The Christmas Novena Day Seven – Seeking and Yearning
My soul yearns for thee in the night, my spirit within me earnestly seeks thee. (c) Anthony Zubac 2018 December 21, 2018 Christmas Novena Day 7 Dear Family of Mary! Today we ask for the grace to yearn for peace and to seek it! Our Lady tells us that we must pray, pray, pray if […]
The Christmas Novena Day Six – Conversion!
A Pilgrim leans on the Risen Christ Statue in prayer! (c) Anthony Zubac December 20, 2018 Christmas Novena Day 6 – Conversion Dear Family of Mary! Even on Christmas Day Our Lady spoke about conversion. Every day, it seems, is a day to convert. As the Psalmist says: “O that today you would hearken to […]
The Christmas Novena Day Five – Peace!
May the King of Peace bless you today and give you peace! (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017 December 19, 2018 Christmas Novena Day 5 – Peace Dear Family of Mary! Today we pray for peace. Our Lady has come as the Queen of Peace in Medjugorje. Her focus throughout these 37 years has been to establish […]
The Christmas Novena Day Four – Open your hearts to Jesus!
Open your hearts to Jesus! (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017 December 18, 2018 Christmas Novena Day 4 Dear Family of Mary! Open your heart to Jesus! This is Our Lady’s constant plea: December 25, 1987 “Dear children! Rejoice with me! My heart is rejoicing because of Jesus and today I want to give Him to you. […]
The Christmas Novena Day Three – Hope!
Priests and religious at Mirjana’s Apparition exercising the gift of hope! (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017 December 17, 2018 Christmas Novena Day 3 – Hope! Dear Family of Mary! Today we are praying for an increase in our hope. Hope can be a tricky virtue to understand. We can think that hope has to do with […]
The Christmas Novena Day Two – Joy!
The joy of this little one is an image of the joy that Baby Jesus can give to us if we open ourselves to Him this Christmas! (c) Anthony Zubac December 16, 2018 Third Sunday of Advent Dear Family of Mary! Today the priest wears rose colored vestments to signify that we should rejoice […]
The Christmas Novena Day One
The parish arrives at the Apparition Site on Mt. Podbrdo! (c) Anthony Zubac December 15, 2018 Christmas Novena Day One Dear Family of Mary! Today we begin the Christmas Novena with the Parish of St. James! Our team will climb with the parishioners each day, praying the Rosary and preparing for Jesus’ Birth. The […]
A Novena in preparation for Christmas!
The parishioners of St. James Parish climbing Apparition Hill for the Christmas Novena (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2016 December 14, 2018 St. John of the Cross Dear Family of Mary! Christmas is approaching!! Let’s listen to Our Lady’s message from last Christmas! December 25, 2017 “Dear children! Today I am bringing to you my Son […]
May your hearts be illuminated with the love and the light of my Son.
The Youth Festival in Medjugorje Participants singing and dancing for the Lord! (c) Tony Zubac 2018 December 13, 2018 St. Lucy Dear Family of Mary! “…Apostles of my love, along with prayer and sacrifice, may your hearts be illuminated with the love and the light of my Son. May that light and love illuminate all […]
Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Tilma of St. Juan Diego December 12, 2018 Our Lady of Guadalupe (I am sharing a reflection I wrote in 2016 for this feast. I hope you don’t mind. It says everything I would want to say today!!) Dear Family of Mary! Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!! St. Juan Diego […]