Since 1987, Mike and Sandy Tobin have been actively conducting pilgrimages to Medjugorje, a small village located in Bosnia-Hercegovina.

Medjugorje

Thousands of pilgrims have traveled with them. They have visited Medjugorje over 120 times, and provide the best pilgrimage experience combining hands-on humanitarian work with an opportunity to spend time with visionary Vicka, and participate in the spiritual program in Medjugorje.

The history of the apparitions of the Blessed Mother in Medjugorje (“between the mountains”) began in 1981. On June 24, 1981 at 6:00 pm, six children saw a beautiful young woman holding a child in her arms. The woman later identified herself to the children as the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Queen of Peace. The Blessed Mother told the children, “I have come to tell you that God exists.”  The Blessed Mother has given given messages for the world on the 25th of each month for 28 years.

The six visionaries who have seen the Blessed Mother say that she appears to be about nineteen years old.  She is extremely beautiful and has dark hair with blue eyes.

Our Lady’s message throughout the 28 years is about peace.  She urges all people to reconcile with God and with each other.  She said she has come to bring the world back to her Son Jesus.  Our Lady urges us to pray, attend Mass, confess every month, fast on Wednesday and Friday on bread and water, and pray the rosary every day.   Our Lady’s monthly messages can be found on this page.

Three of the visionaries (Ivanka, Mirjana, and Jakov) no longer have daily apparitions.  Ivanka, Mirjana, and Jakov received ten secrets from Our Lady.  The rest of the visionaries received nine secrets and continue to have daily apparitions.

Note: The Officers and Directors of Pilgrims’ Peace Center operate in complete and willing conformity to the decrees of Pope Urban VIII respective to private revelations, person not as yet canonized, and the prudence with which alleged supernatural phenomena not attested to by the Church must properly be regarded.  The final decision in all such matters rests with the Holy See of Rome, to which we humbly submit.  His Holiness, Pope Urban VIII, also sheds spiritual light on these matters, in his often quoted statement, “In cases which concern private revelations, it is better to believe than not to believe, for if you believe, and it is proven false, you will receive all blessings as if it had been true, because you believed it to be true.”