Dear children, today I call you to begin fasting with the heart. There are enough people who fast – but only because everybody else is fasting. It has become a routine which no one wants to discontinue. I ask the parish to fast out of gratitude because God has allowed me to stay so long in this parish. Dear children, fast and pray with the heart. (09/20/1984)
Especially live the fast, because by fasting you will achieve – and cause me joy – the fulfilling of the whole plan which God is planning here in Medjugorje. (09/26/1985)
Satan is strong and wants to sweep away my plans of peace and joy and make you think that my Son is not strong in his decisions. Therefore, I call all of you, dear children, to pray and fast still more firmly. (08/25/1991)
I wish to renew prayer with you and to call you to fast. I desire to offer these to my Son Jesus for the coming of a new time – a time of spring. (10/25/2000)
Today I call you to renew prayer and fasting with even greater enthusiasm until prayer becomes a joy for you. Little children, the one who prays is not afraid of the future, and the one who fasts is not afraid of evil. (01/25/2001)
Also today I call you to pray and fast for peace. As I have already been saying, and now repeat to you, little children, by prayer and fasting alone even wars can be stopped. (02/25/2003)
I desire, little children, to draw you all closer to my Son Jesus; therefore, you pray and fast. (07/25/2004)
Do novenas of fasting and renunciation so that Satan be far from you and grace be around you. (07/25/2005)
By fasting and renunciation, little children, you will be stronger in faith. (03/25/2007)
Therefore, little children, arm yourselves with prayer and fasting so that you may be conscious of how much God loves you, and carry out God’s will. (10/25/2008)
I am calling you to be generous in renunciation, fasting and prayer for all those who are in temptation, and are your brothers and sisters. (09/25/2017)