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The Procession with Our Lady on the 39th Anniversary in Medjugorje
July 3, 2020
Dear Children of Our Lady of Medjugorje,
I've heard Fr. Ivan Dugandizic's June 25th homily in
Medjugorje referred to as "The homily of the century!" I want to revisit
it with you again, so that we won't forget it. What Fr. Ivan says
about Our Lady, the Woman from the Future, is very important for us to
understand.
I'm sharing some of the transcription with you again here -
though Cathy shared the 2nd half of the homily in her July 1, 2020
Reflection:
That very beautiful Mass, celebrating the 39th Anniversary of Our Lady's apparitions, can still be watched at Mary TV: https://marytv.tv/evening-international-mass-2/ (And note that you can now easily share with anyone all of the videos on Mary TV!)
God bless you!
Denis
Excerpt from Fr. Ivan Dugandzic's Homily for the 39th Anniversary of Our Lady's coming to Medjugorje.
"Dear brothers and sisters, Mary is the Woman from the
future. Because she is the only person, who with her life and with her
Assumption into Heaven, has achieved the fullness of Salvation. And
according to that, we faithful are just walking in faith and hope
towards that fullness of salvation, believing that it will be
accomplished for us at the end of time. And since Jesus from the Cross
left her to be our Mother and our Intercessor, our destiny has been tied
to her and her role in the plan of salvation.
"This is the theological background, and this is the
grounding foundation of her frequent apparitions, especially in
difficult historical circumstances. When the world's countries are in a
mess, and when even the Church does not have a clear vision of the
future, God sends the Woman from Eternity, so she can encourage us. She
can show us the way of salvation.
"And just like the Angel once gave to her the word of
encouragement, "Do not be afraid, Mary;" in the same way, Our Lady
encouraged her surprised and terrified children [the Medjugorje
visionaries] that she had chosen as her witnesses. Through them to the
world, she gave and is giving a clear message of Peace.
"And now, in this moment it is completely obvious that Peace
cannot be guaranteed by state officials and mighty politicians of this
world. There is conflict between various ideologies and military
alliances, and peace conferences are being held in vain. And there are
always new peace accords that are being signed. Peace has been
endangered more and more, because people do not speak with their pure
heart and sincere intentions. That is why it is in danger....
"So, it happens, that in the desolation of the immorality of
this world, from Apparition Hill, the clear stream from Eternity has
been released into the desert of the world! Many have recognized and
accepted this stream of peace. And that is how Medjugorje gradually with
time has become the place of conversion and prayer, the confessional of
the whole world. And so, in the meantime, the Church, after a long time
and much careful observation and questioning, has recognized and
accepted this clear stream of peace.
"A year ago, a reputable representative from the Vatican,
Archbishop Fisichella, right from this pulpit, publicly said that there
is no better form of New Evangelization that the Church has longed for,
for a long time, than what takes place in Medjugorje. It needs to be
rooted and planted in every part of the world.
"This has been confirmed to us indirectly in the words of Our
Holy Father, Benedict XVI, in his recently published book. When asked
by the journalist how does he feel about the spiritual stage of this
world today, with great seriousness, after he mentions some concrete
moral deviations, he warned that there is more danger in that which is
invisible and is being hidden behind the visible moral deviations. And
he says literally this: modern society at the moment is in the face of
forming an anti-Christian credo; and opposing this credo is punished
with social ex-communication. The fear of that mighty power of
antichrist is completely natural. And what is necessary is the prayer of
the whole Church to resist him.
"Brothers and sisters, all of you who are honoring the
Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace: We are the witnesses of this drama
of mankind. The Antichrist, with the help of his many alliances, truly
wishes to create man in his own image. That is why he wishes to wipe off
the image of God in man; to kill that gene that man has when he as a
creature comes from Creator. He wishes to define human nature anew. And
he is declaring that what was once evil, now is something which is
completely normal and acceptable. And all those who feel differently,
they are forbidden. Then in the name of being politically correct and in
the name of social tolerance, people represent and defend these evils,
since otherwise they would be declared 'conservative' and they would be
harmful for advancement of society.
"In such a spiritual state of the world, for 39 years, here,
right here, the 'Woman from the Future,' Queen of Peace, has been
showing us the way to true peace and the future with God. She is
reminding us permanently that this is the path of holiness, the path to
God in the everyday realities of our lives. Our Lady of Medjugorje has
been gathering the Church that prays. The Church that with the power of
the prayer would successfully resist the opposing force of the
antichrist, as Benedict said.
"Let us be sincerely grateful that she considers us and calls
us her "Dear Children." And she wants us to be her witnesses and the
apostles in that plan of salvation of the world. Devoted to her, let us
be, in joy, open to the future that God is preparing for the Church and
for the world. Amen!"
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