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Medjugorje Blue Book
Abandon Yourselves Totally to Me
Author: Dr. Fra Slavko Barbarić, OFM , Fra Tomislav Vlašić, OFM
Category: Early Medjugorje Reflections Books , Books , Priests of Medjugorje
- The main message is this : the presence of Our Lady
- The family must pray together and read the Bible
- To fast means to open up to the Lord
- When you are humble, when you pray fervently and when you love, satan cannot even draw close
- This is the time of decision
- I am with you and I am your Mother
- 'Today is the Feast of the Mother of goodness, love and mercy', and She gave us her blessing.
- 'Pray so that all the trials which come from satan might result in the glory of God'
- We must enter into our prayer before we begin to pray
- 'But why do you pray ? To be with God, to feel God inside yourselves'
- 'I am beautiful because I love. If you want to be beautiful, love'
- 'Be reconciled with Our Lord'
- "In our daily lives, we must find the Word of God which saves us in a real way"
- I say to you: love
- Pray with your Hearts
- "In our daily lives, we must find the Word of God which saves us in a real way"
- "I knock, but there are so many hearts that still do not open to Me"
- You must die in order to be resurrected
- 'I invite you to the light you must bring to all those who are in darkness' Lent messages
- Our Lady has taught us to take three steps forward in group prayer.
- Many stop at Easter and do not live the Resurrection
- The first thing to understand is the Will of God, even in suffering
- The apparitions are a stage in the spiritual life of the Church
- "Pray that hearts gripped by sin may open. I wish for this. God wishes it through me."
- When we say "pray" to the people, many do not know what it means
- Pray to the Holy Spirit for enlightenment
- "You ask me to stay with you always, not to leave you, but now I ask you not to leave me"
- In every prayer, we must express our inner life
- "I invite you to a more active prayer, and to participate in the Holy Mass. I would like every Mass to become an experience of God for you."
- The last daily meeting between Ivanka and Our Lady (7th May 1985)
- There is a fundamental error: to ask for things instead of seeking God.
This book is the second of the four volumes of sermons and discourses given by Fr. Slavko Barbaric and Fr. Tomislav Vlasic during 1984 - 1987 in Medjugorje, and contains discourses given from January to June 1985.
30 Chapters of this book are now completed
This is the time of decision
... this is the latest message (21st February). I admit that we are a little puzzled by this message: "Dear children, day after day I have invited you to a re-awakening and to prayer in the Parish, but you have not responded. Today I invite you for the last time. Now that it is Lent: you may be moved into action for love of this call of mine. If you are not, I no longer wish to give you my messages. God allows me to do this. Thank you for responding to my call."
Marija only said what God's word asks of us. God's word always invites and leads us to crossroads where decisions are made. I understand this message in this sense: this is the time of decision. To begin with Our Lady asked for the Creed. The Creed means to make up one's mind. Our Lady urges once again at this time. It is a word which calls for decision: deciding for the Lord.
When Our Lady says "your Parish" , She does not think only of this Parish. For Her, Parish means the whole world.
Yesterday evening I prayed to the Lord: "Lord, perhaps tomorrow you will find someone who will listen to You : keep on speaking to him".
(Fr. Slavko Barbaric - 23rd February 1985)