📖 Information for Pilgrims: 39th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Tears of Blood in Naju

To all our dearest Naju pilgrims who will be joining us for the 39th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Tears of Blood in Naju in October 2025,

The entire community of Our Lady of Naju is brimming with immense joy and anticipation as we eagerly await your forthcoming visit to be a part of the momentous celebration marking the 39th Anniversary of Our Lady's Tears of Blood in Naju. We express our deepest gratitude for wholeheartedly accepting Her invitation. 💖

Countless pilgrim devotees, radiant with happiness and devotion, are making their way to Naju, ready to offer fervent homage with the utmost reverence. Through Her divine intercession, we are blessed with God's abundant and merciful gifts. Your presence magnifies the significance of this sacred occasion. 🌟🌹

To enhance the meaning, fruitfulness, and joy of your pilgrimage in the Lord, we would like to provide you with the following information: 📜🙏🏻

Spiritual Preparation:

We encourage you to prepare this pilgrimage, as your intentions may vary. By participating in this celebration on the anniversary of Our Lady of Naju's Tears of Blood, your presence has the power to wipe away Her Tears of Blood. 💧❤️

As you graciously offer your sacrifices – your precious time and all considerations – to travel to Naju, Korea, out of love for Jesus and the Blessed Mother, with unwavering reverence and devotion, your efforts console the hearts of the Lord and the Blessed Mother. In doing so, you bring solace to God the Father, who, holding His right hand of justice, gazes upon a world spiraling into extreme disorder and on the verge of chastisement. Your sacrifices lead Him to withhold His wrath of justice and extend His infinite mercy to this world, accepting our reparations. 🌏🙌🏻

For these noble intentions encompassing all of humanity, our families, our beloved ones, and ourselves, including personal intentions and spiritual growth, we encourage you to prepare by engaging in the following prayers: 🙏🏻📿

1. Novena Prayer of the Rosary: From October 9th to October 17th (your arrival day at the Naju Shrine), offer your intentions, beseeching the powerful intercession of Our Lady of Naju. 🌹📆

2. Turn Your Every Moment into Prayer: Emulate Mama Julia by making every moment of your life a prayer. Refer to the following link for examples:

https://najumary.kr/English/consecration/Turning_our_lives_into_prayers_PDF.pdf 🙇🏻‍♀️🌼

3. Watch Orientation Video:

https://youtu.be/gBwAkz6Ew28?si=5o9P_1BqPKS97LS5

The videos in this whole orientation video are imbued with grace because Mama Julia joins this work, offering extreme suffering to create them, ensuring that we receive abundant graces. As this video also provides essential information about Naju, we warmly encourage everyone—especially the first timers—to watch it. 📺✨

Mama Julia emphasized that the anniversary of Our Lady's Tears of Blood brings abundant graces and blessings of repentance. She added that the most effective medicine for our healing is our sincere repentance. When we repent for our sins, healing grace naturally follows and remains steadfast, not relapse. 

Indeed, the grace of repentance is eternal healing, for our sins through sincere repentance are forgiven, leading us toward eternal life. Therefore, we invite you to join the Naju pilgrimage in October 2025 to seek these life-changing graces that guide us toward eternal salvation which are exemplified through the Five Spiritualities, which are beautifully embodied in the life of Mama Julia, a living saint in our time. 

Learn more about the Five Spiritualities 🖐🏻

Click here 👉🏻 https://en.najumary.or.kr/5spiritualities

✈️ For your informative pilgrimage, we'd like to provide the following details:

1. Weather: 🌤️

In October, Korea enjoys its best weather during the autumn season when travelers worldwide visit. The weather is generally pleasant, with no rain and comfortable temperatures. You can prepare by wearing T-shirts and a thin jacket, appropriate for daytime temperatures around 21°C (69.8°F). 

However, please note 💡 that nighttime temperatures can drop to around 9°C (48.2°F), especially during the night vigil prayer meetings at the Blessed Mother's Mountain, a mountainous area. Due to wind chill, it may feel even colder, akin to around 0°C (32°F). We recommend bringing a thick jacket for nighttime activities to avoid discomfort due to sudden temperature changes.

2. Programs from October 17-21, 2025: 📅

There are five days of activities planned for your pilgrimage:

- The arrival day, October 17, is an orientation. ✈️

- On October 18, there is the main celebration with Mama Julia, featuring an all-night vigil attended by a large number of domestic pilgrims. 🙏🏻🌟

- October 19 is the actual day of Our Lady's First Weeping Tears of Blood (October 19, 1986), and is dedicated to a special program for international pilgrims with Mama Julia. 🌹

- October 20 has your personal prayerful time and a Korean cultural experience. 🎎

- October 21 is your departure day. 🏠

3. Naju Miraculous Water Usage During the Pilgrimage: 💧

Upon your arrival at Naju Shrine on the first day, you will receive one bottle of Naju Miraculous Water. Please do not discard empty bottles; instead, refill them as you visit the Chapel and the Blessed Mother's Mountain during your pilgrimage.

4. Naju Miraculous Water Shower: 🚿

You can cleanse your soul and body thoroughly by taking a shower at the Blessed Mother's Mountain miraculous water shower facility. Many healing miracles have occurred here. Please note that towels, soap, or shampoo are not used at the shower facility. Even if you put on your clothes immediately afterward, the miraculous water quickly permeates your body, leaving you refreshed. The water may not be warm, as it comes from underground, but even showering during the cold winter season has not caused anyone to catch a cold. Let us rejuvenate our souls and bodies by showering with Naju Shrine's miraculous water, obtained through Mama Julia's profound sacrifices.

5. Clergy, Please Wear Roman Collars; Ladies, Mind Dress Code: ⛪🧥

Clergy visiting the sacred Naju Shrine are kindly requested to wear Roman collars during their time here. (Our Blessed Mother is pleased to see her sons, the priests, wearing Roman collars) We kindly ask ladies to refrain from wearing sleeveless tops, short skirts, or short pants while in this holy place.

6. Announcement Regarding Holy Articles Shop: 🛍️

If you have any Naju religious articles that require repair, please place them in an envelope with your name on it and submit it to the Relics Room on the first day. Don't forget to collect them on the last day. The Naju Holy Article Shop accepts payment in USD, KRW, and credit cards. 💳💼

7. You are welcome to bring your national flag to represent your country.💞✨

8. Additional Inquiries: 📞❓

For any other inquiries, 
please feel free to contact us at marysnaju@najumary.or.kr, 
or you can inquire at the information desk during the event. 📧🤝🏻

May you receive an abundant grace of healing and repentance on the anniversary of the Blessed Mother's Weeping Tears of Blood in Naju. May you become instruments to reveal the glory of God and join in wiping away the Tears of the Blood of our Blessed Mother! Amen! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Even at this very moment, Mama Julia continues to offer intense suffering and sacrificial prayers for all of you who will participate in the anniversary celebration. 🌹🙏🏻🌹

We eagerly anticipate your arrival for this grace-filled anniversary. See you soon! 🌹🌟 Thank you! 🥰 God bless you 🌹