September 12, 2010
Feast of the Holy Name of Mary
Dear Children of Medjugorje, praised be Jesus and Mary!
1 - On September 2, Mirjana had her monthly apparition at the Blue Cross, surrounded by a great crowd made up mostly of Italian pilgrims! After the apparition, she gave us the following message:
“Dear children, I am beside you because I desire to help you to overcome trials, which this time of purification puts before you. My children, one of those is not to forgive and not to ask for forgiveness. Every sin offends Love and distances you from it - and Love is my Son. Therefore, my children, if you desire to walk with me towards the peace of God’s love, you must learn to forgive and to ask for forgiveness. Thank you.”
2 - Dominik and the Youth Festival. A surprising event took place in Medjugorje on August 3rd. Since the articles on the internet about the events spread many errors, I wanted to make a serious inquiry before writing about it. So, below I have written the facts as I received them from Dominik’s family.
Dominik Juros, a young Slovakian of 16, born in a Catholic family from the village of Hran, came to the Youth Festival this summer with other young people from his area. During the preceding months, Dominik went through a period of inner rebellion, mostly concerning faith. He no longer wanted to serve at Mass as altar boy; and he refused to pray with his parents.
Although this group had signed up for a pilgrimage, they were not really interested in the Youth Festival or in God in general. They behaved more like tourists on vacation.
On August 3rd, the heat was extreme in Medjugorje. The group decided to go swimming at the waterfalls of Kravica with Janko, their guide, rather than follow the program of the Festival. Dominik slipped into the icy water, and sank 9 or 10 feet deep. He managed to surface several times, but no one noticed that he was drowning. Instead, people around him thought he was playing a game. Ten minutes later, Janko began to worry because he could no longer see him! So he swam to the spot where he had last seen him.
With the help of a few people, Janko was able to pull Dominik out of the water. But his heart had stopped. It took 15 to 20 minutes of resuscitation to make it beat again, but on the way to Mostar’s hospital, his heart stopped beating again. His lungs no longer worked. At the hospital Dominik was put into an induced coma and his vital bodily functions were taken over by medical devices.
The next day, his parents rushed from Slovakia to Mostar. After hearing what had happened, all the young people at the Festival started praying fervently for him, and this beautiful chain of love continued day and night! Even Dominik’s bus companions, suddenly seized by the fear of God, started to pray. Each went to Confession and they attended Mass with great piety.
On August 5th, surrounded by his family and with a lot of prayers, Dominik showed unexpected signs of awareness. Although unconscious, he would press his mother’s hand or shed tears. He woke up on August 7th, and his organs revived. His first reaction was to cry, begging his parents to forgive him. He grabbed the hand of his mother and asked her to pray with him, and to pray a lot. He wanted to confess his sins, so they asked a priest to come. He was then transferred to a hospital in Slovakia, where he began walking and talking freely. Four weeks later, he was back in school. His Slovakian doctor reports that Dominik’s recovery is shocking, considering what he endured.
Dominik shared some interesting aspects of his experience. For instance, although unconscious at the time, when he was taken out of the water, he saw his parents in Slovakia sitting in front of television, and he knew what they were doing and where they were going. On August 8th, according to people present and his own words, he became hypersensitive, felt intense inner struggles, and had unusual perceptions.
According to Dominik, while he was between life and death, he felt threatened by “dark figures” present in the hospital, some standing at the door and others causing havoc in the room, accusing him. These figures were constantly trying to prevent his mother from praying at his bedside. Dominik’s face lit up when he felt the presence of a person full of light, peace and joy, who he thinks was the Blessed Mother. When someone entered his room carrying some water, he knew that it was Holy Water and thought “Oh, blessed water! That will help me now!” He said he could perceive the prayers of his family as peaceful, positive, very helpful and full of life.
Dominik was able to see Purgatory. There he saw two young people, from a neighboring town, suffering. He saw that they had burned a car and later were killed in an accident. He saw Angels, splendid beings dressed in white, with beautiful faces. He said he saw Jesus face to face and said that Jesus had the most beautiful eyes. When his family was praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at his bedside, he asked them, “Can you smell that wonderful fragrance?” “What fragrance?” His mother asked. “The blood of Jesus! It has a wonderful fragrance!” He answered.
There are many details to the story that will not fit here, however it is important to note that Dominik’s mother consecrated him to Our Lady at his conception.
Dominick often repeated that we should love each other and forgive one another; that love is the most important thing in life. He insistently asked members of his family to treat each other with much more love, even in the smallest things, and to always forgive and to have no enemies. With his short, but sweet taste of Heaven, Dominik regretted that the medical team had saved his life!
We know that normally, after a few minutes under water, the brain is damaged for lack of oxygen. But in Dominik’s case, only God knows whether it is, medically, a miracle. This is of little importance! What is beautiful in this event, is that it happened when 40,000 youth of the Festival were praying in Medjugorje. The Lord used this teenager, going through a crisis, to put all his friends on their knees, (those present in Medjugorje and those in Slovakia), to inspire them to go to Confession and to turn their hearts to God. Moreover, to some of those kids who put earthly things in the first place of their life, and who thought they could make it without God, Dominik’s experience revealed another world, other values, and reminded them of the most vital commandment of Jesus: “Love one another as I have loved you!”
Dominik does not remember everything, but the effect of grace is very obvious in his life. He has turned into a young man who today prays profoundly, who lives his faith with fervor, and who happily joins his parents and family in prayer. He shows great reverence for the Cross of Jesus and for Our Lady. All his relatives are grateful for what the mercy of God did for him. Even his grandfather, a former obstinate opponent of Medjugorje, now wants to come. Magnificat!
3 – Impossible Forgiveness! The message of September 2nd struck us all (see § 1). We ask ourselves, ‘How can I forgive when my spouse beats me, cheats on me, betrays me and makes my life impossible?’ ‘How can I forgive the man who raped my child?’ Or, ‘how can I forgive my daughter-in-law who made my son lose his faith, and does not want to confide her children to my care?’ Or ‘my brother who stole my inheritance?’ Or ‘my children who abandoned me after all that I did for them?’ ‘How can I forgive my sister who destroyed my reputation?’ And, ‘this seducer who pushed my daughter to suicide?’ Or ‘that doctor who destroyed my health because of a medical error?’ Impossible! Yet Jesus teaches us to say in the Our Father : “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
Fortunately, what is impossible to man is possible for God (Mt 19:26). So, the only possible way is to tell Jesus, “I cannot do it, my wound is bleeding too much! But you, Jesus, who are only love and mercy, put your own forgiveness in my heart for this person, I beg you!” Then, just sincerely asking Jesus for this is already forgiving. Even if we still have veins of anger, hatred, or violence caused by our wounded humanity, the soul progresses beautifully, and God sees our good will. Then, He does the rest! “My children, if you desire to walk with me towards the peace of God’s love, you must learn to forgive and to ask for forgiveness.” This message would not have been given to us if our Heavenly Mother - who forgave us for putting her Son to death - did not have tons of graces of forgiveness to communicate to us. Let us seize them and decide today to take action!
Dear Gospa, on September 15th, we are celebrating you as Our Lady of Sorrows. You know and share all our sorrows! Please pour your balm of peace in our wounds and teach us to forgive!
PS 1 - Looking for guidance in following Dominik’s (and Our Blessed Mother’s) advice for all of us? Perhaps some of the CDs and DVDs at www.childrenofmedjugorje.com may be able to help you on your way to holiness. Check out our webstore for CDs such as these: Purgatory, Angels, Pray With Your Family, Prayer Obtains Everything, True Consecration to Mary, Choose Your Future!, and The Incredible Mercy of God and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. On DVD Volume Nine, Sister relates Our Lady’s teaching about Monthly Confession and in Volume Twenty Five Sister shares what she learned from Vick and Jakov about their glimpse into Heaven, Hell and Purgatory! Check online for other CDs and DVDs from Sister Emmanuel that make great gifts to help inspire you along your spiritual journey.
PS 2 – Children of Medjugorje Inc needs your help! Please consider supporting our ministry in prayer and, if possible, through financial contributions so that we may be able to continue spreading the messages of Our Lady to the English-speaking world. If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to help support and sustain our work, please donate through this link on our secure online store or send an email to pray@childrenofmedjugorje.com. Your generosity is deeply appreciated! Thank you!
PS 3 - Sister Emmanuel’s latest teachings –the Educational Series from St Malo- are AVAILABLE on both CD and DVD format! Choose a single title or purchase all six *: Take the Hand of Your Heavenly Mother; Make Your Peace With God (about Confession); Embrace Suffering As Your Way to Joy; Pray With Your Family: A Remedy for our World Today; Responding to Our Lady's Call to Holiness; Prayer Groups: Our Lady's School for Holiness.
*Buy the DVD set and go on a virtual retreat with Sister Emmanuel, as experienced last fall at the Children of Medjugorje Summit Retreat in St Malo, Colorado!
PS 4- Watch Sister Emmanuel ON DEMAND, on your computer! Go to: www.napavalleyTV.org. Click on "Video on Demand" on the red banner at the top. Screen goes light blue- wait, then scroll way down until you see channel 27 channel 28 side by side. Click on Channel 28 and scroll down the list until "Medjugorje- Our Mother's Last Call" then click on the date you want to watch.
PS 5- You can view the celebrations of Medjugorje live on the site of the parish at http://www.medjugorje.hr/fr/multimedia/tv-web/
PS 6 – Sister’s upcoming missions : After a very busy summer, filled with a lot of pilgrims praying with us in our garden, we are resuming the missions abroad. Spain first, where 6 big cities are waiting for us (Sept.14-23, infos, juanpatau@ono.com). Then Northen Italy (Oct. 8-11 infos vannapg@gmail.com silviacaneparo@hotmail.it). Then France (Nov.19-24 bethanie.retraite@beatitudes.org), then Belgium (Nov 25, infosgclaes@scarlet.be), then Sardegna (Nov. 27-28, infos andreacampo@email.it). Your prayer and support will be greatly appreciated; thank you from the heart!
PS 7 - Information to pass on to all: The parish of Medjugorje now requires to see the 'celebret' of the visiting priests, and to keep a copy. If they don’t have it, they won't be able to celebrate Mass nor hear Confessions.
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