"Dear children! In this time of grace, pray with me for the good to win in you and around you. In a special way, little children, pray united with Jesus on His Way of the Cross. Into your prayers put this humanity which wanders without God and without His love. Be prayer, be light, and be witnesses to all those whom you meet, little children, so that the merciful God may have mercy toward you. Thank you for having responded to my call."
"Sisterly Advice" from Mirjana
The following is an excerpt from a talk given by Mirjana to pilgrims in her home on November 11, 2018.
It is important to talk with Her [Our Lady], but it is not
that She needs our Rosaries and our fasting. We need that
in order to be able to open our hearts and put Jesus in the
first place, because when Jesus is in the first place,
then we have everything, because we have peace.
And the only true peace is given by Jesus. That
is why Our Lady asks us all these things from
us. She desires that Her children may be happy.
Stained glass window in St. James in Medjugorje
She also asks for us to go to Holy Confession at least once a month, and She says there is no man on earth who doesn't have need of monthly Confession. That is why since you already did so much for our Heavenly Mother - you left your families to set out on such a long journey - do even that step. Purify, cleanse your heart. Go to Confession, because Our Lady says only pure hearts know how to open, and only pure hearts know how to receive gifts. That is my sisterly advice for your pilgrimage to be complete.
"If we say,
'We have not sinned'
we make him a liar,
and his word is not in us"
(1Jn1:10).
And do not be like one parishioner, as one priest told me.
Of course he didn't tell me who this
person really was, but the person is my
age [50s]. He came to Confession. So
when he entered into the confessional
he immediately started raising his voice.
"Most Reverend, I have no sins.
I have no sins. And please
remember, I really have no
sins, but my wife – all day
long, 'Go to Confession, go to
Confession, go to Confession.'
And I only came for peace in our
home, but I have no sins." The priest
said, "Then I stood up, I offered him my
hand, and I said, 'Forgive me, Jesus, I
did not recognize you immediately.'"
If we want to look into our hearts, we
will always be able to find something
that is preventing our hearts to be open
to God.