Our Lady of the Croatian Baptismal Covenant is especially revered by Croatian veterans, and she is the patroness of the Military Diocese Our Lady’s Pralik – The Banner of Christian and National Unity (see Note 1.) August 14, 2018 That the Croats are a Marian-oriented people is confirmed by many facts from a long history, […]
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25th Anniversary OLUJA – Men’s Mass – Homily
MONS. VALENTIN POZAIĆ, ASSISTANT BISHOP OF ZAGREB Homily on the feast of Our Lady of the Snows (see Note 1) Our Lady of the Snows – Homeland Thanksgiving Day – Veterans Day 5 August, 1995-2012 Marija Bistrica – 18th Sunday of the year (B) Today’s liturgical readings from the Scriptures, which we have just heard, […]
Pod Barjakom Presvetog Srca Isusova – Part 2 (Consecration of Croatian Youth to the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
In the year 2000, it was the one-hundred-year anniversary of the monumental event when over 160,000 young Croatian’s in 1900, consecrated themselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The memory of this consecration has remained in the Croatian people to this day: one of the most popular 20th century Croatian religious hymns “Do nebesa nek […]
Pod Barjakom Presvetog Srca Isusova – Part 3 (1910 – Year of renewal of the Consecration)
1910 – Year of renewal of the Consecration For the 10th anniversary of 1910, a renewal of the consecration was organised. A booklet – “Celebration of Croatian Youth 1910”, about Petar Perica on pg64, printed 40,000 copies – spiritually prepared the renewal of consecration and was led by the central committee under the auspices of […]
Pod Barjakom Presvetog Srca Isusova – Part 4 (The 100th anniversary of the consecration)
The 100th anniversary of the consecration – a challenge in 2000 The first article announcing the renewal of the 1900 consecration, on the tenth anniversary was in Glasnik Srca Isusova written with these words: ” If this first tenth anniversary is celebrated solemnly, then every further one, especially the fifth, which some young people will […]
Pod Barjakom Presvetog Srca Isusova – Part 1 (120th Anniversary)
I am convinced that God has a special plan for us Croatians. A few days ago, Divine Providence led me to learn that 120 years ago, in the Jubilee year that marked the turn of the 20th century, a truly astonishing, phenomenal event occurred in the history of our people. In that year, on the […]
A Retrospective Look At The Inaugural Croatian Men’s Conference 2019
Croatian brothers, in reflecting on our inaugural Croatian Men’s conference, I was led to look back into the origins of our Croatian Profession of Faith, and the origin and significance of our ‘Zavjetni Križ’ (Covenant Cross). It was the work of the Holy Spirit that both the Cross and the Profession of Faith made it […]
The Story of the Croatian Covenantal Cross
We are pleased to publish an interesting story about the beginnings of the Croatian Covenantal Cross, and how the covenantal prayer “Croatian Catholics Profession of Faith” came into existence. How did the Croatian Testament Cross come about? (see Note: 1.) The Committee for the organization of the celebration of Branimir’s year under the leadership of […]
40yrs ON – A REFLECTION ON BRANIMIR’S YEAR AD1979
Program for Celebrating 13 Centuries of Christianity amongst Croats (1975-1984) After the suppression, of the “Croatian Spring” (1971), all free speech fell silent. Only the Church, spoke out, in its own tried and tested way so that people of faith would become more informed about their history. Thereby, recognising the religious roots of their identity. […]
BRANIMIR’S YEAR – AD1979
In the second half of the 20th century, the Catholic Church in Croatia, implemented a project to commemorate thirteen centuries of Christianity of the Croats. It consisted of several major celebrations: 1975/76 Croatian Marian or Jelena Year. 1978, at Solin, Zvonimir’s year. 1979, near the Diocese of Knin, in Nin, Branimir’s year. 1984, the National […]
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