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On 19th. of November, Fr. james conducted a one day program at Mariengasse, Graz, for a crowd of more of 700 from all over Austria. This is the concluding day of all his preaching in Europe before he goes to India. The presence of such a large number of people was an encouragement for the St. Thomas Charismatic prayer group that organized the preaching program of Fr. James in Austria; also it was an expression of people's love and appreciation towards Fr. james and his ministry. In a meeting with the St. Thomas group, Fr. James gave the dates for the next year's retreats programs in Austria. Here are few photos

Retreat at Krk, Croatia

Bishop Walter Zupan of Krk and  Fr. James amidst the children

Fr. james singing and dancing  with the children around the altar

From 13th to 16th of November, Fr. James conducted a "growing in the Spirit" seminar for thousands of people who gathered in the Cathedral Church of Krk, Croatia. It is for the second time that Fr. James is preaching in Krk. All his talks were deepening the faith and love of the people for Jesus, the Church and sacraments. Everyday people were in queue to give testimonies of healings and conversions.

Report on Krk: you can refer to the last year program. Ksenija Abramovic translated the talks with full of power and vitality. Here are some photos.

On 19th. of November, Fr. james conducted a one day program at Mariengasse, Graz, for a crowd of more of 700 from all over Austria. This is the concluding day of all his preaching in Europe before he goes to India. The presence of such a large number of people was an encouragement for the St. Thomas Charismatic prayer group that organized the preaching program of Fr. James in Austria; also it was an expression of people's love and appreciation towards Fr. james and his ministry. In a meeting with the St. Thomas group, Fr. James gave the dates for the next year's retreats programs in Austria. Here are few photos

Retreat at Krk, Croatia

Bishop Walter Zupan of Krk and  Fr. James amidst the children

Fr. james singing and dancing  with the children around the altar

From 13th to 16th of November, Fr. James conducted a "growing in the Spirit" seminar for thousands of people who gathered in the Cathedral Church of Krk, Croatia. It is for the second time that Fr. James is preaching in Krk. All his talks were deepening the faith and love of the people for Jesus, the Church and sacraments. Everyday people were in queue to give testimonies of healings and conversions.

Report on Krk: you can refer to the last year program. Ksenija Abramovic translated the talks with full of power and vitality. Here are some photos.

Retreat at Subotica, Serbia and Montenegro. 6 to 9 of November

Fr. James at Subotica in Serbia – Montenegro

From 6th to 9th of November 2003, Fr. James preached a charismatic seminar in the large churche of St. Michael of the Franciscan order at Subotica with more than 2500 people. On all the days, the church was packed and many people had to stand outside the church to listen to the speech and to have a healing touch of Jesus during the prayer or the mass. On the third day of the Seminar. Bishop Janos Penzes, the Bishop of Subotica celebrated the Mass with many priests and gave a message to the people assembled. He very clearly said that Catholic Charismatic renewal is one of the best renewals in the Church that attracts millions to Jesus. He highly appreciated the world wide ministry of Fr. James Manjackal and said, “I wonder how you travel to so many places and countries by land and by air and still you are young and energetic and bringing people to The Lord. For me it is a miracle rather than the miracles that I see here in the prayers”. The Bishop thanked Fr. James in a special way, as an expression of his love and gratitude gave a hug during his sermon by going to the place where Fr. James was seated.

Serbia Montenegro is the centre part of the old Yugoslavia after Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia became independent countries. Serbia Montenegro has a population of 10.500.000 with a territory of 88.361 Km². The Orthodox believers form 65% of the population with its Patriarchate in Belgrade, the capital of the country. The name Serbia means that the Orthodox believers in this land are identified as Serbians, hence they have a strong nationalistic feelings which was a reason of the fighting against other religions and ethnic groups in the late Balkan war. There are 19% of Muslims from the Slavs, and 4% of Catholics from the Croatian, Albanian and Hungarian ethnic origins. The Catholics have seven dioceses of which one is Greek Catholic with 22.000 members and 18 priests with seventeen parishes. Although the archdioceses of the Catholic Church, is Belgrade, 75% of the Catholics are living in the dioceses of Subotica with 130 parishes and 102 priests. Although the Orthodox Church claims to have baptised all the Serbs, their churches remained emptied and their believers do not know even the basic teachings of the Bible or the Church. By intermarriages, the Catholic Church looses many of her members as she is not ready to accept the orthodox who do not know the basic teachings of Christianity! The people are known for their various superstitions, black magic, witchcraft, tarot cards, fortune teller, etc. Hare Krishna movements and many other Hindu-Budist sects are attracting the people by the new age healings. There is a satanic church in Subotica called MWM (Black roads). During Communist rule none of these people had any hold in the country, but when the country became independent all such groups started operating. The Pentecostal evangelical churches and Jehova’s witnesses also are growing steadily.

Subotica was a famous place before the 2nd. World War as it was one of the most civilized and economical rich countries in Europe, when more than 50.000 Germans and 10.000 Jews lived there. Nazis killed 4.000 Jews during the war. Fr. James and the team Gaby Landauro, Ksenija Abramovic and others visited the old Jewish Synagogue which is the biggest in the whole Europe in the front of which a monument of the 4.000 Jewish holocaust is situated! Also they visited the Cathedral Church of Subotica. At present Montenegro has the problem of 7000 gypsies, who came away from Kosovo, the recently liberated province. Many of them walk around the country as beggars without any job. Kosovo is under the UN Security Force, and it can be called a no-man’s land at present as it is not fully independent and at the war it was completely destroyed and no proper rebuilding is done. At present, Kosovo is a province of Serbia Montenegro, which is waiting for its full independence. Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the most Orthodox group to reunite with the catholic Church because they fear they will loose their Serbian identity if they would became Catholics.
 

At the gate of 15th century  port built by Macedonians  against Turks at Kale	In Acts of the Apostles 16: 9ff, we read that St. Paul had a vision of a Macedonian calling him to go to Macedonia to evangelise and that along with his disciples, he went to Philippi, Thessalonica, Boroea, Ephesus which were then parts of Macedonian province of Greco-roman Empire . The present Macedonia is a small republic of 25713 km² with Skopje as the capital with a population of 2.038.000 inhabitants. It is surrounded by Serbia Montenegro, Kosovo, Greece, Albania and Bulgaria. Ethnically 67% are Macedonians, 23% Albanians, 4% Turkish, 2,3 % Muslims, 2,2% Gypsy and 1,5% Serbs. Among them 67% are Orthodox Christians, 30% Muslims, about 1% Catholics and the rest are few Jews and those who belong to evangelical and Pentecostal Churches. The Macedonian Orthodox Church claims to shepherd the majority of the population, but their 1100 Churches remain practically empty. They have only 150 priests. Their old monasteries are at present hotels or restaurants! Spiritually weak steeped in rituals and traditions the Orthodox Church, often actively opposes any evangelical ministry although Methodist, Baptist, Congregational, and evangelical Churches are growing and vigorous new Pentecostal and charismatic Churches are springing up. The president Trajkovski is a believer and a lay preacher of the Methodist Church. The people speak Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish and Serbo-Croatian. Macedonia’s ethnic diversity dominates its political and social existence. Macedonian pluralism resembles segregation more than harmony. Finding a balance between the demands of the respective ethnic minorities, especially the large Albanian population is a challenge for the authorities. When the huge bronze statue of the recently beatified Mother Theresa of Calcutta was erected in the centre of Skopje and named her “daughter of Macedonia”, the people protested because of her Albanian origin although she was born and brought up at Skopje till the age of 18. At present, the Macedonians have an insecurity feeling and fear of war as there is the possibility of an Albanian war.
At the tumb of St. Naum	There are only about 12000 Catholics in Macedonia of which 4000 belong to the Roman Latin rite and 8000 to the Byzantine rite known as Uniats. The majority of the Catholics are ethnic Macedonians followed by Croatians, Albanians, Slovenians, Polish and Hungarians. The believers of the Orthodox Church began reunion movement with the Catholic Church of Rome in 1859 and as a result there are re-united Catholics in Macedonia who are called Uniats. At present both, the Uniats Catholics and Roman rite Catholics are under one Bishop, Joakim Hebut with bi-ritual jurisdiction over his people and he resides in Skopje. He has two metropolitans; the first one is Marko Sopi, who is the apostolic administrator of Kosovo with full jurisdiction over the mainly Albanian population that lives in Kosovo; and the recently appointed Bishop Kiro Stoyanov, who is a Catholic of the Eastern rite (Uniat) with administrative duties for both, the Uniats and the Roman rite Catholics in Macedonia. Bp. Kiro Stoyanov is considered as a betrayer by the orthodox as he came away from their Church and he is expected to be the Bishop of Macedonia as the present one is old enough to retire. Now, there are 11 Catholic Churches with three priests of the Roman rite and 7 from the Byzantine rite. The Roman rite Catholics have their liturgy in Croatian and the Byzantines in Macedonian language. There are around 30 missionaries of the male and female congregations. The male orders are represented by a Lazarist brother from the order of St. Vincent de Paul (Lazarist). There are sisters from the order of St. Vincent de Paul, the Holy Cross, the Eucharist and the Missionaries of Charity of Calcutta. Recently a few Jesuit priests have come to help the diocese. The Bishops and priests say that the Catholics enjoy good relations with the representatives of the two other main religions, the Orthodox and Islam.
Monastery of St. Naum  who did many  miracles and healings	After the First World War, the Macedonian land was partitioned between the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenians which together was called “Royal Yugoslavia”, Bulgaria and Greece. In the Royal Yugoslavia, Macedonia was referred as “Southern Serbia”. After the 2nd. World War in 1945, Macedonia became part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This was the first time that the Macedonian nation was officially recognised. Yugoslavia was ruled by communist ideologies which was opposed to any form of religion hence both, the Christians and the Muslims, had bitter experience of persecution, but it is the minority Catholics who suffered much as the Communists were opposed more to the Catholic Church, which was subordinate to the centre outside the country, Rome. The communists feared Rome much as Rome, especially Vatican, was opposed to communist ideologies. During this time, the Catholic Church of Macedonia lost between 90.000 to 100.000 hectors of land to the government, which are not given back to the Church until now.
15th century  Orthodox monastery  which has turned into  restaurant today.	The present Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia were the old Yugoslavia. Yugoslavian government placed Serbs, the Orthodox, in the leading position of the government, which infuriated Catholics who lived in Croatia, Herzegovina and Slovenia, and their reaction caused the Balkan war where the Catholics became enemies of the orthodox and the Muslims. Hence, there are enmity feelings between the Catholics and Orthodox and between the Muslims, which are being healed slowly. The Charismatic retreat preached by Fr. James Manjackal in Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia with thousands of participants, bring forgiveness in the heart of the Catholics towards the Orthodox and Muslims, his emphasis “forgiveness brings healings” has a great impact on the people to come to reconciliation and love. Macedonia became an independent republic on September 17th 1991. The Macedonian Orthodox Church does not have many negative feelings towards the Catholics as they are only a negligent minority.
The huge bronze statue  of Mother Theresa  of Calcutta at Skopje	Fr. James arrived in Skopje along with his team on Sunday October 26th 2003. When the Macedonians were honouring blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta by erecting a large bronze statue in the centre of the city. There was an Episcopal High Mass in the Cathedral Church, where the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is venerated by all as it was the one to which, Mother Theresa in her childhood used to pray. The Church where she was baptised and the house where she was born and brought up are completely destroyed during the war. Fr. James had an interview with the cousin of Mother Theresa, Katarina, who is 90 years old lady, who had the joy of going to Roma for the beatification. She is the only living relative of Mother Theresa living in Skopje. She said that Mother Theresa’s father Nikola died and was buried in Macedonia and the mother Drona in Albania. She had a brother and a sister by name Lazar and Agatha. Agatha was not married but Lazar was married and had only a daughter by name Agatha who went to India for her funeral and to Rome for the beatification.

The Charismatic retreat was preached from 27th to 30th in the same Cathedral and was attended by a large number of people, even by believers of the Orthodox Church. The talks were translated into Croatian, but there were people who did not know Croatian. It is a special charism of Fr. James that when people who do not know English, the language in which he talks or the language to which his messages are translated, understand the content of his messages and receive healings and blessings. Perhaps, like in the apostolic times, the Holy Spirit is working in the hearts of the people with the charism of knowing the Gospel in their own languages! There were many testimonies of conversions and healings. Here are some photos
 

Procession in Skopje

M. Teresa used to pray in front of this statue

With M. Teresa statue

Published on MEDICAL TRIBUNE, April 16, 2003, 35th year/No. 16

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Montigleon photos

Locminé photos

Pontmain photos

Nantes photos

From 6th to 9th of October, Fr. James made a journey of evangelization at Montligeon, Locmine, Potmain and Nantes. Each day crowds of thousands attended the preachings and healing services of Fr. James. As these places are at a distance of 300 or 400 Km. many people in France came to know about the powerful ministry of Fr. James. In all the programs there were many healings reported. From all corners of France, people are asking Fr. James to conduct preachings programs in their towns or cities.

From Lille early in the morning on the 30th, Fr. James and team left to the airport at Orly, Paris, to go to Lourdes to start the retreat on the following morning in the Chapel of Notre Dame with a capacity of 600 hundred people. It was attended by people from all over France and even from the old French colonies like Martinique, Guadalupe, Island La Reunion, Camerun, etc. Several charismatic leaders of France were in the retreat and gave a very good opinion about the retreat. On the last day, several persons gave testimonies of conversions and healings; more than 18 people claimed healings of cancer, 3 people claimed healings of multiple sclerosis, 21 claimed freedom from alcoholism, etc.