A Spiritual Stairway to Heaven: Embracing First Saturday Devotion
Written By Gene Zannetti A Heavenly Blueprint In a beautiful ray of hope, Our Lady of Fatima bestowed upon her faithful disciples a sacred gift—a heavenly blueprint for spiritual ascent. These divine directives, akin to marching orders, chart a course towards the triumph of the Immaculate Heart. At the heart of this celestial roadmap lies […]
The practice of First Saturday devotions preceded Fatima
The practice of honoring the Blessed Mother on first Saturdays has a long history in the Church. The devotion was given greater purpose at Fatima.
5 Things to Know About First Saturday
The requirements of the First Saturday devotion in making reparation are simple: Go to confession, receive Holy Communion, pray a five-decade Rosary AND spend an additional 15 minutes with Mary, meditating on the other mysteries of the Rosary. The purpose of the First Saturday devotion is to make reparation for the sins against the Immaculate Heart, […]
“Keep Me Company”
By Lawrence Maginot – As we grow closer to the 100th anniversary of the request for the First Saturday Devotion by Our Lady of Fatima in 2025, many people remain confused about how to carry it out, especially the request for fifteen minutes of meditation in addition to the five-decade Rosary. This time of meditation […]
Sts. Peter and Paul Teach Us Perseverance in the Present Moment
By Barb Ernster – We tend to want to leave the job of evangelizing to those more learned, more articulate or who have the right personality to engage people. St. Peter: The Rock On a recent trip to the Holy Land, I was struck by how common the apostles were and how mundane and ordinary […]
The First Saturday and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
by Barb Ernster – Often within a year, the First Saturday lands on a special day, such as on Holy Saturday this past April, and this Saturday, on the feast of the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. Generally, on feast days, we are in a celebratory mood, not a mood of penance and […]
Reparation, Adoration and Divine Justice
by Deacon Robert Ellis – As the first Saturday of June approaches, I am experiencing a much greater sense of urgency than I have in the past. The Solemnity of Corpus Christi immediately follows it. Two days later, on the 11th, we have the Memorial of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. June 13 will mark […]
The practice of the First Saturday Devotion during the corona pandemic
As we are receiving many questions about the upcoming First Saturday in April and its devotions, here is a quick synopsis from our National Coordinator, Deacon Bob Ellis. For further information, please do not hesitate to email [email protected] or 920-371-1931. How are we to practice the First Saturday Devotion if there are no Masses on […]
First Saturday is an individual invitation to know Mary
By Deacon Bob Ellis – The most common disappointment I hear about the First Saturday Devotion is that someone is unable to practice it because it is not done communally in their parish or anywhere nearby. The familiar phrase, “Our parish doesn’t offer First Saturdays,” reveals a misconception about the devotion itself in need of […]
Sister Lucia’s long journey in spreading the First Saturday devotion
by Barb Ernster – On Feb. 15, 1926, the Child Jesus appeared to Sister Lucia in the courtyard of her convent in Pontevedra. After a brief conversation, he asked her, “And have you been spreading around the world what the heavenly Mother asked of you?” This was the impetus for her to begin the long […]
