Ivan of Medjugorje: I am not afraid of dying because I have seen Heaven

Queen of Peace and reconciliation pray for us.

Dear priests, dear friends in Christ,
at the beginning of this meeting I wish to greet you all from the heart.
In this short time I wish to share with you the main messages to which Our Lady invites us during these 33 years. In these days we have deep feelings, because today 33 years ago the Madonna came to us. A piece of paradise comes to us. She who comes is sent by Her Son to help us, to bring the world out of the discomfort in which it finds itself and to show us the way to peace and to Jesus.

I know that many of you have come here tired from this world, hungry for peace, hungry for love, hungry for faith. You have come to the source; you came to the Mother to throw yourself into His embrace and find security and protection with her. You have come to the Mother to say to her: "Pray for us and intercede with Your Son Jesus for each of us".
She put it in her heart. We are not alone.

In a message, Our Lady says: "If you knew how much I love you, you would cry with joy". The love of the Mother is so great. We came to the source, from the Mother who intercedes with Her Son, Mother who educates and guides, because she is the best teacher, the best educator.

Thirty three years ago, on this day, Our Lady knocked on the door of my heart and chose me to be His instrument. Instrument in His Hands and in Those of God. I don't want you to look at me as a saint, as a perfect one, because I am not. I strive to be better and holier. This is my wish. Desire deeply engraved in my heart. I did not convert in one night even though I see the Madonna daily. I know that conversion, for me as for everyone, is a process, a program for our life. But we have to decide for this program and change every day. Every day leave sin and all that disturbs us on the way to holiness. We must welcome the Word of Jesus Christ and live it and thus we will grow in holiness.

In these 33 years a question has remained constant within me: “Mother, why me? Why did you choose me? Will I be able to do what You desire and seek from me? " Every day I ask myself this question. In my life up to 16 I could never have imagined that such a thing could happen, that Our Lady could appear. The beginning of the apparitions was a great surprise for me.
In an apparition, I remember well, after having long doubted whether to ask him, I asked her: “Mother, why me? Why did you choose me? "Our Lady smiled very sweetly and replied:" Dear son, I don't always choose the best ".
Thirty-three years ago Our Lady chose me. He enrolled me in your school. School of peace, love, prayer. In this school I want to be a good pupil and do the task that Our Lady has given me in the best possible way. I know you don't give me a vote.
This gift remains within me. For me, for my life and my family this is a great gift. But at the same time it is also a great responsibility. I know that God has entrusted me a lot, but I know he wants it from me as well. I am aware of the responsibility I have and live with it every day.

I am not afraid of dying tomorrow, because I have seen everything. I really am not afraid of dying.
Being with the Madonna every day and living this Paradise is really difficult to express with words. It is not easy to be with the Madonna every day, to speak with her, and at the end of this meeting to return to earth and continue to live here. If you could only see the Madonna for a second, I don't know if your life on earth would still be interesting for you. I need a couple of hours every day to recover, to return to this world after such a meeting. What are the most important messages to which Our Lady invites us in these years? I would like to highlight them. Peace, conversion, prayer with the heart, fasting and penance, firm faith, love, forgiveness, Most Holy Eucharist, reading the Bible and hope. Through these messages that I have highlighted, Our Lady guides us. In recent years, Our Lady has explained each of these messages to live them and practice them better.