New Year
2006
Medjugorje
New Year's
Eve in Medjugorje
for young people
31.12.2005 - 1.1.2006
From www.medjugorje.hr:
Several thousands mostly young pilgrims from all over the
world came to Medjugorje in order to enter with prayer into the
New Year 2006. Groups from all the continents started coming
several days earlier, and on Thursday and Friday, the church was
already too small to accommodate them all.
On saint Sylvester, the Evening Thanksgiving Mass was presided by
Fr. Ljubo Kurtovic in concelebration with 45 priests. After Mass,
the “Cenacolo” community presented the Living Manger.
The Night Prayer Programme began et 22 pm with Adoration of the
Blessed sacrament. Fr. Boze Milic led it. Meditations were
translated into English, French, German, Italian, Russian,
Polish, Slovak, Romanian, Korean, and Chinese. Holy Mass,
presided by the Pastor Dr. Fr. Ivan Sesar, and concelebrated by
120 priests, began at 11.15 pm and finished about 1 am. His words
of welcome and his homily were translated into English, French,
German, and Italian.
In his words of welcome, the pastor reminded the faithful that,
in this place and through the Queen of Peace, God has touched the
earth in a special way, and that, in this parish, He gave to the
pilgrims countless graces. We gathered to thank Him for all the
graces that we gave freely received. We are here to enter into
the New Year with Jesus and his Mother Mary.
In his homily, the pastor transmitted to the youth the words of
Holy Father Benedict XVI addressed at the occasion of the World
day of Peace: it is a call to the construction of a more human
world. Let us be available to Jesus, let us listen to Him, let us
be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. May our
first duty be to follow Jesus and to listen to Him, and –
according to our personal possibilities – reproduce His life
in our own life. Only in this way can we await a better and more
beautiful New Year.
All the area around the church, around the outside altar and
under the tent was full, and the entire programme was transmitted
on a large screen in the new hall.
This New Year’s vigil was musically accompanied by an
international choir and orchestra gathered for this special
occasion, under direction of Prof. Martin Pero Boras.
Radio «Mir» Medjugorje broadcasted live the entire Night Prayer
Programme from St. James’ church in Medjugorje.
Programme:
saturday
31.12.2005
5:00 pm - Rosary
6:00 pm - Holy Mass
7:20 pm - Live manger (outside at the back side
of the church - place for youth festival in the summer)
8:10 - >10:00 pm - free time
10:00 pm - Adoration
11:30 pm - Midnight Mass
Jesus says: “Come and follow me!”
Are you ready?
Come and enter into the New Year in prayer, with Jesus and Mary!
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