Five First Saturdays Devotion

Five First Saturdays Devotion at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church

Please join the parish community for the 5 First Saturdays devotion to fulfill the Blessed Mother’s request of Catholics at Fatima. The Five First Saturday’s devotion is simple and is done on the first Saturday of the month for 5 consecutive months. *NOTE: The devotion can be started on the first Saturday of any month.

The 5 First Saturdays devotion requires:

1. Confession
2. Holy Communion
3. Reciting the Rosary
4. Meditating for 15 minutes on one or more mysteries of the Rosary

All of these are done with the intention of making reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Schedule

Friday
5:00-6:30pmConfession

Saturday
8:00am Mass
8:30am Rosary
8:50am 15 minutes meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary

About the Devotion

At Fatima, Portugal from May 13 to October 13, 1917, the Blessed Mother appeared to 3 children asking them to share a message with the world in order to bring about peace in the world. The Five First Saturdays devotion is one of the principal points of the Fatima message. It centers on the urgent need for mankind to offer reparation and expiate for the many injuries that the Immaculate Heart of Mary suffers from the hands of both impious and indifferent men. In return, the Blessed Mother promises to those who complete this devotion, to assist them at the hour of death with all of the graces necessary for the salvation of their souls. The fulfillment of this request for the Five First Saturdays devotion coupled with the consecration of Russia to Mary’s Immaculate Heart is what will bring about the triumph of Her Immaculate Heart and peace in the world.