Tag: Messages 1981

Ivan’s diary: “Be converted all of you who are still there. The sign will come when you will be converted.” (Monday, September 7, 1981)

Ivan’s diary: I was praying in the chapel. Suddenly there was a great light… “Pray especially on Sunday, so that the great sign, the gift of God may come. Pray with fervor and a constancy so that God may have mercy on His great children. Go in peace, my angel. May the blessing of God accompany you. Amen. Goodbye.” (Sunday, September 6, 1981)

Ivan’s diary: I was praying in the chapel. The Gospa came when I was reciting the Our Father. “Praise be Jesus and Mary.” (Our Lady was using a salutation of pious people in Croatia, probably with the desire to revive it.) “Go in the peace of God, my angel. May the blessing of God accompany you. Amen. Goodbye.” (Saturday, September 5, 1981)

Ivanka and Marija: Since we will be far away at school during the week, except on Saturdays and Sundays, what must we do? “It is enough for you to pray. Come here Saturdays and Sundays. I will appear to all of you.” To Ivan in the seminary: “The sign will be given at the end of the apparitions.” Ivan: When will that be? “You are impatient, my angel. Go in the peace of God.” (Friday, September 4, 1981)

Jakov: When will the sign which was announced come? “Again, a little patience.” (Thursday, September 3, 1981)

Concerning a young man who hanged himself. Vicka: Why did he do that? “Satan took hold of him. This young man should not have done that. The Devil tries to reign over the people. He takes everything into his hands, but the force of God is more powerful, and God will conquer.” Ivan’s diary: How will things go for Anton, Dario, Miljenko, my friends in the seminary, and for me? “You are, and you will always be my children. You have followed the path of Jesus. No one will stop you from propagating the faith in Jesus. One must believe strongly.” (Wednesday, September 2, 1981)

Will there be a Mass on Mt. Krizevac? “Yes, my angels.” Jakov: Are the police setting up a trap around the church? “There’s nothing at all. Have the people pray and remain in church as long as possible. Go in the peace of God.” The cross, the heart, and the sun appeared. Ivan’s diary: I prayed with her so that Jesus might help me in my vocation. Then we recited the rosary. The Gospa smiled with kindness. “Do not be afraid. I am close to you and I watch over you.” (Tuesday, September 1, 1981)

Which is the best fasting? “A fast on bread and water.” “I am the Queen of Peace.” (End of August 1981)

Vicka: At 6:20pm, we began to pray at the home of Marinko Ivankovic. The Virgin arrived and said: “Praised be Jesus!” Vicka: People say that since they locked up Fr. Jozo in his cell, the doors unlock by themselves. Is that true? “It is true, but no one believes it.” Ivanka: How is Mirjana? What are her feelings? “Mirjana is sad because she is all alone. I will show her to you.” Suddenly, we saw Mirjana’s face. She was crying. Dear Gospa, there are some young people who betray our faith. “Yes, there are many.” She mentions some names. Vicka asks the Virgin concerning a woman who wanted to leave her husband because he was making her suffer. “Let her remain close to him and accept her suffering. Jesus, Himself, also suffered.” On the matter of a sick young boy: “He is suffering from a very grave illness. Let his parents firmly believe, do penance, then the little boy will be cured.” Jakov asks her about the sign: “Again, a little patience.” Ivan, who had been several days without an apparition: How will I do in this seminary? “Be without fear. I am close to you everywhere and at all times.” Ivan’s diary: Are the people pious in our village? “Your village has become the most fervent parish in Hercegovina. A large number of people distinguish themselves through their piety and their faith.” (Sunday, August 30, 1981)

Jakov: Are you also appearing to Ivan in the seminary? “Yes, just like to you.” How is Ivan Ivankovic? (Son of Pero, cousin of Vicka, and one of four men in Bijakovici who bear this name. He had been arrested by the police on Aug 12th, while on the hill of the apparitions, and was imprisoned.) “He is well. He is enduring everything. All that will pass. Father Jozo sends you greetings.” What is the news from our village? “My angels, you are doing your penance well.” Will you help us in our studies? “God’s help manifests itself everywhere.” “Go in the peace of God with the blessing of Jesus and mine. Goodbye.” (From Ivan’s journal.) Ivanka: Will you leave us a sign soon? “Again, a little patience.” (Saturday, August 29, 1981)