Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: gfs@icd.ab.com Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: May 25 1991 Medjegorje message Message-ID: Date: 7 Jun 91 03:13:01 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 96 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu The May 25, 1991 message from our Lord through Mary at Medjegorje: Dear children, Today I invite all of you who have heard my message of peace to realize it with seriousness and live love in your life. There are many who think that they are doing a lot by talking about the messages but do not live them. Dear children, I invite you to life, and to change all the negative in you, so that it all turns into positive and life. Dear children, I am with you, and I desire to help each of you to live, and by living to witness to the Good News. I am here, dear children, to help you and to lead you to heaven. In heaven is the joy through which you can already live heaven now. Thank you for responding to my call. Messages addressed to the whole world are given on the 25th of each month. An information network of volunteers has been set up to help spread information. To hear the most recent monthly message call one of the following phone numbers: (ALABAMA)(205)-MOM-MARY (CALIFORNIA)(415)-321-MARY (OHIO)(614)-283-6338 (NY)(516)-887-MARY A brief background: Mary has been appearing daily to 6 young people, by name Mirjana, Marija, Ivan, Ivanka, Vicka and Jacov, in Medjegorje, Yugoslavia since June 24, 1981. Their ages ranged from 10 to 17 years old. The apparitions last from a few minutes to a half hour. Mary talks to them, and they to her, in conversation. Mary teaches and instructs them to pray and helps the young people to grow in holiness and love of God. The visionaries ask questions for themselves and for visitors. The apparitions still continue to this day, but Mary has said they will not continue forever. The visits have a definite purpose to teach the world what we need to find the path back to Jesus, God. Mary calls us to pray, fast, convert our hearts, and accept God to live in our heart and to live this peace in our heart and love others with the love God gives us. She has said she is here to help us to do this. Apparitions and signs are given by God because so many in the world do not believe. Mankind is living in a time of great danger to itself, and the need for the whole world to convert is most pressing. The world needs to convert to be saved from destruction. This is God's great Plan, to bring about the conversion of the world to love. Love of God and love of each other. Your Father will create Love. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: I highly recommend a book that contain the actual transcription of the messages: Above all about Medjegorje, it is by far better to read Mary's words, the messages themselves, than any other book about Medjegorje. After the Bible, I count this book the most important I have ever read. "Words from Heaven" c1990 Saint James Publishing, P.O. Box 380244 Birmingham Alabama 35238-0244 -------- The other book contains interviews with the visionaries themselves, Mirjana, Marija, Ivan, Ivanka, Vicka and Jacov. They describe, in their own words, how they best understand the meaning of the messages. A powerful book. "Queen of the Cosmos" c1990 Jan Connell, Paraclete Press, Orleans Massachusetts. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another book, which you may find particularly helpful is from a Protestant author. Medjegorje is not 'just for Catholics', although many seem to think it is a 'Catholic thing'. Wayne Weible, MEDUGORJE: THE MESSAGE. I don't have the publisher handy, although the local Christian bookstore here has this book on the shelf. Another excellent book, which is a small book (I like small books since you can read them at about one sitting and get the gist of the message) is : LEARNING FROM MEDJUGORJE by Fr. Rene Laurentin. Publisher: The Word Among Us Press, P.O. Box 369 Gaithersburg, MD 20877. This book is excellent since in 80 small pages it takes you from ground zero, having never head anything, through the background of the childen, some history of the 10 years, and a very very good section on WHY, what the point of the lessons and messages is. If you were to get only one book, and wanted to start from the beginning, and not have too difficult reading, I would recommend this book. -------------------- I regret to say that I am changing jobs, and will be losing access to usenet, at least temporarily. I encourage someone else to call the phone number monthly and post the message here. The June 25 message will be the 10 year anniversary of when all of this started on June 25, 1981. I expect perhaps a special message. Sincerely, In Christ Greg Shay