Highlight Events of the
National Medjugorje Conference
There are many opportunies for prayer and reflection at the Medjugorje Conference. Here are a few of them:
Candlelight
Procession to Grotto
The candlelight procession to the grotto takes place after the opening session on Friday night. It starts at 8:00 pm. The Blessed Sacrament is at the head of the procession in a beautiful monstrance and under a canopy. The route to the grotto is lined with luminarias and goes diagonally across campus - past the Golden Dome and historic Sacred Heart Basilica to the famous Lourdes Grotto which is located near the shore-line of St. Mary's Lake.
Each year thousands participate in the candle-light procession which makes for quite a beautiful and inspiring site to witness. The Holy Rosary is recited on the way to the Grotto and the procession ends there with benediction.
The procession route covers approximately .9 mile one way. so by the
time you return to your car, you will have walked close to 2 miles.
For those who are not able to participate in the procession, the Rosary
is recited in the conference arena.
Eucharistic
Adoration
A beautiful adoration chapel is set up in the auxillary gym on the upper level of the arena. The Blessed Sacrament is exposed following the volunteer Mass at 12 noon on Friday afternoon and remains exposed during all the hours of the conference. So Jesus is being adored all throughout the weekend.
There is also Eucharistic adoration at the close of the Saturday evening session in the main arena. After the recitation of the glorious mysteries of the Rosary, Fr. Daryl Rybicki carries the Blessed Sacrament out among the people while the choir and orchestra play beautiful Eucharistic hymns. It is very beautiful and powerful - Jesus walking among us.
Holy Mass
There are two Masses on the conference weekend - one on Saturday morning, then the closing Mass at 1:00pm on Sunday.
There are usually a large number of priests concelebrating and deacons assisting at the Masses. All priests and deacons are invited to participate but must bring their own stoles and albs.
Our Lady said at Medjugorje that we should make Holy Mass the center of our lives. So the Mass liturgies are the highest priority for the conference. Every effort is made so that it will be a holy and uplifting experience of Christ's Presence for all who participate.
Crowning
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The final event of the conference is the crowning of Our Lady following the Sunday Mass. She is then carried in procession around the arena as the music ministry accompanies her on "the walk" with the beautiful traditional Marian hymns -a poignant way to end the conference retreat weekend.
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