Beginning on March 1, 1984, via visionaries, Our Blessed Mother Mary began giving  messages to St. James parish in Medjugorje and the world.  The following are her messages than contain references to The Most Holy Rosary:

AUGUST 14, 1984: This apparition was unexpected. Ivan was praying in his house and then started getting ready to go to church for the evening service, when Our Lady appeared to him and asked him to relate this message to the people: "I ask the people to pray with me these days. Pray all the more. Fast strictly on Wednesday and Friday. Say every day at least one Rosary: Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious mysteries." Our Lady asked the people to accept this message with a firm will. She asked this in a special way from the parishioners and believers of the surrounding places.

SEPTEMBER 27, 1984: "Dear children; Your prayer has helped my plans to be fulfilled. Pray continually for their complete fulfillment. I beg the families of the parish to pray the Family Rosary. Thank you for your response to my call."

OCTOBER 8, 1984: "Dear children; Let all the prayers you say in your homes in the evening be for the conversion of sinners because the world is in great sin. Pray The Rosary every evening." (This message was given to Jakov in his home. He did not go to church that day because he was ill.)

JUNE 25, 1985: "Dear children; I ask you to ask everyone to pray The Rosary. With The Rosary you will overcome all the troubles which Satan is trying to inflict on the Catholic Church. Marija asked, "Our Lady, what do you wish to say to the priests?" Our Lady replied, "Let all priests pray The Rosary. Give time to The Rosary."

JUNE 12, 1986: "Dear children; Today I am begging you to pray The Rosary with lively faith. Only in this way can I help you. Pray! I cannot help you because you don't want to be moved! Dear children, I am calling you to pray The Rosary. The Rosary should be your commitment, prayed by you with joy and so you will understand why I am visiting you for such a long time. I want to teach you to pray! Thank you for your response to my call."

JUNE 24, 1986 - EVE OF 5th ANNIVERSARY: Mary appeared on the mountaintop to Marija and Ivan, where a group of people had gathered. Marija recommended everyone to the Madonna. The Virgin blessed everyone and said: "Continue to pray here. Pray The Rosary again." Mary said that this "Tabor" is for everyone and that we should bring this "Tabor" experience to all our homes. With this "Tabor" we must bring peace and reconciliation. Marija said that Mary appeared with 5 angels and that she was very happy.

FEBRUARY 25, 1988:"Dear children, today again I am calling you to prayer and complete surrender to God. You know that I love you and am coming here out of love, so I could show you the path of peace and salvation for your souls. I want you to obey me and not permit Satan to seduce you. Dear children, Satan is very strong and, therefore, I ask you to dedicate your prayers to me so that those who are under his influence may be saved. Give witness by your life, sacrifice your lives for the salvation of the world. I am with you and I am grateful to you, but in heaven you shall receive the Father's reward which He has promised you. Therefore, little children, do not be afraid. If you pray, Satan cannot injure you even a little, because you are God's children and He is watching over you. Pray, and let the rosary always be in your hands as a sign to Satan that you belong to me. Thank you for having responded to my call."

JANUARY 25, 1991: "Dear children, today, like never before, I invite you to prayer. Your prayer should be a prayer for peace. Satan is strong and wishes not only to destroy human life, but also nature and the planet on which we live. Therefore, dear children, pray that you can protect yourselves, through prayer, with the blessing of God's peace. God sends me to you so that I can help you if you wish to accept The Rosary. Even The Rosary alone can work miracles in the world and in your lives. I bless you and I stay among you as long as it is God's will. Thank you for not betraying my presence here, and I thank you because your response is serving God and peace. Thank you for having responded to my call."

AUGUST 25, 1997 "Dear children! God gives me this time as a gift to you, so that I may instruct and lead you on the path of salvation. Dear children, now you do not comprehend this grace, but soon a time will come when you will lament for these messages. That is why, little children, live all of the words which I have given you through this time of grace and renew prayer, until prayer becomes a joy for you. Especially, I call all those who have consecrated themselves to my Immaculate Heart to become an example to others. I call all priests and religious brothers and sisters to pray The Rosary and to teach others to pray. The Rosary, little children, is especially dear to me. Through The Rosary open your heart to me and I am able to help you. Thank you for having responded to my call."

A collection of Our Blessed Mother Mary's Messages can be found here, courtesy of morriscanals.com.

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