Miracles at Medjugorje

Reported Physical Healings

  • Danijel Šetka: During the early days of the apparitions in June 1981, a 3-year-old boy who was paralyzed and mute from birth was brought up the mountain. After the visionaries prayed and the Virgin Mary looked upon him, his parents reported that he began walking and speaking that same night. 
  • Diana Basile and Rita Klaus: Documented medical cases involving individuals suffering from advanced multiple sclerosis who reported sudden, complete, and permanent healings after turning to prayer and the messages of Medjugorje, which medical professionals examined and found inexplicable by conventional therapy. 

Reported Physical and Visual Signs

  • The Spinning Sun: Many pilgrims and locals claim to have witnessed the sun spinning, changing colors, or pulsating in the sky, often appearing as though it can be looked at directly without eye damage. Religion Online +1
  • The Word “MIR”: Early in the apparitions, villagers reported seeing the word “MIR” (which means “peace” in Croatian) miraculously written in the sky. 
  • Mirjana’s Watch: Visionary Mirjana Dragićević-Soldo reported that during an apparition on June 25, 1981, the time on her wristwatch mysteriously began moving backward. 
  • Metallic Changes and Scents: Pilgrims frequently report that silver rosary beads turn a gold color, or that a strong, unexplained scent of roses fills the air around Apparition Hill
  • The Weeping Statue: Beginning in 2002, a bronze-and-copper sculpture of the Risen Christ near the local church was reported to continuously ooze a warm, water-like liquid from its right knee.