“Dear children, also today, in this my great joy, when I see you in such a large number, I desire to call you, and to call all the youth, to participate in the evangelization today of the world; to participate in the evangelization of families. Dear children, pray, pray, pray, and the Mother prays together with you and intercedes before Her Son. Pray, dear children. Thank you, dear children, also today, for having responded to my call.”
~ The Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace
This message was given to the Medjugorje visionary Ivan Dragicevic atop apparition hill on August 5th, 2011. Ivan shared that on on her 2,027th birthday Our Lady came “very, very, very joyful and happy” and that she was accompanied by three angels.
Our Lady has told the six Medjugorje visionaries that August 5th is her actual birthday (although the Church officially recognizes her birthday on September 8th, a date which Our Lady also celebrates). This marks the first public apparition for Ivan’s since July 8th, 2011.