The stone statue of Our Lady of Medjugorje, “Queen of Peace”, is located in a garden area across the street from St. Basil Catholic Church in South Haven, Michigan. The garden is situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan.
“Our Lady of Medjugorje is the always benevolent and sweet mother that welcomes, protects and accompanies Christians along their path.
Our Lady of Medjugorje is, in particular, the one who guides believers toward Peace, showing them a faithful road, made of daily devotional and loving acts.
For her special vocation, Our Lady of Medjugorje is also called the “Queen of Peace” and this last one is achievable thanks to five steps:
– Reciting the rosary every day;
– If one is healthy, fasting every Wednesday and Friday. Elderly or sick people, instead of fasting, can make an offer to Our Lady of Medjugorje;
– Reading daily the Holy Bible;
– Taking the Eucharist, better if every day.
To whomever follows these five rules, Our Lady of Medjugorje guarantees salvation and her support toward God.”
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From a Wikipedia entry, Mary, Mother of Jesus:
Mary was a 1st century Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and, according to the gospels, the virgin mother of Jesus.
Both the gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament and the Quran describe Mary as a virgin. She is betrothed to Joseph, according to Matthew and Luke. According to Christian theology, Mary conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit while still a virgin, and accompanied Joseph to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. According to the apocryphal Gospel of James, her parents were called Anne and Joachim.
According to Catholic and Eastern Christian teachings, at the end of her earthly life, God raised Mary's body directly into heaven; this is known in the Christian West as the Assumption of Mary.
Mary has been venerated since early Christianity, and is considered by millions to be the holiest and greatest saint because of her extraordinary virtues as seen at the Annunciation by the archangel Gabriel. She is said to have miraculously appeared to believers many times over the centuries. The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Theotokos (Mother of God). There is significant diversity in the Marian beliefs and devotional practices of major Christian traditions. The Catholic Church holds distinctive Marian dogmas, namely her status as the Mother of God, her Immaculate Conception, her perpetual virginity, and her Assumption into heaven. Many Protestants minimize Mary's role within Christianity, basing their argument on the lack of biblical support for any beliefs other than the virgin birth (actually a virginal conception). Mary also has the highest position in Islam among all women. She is mentioned in the Quran more often than in the New Testament, where two of the longer chapters of the Quran are devoted to her and her family.
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“This lovely statue stands on the bluff in front of the local Catholic Church and just south of the South Haven Lighthouse. It was made in Croatia and installed recently in remembrance of the daughter of own [sic] of our neighbors.”
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Wikipedia entry about “Our Lady of Medjugorje”:
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St. Basil Catholic Church
513 Monroe Boulevard
South Haven, Michigan 49090