First Fridays & First Saturdays
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weekend of Devotions
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Every first Friday of the month, there will be a first Friday Candlelight Mass celebrated at 7pm at the Church of the Assumption as a Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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All Night Adoration will take place on First Fridays, beginning at 8pm Friday evening until 10am Mass Saturday morning with Benediction beginning at 9:45am. Click below to sign up
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Every first Saturday of the month we will host Mass at the Church of the Assumption in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Confessions will begin at 9 am, Rosary at 9:30 am and Mass begins at 10 am.
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First Nine Fridays Devotion
“I promise you, in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the first Friday for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance; they shall not die in my disgrace nor without receiving the sacraments; my divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in that last moment.” — Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary
HOW TO COMPLETE THE FIRST FRIDAY'S DEVOTION:
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Receive Holy Communion on each First Friday;
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The nine Fridays must be consecutive;
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They must be made in honor and in reparation to His Sacred Heart.
12 PROMISES OF THE SACRED HEART TO ST. MARGARET MARY:
1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life.2. I will give peace in their families.3. I will console them in all their troubles.4. I will be their refuge in life and especially in death.5. I will abundantly bless all their undertakings.6. Sinners shall find in my Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.7. Tepid souls shall become fervent.8. Fervent souls shall rise speedily to great perfection.9. I will bless those places wherein the image of my Sacred Heart shall be exposed and venerated.10. I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts.11. Persons who propagate this devotion shall have their names eternally written in my Heart.12. In the excess of the mercy of my heart, I promise you that my all powerful love will grant to all those who will receive Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance: they will not die in my displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments; and my Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour.
ACT OF REPARATION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Sacred Heart of Jesus, animated with a desire to repair the outrages unceasingly offered to Thee, we prostrate before Thy throne of mercy, and in the name of all mankind, pledge our love and fidelity to Thee!The more Thy mysteries are blasphemed, the more firmly we shall believe them, O Sacred Heart of Jesus!The more impiety endeavors to extinguish our hopes of immortality, the more we shall trust in Thy Heart, sole hope of mankind!The more hearts resist Thy Divine attractions, the more we shall love Thee, O infinitely amiable Heart of Jesus!The more unbelief attacks Thy Divinity, the more humbly and profoundly we shall adore It, O Divine Heart of Jesus!The more Thy holy laws are transgressed and ignored, the more we shall delight to observe them, O most holy Heart of Jesus!The more Thy Sacraments are despised and abandoned, the more frequently we shall receive them with love and reverence, O most liberal Heart of Jesus!The more the imitation of Thy virtues is neglected and forgotten, the more we shall endeavor to practice them, O Heart of Jesus, model of every virtue!The more the devil labors to destroy souls, the more we shall be inflamed with desire to save them, O Heart of Jesus, zealous Lover of souls!The more sin and impurity destroy the image of God in man, the more we shall try by purity of life to be a living temple of the Holy Spirit, O Heart of Jesus!The more Thy Holy Church is despised, the more we shall endeavor to be her faithful children, O Sweet Heart of Jesus!The more Thy Vicar on earth is persecuted, the more we will honor him as the infallible head of Thy Holy Church, show our fidelity and pray for him, O kingly Heart of Jesus!O Sacred Heart, through Thy powerful grace, may we become Thy apostles in the midst of a corrupted world, and be Thy crown in the kingdom of heaven. Amen. -
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First Saturday Devotions
“To save the souls of poor sinners, God wishes to establish the devotion to my Immaculate Heart throughout the world.” —Our Lady of FatimaThe First Saturday devotion is in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and was requested by Our Blessed Mother at Fatima. Saturdays have traditionally been a day to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary for many centuries, but it wasn’t until 1925 that the First Saturday devotion was revealed. On December 10, 1925, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Sister Lucia at a convent in Pontevedra, Spain. Sister Lucia had previously been the recipient of Marian visions in Fatima, Portugal, along with her cousins Jacinta and Francisco. In this new private revelation eight years after the visions at Fatima, Mary requested the institution of the five consecutive First Saturday devotions in reparation to her Immaculate Heart.
HOW TO PRACTICE THE FIVE FIRST SATURDAY'S DEVOTION:
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Confession: Make a good confession within 8 days of the first Saturday with the intention of offering reparation for the offenses against Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
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Communion. You should attend Holy Mass and receive Holy Communion with the intention of offering reparation for the offenses against Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
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Recite 5 decades of the Holy Rosary with the intention of making reparation to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
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15 minutes meditation on the mysteries of the Holy Rosary. Accompany Our Lady by meditating on the mysteries of the Holy Rosary. This can be done by reading the biblical texts of the mysteries of the Holy Rosary, slowly thinking of their content. You could meditate on one mystery for 15 minutes at the end of the prayer as Sr Lucia did. This meditation is in addition to the recitation of the Rosary.
Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of MaryImmaculate Heart of Mary, my Mother, I come to you in childlike prayer. I earnestly desire that all the people of the world may be brought back to the humble knowledge and love of the Sacred Heart of your dear Son. I pray, dear Mother of my God, that the wonderful beauty and purity of your own Immaculate Heart may so win our souls that we may detest all sin and dedicate our lives to the honor and glory of the God who created us.
You revealed the secrets of your own sad heart at Fatima and begged for penance, prayer, and conversion of the world to God. What more can I do than unite my heart to yours in this great yearning? What can I add but the fervent prayer that all the world may listen to your pleading?
I give my heart to you, my heavenly Queen, and in confidence I leave to you what is best for me in answer to my prayer for love and reparation.
Immaculate Heart of the Mother of my God, I implore through your powerful intercession, the conversion of the hearts of men, complete victory over sin, and the return of the peace which you have promised. Amen
Anyone who practices this devotion with faith will be given extra graces at the moment of their death with the promise of reaching the gates of heaven.
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