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The Apparitions of MedjugorjeBlessed Mother's Messages from Heaven are Proof of Existence of GodOn June 24, 1981, a miraculous event occurred in the small town of Medjugorje, in former Yugoslavia. A Lady appeared, a stranger, but far lovelier than anyone had seen.
She appeared with an aura of bright light accompanying Her, and with a crown of 12 stars around Her head. She had blue eyes, dark hair, and was dressed in gray with a white veil. This Lady appeared again the next day to a group of six children and said, “I am the Blessed Virgin Mary, I have come to tell you that God exists.” The children reported that She had a spirit of love as no one else, more beautiful than any other woman ever, with gentleness and favor and grace. They could see her very clearly. She was indescribably beautiful, with a soft and gentle voice like beautiful music. The children said it was a joy to look at Her and their hearts filled with love. She appears as Mother and as Friend, sometimes very sad, sometimes very happy, but always with the greatest of love for Her children... all the children of Earth. What are the Messages from Heaven?Today, the Blessed Mother, the Mother of Jesus, continues to appear to these visionaries in Medjugorje, bringing messages for all the world to hear. After 27 years she continues to bring messages from God, messages of family love, world peace, conversion, and love of our neighbors. She invites all to reconciliation, repentance, prayer, sanctity of life, the sacraments, and fasting as the means to achieve Heaven. As well, She brings secrets for this world to hear if they choose to continue on a destructive path. In essence, these messages are a call back to faith, a call for a return to God. She wants everyone in the whole world, all Her children, to be saved. She wants families to pray together. She has said that prayer can stop wars, and can even alter the course of nature. She said that one great world catastrophe has already been averted because of the prayer and faithfulness of so many. The Signs and Wonders and Supernatural MiraclesAt last estimate, over 30 million people have traveled to Medjugorje to pray and hear the Blessed Mother’s messages. Many thousands have seen “wonders and signs,” supernatural phenomena. Many have had healings and miraculous physical cures. Most importantly, however, are the spiritual miracles. Almost all who have gone to visit Medjugorje have had a profound transformation in their faith. They arrive with troubles and questions of doubt, and they leave enheartened, with a deepening of faith and a closer relationship with God. Finally, the events of Medjugorje are best known within the scientific community. Numerous scientists documented results of sophisticated tests, proving well beyond any doubt, that the children are not lying (Scientific and Medical Studies on the Apparitions at Medjugorje, Laurentin, R., & Joyeux, H., Mount Salus Press, 1987.) They are, in fact, experiencing phenomena that defy scientific explanation. Why is the Blessed Mother Appearing Now?Because the world is sinking into a great pool of depravity and sin, the Blessed Mother - the Queen of Peace - has come to guide Her children home. For those who thirst for peace and love Her messages are simple, they present a call to return to God. For the first time in contemporary society, there is proof of the existence of God. There is physical evidence, an encounter of the most holy kind. How many times does one hear, “Of course I would believe... if only I had proof that God exists?” Well, Medjugorje is that proof. Medjugorje has deepened the faith of many millions of believers and every day many thousands more find or deepen their relationship with God.
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