Along with the provincial of Croatia Br. Jure and the Guardian of the house who accompanied us to Medjagore......we left the friary at 9am on 29th June......Brothers Sergio, Victorius, Norbert and Me.....It is about 150km from Dubrovnik ...a beautiful road.....all along the coast line....good scenery...
We arrived with a lot of enthusiasm to be in the presence of thousands of faithful flocking to Medjagore....we were welcomed by the Parish priest....a Franciscan friar....he gave us a short history fo the place and apparitions...35 years have gone by and the people still keep coming in big numbers....
The miracles are the conversions of the faithful who after many years of non-practicing Catholic faith do come here along with their pastors....who prepare them to receive the sacrament of confessions....long queues can be seen....old and young all waiting for the grace of forgiveness.
soon after Lunch we began climbing the hill....all rocky road...sharp stones....many pilgrims climb barefoot ...marks of blood can be seen in many places all along the way...it was a wonderful experience of penance....it was cloudy....slight drizzle helped us to climb faster....
After reaching on the top of the hill where Mother Mary appeared...a lot of people either standing or seated in great silence praying.....no one speaks a word....the cry of small babies could be heard....many handicapped persons are brought on top ......people kneeling on hard rocks.....young and old...very moving experience....may shed tears....you feel the spiritual atmosphere immediately...
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