The Five First Saturdays Devotion

 

The Five First Saturdays Devotion

“Have compassion on the Heart of your Most Holy Mother, covered with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce it at every moment, and there is no one to make an act of reparation to remove them.” - The Child Jesusto Sr. Lucy, Dec. 10, 1925

The Promises 

1. The Virgin Mary's assistance at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation.

2. Establishing devotion to the Immaculate Heart willresult in the salvation ofsouls and peace.

Why Five Saturdays?

First of all, Saturday has traditionally been set aside as a day to honor Mary. For, on the first Holy Saturday — between the day of Jesus’ Crucifixion and that of his Resurrection — she alone remained steadfast in her Faith that Jesus would rise again as He said. Beyond this, Sr. Lucy relatesthe reason forfive: 

When I was in the chapel with Our Lord part of the night of May 29-30, 1930, and I spoke to Our Lord about this question, I suddenly felt myself more intimately possessed by the Divine Presence and, if I am not mistaken, this is what was revealed to me: “My daughter, the reason is simple. There are five types of offenses and blasphemies committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary:

(1) Blasphemies against the Immaculate Conception.

(2) Blasphemies against her virginity.

(3) Blasphemies against her divine maternity, in refusing at the same time to recognize her as the Mother of men.

(4) The blasphemies of those who publicly seek to sow in the hearts of children indifference to, or scorn or even hatred of this Immaculate Mother.

(5) The offenses of those who outrage her directly in her holy images.”

Requirements On the 1st Saturdays of 5 consecutive months:

1. Make a good Confession (This can be made within 8 days before or afterthe first Saturday).

2. Receive Holy Communion (Regarding the difficulty thatsome could meet in fulfilling this

requirement on Saturday, Our Lord told Sr. Lucy: “The practice of this devotion will be

equally acceptable on the Sunday following the first Saturday when my priests, for a just cause, allow the faithful”).

3. Pray 5 decades the Holy Rosary.          

4. Keep Our Lady company for 15 minutes while meditating on the 15 mysteries of the Holy Rosary. This is to be done separately from the Rosary using one,several or all of the mysteries.

5. The above 4 requirements must all be done with the intention of making reparation to

the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Thus our purpose is to console and compassionate the 

Immaculate Heart for the offenses she receives by those who ungratefully reject her maternal intervention and despise her prerogatives.

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