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The 35th Youth Festival ended with a Holy Mass on Cross Mountain

During the past few days, tens of thousands of young people from 80 countries celebrated Holy Masses in Medjugorje, listened to catechesis and lectures, as well as numerous testimonies, prayed on Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain and confessed...

The fourth day of the 35th Youth Festival – Br. Zvonimir Pavičić: If you are afraid, go to Holy Mass. The Lord will explain everything to you

"If you are afraid, go to Holy Mass, for there you will meet the Lord. He will explain everything to you. He will encourage you. It will open new horizons for you. He will feed you. He will preserve your life and bring you to heaven.'' (PHOTO)

The third day of the 35th Youth Festival - Msgr. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala: Medjugorje is a school of peace for the whole world

The Holy Mass was celebrated by Msgr. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington. 707 priests concelebrated for him. (PHOTO)

The second day of the 35th Youth Festival – Holy Mass, prayers, catechesis, testimonies, song, dance...

"Europe showed all its emptiness both at the Eurovision Song Contest and at the Olympics. They tell us that it is in the name of tolerance, inclusiveness... Obviously, the evil has also become naive, without hiding because it has always been arrogant, selfish and empty. Where there is arrogance and selfishness there is always emptiness!'' (PHOTO)

The 35th Youth Festival began in Medjugorje

Holy Mass on the first evening of the Youth Festival, with the concelebration of 640 priests, was celebrated by the Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Archbishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, who encouraged the youth not to be afraid of the new life that Jesus offers them. (PHOTO)

MESSAGE FROM POPE FRANCIS to the participants of the Youth Festival Medjugorje, August 1-6, 2024

Dearest, may my blessing accompany you, and I entrust each of you to Mother Mary, Mother of the Church, so that she may intercede that you may have the strength and wisdom to be able to speak with God and speak of God. May Her example urge you to be heralds of hope, love and peace in the world. Finally, I kindly ask you to pray for me.

Statistics for July, 2024.

Number of Holy Communions: 200 000

Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 6742 (185 per day)

The use of drones is prohibited at the Youth Festival for safety reasons

The parish office of Medjugorje would like to inform all the pilgrims and media workers that during the duration of the program of the 35th Youth Festival in Medjugorje, the use of drones for filming will not be allowed on the church grounds where the Youth Festival program is held, except for the drones of the official photographers and videographers. The parish office of Medjugorje is kindly warning that all the drones will be removed for the safety of the Youth Festival participants in cooperation with the police.

On Thursday, August 1st a press conference on the occasion of the 35th Youth Festival to be held in Medjugorje

The media will be addressed by the Apostolic Visitor with a special role for the parish of Medjugorje, Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, and the parish priest of Medjugorje, Br. Zvonimir Pavičić, who will present the program of the 35th Youth Festival in more details.

On Sunday, Medjugorje celebrates the 4th World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly

The commemoration program consists of a catechesis that will be held by Br. Svetozar Kraljević at 5:00 p.m. in the hall of St. John Paul II. in Medjugorje, and then Rosary follows and an opportunity for confession, and then from 7 p.m. there will be Holy Mass at the White Dome of the church of St. James in Medjugorje.

Archbishop Giorgio Lingua celebrated the Mass in Medjugorje

''There is an external, objective, visible reality that no one can deny, such as the influx of pilgrims who come from all over the world, many of whom rediscover their faith, change their lives and begin to love God and their neighbor.''

Medjugorje at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, the USA

The last time this has happened in the United States was 1941, so this is an incredible event, filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, and great excitement among all present.

Br. Bože Milić on the 43rd Anniversary of the apparitions in Medjugorje: Here everyone gets what a sincere heart seeks

"We believers know that it is best when God's will is done through us, not that we believers do something, but that God's will is done through us," said Br. Boze, explaining how Our Lady encourages us to boldly enter into communication with the Lord. (PHOTO)

Spiritual retreat for the priests in Medjugorje has begun

In addition to participating in the evening prayer program and lectures, the participants of this spiritual retreat will pray the Rosary on Apparition Hill, the Way of the Cross on Cross Mountain, and they will participate in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and on the last day they will also visit the grave of Br. Slavko Barbarić, who founded this spiritual retreat.

Statistics for June, 2024.

Number of Holy Communions: 225 000

Number of priests that concelebrated at Holy Masses: 5075 (169 per day)