Medjugorje What to Believe - Marian Teaching

Medjugorje: What to Believe?
In this talk, Fr. Jason Lewis offers a brief overview of the phenomenon of Medjugorje and its current status, answering the questions: Can I be a Catholic in good standing and give my personal assent of faith to the messages of Medjugorje? Who has the authority? And what criterion does the Church use to evaluate private revelation? Join Fr. Jason in a lively response to these questions and more.
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[@jasonbunn4965]

Hail Mary, full of Grace! Than you Fr.!

[@Sniper_Cat_71]

I just finished reading the book, "Queen of the Cosmos", by Janice Connell. I plowed through it in about 3 days, it was excellent and the message was clear to me. God bless!

[@yolandasalazar8773]

I read that book many many years ago I am 71 now. I totally believe it. 📿📿📿🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@eileentamen1332]

Thank you so much, for this sermons, it has enriched and increased my appetite for Marjorie. I dream is to visit Marjorie with my family ❤

[@caroldoidge3044]

Totally believe in it. Why should we not believe when God reveals to us through the Immaculate a heart of Mother Mary ..? Help us Jesus to grow stronger in faith and discernment and to Trust Jesus especially in these dark times where there is so much confusion. Our Lady Queen of Peace pray for us ❤️🙏🏼

[@2timothy477]

Thank you dear Father Jason for this most enriching sermon on Medjugorje. When you mentioned the conversion it brought to your family, oh how much joy filled my heart and tears flowed for you all! I just cannot put into words how much benefit all the Marians are bringing into our world at this time with all these sermons! May the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ cover and protect you and your families, in Jesus name I pray. Amen! Steven. U.K.

[@zeljkabozic5781]

I'm afraid these wonderful priests made this video just because of me. 😉 In a couple of places I commented about my confusion about some Medjugorje seers. And confusing information about the number of apparitions. A local journalist wrote the book "The First Seven Days". The title alone was enough to comfort me. In fact, I love Medjugorje, and my heart is always under the Cross on Križevac hill. Because my God always meets me there. So... thank you. 🫂🌌🌹

[@aliciatorres9695]

Praise be to Jesus!

[@yolandasalazar8773]

Praise be Jesus Christ 📿📿📿🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@rubivalera3263]

Thank for a very inspiring talk ,what an incredible gift of love ,Thank you Father Jason 🙏🏻❤️😇

[@maggie_codes]

Medjugorje Message Thursday, October 1, 1981 Are all religions the same? "Members of all faiths are equal before God. God rules over each faith just like a sovereign over his kingdom. In the world, all religions are not the same because all people have not complied with the commandments of God. They reject and disparage them." Are all churches the same? "In some, one prays to God more. In others, less. That depends on the priests who motivate others to pray. That also depends on the power which they have." Why are there so many apparitions, which repeat themselves so many times? Why does the Blessed Virgin appear to children who do not follow the way of God? "I appear to you often and in every place. To others, I appear from time to time and briefly. They do not follow yet, completely the way of God. They are not aware of the gift which He has made them, that no one deserves. With time, they also will come to follow the right way." This apparition does not seem to be in line with Church teaching. It’s concerning

[@charflorida5433]

Check out Pope Francis' most current letter regarding non-approved alleged apparitions. I think we should all stop focusing on them.

[@thepanda7448]

I agree. The best place to put a lie is between 2 truths. Medjugorje is NOT of God.

[@mareebuckle4713]

We believe in God and apparitians, so what is so hard for us to believe? Our Lady is showing us the way, and yet we still question. Just have faith and trust and live in and pray for peace.

[@amandasmith6342]

Amen 🙏🙏 Ave Maria 🌹🌹 Medjugorje ♥️♥️

[@luunguyen9088]

Ten years ago, the Holy Mother gave me a miracle that had changed my life while I was in Medjugoji. Thank God for the gift of Holy Mother.

[@cecilevd2510]

Thank you, Fr. Jason. Now you make me want to go to Medjugorje.

[@gailconlon9507]

DEAR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE. PRAY FOR US AMEN. 🙏🎁💗🕊️

[@stevep9818]

Why is the statement by TWO bishops that the occurrences at Medjugorje were deemed not worthy of belief merely their “opinion” and having no effect on the Church’s ruling on the “apparitions”? How does their statement differ from those “opinion” of Bishops who have found other apparitions (Lourdes, Fatima, LaSalette) to be “worthy” of belief?

[@ericostmann684]

The fix is in

[@channelmoved9096]

When these opinions were provided, there was no reason to believe. There were no fruits. Now, millions of reconversions, and an extraordinary number of vocations, it's more clear that this is worth watching. Unfortunately, like garabandal, there are prophecies here. The church's position is that prophecies must happen and be true for a final decision. By that time, it will be too late.

[@charflorida5433]

They were deemed not worthy because of some "messages" that were against Catholic Church Doctrine. I thought that would stop it in its tracks. SMH. I also believe that "fruits" can happen anywhere at any retreat.

[@christiandpaul2022]

I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE to find any you tubes about the actual messages from this place. All i see is that blond woman nodding her head, crying and holding a Rosary with less than convincing narration. . Its just dumb. Garabandal is wonderfully described. It is a beautiful and encouraging message. What the heck is Medjugorie!!!

[@charflorida5433]

I have listened to a lot of videos, pros and cons, and find a lot of it disturbing. I think we should keep our focus on approved apparitions like Fatima, and many others that Fr. Chris has done talks on.

[@martinurry7107]

Howwwwwwwwwwwwww I wish to go to medgojore but I know I can t go ,mother mary plsssssss pary for me to go to medgojore plsss

[@martinurry7107]

Plsssssssssssssss pary for my family to convert plsssss and for my grandkids plssssss one of them is ottism plssssss and for our enemy's to be friends agin and to go to medgojore plsss

[@sonofppio139]

“The MI: human participation in the mission of the IMMACULATA.” +SMMK•HLK, o.p.n

[@bonniematti7101]

Amen 🙏❤️🥰🙏❤️🥰🙏❤️🥰

[@murrayrisling4276]

To play the devils advocate: Is it not the local Bishops who are First and Foremost the authority in determining the authenticity or not of apparitions in their diocese? One of the local Bishops said he would love to have a Lourdes in his diocese and even takes the faithful on Marian pilgrimages, but he would consider it the worst of all his sins to pass this falsehood(Medjugorje) off as truth. Strong words. When the apparition first appeared to the children she said she would only appear 3 more times but since then has appeared 50,000 times or more. Local ordinaries have said their is no apparitions, official ruling.This has been studied by several or more commissions at the diocesan level, by the Croatian bishops conference and the Vatican Congregation for the doctrine of faith, and all have arrived at the conclusion there is nothing supernatural. One exorcist had pretty strong words and said it was a diabolical event around which numerous underworld interests(mafia) are involved. All seers make their living from association with Medjugorje. There's more I could say but there's videos available on KZbin to those interested.

[@zeljkabozic5781]

"All seers make their living from assosiation with Međugorje." Yes, that was the topic of conversation with my professor. He was very afraid of what I would tell him after returning from Medjugorje, but he was amazed by the depth of my lived faith. BUT, then he told me: a woman asked to talk to him, because she was devastated by the unnecessary luxury of a seer's apartment, which she was cleaning in my hometown (neighboring country). From that moment on, she not only lost her good opinion of Medjugorje, but the professor had a lot of work to do so that the woman did not lose her faith completely. ...but I still love Medjugorje. It saved my life.

[@davidclemens6075]

I have no dog in the hunt. There are many miracles involving priests that have occurred there. Link to one below. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnKXgKSIZtOJnKssi=f83s6a9LVI4rEHkF On the flip side, aren't there now 40,000+ Chriatian denominations worldwide? Yet there is only one true Church? Fr Benedict Groeschel has a very good video on private revelations on KZbin where St John of the Cross was staunchly against private revelations, for good reason. Pope Francis is unfortunately doing some things that frustrate the faithful. Isn't this exactly what Satan would want? To cast doubt upon our faith. Unfortunately I don't think it will ever be clearly approved or not. Our anxiety is not comfortable with that. We can cherry pick and support either side. Personally, I have enough to worry about with living the faith I profess and loving my neighbors as we have been told, and praying more than I currently do. (Pray without ceasing)

[@davidclemens6075]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXzKZHWFm6p1bMksi=edPT2GIzv6TbV8LA

[@marynguyen8315]

May God bless you abundantly for daring to bring up the truth !!! FAKE APPARITIONS !!!

[@albertjhernandeztheuntamed9561]

Finally somebody gets it

[@stephenarthurhess]

see I have difficulty believing anything I hear in or outside my own head in AH as originally the voices lead me out on a mission to try to kill me and did so enough times that I can say none of those times did I hear a voice that told me to open my eyes or look before I fell off that roof, etc. Satans little helpers put so much effort into deceiving and harassing me that my 'psychosis' accellerated enough that if I dont take meds I see people who are not there and other disturbing phenomenon. but I have a near perfect memory of how these things came to be and it sucks to think other people can hear god and all I hear is that crap. the only thing I can think is that if the government really has me on remote neural monitoring maybe im not allowed to see god any closer as they would blaspheme it. thank you for speaking so rightly you're one in a million

[@albertjhernandeztheuntamed9561]

That is a false apparition. Regardless of people having conversions that's because of the Holy Spirit that is not because of an unapproved apparition. If you listen to the facts and the Sears that are all millionaires because of this false apparition you will see through it as if you listen to the facts. All the so-called seers of medjugorje are rich and have no ties to become priests or religious. I ask you Marian fathers to stop promoting this and stop supporting this or you will lose my financial support as well

[@DivineMercy_Official]

The Holy See has made no official declaration on the alleged supernatural revelations to the six visionaries of Medjugorje. That means it has not declared the revelations are either of supernatural origin or not of supernatural origin. Authority over the ongoing evaluation of the alleged revelations as well as the pastoral care of the parish of Medjugorje are directly under the authority of the Holy See. This means it is not condemned. Authority of any local bishop or national or regional committee of bishops has been removed. For the first time in the history of the Church, the Holy See intervened and assumed jurisdiction over a particular alleged apparition site. Through the initiative of Pope Benedict XVI, a commission was established in 2010 to investigate the happenings of Medjugorje. It was chaired by Cardinal Camillo Ruini and consisted of 5 other Cardinals, 5 theologians, 2 psychologists, an anthropologist, a canonist, the speaker for the Cause of Saints, and an official of the CDF. On May 11, 2019, Pope Francis authorized the organization of pilgrimages to Medjugorje, permitting dioceses and clerics to visit the site and guide pilgrims. Vatican statement added, that due to the high volume of pilgrims to Medjugorje and the “abundant fruits of grace that flow from it,” the permission to make pilgrimages “is part of the particular pastoral attention that the Holy Father intended to give to this reality, aimed at favoring and promoting the fruits of good.” The Vatican statement again reaffirms that the Church has not made an official determination on the supernatural character of the apparitions. And it acknowledges the good fruit produced. At the invitation of Archbishop Hoser, 14 archbishops and bishops, over 700 priests, and more than 60,000 young adults from 97 countries attended the 30th annual Youth Festival from July 30- August 6, 2019. Carballo and Hoser have communicated directly to religious communities currently present in Medjugorje that they have received apostolic approbation from the Vatican to be present for ministry in Medjugorje. Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto, the Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina, delivered the New Year’s Eve/day homily on the Feast of Mary, the Mother of God. Significant statements: Mentions that we are on a pilgrimage that brings us to “this Marian destination” [St. James Church] of “the temple of the Queen of Peace” that is located in Medjugorje, Hercegovina. Refers to Mary as the Queen of Peace and the Queen of Divine Mercy on three occasions. Pezzuto is THE representative of the Holy See speaking very favorably of Medjugorje and making direct reference to the title of Mary in Medjugorje, “Queen of Peace.” Any apparition, whether approved or not, fall under the category of “private revelation.” No person is obliged to believe in or express devotion to any particular apparition. Since the Church’s evaluation of the apparitions are ongoing and open, any expression of belief in the supernatural origin of the alleged apparitions is not only private but also personal. The Church does not forbid expressed devotion of faith in apparition sites that have not been officially recognized. The apparitions of Medjugorje have not been determined to not be of supernatural origin. Therefore, individual persons are free to express their personal belief or disbelief in the supernatural origin of the apparitions. In fact, many bishops, priests, theologians and even popes have expressed their personal opinions on either side. As a son of the Church, I will always comply and be obedient to any official determination of the Church in the realm of doctrine, that is, faith and morals. Since the Church has not made a negative determination on Medjugorje, I am free to express my personal belief in the nature of the apparitions. Direct Archbishop Hoser said: “I believe that the message of peace, which is central here in Medjugorje, is intended for the whole world. Medjugorje represents Europe’s spiritual lungs, a place where millions discover God and the beauties of the church.” Archbishop Hoser said the Pope had “opened a great door to enter Medjugorje” with his May 12, 2019 decree, adding that he was “personally and intimately convinced” the Marian center offered “a model for new evangelization.” “The fact apparitions are still continuing is the main obstacle to a final ruling, since it’s hard to decide on something which hasn’t finished. For now, the question of recognizing the authenticity of the apparitions remains in the hands of the Secretariat of State.” Hoser said he hoped more priests will come to provide sacraments and catechesis training at Medjugorje.

[@MichelleBrodsky]

Father about 5 days ago there was a large talk about what is happening now by a father Michele? Do you know anything about this message?

[@MichelleBrodsky]

Father about 5 days ago there was a large talk about what is happening now by a father Michele? Do you know anything about this message?

[@ijkkharjana7371]

Obedience is better than sacrifice

[@sharonmiros-schafle1878]

That’s correct …”Thou shalt not have any other gods before me”. Mary is not god or part of the Trinity, therefore worshiping her is idolatry! There was no exception clause in that commandment.

[@mine8771]

Why did the one vote "no"? That's my question.

[@charflorida5433]

You can find the answers by spending time researching youtube videos, like I did. And many more answers will come along that you didn't expect. Listen to both sides.

[@Duffy73]

I know Father Alar has received a lot of letters of disapproval but for me this is the first scandalous video and message set forth by the Marians. This priest carefully avoided discussions on the facts of the “seers” caught in lies during their “ecstasy” and the disobedience to church authority ( two favorite vices of our enemy) as well as other documented controversies. I will stick to Father Collins and Father Ripperger.

[@kassie6852]

Duffy duffy are you serious! Wow you make me laugh. You find this scandalous! You need a reality check

[@amandasmith6342]

@@cr1513well isn’t it hypocritical when people like yourself can say nasty and false comments, others cannot ask you for proof of your accusations. Now now

[@HomewithHilda]

Whatever our beliefs are let’s Pray, Fast and go to Confession regularly.

[@charflorida5433]

What troubles me is when the seers stated that Mary said any religion is ok. That is against church doctrine.

[@charflorida5433]

I was very happy to hear yesterday that Pope Francis wrote a long letter discouraging our focus on these unapproved alleged apparitions. I agree with your thoughts as well. It all sounds suspicious to me, and I am giving it no further credit.

[@ryanb4780]

With all due respect, this presentation is extremely one-sided. None of the problematic elements of Medjugorje are addressed and are treated as if they don't exist. Some of the "facts" presented need to be checked. If we are to truly test everything, then we need a balanced take on Medjugorje, which includes the bad fruit. As for as the alleged seers being in ecstasy, that has already been debunked with the famous eye jab that caused one of the girls to flinch, then obviously lie to get out of it. Just one of MANY examples of bad fruit. The recent approval from Rome also explicitly states it is refraining on commenting the authenticity of the alleged apparitions AND from the holliness of the alleged seers. Probably for good reason...

[@jovavie9903]

Whatever I hear that they said are the exact words of Saint Bernadette SOUBIROUS when the Blessed Mother appeared to her 18 times. But who am I to judge. May GOD bless us all….♥️🙏♥️

[@DivineMercy_Official]

You judge the action and the sin but not the sinner or the person

[@PaeataClark]

What is time.

[@gailconlon9507]

The reason the Bible refers to the followers as “S H E E P”. Have YOU EVER SEEN a HERD OF SHEEP????? THEY. N E E D A SHEPHERD.🕊️ AMEN. 💗🎁🔥❤️🕊️🙏🙏🎁💗🕊️

[@albertjhernandeztheuntamed9561]

Because the devil has no power to make a sun dance around. Seriously give me a break this priest sounds like he doesn't even know what he's talking about. No disrespect to the collar. To even compare Fatima to this is a joke and you sir are a joke for mentioning that.

[@sharonmiros-schafle1878]

Mary worship is pure idolatry no matter what phenomenon occurred! Run, don’t walk away from this heresy

[@DivineMercy_Official]

Who worships Mary? Certainly not Catholics. That has never been Catholic teaching and never will be. There is no encyclical, papal bull, or any kind of magisterium statement in the history of the Church that says to worship Mary. So please be careful of the sin of slander in saying something very damaging that is not true. "To pray to" doesn't necessarily mean "to worship" but "to ask." Haven't you ever asked anyone to help you? We ask Mary to help her lead us to her son. To bow doesn’t necessarily mean worship either. Japanese businessmen bow when receiving your business card as a sign of honor. Are they worshipping you? Certainly not. God bless kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZmamHejn71gjrc

[@lgm8741]

Well said. Mary is our mother. We love her ❤ ❤