and give you everything you need. Thank you for your response to my call."

AUGUST 1, 1985: 

"Dear children; I wish to tell you that I have chosen this parish. I guard it in my hands as a little flower that doesn't want to die. I am begging you to give yourselves to me so that I can offer you as a gift to God, fresh and without sin. Satan has taken one part of the plan and wants to possess it. Pray that he does not succeed because I desire to have you for myself so I can offer you to God. Thank you for your response to my call."

AUGUST 8, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I am calling you to pray against Satan in a special way. Satan wants to work more now that you know he is active. Dear children, dress up in clothes of armor against Satan. With Rosaries in your hands, you will conquer. Thank you for your response to my call."

AUGUST 15, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I bless you and I wish to tell you I love you. I appeal to you in this moment to live my messages. Today I bless you with a solemn blessing which the Almighty grants me. Thank you for your response to my call."

AUGUST 22, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I wish to tell you that God wants to send you tests which you can overcome with prayer. God is testing you through your every day work. Now pray that you will overcome every temptation peacefully. Come through every test from God more open to Him, and come to Him with love. Thank you for your response to my call."

AUGUST 29, 1985: 

"Dear children I invite you to prayer, especially now when Satan wants to use the harvest of your vineyards. Pray that Satan does not succeed in his plan. Thank you for your response to my call."

SEPTEMBER 5, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I thank you for all your prayers. Pray continuously and more so that Satan will be far from this place. Dear children, the plan of Satan has been destroyed. Pray that every plan of God will be realized in this parish. I thank, especially, the youth for the sacrifices that they have offered. Thank you for your response to my call."

SEPTEMBER 12, 1985: 

"Dear children; I wish to tell you these days to put the Cross at the center of your life. Pray especially before the Cross from which great graces are coming. Now, in your homes, make a special consecration to the Cross of the Lord. Promise that you will not offend Jesus and that you will not insult Him nor the Cross. Thank you for your response to my call."

SEPTEMBER 19, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I am calling you to live in humility all the messages I give you. Dear children, do not glorify yourselves when living the messages by saying,"I live the messages". If you carry the messages in your heart and live them everyone will realize this; so, there is no need for words which serve only those who do not hear. For you, it is not necessary to speak. For you, my dear children, it is necessary to live and witness by your lives. Thank you for your response to my call."

SEPTEMBER 26, 1985: 

"Dear children; Thank you for all the prayers. Thank you for all the sacrifices. I wish to tell you, dear children, to renew the messages which I am giving you. Especially live the fasting because, with fasting, you will bring happiness that the whole plan which God plans here in Medjugorje will be realized. Thank you for your response to my call."

OCTOBER 3, 1985: 

"Dear children; I want to say to you, be thankful to God for every grace that God gave you and for all the fruit. Be thankful to the Lord and praise Him. Dear children, learn to be thankful in little things and then you will be able to be thankful in great things. Thank you for your response to my call."

OCTOBER 10, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I want to call you to live the messages in this parish. I especially want to call the young people of this parish because this parish is beloved to me. Dear children, if you are living the messages, you will live the seed of holiness. As a Mother, I want to call all of you to holiness, so that you may give it to others because you are like a mirror for the people. Thank you for your response to my call."

OCTOBER 17, 1985: "

Dear children; Everything has its time. Today, I invite you to start working on your hearts. All the work in the fields is finished. You find time to clean the least important places but you left your hearts aside. Work more, and with love, clean every part of your hearts. Thank you for your response to my call."

OCTOBER 24, 1985: 

"Dear children; I want to dress you from day to day in holiness, goodness, obedience, and love of God so that from day to day you can be better prepared for your Lord. Dear children, listen to my messages and live them. I desire to lead you. Thank you for your response to my call."

OCTOBER 31, 1985: 

"Dear children; Today I wish to call you to work in the Church. I do love you equally. I want you to work as much as you can in the Church. I know, dear children, that you can work but you do not want to work because you feel that you are unworthy of the duties. You have to be courageous. With the little flowers, you enrich the Church and Jesus so that we can all be happy. Thank you for your response to my call."

NOVEMBER 7, 1985: 

"Dear children; I am calling you to love your neighbors and love those people from whom the evil is coming to you; and so, in the power of love, you will be able to judge the intentions of heart. Pray and love, dear children. In the power of love you can do even those things that seem impossible to you. Thank you for your response to my call."

NOVEMBER 14, 1985: 

"Dear children; I, your Mother, love you; and I wish to urge you to prayer. I am, dear children, tireless; and I call you even when you are far away from my heart. I feel pain for everyone who has gone astray. But, I am a Mother and I forgive easily; and I rejoice for every child who comes back to me! Thank you for your response to my call."

NOVEMBER 21, 1985: 

"Dear children; I wish to tell you that this time is special for you who are from the parish. In the summer you say that you have a lot of work to do. Now, when there is no work in the fields, work on yourselves personally. Come to the Mass because this time has been given to you. Dear children, there are many of those who come regularly in spite of bad weather because they love me and they wish to show their love in a special way. I ask you to show me your love by coming to the Mass and the Lord will reward you abundantly. Thank you for your response to my call."

NOVEMBER 28, 1985: 

"Dear children; I want to give thanks to all for that which they have done for me, especially the young ones. I beg you, dear children, to come to prayer consciously and, in prayer, you will know the majesty of God. Thank you for your response to my call."

DECEMBER 5, 1985: 

"Dear children; I call you to prepare yourselves for Christmas by penance, prayer and works of charity. Don't look at the material, because then you will not be able to experience Christmas. Thank you for your response to my call."

DECEMBER 12, 1985: 

"Dear children; For Christmas I invite you to give glory to Jesus together with me. I will give Him to you in a special way on that day, and I invite you on that day to give glory and praise with me to Jesus at His birth. Dear children, pray more on that day and think more about Jesus. Thank you for your response to my call."

DECEMBER 19, 1985: 

"Dear children; I want to invite you to love your neighbor. If you love your neighbor, you will experience Jesus' love more, especially on Christmas Day. God will give you a great gift if you abandon yourself to Him. I want to give to mothers, in particular on Christmas Day, my maternal blessing; and Jesus will bless all others with His blessing. Thank you for your response to my call."

DECEMBER 26, 1985: 

"Dear children; I want to thank all of you who have listened to my messages and who have lived, on Christmas Day, what I have told you. I want to guide you. Put aside now from your sins. From now on, go forward in love. Abandon your heart to me. Thank you for your response to my call."

(On Christmas Day, Mary appeared with the Baby Jesus.)