Devotion to Medjugorje: Confession in Mary's messages

June 26, 1981
"I am the Blessed Virgin Mary". Appearing again to Marija alone, Our Lady says: «Peace. Peace. Peace. Be reconciled. Reconcile yourselves with God and among yourselves. And to do this it is necessary to believe, pray, fast and confess ».

Message dated August 2, 1981
At the request of the visionaries, Our Lady concedes that all those present at the apparition can touch her dress, which in the end remains smeared: «Those who have soiled my dress are those who are not in the grace of God. Confess frequently. Do not let even a small sin remain in your soul for a long time. Confess and repair your sins ».

Message dated February 10, 1982
Pray, pray, pray! Believe firmly, confess regularly and communicate. And this is the only way to salvation.

Message dated August 6, 1982
People should be urged to confess every month, especially on the first Friday or first Saturday of the month. Do what I tell you! The monthly confession will be a medicine for the Western Church. If the faithful go to confession once a month, entire regions can soon be healed.

Message dated October 15, 1983
You do not attend mass as you should. If you knew what grace and what gift you receive in the Eucharist, you would prepare yourself every day for at least an hour. You should also go to confession once a month. It would be necessary in the parish to dedicate to reconciliation three days a month: the first Friday and the following Saturday and Sunday.

November 7, 1983
Do not confess out of habit, to stay as before, without any change. No, that's not a good thing. Confession must give impetus to your life, to your faith. It must stimulate you to draw close to Jesus. If confession does not mean this to you, in truth you will be very difficult to convert.

Message dated December 31, 1983
I only wish you this new year to be truly holy for you. Today, therefore, go to confession and purify yourself for the new year.

Message dated January 15, 1984
«Many come here to Medjugorje to ask God for physical healing, but some of them live in sin. They do not understand that they must first seek the health of the soul, which is the most important, and purify themselves. They should first confess and renounce sin. Then they can beg for healing. "

Message dated July 26, 1984
Increase your prayers and sacrifices. I give special graces to those who pray, fast and open their hearts. Confess well and participate actively in the Eucharist.

Message dated August 2, 1984
Before approaching the sacrament of confession, prepare yourselves by consecrating yourselves to my Heart and the Heart of my son and invoke the Holy Spirit to enlighten you.

September 28, 1984
To those who want to take a deep spiritual journey I recommend purifying themselves by confessing once a week. Confess even the smallest sins, because when you go to the encounter with God you will suffer from having even the slightest lack within you.

March 23, 1985
When you realize that you have committed a sin, confess it immediately to prevent it from remaining hidden in your soul.

March 24, 1985
Eve of the Annunciation of Our Lady: “Today I want to invite everyone to Confession, even if you only confessed a few days ago. I wish you to live the party in your heart. But you will not be able to live it if you do not completely abandon yourselves to God. Therefore I invite you all to be reconciled to God! "

March 1, 1986
At the beginning of the prayer one must already be prepared: if there are sins one must recognize them in order to eradicate them, otherwise one cannot enter into prayer. Likewise, if you have concerns, you must entrust them to God. During prayer you must not feel the weight of your sins and your worries. During prayer the sins and worries you have to leave them behind.

September 1, 1992
Abortion is a serious sin. You have to help a lot of women who have aborted. Help them understand that it is a pity. Invite them to ask God for forgiveness and go to confession. God is ready to forgive everything, since his mercy is infinite. Dear children, be open to life and protect it.