There have been many other miraculous signs through the years of the apparitions. The following are a few other different signs that have also occurred and were witnessed by the visionaries and others:
“On 28th October, 1981, a spectacular fire broke out at the site of the first apparition, and a crowd of several hundred watched it blaze fiercely for about fifteen minutes. When police and firemen investigated the area of the fire, they found nothing: no bonfire, no smoldering embers, not even a sign of ash. ‘It was just a small herald of the great sign that is to come,’ the Madonna told the children that evening.” 1
The following is an interview by Fr. Janko Bubalo with Vicka in which he asks Vicka to describe what happened one evening during an apparition on Apparition Hill:
Question: “It is said, Vicka, that from the start, and also, later on, you frequently went to Podbrdo, the place of the first apparitions of the Virgin, at night time. One particular nighttime excursion interests me, some twenty days after the first apparition. Do you recall it?…
Vicka: “Yes, I recall it – how could I not! I’ll never forget it…That was, I’m not certain, a bit after ten, perhaps even eleven. I can’t recall exactly. Many of us went…perhaps some forty of us.
Q: “Who of the Seers went?
V: “I can’t recall that either. I do know that I, Ivan and Marija were there.
Q: “And why so late?
V: “Why, the Virgin told us to come at that time. We told our neighbors about it. And thus we went. Many of us went barefooted.
Q: “And when you got there?
V: “We began to pray…We knew that She would appear. Why else would She have called us? But, prior to that, something strange occurred…When we began to pray, it was as though the heavens opened. A great light shone, and some sort of balloon began to descend toward us.
Q: “A shining one, what kind?
V: “Yes, shining, but a bit on the golden side….The balloon descended gently, while we fervently prayed. It was really strange!
Q: “Perhaps you were fearful?
V: “We certainly weren’t indifferent! But, the balloon quickly descended, you don’t even have time to think, and it burst above the ground. A thousand star-like bursts emptied out of it…Someone, they claim, also saw some sort of shiny cross, but I don’t recall that exactly now…All those who were present, to the extent I know, saw the balloon. And then it was said that others from the neighboring villages also saw it…from Vasilja, Cilica,…some, especially the children, were very frightened. We somehow quieted them. We told them to be at peace because the Virgin is already present among us, and that we will pray.
Q: “And you began to pray?
V: “Yes…We all knelt on the stones, and began to pray. The prayer was never like that! We prayed and wept at the same time.
Q: “And, how long did this last?
V: “I don’t know for sure…it seemed but a moment to me, but they said it lasted some forty minutes.
Q: “And then?
V: “We told them that the Virgin behold them all, and that those who wish, can touch her.
Q: “And did they touch her?
V: “Some did, while some did not. They all rushed forward toward the spot they thought the Virgin was. Then someone was stepping on Her veil, some on Her garment, and She then departed…And we also arose then. We sang a bit…conversed a bit…and slowly went home about one o’clock in the morning. We calmed down a bit, and then went to sleep.” 2
A scene often viewed by pilgrims sitting outside of the church during evening services, watching the beauty of the setting of the sun, ushering in the night. Nature is very talkative in Medjugorje. It often is silently shouting messages from God, personally to individuals. No one who understands Medjugorje denies the loud voice of nature which quietly speaks to the pilgrims of Medjugorje, who sit quietly and contemplate, “What is God writing in the sky to me about?”
1. A Thousand Encounters with the Blessed Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, by Fr. Janko Bubalo
2. Ibid.
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Very powerful teaching! My grandmother was 96 12 years old when she passed away( I was very close to her).There wasn’t a day that I can remember that she didn’t rise at 5:00am to pray her Rosary and go to Mass! I know it was through her prayers that I came back to Church, it was very powerful! I always said she passed that torch of prayer on to me, I have big shoes to fill. I started months ago getting up at 6:30am (I testify what a difference), I will start even earlier now that I have heard this teaching! There is a saying, Be the kind of woman or man that when your feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says, “oh no she’s up, he’s up!!” Thank Friend of Medjugorje, Thank you Mama Mary for your blessing!
Thank you Friend of Medjugorje! During your last talk to the pilgrims in Medjugorje, I was impressed when you said you woke up that day and already prayed your 4 mysteries of the rosary. You simply asked that they wake up one hour earlier every day. So, I took that challenge and you were right! Your day goes by much more beautifully, not to mention everyone around me is more cheery as well! 🙂 Two prayer intentions (that I’ve had for years) regarding my children were answered within the first week! I put my alarm clock away from the bed which forces me to get up and not want to jump back into bed. I usually prayed my prayers in the evening, but let me tell you, the joy is incredible when you begin in the morning! Friend of Medjugorje, your life witness is helping us grow, thank you! Happy New Year Caritas!
Very powerful teaching! My grandmother was 96 12 years old when she passed away( I was very close to her).There wasnt a day that I can remember that she didnt rise at 5:00am to pray her Rosary and go to Mass! I know it was through her prayers that I came back to Church, it was very powerful! I always said she passed that torch of prayer on to me, I have big shoes to fill. I started months ago getting up at 6:30am (I testify what a difference), I will start even earlier now that I have heard this teaching! There is a saying, Be the kind of woman or man that when your feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says, oh no shes up, hes up!! Thank Friend of Medjugorje, Thank you Mama Mary for your blessing!