Our Lady Asks Us to Pray for Priests and Vocations Tonight

Today, May 29, 2009, wassunny cool day in Medjugorje. Later clouds drifted in and drops of rain fell as pilgrims finished the praying of the Rosary and the singing of the Litany of Mary at St. James Church.

Pilgrims gathered around the statue of Our Lady on Apparition Mountain in anticipation of the apparition of the Virgin Mary to Ivan at his Friday night prayer group. They met tonight at the top of Apparition Mountain. 

Small groups of peoples quietly prayed and sang together as early evening began. The sun finally left its trace as the horizon began to turn a dull red color.

Millions of pilgrims have climbed Apparition Mountain over the years to attend Ivan’s prayer group apparitions. The prayer group started July 4, 1982, celebrating its 27th year this coming July. Ivan has said in speaking about the formation of the prayer group that, “It is only in this way that we will be inposition to help her to accomplish Her plans for the world.” Though the pilgrims are not members of the group, their prayers combined with the prayer group at these mountain apparitions, help Our Lady to accomplish Her plans. Your prayers, said in union with Ivan and those on the mountain, help do the same.

Today, May 29, 2009, wassunny cool day in Medjugorje. Later clouds drifted in and drops of rain fell as pilgrims finished the praying of the Rosary and the singing of the Litany of Mary at St. James Church.
 

Pilgrims gathered around the statue of Our Lady on Apparition Mountain in anticipation of the apparition of the Virgin Mary to Ivan at his Friday night prayer group. They met tonight at the top of Apparition Mountain.
 

Small groups of peoples quietly prayed and sang together as early evening began. The sun finally left its trace as the horizon began to turndull red color.
 

As darkness arrived on this starless night, more people cams as the singing grew louder and the praying of the Sorrowful Mysteries at the Rosary was begun by the prayer group.
 

Our Lady appeared to Ivan just before 10:00 p.m., and the apparition lasted approximately 8 minutes. After the apparition to Ivan on Apparition Mountain at 10:00p.m., Ivan said:

“The most important from the meeting with Our Lady tonight is that Our Lady came happy and joyful and at the beginning She greeted us all with Her usual Motherly greeting, ‘Praised be Jesus, my dear children.’

Afterwards Our Lady, especially fortime, with Her arms extended, prayed over all of us here. She especially prayed for the sick.

Apparition Mountain in Medjugorje at 7:30 p.m. As night begins to fall in Medjugorje, hearts begin to prepare for Our Lady’s coming. The crowds will increasingly fill up the empty spaces as the time approaches Rosary and apparition time.

She then blessed us all with Her Motherly blessing and She blessed all that you brought to be blessed.

Then I recommended to Her all of you and all of your needs, your intentions, your families and especially the sick.

After that, forlonger time, Our Lady especially prayed for priests and for vocations on the Church

Then I prayed an Our Father andGlory Be with Our Lady and Our Lady left in prayer in an illuminated sign of the cross withgreeting, ‘Go in peace my dear children.’

As you know, four days ago Our Lady gavemessage for the entire world. That is the most recent message to which Our Lady calls us, and additionally today She especially calls us to pray for priests and for vocations in the Church.”

Community members are working long hours to meet the deadline date of June 1st for the launching of the new site at 12:00 noon, CST, this Monday. Though only 1/5th of the site will be completed, there still will be much to see, and we are excited seeing it coming together. We will continue to move forward to complete each section until its completion, adding to the new site several major sections per week.
 

In Our Lady’s Love,

Heaven opens upwindow throughblanket of clouds tonight, as pilgrims began gathering for Our Lady’s apparition on Apparition Mountain for Ivan’s Prayer Group. This picture was taken at 7:30 p.m. Many of these pilgrims made the climb even hours before that—though the apparition would not take place until 10:00 p.m.