Our Blessed Mother's Children
 
I just received an e-mail this morning from one of my friends who lives in Medjugorje and helps with the coordination of the music for the English speaking masses wrote that Cardinal Schonborn will be visiting Medjugorje from December 8th through January 4th.  No doubt this is very good news and the Cardinal has been a very strong supporter of Medjugorje since the late 1980s.

He told Cardinal Ratizinger in 1989,   "if Medjugorje were closed, he would also have to close the Seminary in Vienna, because the majority of those candidates had received their call to the priesthood through Medjugorje. To this, Cardinal Ratzinger replied: 'Closing Medjugorje is not even a question!'"

In 1998 he said, "I believe that the words of Mary at Cana: “Do whatever He tells you,” make up the substance of what s he says throughout the centuries. Mary helps us to hear Jesus and she desires with her whole heart and with all her strength that we do what He tells us. This is what I wish for all the communities of prayer which were formed from Medjugorje; this is what I wish for our diocese and for the Church. ...Personally, I have not been to Medjugorjre, but in a certain way I have been there many times through the people I have met and the people I know. And in their lives I am seeing good fruit. I would be lying, if I said this fruit did not exist. This fruit is concrete and visible and I can see in our diocese and in many other places graces of conversion, graces of a supernatural life of faith, graces of joy, graces of vocations, of healings, of people returning to the Sacraments - to confession. All this is not misleading. Therefore, as far as I am concerned, as a Bishop, I can only see the fruit. If we had to judge the tree by it’s fruit, like Jesus, I must say that the tree is fruitful!"

Will Cardinal Schonborn also pay a visit to the Bishop of Mostar?  We can certainly hope and pray that he does!
 


Comments

Ann Tran

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:18:27

Dear Friends,

Not only Jedjugorje apparitions got into trouble with the local Bishop, but many places that Our Lady appears to people or the statures of Our Lady or Jesus that oozing oil and blooding. When these phenomenones starting, the local Bishop make obstacles to the seers and their pastors...But St. Paul reminds us that: "Stand Firm in Faith to resist."
I have been praying for the miracle witnesses and lay people to be loyal to Church and obiedien. However, I pray for the Bishops to open their hearts to pray Rosary and be mutual with their good christians.

Thank you for your time

Sr. Ann Tran

 

Jack Hockel

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:56:24

I second your last remark, in view of recent postings on Medjugorje.

 

mark a shenfield

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:28:53

I have been to medjugorje and only have positive thoughts of my trips there the most prayerful atmosphere i have ever encountered

 

joy

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:00:23

have been there 2 times and want to go back........Holy place.

 

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