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The First Saturday Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

The observance of the first Saturday in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is intended to make reparation to it for the sins of mankind. This devotion was revealed by the Blessed Virgin to three children, Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia to whom she appeared at Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. On June 13, 1917, Our Lady specifically stated in speaking to Lucia: “Jesus wants to make use of you to make me known and loved. He wants to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart.

Our Lady repeated this in the July 13th apparition when, after the vision of Hell that was granted to the three children, she said: “You have seen Hell, where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace.” Our Lady asks for reparation. “There are so many souls whom the Justice of God condemns for sins committed against me, that I have come to ask reparation.”

“O my Jesus, I offer this for love of Thee, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary. ”

Steps to the First Saturday devotion honoring the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
1. Go to Confession
2. Receive Holy Communion
3. Recite five decades of the Rosary*
4. “Keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on fifteen mysteries of the Rosary” (separate from the Rosary itself)
*Preferably done in the presence of the Lord in the Tabernacle or at Adoration

Promises
1. The Virgin Mary’s assistance at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation for those who practice the devotion.
2. Salvation of souls and peace as a result of promoting of the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart.

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First Fridays in Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Heart of Jesus is the symbol of the infinite love that impelled the Son of God to become our brother, to die for us on the Cross, and to remain forever in the Sacrament of the Altar. Jesus asks each of us to return that love.

In various appearances to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Jesus manifested His great love for human beings and made the following promises to those who give particular honor to His Sacred Heart on the first Friday of nine consecutive months:

“I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.”
“I will establish peace in their homes.”
“I will comfort them in their afflictions.”
“I will be their secure refuge during life, and above all in death.”
“I will bestow a large blessing upon all their undertakings.”
“Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and the infinite ocean of mercy.”
“Tepid souls shall grow fervent.”
“Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.”
“I will bless every place where a picture of My Heart shall be set up and honored.”
“I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.”
“Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be blotted out.”
“I promise thee in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My all-powerful love will grant to all those who communicate on the First Friday in nine consecutive months, the grace of final penitence; they shall not die in My disgrace nor without receiving the Sacraments; My Divine heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.”

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Well after almost a years absence I have decided to start my website up again but under a new name and a new look which is still a work in progress. I had originally set it up under www.kccatholic.com back in September 2005. That URL is now forwarded here. Last April I stopped updating KCCatholic.com due to my time availability and since there was another blog on Blogger.com called KansasCityCatholic ran by Wolftracker who is definitely more in tune with the Catholic beat in KC than I am. Wolftracker’s site can now be found at kansascitycatholic.wordpress.com I check it regularly as I’ve always liked reading his postings and insight along with mixing it up in the comments section with other readers.

I still plan to blog here (hopefully on a regular basis) but I also plan to have this site double as a Catholic resource website. I’m still thinking the concept and the site through so the site will probably have a few different looks and take a few different shapes over the next couple of months. My hope is to bring certain resources to the Internet that aren’t readily found else where that will help to increase the amount of our Lord’s truth on the Internet. Any and all feedback on the site or my postings is welcomed and should be sent to me at sruyle@yahoo.com

May the Lord bless you and this endeavor. May this site help serve those who are searching for the truth and may the find it in our Lord Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church. Amen

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After taking a year off I plan to start things back up under a new website. Check back in about a month or so and I should have things rolling by then.

God Bless

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