Our Lady's December 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message‏

Our Lady's December 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message‏

December 25, 2012

Our Lady came with little Jesus in her arms and she did not give a message, but little Jesus began to speak and said : "I am your peace, live my commandments." With a sign of the cross, Our Lady and little Jesus blessed us together.

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Our Lady's December 2, 2012 Medjugorje Message Given to Mirjana

Our Lady's December 2, 2012 Medjugorje Message Given to Mirjana


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December 2, 2012

"Dear children, with motherly love and motherly patience anew I call you to live according to my Son, to spread His peace and His love, so that, as my apostles, you may accept God's truth with all your heart and pray for the Holy Spirit to guide you. Then you will be able to faithfully serve my Son, and show His love to others with your life. According to the love of my Son and my love, as a mother, I strive to bring all of my strayed children into my motherly embrace and to show them the way of faith. My children, help me in my motherly battle and pray with me that sinners may become aware of their sins and repent sincerely. Pray also for those whom my Son has chosen and consecrated in His name. Thank you."

A Christmas Poem


A Christmas Poem -
(I don't know the author, but it was sent to me in an email and I wanted to share it.)


Twas the month before Christmas
When all through our land,
Not a Christian was praying
Nor taking a stand.
Why the PC Police had taken away
The reason for Christmas - no one could say.
The children were told by their schools not to sing
About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.
It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say
December 25th is just a ' Holiday'.
Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit
Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!
CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-Pod
Something was changing, something quite odd!
Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa
In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.
As Targets were hanging their trees upside down
At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.
At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears
You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.
Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty
Are words that were used to intimidate me.
Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen
On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!
At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter
To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.
And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith
Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace
The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded
The reason for the season, stopped before it started.
So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'
Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.
Choose your words carefully, choose what you say
Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS, not Happy Holiday!
Please, all Christians join together and wish everyone you meet
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christ is The Reason' for the Christ-mas Season!

Our Lady's November 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Marija

Our Lady's November 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Marija

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“Dear children! In this time of grace, I call all of you to renew prayer. Open yourselves to Holy Confession so that each of you may accept my call with the whole heart. I am with you and I protect you from the ruin of sin, but you must open yourselves to the way of conversion and holiness, that your heart may burn out of love for God. Give Him time and He will give Himself to you and thus, in the will of God you will discover the love and the joy of living. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

Our Lady's November 02, 2012 Medjugorje Message Given to Mirjana


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Our Lady's November 02, 2012 Medjugorje Message Given to Mirjana

"Dear children, as a mother I implore you to persevere as my apostles. I am praying to my Son to give you Divine wisdom and strength. I am praying that you may discern everything around you according to God’s truth and to strongly resist everything that wants to distance you from my Son. I am praying that you may witness the love of the Heavenly Father according to my Son. My children, great grace has been given to you to be witnesses of God’s love. Do not take the given responsibility lightly. Do not sadden my motherly heart. As a mother I desire to rely on my children, on my apostles. Through fasting and prayer you are opening the way for me to pray to my Son for Him to be beside you and for His name to be holy through you. Pray for the shepherds because none of this would be possible without them. Thank you."

Our Lady's October 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Marija



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Our Lady's October 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Marija

“Dear children! Today I call you to pray for my intentions. Renew fasting and prayer because Satan is cunning and attracts many hearts to sin and perdition. I call you, little children, to holiness and to live in grace. Adore my Son so that He may fill you with His peace and love for which you yearn. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

Our Lady's October 02, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Mirjana


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Our Lady's October 02, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Mirjana

"Dear children; I am calling you and am coming among you because I need you. I need apostles with a pure heart. I am praying, and you should also pray,  that the Holy Spirit may enable and lead you, that He may illuminate you and fill you with love and humility. Pray that He may fill you with grace and mercy. Only then will you understand me, my children. Only then will you understand my pain because of those who have not come to know the love of God. Then you will be able to help me. You will be my light-bearers of God’s love. You will illuminate the way for those who have been given eyes but do not want to see. I desire for all of my children to see my Son. I desire for all of my children to experience His Kingdom. Again I call you and implore you to pray for those whom my Son has called. Thank you."

Our Lady's September 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Marija



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Our Lady's September 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Marija

“Dear children! When in nature you look at the richness of the colors which the Most High gives to you, open your heart and pray with gratitude for all the good that you have and say: ‘I am here created for eternity’ – and yearn for heavenly things because God loves you with immeasurable love. This is why He also gave me to you to tell you: ‘Only in God is your peace and hope, dear children’. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

Peace to all! Below, please find the English translation of Our Lady's Medjugorje September 02, 2012 Message Given to Mirjana

Our Lady's Medjugorje September 02, 2012 message given to Mirjana

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September 02, 2012

"Dear children, as my eyes are looking at you, my soul is seeking those souls with whom it desires to be one – the souls who have understood the importance of prayer for those of my children who have not come to know the love of the Heavenly Father. I am calling you because I need you. Accept the mission and do not be afraid, I will strengthen you. I will fill you with my graces. With my love I will protect you from the evil spirit. I will be with you. With my presence I will console you in difficult moments. Thank you for your open hearts. Pray for priests. Pray that the unity between my Son and them may be all the stronger, that they may be one. Thank you."

Our Lady's August 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Marija

Our Lady's August 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Marija

"Dear children! Also today, with hope in the heart, I am praying for you and am thanking the Most High for every one of you who lives my messages with the heart. Give thanks to God's love that I can love and lead each of you through my Immaculate Heart also toward conversion. Open your hearts and decide for holiness, and hope will give birth to joy in your hearts. Thank you for having responded to my call."

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Our Lady's August 2, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Mirjana.

Our Lady's August 02, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Mirjana "Dear children, I am with you and I am not giving up. I desire to have you come to know my Son. I desire for my children to be with me in eternal life. I desire for you to feel the joy of peace and to have eternal salvation. I am praying that you may overcome human weaknesses. I am imploring my Son to give you pure hearts. My dear children, only pure hearts know how to carry a cross and know how to sacrifice for all those sinners who have offended the Heavenly Father and who, even today, offend Him, although they have not come to know Him. I am praying that you may come to know the light of true faith which comes only from prayer of pure hearts. It is then that all those who are near you will feel the love of my Son. Pray for those whom my Son has chosen to lead you on the way to salvation. May your mouth refrain from every judgment. Thank you."

Our Lady's July 25, 2012 Medjugorie Message

Our Lady's Medjugorie Message July 25, 2012 "Dear children! Today I call you to the 'good'. Be carriers of peace and goodness in this world. Pray that God may give you the strength so that hope and pride may always reign in your heart and life because you are God's children and carriers of His hope to this world that is without joy in the heart, and is without a future, because it does not have its heart open to God who is your salvation. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Our Lady's July 2, 2012 Medjugorje Message Given to Mirjana.

Our Lady's July 2, 2012 Medjugorje message given to Mirjana.

"My children; Again, in a motherly way, I implore you to stop for a moment and to reflect on yourselves and on the transience of this your earthly life. Then reflect on eternity and the eternal beatitude. What do you want? Which way do you want to set out on? The Father`s love sends me to be a mediatrix for you, to show you with motherly love the way which leads to the purity of soul; a soul unburdened by sin; a soul that will come to know eternity. I am praying that the light of the love of my Son may illuminate you, so that you may triumph over weaknesses and come out of misery. You are my children and I desire for all of you to be on the way of salvation. Therefore, my children, gather around me that I may have you come to know the love of my Son and thus open the door of eternal beatitude. Pray as I do for your shepherds. Again I caution you: do not judge them, because my Son chose them. Thank you."Peace to all! Below, please find the English translation of Our

June 25, 2012 Annual Apparition to Ivanka

Our Lady's June 25, 2012 Annual Apparition to Ivanka

The apparition, which lasted 7 minutes, took place at Ivanka’s family home. Only Ivanka’s family was present at the apparition. After the apparition, Ivanka said: Our Lady spoke to me about the 5th secret and at the end said: "I am giving you my motherly blessing. Pray for peace, peace, peace."




Our Lady's June 25, 2012 Message to Marija

31st Anniversary of Our Lady's Meddjugorje Messages.

Our Lady's June 25, 2012 message to Marija

“Dear children! With great hope in the heart, also today I call you to prayer. If you pray, little children, you are with me and you are seeking the will of my Son and are living it. Be open and live prayer and, at every moment, may it be for you the savor and joy of your soul. I am with you and I intercede for all of you before my Son Jesus. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

St. Germaine Cousin a Saint for Abused Children

St. Germaine Cousin a Saint for Abused Children Feast Day is June 15th.


Click on the link above to read about an incredible saint that was terribly abused at the hands of her family.  Pray and ask for her intersession for abused children.

In Her Footsteps:
Do you make excuses not to help others because you have so little yourself? Share something this week with those in need that may be painful for you to give up.
Prayer:
Saint Germaine, watch over those children who suffer abuse as you did. Help us to give them the love and protection you only got from God. Give us the courage to speak out against abuse when we know of it. Help us to forgive those who abuse the way you did, without sacrificing the lives of the children who need help.  Amen

Our Lady's Medjugorje Message June 02, 2012 Given to Mirjana

Our Lady's Medjugorje Message June 02, 2012 given to Mirjana.

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 "Dear children, I am continuously among you because, with my endless love, I desire to show you the door of Heaven. I desire to tell you how it is opened: through goodness, mercy, love and peace - through my Son. Therefore, my children, do not waste time on vanities. Only knowledge of the love of my Son can save you. Through that salvific love and the Holy Spirit He chose me and I, together with Him, am choosing you to be apostles of His love and will. My children, great is the responsibility upon you. I desire that by your example you help sinners regain their sight, enrich their poor souls and bring them back into my embrace. Therefore, pray, pray, fast and confess regularly. If receiving my Son in the Eucharist is the center of your life then do not be afraid, you can do everything. I am with you. Every day I pray for the shepherds and I expect the same of you. Because, my children, without their guidance and strengthening through their blessing, you cannot do it. Thank you."

Our Lady's Medjugorje Message Given to Marija May 25, 2012

Our Lady's May 25, 2012 message, given to Marija

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May 25, 2012

 “Dear children! Also today I call you to conversion and to holiness. God desires to give you joy and peace through prayer but you, little children, are still far away - attached to the earth and to earthly things. Therefore, I call you anew: open your heart and your sight towards God and the things of God - and joy and peace will come to reign in your hearts. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

May 13th is 95th Anniversary of Apparitions in Fatima

May 13th marks the 95th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, "Our Lady of the Rosary." The first apparition occurred on Sunday May 13, 1917. This event marked the beginning of numerous visitations and the miraculous events that would occur over a 6 month period at Fatima, Portugal. The apparitions of Our Lady were witnessed by three special children: Lucia dos Santos, and her cousins, Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto. They were tending a small flock of sheep when they saw a great light in the sky. It radiated from a lady brighter than the Sun. She was holding a white rosary. She told the children she was "Our Lady of the Rosary." She implored them to pray the Rosary for peace and the end of war. She spoke to Lucia and warned of a threat from Russia. Three visions were given to Lucia. The first concerned devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the second was a vision of hell and the third concerned a "bishop in white" shot by a gunman. A great sign was given before 70,000 people on October 13, 1917. The Sun danced in the sky, radiated different colors and seemed to fall toward the ground. Our Lady of the Rosary asked that a chapel be built on the site in her honor. Nearly 20 million people visit Fatima each year where many miracles occur. Pope Benedict XVI waived the five year waiting period opening the cause for beatification of Lucia dos Santos on February 13, 2008. This week pray the Rosary in Honor of Our Lady of the Rosary and for her message of peace. (Information from an email I received from Lewis and Company)

Our Lady's May 02, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Mirjana

Our Lady's May 02, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Mirjana "Dear children! With motherly love I implore you to give me your hands, permit me to lead you. I, as a mother, desire to save you from restlessness, despair and eternal exile. My Son, by His death on the Cross, showed how much He loves you; He sacrificed Himself for your sake and the sake of your sins. Do not keep rejecting His sacrifice and do not keep renewing His sufferings with your sins. Do not keep shutting the doors of Heaven to yourselves. My children, do not waste time. Nothing is more important than unity in my Son. I will help you because the Heavenly Father is sending me so that, together, we can show the way of grace and salvation to all those who do not know Him. Do not be hard hearted. Have confidence in me and adore my Son. My children, you cannot be without the shepherds. May they be in your prayers every day. Thank you."

Pentecost this year is May 27 (2012)

Pentecost comes 50 days after Easter and it ends the Easter Season on the Liturgical Calendar.

Teaching the Seven Sacraments

I found these wonderful videos on the Seven Sacraments ( 7 Sacraments ) with Father Dave Dwyer, CSP and BustedHalo.com These are great resources for Faith Formation.

Our Lady's April 25, 2012 Medjugorje message given to Marija

 Our Lady's April 25, 2012 Medjugorje message given to Marija
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  April 25, 2012
 
“Dear children! Also today I am calling you to prayer, 
and may your heart, little children, open towards 
God as a flower opens towards the warmth of the sun. 
I am with you and I intercede for all of you. 
Thank you for having responded to my call.”

Mary and the Moon

I was listening to someone speak about our Blessed Mother Mary and some of the things that he said were so profound to me.

He asked if anyone ever wonders why Mary is depicted standing on the moon or having the moon associated with her, as in Revelations.

It struck me, his answer was so obvious and so inspiring.

The moon is not the source of light, the sun is.
Mary is not the Light, her Son is.
The moon reflects the light of the sun.
Mary is a reflection of the Light - Jesus is that Light.

We are called to imitate that light!

John 13:15

John 13:15
"I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you,
you should also do."

In the scripture we are given clear direction. Follow the model of Jesus' life.
We can serve as Jesus served. We can forgive as Jesus forgave.
We can pray as Jesus prayed. We can heal as Jesus healed.
We can embrace and bless and love as Jesus did.
We can look to the Father as Jesus did.
In other words, we can "put on Christ".

(Adapted from Loyola Press)

Our Lady's April 2, 2012 Message to Mirjana Soldo



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Our Lady's message to Mirjana Soldo of April 2nd, 2012

"Dear children, As the Queen of Peace,
I desire to give peace to you, my children,
true peace which comes through the heart of my Divine Son.
As a mother I pray that wisdom,
humility and goodness may come to reign in your hearts –
that peace may reign – that my Son may reign.
When my Son will be the ruler in your hearts,
you will be able to help others to come to know Him.
When heavenly peace comes to rule over you,
those who are seeking it in the wrong places,
thus causing pain to my motherly heart, will recognize it.
My children, great will be my joy when I see that
you are accepting my words and that you desire to follow me.
Do not be afraid, you are not alone.
Give me your hands and I will lead you.
Do not forget your shepherds.
Pray that in their thoughts they may always be with my Son
who called them to witness Him. Thank you."

Our Lady's March 25, 2012

Our Lady's March 25, 2012


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Message, 25. March 2012

“Dear children! Also today, with joy, I desire to give
you my motherly blessing and to call you to prayer.
May prayer become a need for you to grow more in holiness every day.
Work more on your conversion because you are far away, little children.
Thank you for having responded to my call.”

Our Lady's Annual Apparition To Mirjana - March 18, 2012

Annual Apparition To Mirjana - March 18, 2012

The visionary Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo had daily apparitions from June 24th 1981 to December 25th 1982. During the last daily apparition, Our Lady gave her the 10th secret, and told her that she would appear to her once a year, on the 18th of March. It has been this way through the years. Several thousand pilgrims gathered in prayer of the Rosary at the 'Blue Cross'. The apparition lasted from 14:00 to 14:05.

"Dear children! I am coming among you because I desire to be your mother - your intercessor. I desire to be the bond between you and the Heavenly Father - your mediatrix. I desire to take you by the hand and to walk with you in the battle against the impure spirit. My children, consecrate yourselves to me completely. I will take your lives into my motherly hands and I will teach them peace and love, and then I will give them over to my Son. I am asking of you to pray and fast because only in this way will you know how to witness my Son in the right way through my motherly heart. Pray for your shepherds that, united in my Son, they can always joyfully proclaim the Word of God. Thank you."

Our Lady's March 2, 2012 Message to Mirjana Soldo

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Our Lady's message to Mirjana Soldo of March 2nd, 2012

"Dear children; Through the immeasurable love of God I am coming among you and I am persistently calling you into the arms of my Son. With a motherly heart I am imploring you, my children, but I am also repeatedly warning you, that concern for those who have not come to know my Son be in the first place for you. Do not permit that by looking at you and your life, they are not overcome by a desire to come to know Him. Pray to the Holy Spirit for my Son to be impressed within you. Pray that you can be apostles of the divine light in this time of darkness and hopelessness. This is a time of your trial. With a rosary in hand and love in the heart set out with me. I am leading you towards Easter in my Son. Pray for those whom my Son has chosen that they can always live through Him and in Him – the High Priest. Thank you."

Our Lady's February 25, 2012 Medjugorje Message Given to Marija

The official English translation of Our Lady's February 25, 2012 message given to Marija as provided by the Information Center in Medjugorje.

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February 25, 2012 Medjugorje message to Marija.

“Dear children! At this time, in a special way I call you: 'pray with the heart'. Little children, you speak much and pray little. Read and meditate on Sacred Scripture, and may the words written in it be life for you. I encourage and love you, so that in God you may find your peace and the joy of living. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

Making Prayer Booklets











This is a fun project that is inexpensive.


We found images and prayers and printed them and cut them out for the children.


We also used holy cards with pictures that were appropriate for each prayer.


Take paper and put as many pages together as you want to use for your prayer booklet.


Stack them as you would be putting them into your printer - then fold the stack in half.


On fold side, puch 3 holes so that yarn can be put in the holes and tied to hold the booklet together.


Have the children add the prayers and holy cards to the booklet with glue, glue dots or tape stips.




Make a "name" plate for the front and have them add that as well.


Great project for Vacation Bible School or Faith Formation class.




Balloon Rosary and Music from VBS 2011



Cupcake Rosary from VBS



Our Lady's February 2, 2012 Medjugorje Message Given to Marjana

Our Lady's February 2, 2012 Medjugorje message given to Marjana.

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February 02, 2012 Message to Mirjana

"Dear children; I am with you for so much time and already for so long I have been pointing you to God’s presence and His infinite love, which I desire for all of you to come to know. And you, my children? You continue to be deaf and blind as you look at the world around you and do not want to see where it is going without my Son. You are renouncing Him - and He is the source of all graces. You listen to me while I am speaking to you, but your hearts are closed and you are not hearing me. You are not praying to the Holy Spirit to illuminate you. My children, pride has come to rule. I am pointing out humility to you. My children, remember that only a humble soul shines with purity and beauty because it has come to know the love of God. Only a humble soul becomes heaven, because my Son is in it. Thank you. Again I implore you to pray for those whom my Son has chosen - those are your shepherds."

Our Lady's Medjugorje Message January 25, 2012 Given to Marija

Our Lady's January 25, 2012 message to Marija.

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Message January 25, 2012

“Dear children! With joy, also today I call you to open your hearts and to listen to my call. Anew, I desire to draw you closer to my Immaculate Heart, where you will find refuge and peace. Open yourselves to prayer, until it becomes a joy for you. Through prayer, the Most High will give you an abundance of grace and you will become my extended hands in this restless world which longs for peace. Little children, with your lives witness faith and pray that faith may grow day by day in your hearts. I am with you. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

Our Lady's January 2, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Mirjana

Our Lady's January 2, 2012 Medjugorje Message to Mirjana

"Dear children; As with motherly concern I look in your hearts, in them I see pain and suffering; I see a wounded past and an incessant search; I see my children who desire to be happy but do not know how. Open yourselves to the Father. That is the way to happiness, the way by which I desire to lead you. God the Father never leaves His children alone, especially not in pain and despair. When you comprehend and accept this, you will be happy. Your search will end. You will love and you will not be afraid. Your life will be hope and truth which is my Son. Thank you. I implore you, pray for those whom my Son has chosen. Do not judge because you will all be judged."