News of Our Lady’s January 8th message alerted Medjugorje followers that the apparitions were passing into a new phase and many looked towards the “25th of the month†expecting a significant message. A Friend of Medjugorje speaks about this time as full of anticipation because Our Lady had often spoken about a “plan†but had never revealed what the plan was. On January 25, 1987, for the first time, Our Lady revealed why She had come. She had come for a “great†plan for the salvation of the whole world. Our Lady said:
