As happens during Mirjana’s second of the month apparitions, today on March 18, Mirjana went through a variety of expressions on her face, especially as Our Lady relayed Her message to her.
Our Lady Queen of Peace of Medjugorje’s March 18, 2012
Annual Apparition and Message Given to Mirjana
The Croatian Mass on the night of March 17, 2012 held an enormous crowd that filled the outdoor seating to capacity, as pilgrims flocked to Medjugorje to be present for Mirjana’s annual March 18th apparition the next day. The apparition was to take place at 2:00 p.m.
As early as 8:00 p.m. on the night before the apparition, a small group of Americans were stationed behind Blue Cross in hopes of keeping a good spot for seeing Mirjana and being as close as possible to Our Lady during the apparition. Various pilgrims came to pray the rosary and sing at Blue Cross periodically during the night, but it was the group of American pilgrims who kept watch throughout the entire night and all the way up to apparition time, a full 18 hours later.
It wasn’t until about 6:00 a.m. that more pilgrims began to slowly but steadily trickle in to find a spot around Blue Cross, and by 10:00 a.m. the crowd began growing into the thousands.
An American priest, Fr. Rommel from Louisiana, led a set of all four mysteries of the rosary in the late morning, with individual decades being led by pilgrims in English, Italian, Spanish, and even Latin. Prayer and song continued until the time of Mirjana’s arrival.
Mirjana arrived with a smile on her face, smiling and acknowledging different pilgrims as they greeted her. The emotion of the day quickly overcame her, however, and a few tears fell as she began to kneel for the rosary. During the rosary, Mirjana sighed heavily many times as she prepared for Our Lady’s coming, and a another few tears could be seen rolling down her cheeks before she wiped them away.
When Our Lady came Mirjana greeted Her with great joy, and for a majority of the apparition Mirjana was smiling and joyful, much more so than during her March 2nd, 2012 apparition two weeks prior. A demonic began screaming about midway through the apparition and continued crying out until the apparition was over. After the apparition, as pilgrims were leaving the mountain, a few pilgrims and a priest were helping the woman who was lying down on the side of the street. She was about 60 years old, sweaty, exhausted, and still had a bewildered look on her face.
Mirjana was very expressive, and she extended her hands outwards, with palms turned up, towards Our Lady on two separate occasions during the apparition. The apparition lasted approximately 5 minutes, and as Our Lady left She sent a gentle breeze blowing through the area that blew a sparse, but beautiful flurry of white blossoms from the surrounding trees all throughout the Blue Cross area. Mirjana, resting on her heels bent low and cried for a very short time before dictating the message.
Our Lady also blessed everyone present and all the religious articles brought for blessing.
Our Lady Queen of Peace of Medjugorje’s March 18, 2012
Annual Apparition and Message Given to Mirjana
“Dear children! I am coming among you because I desire to be your mother - your intercessor. I desire to be the bond between you and the Heavenly Father - your mediatrix. I desire to take you by the hand and to walk with you in the battle against the impure spirit. My children, consecrate yourselves to me completely. I will take your lives into my motherly hands and I will teach them peace and love, and then I will give them over to my Son. I am asking of you to pray and fast because only in this way will you know how to witness my Son in the right way through my motherly heart. Pray for your shepherds that, united in my Son, they can always joyfully proclaim the Word of God. Thank you.”
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