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 […]
