Messages of the Blessed Virgin 1983-1984

January 1, 1983 (Holy Mary, Mother of God)

Concerning Our Lady's appearances to Mirjana: "After Christmas, I am
no longer appearing to her for the present."

January 5, 1983

Ivan, Jakov, Marija, and Vicka relate the following information to
Father Tomislav: Marija has received seven secrets; Vicka has received
eight; Jakov, Ivanka, and Ivan have received nine; and Mirjana has
received all ten. As to how long the apparitions will last or why Our
Lady no longer appears to Mirjana after Christmas, we do not know. Our
Lady constantly invites us to prayer, fasting, and conversion and she
confirms her promises.

Regarding the time of the sign, it's month and year, Ivan says: "It is
forecasted."

January 7, 1983

The visionaries are invited to record Our Lady's testimony as She
begins to tell them her life; but, until they receive Her
authorization, they will not be able to make this information public.
Jakov will receive information until April; Ivanka until May 22;
Marija until July 17; and for Vicka, this transmission lasted until
April 10, 1985 and filled three notebooks.

January 10, 1983

Mirjana shared with Father Tomislav Vlasic that during the year and a
half that she had been receiving apparitions, she had experienced the
maternal love and intimacy of Our Lady and questioned Her why God
could so "Mercilessly" send sinners to Hell forever. "Men who go to
Hell no longer want to receive any benefit from God. They do not
repent nor do they cease to revolt and to blaspheme. they make up
their mind to live in Hell and do not contemplate leaving it."

Regarding Purgatory: "In Purgatory there are different levels; the
lowest is close to Hell and the highest gradually draws near to
Heaven. It is not on All Souls Day, but at Christmas, that the
greatest number of souls leave Purgatory. There are in Purgatory,
souls who pray ardently to God, but for whom no relative or friend
prays on earth. God makes them benefit from the prayers of other
people. It happens that God permits them to manifest themselves in
different ways, close to their relatives on earth, in order to remind
men of the existence of Purgatory and to solicit their prayers to come
close to God who is just, but good. The majority of people go to
Purgatory. Many go to Hell. A small number go directly to Heaven."

January 12, 1983

There were present a U.S. television crew that was filming the events
in MedJugorje. Fr. John Bertolucci was the narrator. The name of the
television program was "The Glory of God". Concerned about the police
and the oppression still going on at that time, they were worried
about getting the film out of the country. They were delighted and at
the same time assured because Our Lady cleverly used their title in
Her answer. "There will be some difficulties, but it will be for the
glory of God."

April 21, 1983

To the visionaries especially Jakov concerning behavior during Mass
and around others: "You must behave well; be pious and set a good
example for the faithful."

April 24, 1983

Message for an Italian doctor: "I bless him just as [I bless] those
who work with him at the hospital in Milan, for everything they are
doing. Have them continue, and pray. I bless the sick of this
hospital, just as the sick for whom you have prayed this evening, and
those for whom you will pray."

June 1, 1983

"Dear children! I hoped that the world would begin to be converted on
its own. Do now everything that you can so that the world can be
converted."

June 2, 1983

"Read what has been written about Jesus. Meditate on it and convey it
to others."

June 3, 1983

Concerning Father Tomislav Vlasic's attempt to form a prayer group,
has it begun well? "Yes, it is good. Have him continue."

What should be done so that the authorities will not send away the
priests of the parish who work with faith and love? "Pray and fast for
this intention. I will tell you when the moment comes what you must
do."

Should Father Tomislav ask the parish to fast and pray in hopes that
the Church will recognize the supernatural events taking place in
Medjugorje? "Yes it is a good way. Have the parish pray for this gift.
Have them pray also for the gift of the Holy Spirit so that all those
who come here will feel the presence of God."

June 12, 1983

Concerning whether the priests should start new work around the church
or ask permission from the authorities: "Do not begin the work until
receiving permission from the authorities. Otherwise, someone will
inform the latter and the works would be forbidden. Go, and kindly
request the authorization. It will be given to you."

June 14, 1983

Concerning what the priests should preach during the ten anniversary
days of the first apparition: "Have them do what they think is best.
It would be good to remind the faithful of the events which have been
happening here in relation to my coming. Have them remind the faithful
of the reasons for my coming here."

Spring 1983

"Hasten your conversion. Do not await the sign which has been
announced for those who do not believe; it will be too late. You who
believe, be converted and deepen your faith."

June 24, 1983

"The sign will come, you must not worry about it. The only thing that
I would want to tell you is to be converted. Make that known to all my
children as quickly as possible. No pain, no suffering is too great
for me in order to save you. I will pray to my Son not to punish the
world; but I plead with you, be converted.

You cannot imagine what is going to happen nor what the Eternal Father
will send to earth. That is why you must be converted! Renounce
everything. Do penance. Express my thanks to all my children who have
prayed and fasted. I carry all this to my Divine Son in order to
obtain an alleviation of His justice against the sins of mankind.

I thank the people who have prayed and fasted. Persevere and help me
to convert the world."

June 26, 1983

"Love your enemies. Pray for them and bless them."

July 1, 1983

"I thank all those who have responded to my call. I bless all of you.
I bless each of you. In these days, I ask you to pray for my
intentions."

July 1983

Regarding the problem with Bishop Zanic and the parish apparitions:
"Fast two days a week for the intentions of the Bishop, who bears a
heavy responsibility. If there is a need to, I will ask for a third
day. Pray each day for the Bishop."

July 26, 1983

"Dear Children, today I would like to invite you to constant prayer
and penance. Particularly, have the young people of the parish become
more active in their prayer."

August 6, 1983

Jakov questions Our Lady concerning orders from the Bishop to have
Father Pervan, the parish priest, stop the visionaries from saying the
Rosary and The Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be the
customary seven times at the beginning of prayer: "If it is so, then
do not go against it so as not to provoke any quarrels. If it is
possible, talk about it tomorrow among yourselves. All of you come to
an agreement beforehand."

August 12, 1983

"Pray more for your spiritual life. Do your utmost in this sense. Pray
for your Bishop."

August 23, 1983

Concerning Canadian priest, Father Emilien Tardif: "Have him announce
my messages to the whole world. Let Jesus, only Jesus, be at the
center of his efforts."

August 25, 1983

Concerning the arrest and expulsion of Father Tardif, Father Raucourt,
and Dr. Phillippe Madre by the Yugoslavian authorities: "Do not worry
for them. Everything is in God's plan."

August 29, 1983

Concerning a group of young people before they leave for their
pilgrimage to Siroki Brijeg at a youth festival: "I wish that you pray
throughout your trip, and that you glorify God. There, you will be
able to meet other young people. Convey the messages which I have
given you. Do not hesitate to speak to them about it. Some begin to
pray and to fast just as they have been told, but they get tired very
quickly, and thus loose the graces which they have acquired."

September 5, 1983

Concerning Jakov's mother who died: "Your mother is with me in
Heaven."

September 12, 1983

"Pray. When I give you this message, do not be content to just listen
to it. Increase your prayer and see how it makes you happy. All graces
are at your disposal. All you have to do is to gain them. In order to
do that, I tell you - Pray!."

September 26, 1983

"My Son suffers very much because the world is not converting. May the
world be converted and make peace."

October 15, 1983

"My Son suffers very much because men do not want to be reconciled.
They have not listened to me. Be converted, be reconciled."

October 21, 1983

"The important thing is to pray to the Holy Spirit so that He may
descend on you. When one has Him, one has everything. People make a
mistake when they turn only to the saints to request something."

Advent

"Begin by calling on the Holy Spirit each day. The most important
thing is to pray to the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit descends on
earth, then everything becomes clear and everything is transformed."

November 26, 1983

In answer to a question, Our Lady said: "Prayer and fasting."

November 30, 1983

To Marija, given for a priest: "You must warn the Bishop very soon,
and the Pope, with respect to the urgent and the great importance of
the message for all mankind. I have already said many times that the
peace of the world is in a state of crisis. Become brothers among
yourselves; increase prayer and fasting in order to be saved."

December 26, 1983

To Ivan regarding a question asked by Father Laurentin: "Our Lady
prays for that. May he who undertakes it, do it in prayer. It is there
that he will find his inspiration."

1983

"I know that many will not believe you, and that many who have an
impassioned faith will cool off. You remain firm, and motivate people
to instant prayer, penance, and conversion. At the end, you will be
happier."

To the visionaries: "When you suffer difficulties, and need something,
come to me."

Regarding cures: "I cannot cure. God alone cures. Pray! I will pray
with you. Believe firmly. Fast, do penance. I will help you as long as
it is in my power to do it. God comes to help everyone. I am not God.
I need your sacrifices and your prayers to help me."

Regarding faith: "Faith cannot be alive without prayer."

Regarding the Mass: "The Mass is the greatest prayer of God. You will
never be able to understand its greatness. That is why you must be
perfect and humble at Mass, and you should prepare yourselves there."

To a priest who asks if it is preferable to pray to Our Lady or to
Jesus: "I beseech you, Pray to Jesus! I am His Mother, and I intercede
for you with Him. But all prayers go to Jesus. I will help, but
everything does not depend solely on me, but also your strength, and
the strength of those who pray."

Regarding souls in Purgatory: "These persons wait for your prayers and
your sacrifices."

Other topics:

"The most beautiful prayer is the Creed."

"The most beautiful thing is to believe."

"All prayers are good, if they are said with faith."

"My Son wants to win all souls to Him, the Devil strives to obtain
something. The Devil makes a great effort to infiltrate among you, at
all costs."

1984

A new development took place in Medjugorje at the beginning of 1984.
Our Lady told Jelena Vasilj that she wanted the parishioners of St.
James Church to come together at the church for one evening a week so
that She could direct them in their spiritual life. The priests chose
Thursday. From March 1, 1984 through January 8, 1987, Our Lady gave
messages to the parish every Thursday. The messages come to the parish
through the six seers and almost entirely through Marija Pavlovic. On
January 8, 1987, Our Lady said that She would give messages monthly,
on the 25th of each month.

MARCH 1, 1984: "Dear children; I have chosen this parish in a special
way and I wish to lead it. I am guarding it in love and I wish
everyone to be mine. Thank you for your response this evening. I wish
that you will always be in greater numbers with Me and my Son. Thank
you for your response to my call."

MARCH 8, 1984: "Thank you for your response to my call. Dear children,
in this parish, start converting yourselves. In that way, all those
who come here will be able to convert. Thank you for your response to
my call."

MARCH 15, 1984: "This evening, dear children, in a special way, I am
grateful to you for being here. Adore continually the Most-Holy
Sacrament. I am always present when the faithful are in adoration.
Special graces are then being received. Thank you for your response to
my call." (This day like every Thursday evening it was noticed that
many men remained in the church for adoration, although they had
worked hard in the fields.)

MARCH 22, 1984: "Dear children; This evening I am asking you in a
special way during this Lent to honor the wounds of my Son, which He
received from the sins of this parish. Unite with my prayers for this
parish so that His suffering may become bearable. Thank you for your
response to my call. Make an effort to come in greater numbers."

MARCH 29, 1984: "Dear children; This evening, in a special way, I am
asking for your perseverance in trials. Ponder how the Almighty is
still suffering because of your sins. So, when sufferings come, offer
them as your sacrifices to God. Thank you for your response to my
call."

APRIL 5, 1984: "Dear children; This evening I am especially asking you
to venerate the Heart of my Son, Jesus. Make atonement for the wounds
inflicted to the Heart of my Son. That heart has been offended with
all sorts of sin. Thank you for coming this evening."

APRIL 12, 1984: "Dear children; This evening I ask you to stop
slandering and pray for the unity of the parish because my Son and I
have a special plan with this parish. Thank you for your response to
my call."

APRIL 19, 1984: "Dear children; Sympathize with me. Pray! Pray! Pray!

APRIL 26, 1984 Although this was Thursday Our Lady gave no message.
Therefore, Marija surmised that Our Lady meant only to give the
Thursday messages during Lent. However, on April 30, she asked Our
Lady, "Dear Lady, why have you not given me a message for the parish
on Thursday?" Our Lady replied: "Even though I had a special message
for the parish to awaken the faith of every believer, I do not wish to
force anyone to anything he doesn't feel or doesn't want. Only a very
small number have accepted the messages on Thursdays. At the beginning
there were more, but now it seems as if it has become something
ordinary to them. And some have been asking recently for the message
only out of curiosity and not out of faith and devotion to my Son and
me."

MAY 10, 1984: Many believers were struck by the last message of Our
Lady and thought She was not going to give the messages for the parish
anymore, but this evening She said: "I am still speaking to you and I
intend to continue. Just listen to my instructions."

MAY 17, 1984: "Dear children; Today I am very happy because there are
many who desire to devote themselves to me. I thank you! You have not
made a mistake. My Son, Jesus Christ, wishes to bestow on you special
graces through me. My Son is happy because of your dedication. Thank
you who have responded to my call."

MAY 24, 1984: "Dear children; I have told you already that I have
chosen you in a special way, the way you are. I, Mother, love you all.
And in any moment when it is difficult for you, don't be afraid. I
love you even when you are far away from me and my Son. I ask you not
to allow my heart to cry with tears of blood because of the souls who
are being lost in sin. Therefore, dear children, pray, pray, pray!
Thank you for your response to my call."

MAY 31, 1984: "This was the Feast of the Ascension. There were many
people from abroad. Our Lady gave no message. She told Marija she
would give the message on Saturday, to announced to the people on
Sunday.

JUNE 2, 1984: Saturday, Novena of Pentecost: "Dear children; This
evening I wish to say that in the days of this Novena, pray for the
outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all of your families and your
parish. Pray and you shall not regret it. God shall give you the gifts
and you shall glorify Him and them until the end or your life. Thank
you for your response to my call."

JUNE 9, 1984: Last Thursday, again, Our Lady gave no message. She
promised to give it this evening:"Dear children; Tomorrow night pray
for the Spirit of Truth. Especially you from the parish. The Spirit of
Truth is necessary for you in order to convey the messages just as I
give them to you, not adding anything or taking anything away. Pray
that the Holy Spirit inspires you with the Spirit of Prayer, that you
may pray more. I, as your Mother, say that you pray too little. Thank
you for your response to my call."

JUNE 14, 1984: - No special message was given.

JUNE 21, 1984: "Pray! Pray! Pray! Thank you for your response to my
call."

JULY 5, 1984: "Dear children; Today I wish to tell you: Always pray
before your work and end your work with prayer. If you do that, God
will bless you and your work. These days you have been praying too
little and working too much. Pray, therefore. In prayer you will find
rest. Thank you for responding to my call."

JULY 12, 1984: "Dear children; These days Satan is trying to thwart
all my plans. Pray that his plan may not be fulfilled. I will pray to
my Son, Jesus, that He will give you the grace to experience His
victory in Satan's temptations. Thank you for your response to my
call."

JULY 19, 1984: "Dear children; These days you have been experiencing
how Satan is working. I am always with you and do not be afraid of
temptations. God is always watching over you. I have given myself up
to you and I sympathize with you even in the smallest temptations.
Thank you for your response to my call."

JULY 26, 1984: "Dear children; Today, also, I would like to call you
to persistent prayer and penance. Especially let the young people of
this parish be more active in their prayer. Thank you for your
response to my call."

AUGUST 2, 1984: "Dear children; Today I am happy and I thank you for
your prayers. Pray more these days for the conversion of sinners.
Thank you for your response to my call."

AUGUST 11, 1984: Our Lady did not give a message last Thursday. This
is what she said to Marija this evening: "Dear children; Pray, because
Satan is continually trying to thwart my plans. Pray with your heart
and in prayer give yourselves up to Jesus."

AUGUST 14, 1984: This apparition was unexpected. Ivan was praying in
his house and then started getting ready to go to church for the
evening service, when Our Lady appeared to him and asked him to relate
this message to the people: "I ask the people to pray with me these
days. Pray all the more. Fast strictly on Wednesday and Friday. Say
every day at least one Rosary: Joyful, sorrowful and glorious
mysteries." Our Lady asked the people to accept this message with a
firm will. She asked this in a special way from the parishioners and
believers of the surrounding places.

AUGUST 16, 1984: "Dear children; I beg all of you, especially those
from this parish, to live my messages and relate them to whomever you
meet. Thank you for your response to my call."

AUGUST 23, 1984: "Pray! Pray! Pray!" Marija informed us that Our
Lady had asked the people, especially, the young, to keep order in the
church during Mass.

AUGUST 30, 1984: "Dear children; The cross was in God's plan when you
built it. Especially these days go on the hill and pray at the foot of
the cross. I need your prayers. Thank you for your response to my
call."

SEPTEMBER 6, 1984: "Dear children; Without prayer there is no peace.
There-fore, I say to you, dear children, pray at the foot of the cross
for peace. Thank you for your response to my call."

SEPTEMBER 13, 1984: "Dear children; I continually need your prayer.
You wonder what all these prayers are for. Turn around, dear children,
and you will see how much ground sin has gained in this world.
Therefore, pray that Jesus conquers. Thank you for your response to my
call."

SEPTEMBER 20, 1984; "Dear children; Today I ask you to start fasting
from your heart. There are many people who fast, but only because
everyone else is fasting. It has become a custom which no one wants to
stop. I ask this parish to fast out of gratitude to God for allowing
me to remain this long in this parish. Dear children, fast and pray
with your heart. Thank you for your response to my call."

SEPTEMBER 27, 1984: "Dear children; Your prayer has helped my plans to
be fulfilled. Pray continually for their complete fulfillment. I beg
the families of the parish to pray the Family Rosary. Thank you for
your response to my call."

OCTOBER 4, 1984: "Dear children; Today I would like to tell you that
your prayers delight me, but there are those in the parish who do not
pray and my heart is sad. Pray, therefore, that I may bring all your
sacrifices and prayers to the Lord. Thank you for your response to my
call."

OCTOBER 8, 1984: "Dear children; Let all the prayers you say in your
homes in the evening be for the conversion of sinners because the
world is in great sin. Pray the Rosary every evening." (This message
was given to Jakov in his home. He did not go to church that day
because he was ill.)

OCTOBER 11, 1984: "Dear children; Thank you for offering all your
pains to God. Even now, He is testing you through the fruits which you
are reaping. Realize, dear children, that He loves you and for that
reason He tests you. Always present your burdens to God and do not
worry. " (The testing was a long rain in the middle of the reaping
season which caused great damage to the harvest.)

OCTOBER 18, 1984: "Dear children; Today I ask you to read the Bible in
your homes every day and let it be in a visible place there so that it
always encourages you to read and pray. Thank you for your response to
my call."

OCTOBER 25, 1984: "Dear children; Pray during this month. God gave
this month to me. I give it to you. Pray and ask for the graces of
God. I will pray that He gives them to you. Thank you for your
response to my call."

NOVEMBER 1, 1984: "Dear children; Today I call you to renewal of
family prayer in your homes. The field work is over. Now, let all of
you be devoted to prayer. Let prayer take the first place in your
families. Thank you for your response to my call."

NOVEMBER 8, 1984: "Dear children; You are not aware of the messages
which God is sending to you through me. He is giving you great graces
and you are not grasping them. Pray to the Holy Spirit for
enlightenment. If you only knew the greatness of the graces God was
giving you, you would pray without ceasing. Thank you for your
response to my call."

NOVEMBER 15, 1984: "You are a chosen people and God gave you great
graces. You are not aware of every message I am giving you. Now I only
wish to say: Pray, pray, pray! I do not know what else to tell you
because I love you and wish that, in prayer, you come to know my love
and the love of God. Thank you for your response to my call."

NOVEMBER 22, 1984: "Dear children; These days, live all the main
messages and continue to root them into your hearts this week. Thank
you for your response to my call." (This week is the end of one
liturgical season and the beginning of Advent.)

NOVEMBER 29, 1984: "Dear children; You do not know how to love and you
do not know how to listen with love to the words I am giving you. Be
aware, my beloved, that I am your Mother and that I have come to the
Earth to teach you how to listen out of love, how to pray out of love,
and not out of compulsion of the cross you are carrying. Through the
cross, God is being glorified in every man. Thank you for your
response to my call."

DECEMBER 6, 1984: "Dear children; These days I am calling you to
family prayer. In God's name, many times, I have been giving you
messages; but you do not listen. This Christmas will be unforgettable
for you only if you accept the messages I am giving you. Dear
children, do not allow the day of Joy to be a day of greatest sorrow
for me. Thank you for your response to my call."

DECEMBER 8, 1984: "I am very happy with your prayer. Continue on this
way." (This was the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Vicka had been
taken to the hospital the night before to have an appendix operation.
Ivan, Jakov and Ivanka were present.)

DECEMBER 13, 1984: "Dear children; You know that the Day of Joy is
coming near, but without love you will attain nothing. Therefore,
first of all, start loving your family and everyone in the parish;
then you will be able to love and accept all those who are coming
here. Let this week be the week of learning to love. Thank you for
your response to my call."

DECEMBER 20, 1984: "Today I am asking you to do something practical
for Jesus Christ. On the Day of Joy I wish that every family of the
parish bring a flower as a sign of abandonment to Jesus. I wish that
every member of the family has one flower next to the crib so that
Jesus can come and see your devotion to Him. Thank you for your
response to my call."

DECEMBER 21, 1984: Message for Christmas through Jelena Vasilj: "I wish
that you be a flower, which will bloom on Christmas for Jesus. And a
flower which will continue to bloom after Christmas is over. I wish
that your hearts be shepherds to Jesus."

DECEMBER 27, 1984: "Dear children; This Christmas Satan wanted, in a
special way, to thwart God's plans. You, dear children, have discerned
Satan even on Christmas Day. But your hearts God has conquered. Let
your hearts be continually joyful."

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