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Reflections on the Beginning of Lent
Dear Friends in Christ,
Lent is a sacred time that the Church gives to man as an opportunity for a new beginning. It is not just a liturgical period preceding Easter, but a journey – a journey of the heart towards God. It begins quietly, with the sign of ashes, reminding us that we are transient, but also that we are called to eternity.
In this spirit, the messages of our Mother, Queen of Peace from Medjugorje resonate in particular, where the emphasis is always the same: conversion, prayer, fasting and peace. Lent is exactly that – a return from unrest to peace, from distraction to concentration, from distance to a closeness to God.
1. Lent as a time of truth
Lent stops us. It removes our masks. It asks the question:
Am I really living what I believe?
Is my faith just a word or a relationship?
In the silence of Lent, we become aware of how many times we have sought security in things that are passing. God does not judge us, but calls us: “Come back. I am waiting for you.” This is the foundation of Lent – God’s patient love.
2. Prayer – the breathing of the soul
Without prayer, Lent remains only an external renunciation.
Prayer is not a multitude of words, but an open heart. It is a look towards Heaven and the confidence that we are not alone.
Perhaps this is the time to deepen personal prayer: the Rosary in the family, reading the Gospel, Adoration. In prayer, the heart softens. In prayer, peace comes.
3. Fasting – the path of liberation
Fasting is not a punishment, but freedom. Through renunciation, we learn that we do not have to have everything, we do not have to respond to every provocation, we do not always have to be right.
True fasting changes our behavior.
Fasting from gossip.
Fasting from anger.
Fasting from indifference to the suffering of others.
4. Works of love – the fruit of conversion
If Lent does not bear concrete love, it remains unfinished.
Maybe it is reconciliation in the family. Maybe helping someone in need. Perhaps a sincere conversation that we have long postponed.
God sees the small things done with love.
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Lent is a journey towards the light of Easter. It is not dark, but imbued with hope. Just as a grain of wheat must die to bear fruit, so too our heart undergoes purification to become fruitful.
At the beginning of this holy time, we can simply say:
Lord, lead me through this Lent.
Cleanse my heart.
Teach me to forgive.
Teach me to pray.
Teach me to love.
Peace and goodness,
Ivan
RAZMIŠLJANJA O POČETKU KORIZME
Dragi prijatelji u Kristu,
Korizma je sveto vrijeme koje Crkva daruje čovjeku kao priliku za novi početak. Nije to samo liturgijsko razdoblje koje prethodi Uskrsu, nego put – put srca prema Bogu. Počinje tiho, znakom pepela, podsjećajući nas da smo prolazni, ali i da smo pozvani na vječnost.
U tom duhu posebno odjekuju poruke nase Majke Kraljice Mira iz Međugorje, gdje je naglasak uvijek isti: obraćenje,euharistija, molitva, post i mir. Korizma je upravo to – povratak iz nemira u mir, iz raspršenosti u sabranost, iz udaljenosti u blizinu Boga.
1. Korizma kao vrijeme istine
Korizma nas zaustavlja. Skida s nas maske. Postavlja pitanje:
Živim li doista ono što vjerujem?
Je li moja vjera samo riječ ili odnos?
U tišini Korizme postajemo svjesni koliko smo puta tražili sigurnost u stvarima koje prolaze. Bog nas ne osuđuje, nego poziva: „Vrati se. Ja te čekam.“ To je temelj Korizme – Božja strpljiva ljubav.
2. Molitva – disanje duše
Bez molitve Korizma ostaje samo vanjsko odricanje.
Molitva nije mnoštvo riječi, nego otvoreno srce. To je pogled prema Nebu i povjerenje da nismo sami.
Možda je ovo vrijeme da produbimo osobnu molitvu: krunicu u obitelji, čitanje Evanđelja, klanjanje. U molitvi srce omekšava. U molitvi dolazi mir.
3. Post – put oslobođenja
Post nije kazna, nego sloboda. Odricanjem učimo da ne moramo imati sve, ne moramo odgovoriti na svaku provokaciju, ne moramo uvijek biti u pravu.
Istinski post mijenja naše ponašanje.
Post od ogovaranja.
Post od ljutnje.
Post od ravnodušnosti prema tuđoj patnji.
4. Djela ljubavi – plod obraćenja
Ako Korizma ne rodi konkretnom ljubavlju, ostaje nedovršena.
Možda je to pomirenje u obitelji. Možda pomoć nekome u potrebi. Možda iskren razgovor koji smo dugo odgađali.
Bog gleda male stvari učinjene s ljubavlju.
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Korizma je hod prema svjetlu Uskrsa. Ona nije tamna, nego prožeta nadom. Kao što pšenično zrno mora umrijeti da bi donijelo plod, tako i naše srce prolazi kroz čišćenje da bi postalo plodno.
Na početku ovog svetog vremena možemo jednostavno reći:
Gospodine, vodi me kroz ovu Korizmu.
Očisti moje srce.
Nauči me praštati.
Nauči me moliti.
Nauči me ljubiti.
Mir i dobro,
Ivan
Our Lady's monthly message
OUR LADY'S MESSAGE
January 25, 2026
"Dear children, Today, I am calling you to be prayer and a blessing for all those who have not come to know God's love. Little children, be different from others and be positive people of prayer and love towards God, that with your lives, you may be a sign of God's love to others. I bless you with my motherly blessing and intercede for each of you before my Son Jesus. Thank you for having responded to my call."
(With ecclesiastical approval)
Decree on Plenary Indulgence in Medjugorje
Decree on Plenary Indulgence in Medjugorje
Febuary 20th, 2025
DECREE
THE APOSTOLIC PENITENTIARY, with the purpose of increasing the piety of the faithful and the salvation of souls, by virtue of the faculties bestowed upon him in a most special way by our Most Holy Father in Christ Our Lord, POPE FRANCIS, BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE, attentively considering the recent petitions presented by His Excellency ALDO CAVALLI, Titular Archbishop of Vibo, Apostolic Visitor for the Parish of Saint James the Apostle in Medjugorje, of the Diocese of Mostar-Duvno, graciously grants a PLENARY INDULGENCE from the treasury of the Church's heavenly mercy, under the usual conditions (sacramental Confession, Eucharistic Communion, and prayer for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff), to the faithful who are truly penitent and moved by charity, which they can obtain throughout the Ordinary JUBILEE YEAR OF 2025, and which they can also use as a prayer for the souls of the faithful in purgatory if they make a pilgrimage to the PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE IN MEDJUGORJE and devoutly participate in the Jubilee rites there or at least dedicate appropriate time to pious prayers, including the Lord's Prayer, the Creed and the invocations of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The elderly, the infirm, and all those who for serious reasons cannot leave their homes, can likewise obtain the Plenary Indulgence, having conceived the intention of detachment from any sin and with the intention of fulfilling, as soon as they are able, the three usual conditions, if they spiritually unite themselves to the jubilee celebrations, offering their prayers, sufferings, or the inconveniences of their own lives to the merciful God.
Therefore, to facilitate access to divine forgiveness through the keys of the Church out of pastoral charity, this Penitentiary earnestly requests that priests endowed with appropriate faculties to hear confessions make themselves available with a prompt, generous, and merciful spirit for the celebration of Penance.
This decree is valid throughout the Ordinary Jubilee Year of 2025. No contrary provisions shall hinder its execution.
Given in Rome, at the Apostolic Penitentiary, on the 24th day of December, in the year of the Incarnation of the Lord 2024.
Angelo Cardinal de Donatis
Major Penitentiary
Krzysztof Józef Nykiel
Titular Bishop of Velli, Regent
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