BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA - BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA
Pope John Paul II was a pilgrim in Bosnia Herzegovina in 1997 and 2003.
Medjugorje, in Bosnia Herzegovina, has been a place of pilgrimage for several million people since June 1981.
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Father Danko OFM ¤
Father Danko, a Franciscan priest from Mostar and currently in the parish of Medjugorje, talks about his vocation to the priesthood:
"There was a big battle inside me and I couldn't support this. One day, after Communion, I sat down in the last bench in an old church in Mostar and I told Jesus, "Jesus, I will die a healthy sportsman, because I can't support this pressure. And I have to decide and right now I decide, I will become your priest." At that moment, I felt like a burden of about 500 kilos that had been on my shoulders just disappeared. And at that time I saw that I guessed. Now I have been a priest for 11 years, I am 41 years old and if I had to be born 100 times I would choose to become a Franciscan priest, because I am very happy, as a priest, as a Franciscan and as a man, because Jesus calls me and gives me the grace to say 'Yes, I go with you'. ... If somebody is in the cross to be or not to be a priest or not, I recommend do not be afraid, go ahead, and Jesus will give you big grace. What's important - don't be afraid."