The Final Harvest: Medjugorje at the End of the Century

We have been introducing people to this book about Medjugorje for the past 5 or 6 years. Those who choose to give us their opinion of the book are 100% positive. This book has helped people in different stages of their Christian walk. We recommend it to many folks.

I was immensely satisfied with my purchase and highly recommend it to all who are interested or even just curious about the happenings at Medjugorje (pronounced Medu-gore-ia). The site is a little village in Croatia, the former Yugoslavia, and just happens to be where the Blessed Mother of God, the Virgin Mary, is appearing daily to selected visionaries. In a situation like that, the potential for hyperbole is mind-boggling. Demagoguery on either side of the question might be the order of the day. The wonderful thing about Wayne Weible is that he is not given to such extravagance, either in his data or in his presentation. His treatment of the miracles occuring in this unlikely spot is straightforward, factual, and supportive without being xenophobic. Wayne Weible was a secular-minded journalist who wished to report on the happenings at Medjugorje in order to profit from them. He thought they would sell newspapers, which he owned. A Protestant by upbringing, virtually non-religious in practice, he wound up becoming a believer and eventually converted to Roman Catholicism. In the process, he became the recognized chronicler of the happenings. He introduces you to the players involved, to the geography and cultural and political milieu of the place, to the history of the eighteen-year-long drama. You feel as if you'd visited Medjugorje yourself, to read this book. I was fortunate enough to be taken to a conference at which one of the visionaries was speaking. I also saw other players in the cast there, including Wayne Weible. He impressed me so much, I had to buy his book. Another motivation was the fact that he made it clear that the people living in Medjugorje, including the visionaries, are having financial difficulty. The book purchase helps them as well as Wayne, who has dedicated his life to spreading the "good news".

The apparitions have been occurring for several years now and this book gives the latest information coming from the area. Also, what has been going on in the lives of the visionaries. It is comforting to know they are having children and living "normal" lives . The message of Penance, prayer and conversion rings loud and clear. This will be a quick read.

My spiritual life began anew after I read Mr. Weible's book The Message 7 years ago. I was thrilled to know he wrote another book on Medjugorie but never thought it would surpass his first. I was wrong! This book is another inspiration to me and can be to any who read it. It is so uplifting to know that the Blessed Mother's message has been heard through people who have been blessed with the opportunity to spread the word. The book itself is so informative and enjoyable and at the same time adds another depth of spirituality to the lives of all who read it. Through God, all things are possible and that has been proven by the continued growth of prayer, fasting and penance that so many people have begun because of the Blessed Mother's request to all of us. I recommend this book to any person who has searched but has never found a higher purpose. I also recommend this book to anyone who already believes!

Wayne Weible's fourth book on Medjugorje is his best yet. He combines the narrative history of these Marian apparitions with meditative reflections on the content of her messages. After all, it is the messages that give the meaning to the whole phenomenon, and Wayne incorporates them well into his portrait of what is still occurring there. He does an excellent job on this two-fold task - to tell what happened as far as the giving us the story of the events as they unfold, and then to pass on to us the meaning of these events in terms of Our Lady's messages. If you only had time to read just one book on Medjugorje, I would suggest this one.