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Title:Catholic Theology
Notice:Catechism is HERE! See 1145.14
Moderator:PATE::COTE
Created:Wed Jan 28 1987
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1432
Total number of notes:15553

1422.0. "Our Lady's Prayer Request for 2/2/97" by POWDML::CICCONE () Fri Jan 31 1997 13:22

    A friend asked me today to share this information.  Unfortunately she
    received it late. 
    
    On January 2, 1997 Our Lady of Medjugorje asked Mirjana (the visionary)
    to announce this request TO THE WORLD: that people come together in
    prayer on February 2nd, 1997, at 5:00 AM (EST), 11:00 AM (Medj time) to 
    pray for the 'Unbelievers,' and that the 'secret' be told.
    
    I understand that Our Lady also suggested/requested that prayer groups
    join in adoration as a vigil Feb 1 to 5:00 AM the next morning, Feb 2.
    
    For more information, contact Caritas of Birmingham @ 205-672-2000.
    

                    
    P.S. For some latest information on Medjugorje, see note 1407.3.      
    
                                                    
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1422.1Pls check - comment on "secret?"WRKSYS::HOLTTue Feb 04 1997 18:3320
    
    Dyan,
    
    Could you please double-check for us on the wording of your base note? 
    I am referring to your statement that:
    
    	the 'secret' be told
    
    on February 2.  
    
    A couple of the Medjugorje WWW sites do mention the monthly "opening
    up" of Mirjana's visions to those at Medjugorje on the 2nd of each
    month, and they also mention that everyone PLEASE pray for unbelievers
    on the 2nd of each month.
    
    They do NOT mention anything about the "secrets," though.  And as you
    can imagine, I would certainly want to know if something in this
    area was beginning to change!
    
    Thx and regards, Betsy 
1422.2Feb 2nd event for 'unbelievers' onlyPOWDML::CICCONEThu Feb 06 1997 09:3030
    Betsy, thanks for prompting this confirmation because it needs to be
    accurate.  I made a few phone calls and here's what I found.  The
    friend who gave me this info received a fax from Sr. Emmanuelle who
    lives in Medj.  The letter stated that Mirjiana was frustrated because
    the U.S. got the wrong interpretation of the Feb 2nd event - namely that
    the 'secret' was a part of it.  Mirjiana states that the Gospa did NOT
    want us to be led into thinking that the secrets would be revealed
    soon.  The focus of Feb 2nd was strickly for the 'unbelievers'.  She
    continued to ask for us to 'pray' and not to think of the 'secrets'.
    
    Caritas is usually very accurate.  My friend is not sure who/how the
    misinterpretation was made.
    
    I have her checking the difference between the usage of 'normal apparition'
    versus 'locution' btw, because Mirjiana was only receiving locutions
    from Our Lady on the 2nd of each month.  The 'changes' that are being
    communicated is that she is having 'normal apparitions' alike Vicka,
    Ivan, Jacov and Maria aside from the confirmed change that these prayer
    sessions are now opened to the public.  Sr. Emmanuelle also used the
    term 'normal apparition'.  So although she is an inside source for us,
    I've asked to have this confirmed.  I'll post this information as I
    receive it.
    
    Also, I phoned Caritas, listened to their recording.  Apparently there was 
    an 'overwhelming' response to the prayer request.  Not only were churches 
    opened for the 5:00am time as well as for the 3-4:00 holy hour, but also 
    many of the Priests are said to have participated.
    
    Peace- Dyan  
    
1422.3From "MIR" Medj. Info. CentreDPPSYS::FYFETI have much more to tell you...Tue Feb 11 1997 07:4542
    
    
    
    
    
    
	I got this note from the Marian list regarding official Medjugorje
    	announcements.
    
    	peace,
    
    		tom
    
FYI, an urgent message from the "MIR" MEDJUGORJE INFORMATION CENTER, at the
SHRINE OF "THE QUEEN OF PEACE" IN MEDJUGORJE, see
http://alf.tel.hr/medjugorje/eobavjes.html. The next press bulletin should be
released tomorrow.

"TO ALL MEDJUGORJE GROUPS

By the establishment of the Medjugorje "MIR" Information Center in Medjugorje
we have become much more closely linked with the centers of prayer and peace
throughout the world. The Press Bulletin which comes out regularly every
second Wednesday publishes the most important events in the Shrine. Therefore
we would kindly ask all those who spread the messages of the Queen of Peace
and publish events of Medjugorje to consider the Medjugorje "MIR" Information
Center as the only source of official information. Should there be anything
new regarding the Medjugorje apparitions this Center will immediately make it
public. This way you will avoid spreading unapproved things. Whatever is
urgent we will immediately put on our www pages under the section
"Announcements". Likewise we will inform by e-mail all those whose addresses
we have.

We write in order to avoid the spreading of rumors like those that were
recently spread in a sensational way to many Medjugorje prayer groups and
caused much confusion and inconvenience.

Thank very much all for all you are doing for Our Lady.

Fr. Ivan Landeda, OFM Pastor"


1422.4POWDML::CICCONETue Feb 11 1997 09:4010
    Tom, thanks for providing this information.  In checking it out, I found 
    another internet 'bulletin' page also published by 'Informativni Centar 
    Mir' at: http://www.medjugorje.org/mpb36.htm.  It's homepage is the 
    'Medjugorje Web' at	http://www.medjurogje.org/index.html.
      
    Re: .2, according to this source, Mirjana's monthly meeting with our
    Lady is an 'apparition' and not 'locution' only.