At church 6-1988 quote

This is 1st in a series of AS-IS older photographs I took at the internationally-visited shrine in the Medjugorje parish. Please note: Photos... more

by Christina Verdgeline

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At church 6-1988 quote

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Christina Verdgeline

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This is 1st in a series of AS-IS older photographs I took at the internationally-visited shrine in the Medjugorje parish. Please note: Photos exude time and memories due to flecks, or other imperfections in the original photo. It has changed so much! I want to share the experience of this special place from the earlier years of the apparitions. Enjoy! In this shot I added an excerpt from Our Lady�s monthly message June 25, 1988. It's inspirational and comforting.
The church site is a focal point that gives people a starting point to be able to feel free to pray, and experience that Mediterranean climate and the energy of the faith of their fellow humans, high up in the mountains of Bosnia I Hercegovina, in Europe. Medju means between � gorje means mountains, in Croatian.

Saint James church was built in 1933, decades before the apparitions started in 1981. At that time it was too large for the area, surrounded by fields and crops. Now it�s not big enough for the multitudes that go there from around the world; many have gone there with all kinds of backgrounds including Jewish and Native American, and Muslim.
I�ve been to the Croatian Catholic parish of Medjugorje in Bosnia Hercegovina, Europe, many times, first as a skeptic, then seeing the true honest faith of the people (even back when it was part of the former Yugoslavia before the people were able to fight for freedom from communism), as well as how the experience of being in a place where the focus is growing towards God in Faith through Jesus affected me, I returned as a guide and translator with our family�s Mir-Peace group and was able to grow in faith. facebook.com/MirPeaceGroup . It is also such a beautiful region!

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June 28th, 2014