First Saturday Devotions

Our Blessed Mother has asked us to make reparation for sins committed against her Immaculate Heart.  She told the little children at Fatima, “I promise to help at the hour of death with the graces needed for salvation, whoever on the First Saturday of five consecutive months shall: go to confession, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary and keep me company while meditating on the Rosary with the intention of making reparation to me.”

The Second Joyful Mystery- The Visitation

“During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah,where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord^* should come to me?

For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed^* that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”

The Canticle of Mary.

 And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him.”   The Gospel of Luke 1:39-50

Fruit of the Mystery-Love of Neighbor

Meditations

• It is in Mary’s nature to say yes to the needs of those around her. She will be quick to say yes when we are in need.

• Mary will bring Jesus to us and to others if we will but ask.

• Christ is central but hidden in these scenes, as he often is in our lives

• Mary’s first Christian apostolate was doing seemingly insignificant household chores at the service of others. Much of our Christian lives consists of small, hidden acts of love.

Meditation to Ponder

The Blessed Virgin Mary was the living tabernacle of your Son,

Father most holy, when she greeted her cousin Elizabeth.

Nourished by his Body,

 may we go in the peace of Christ and

proclaim your greatness by word and deed to our neighbors who are in need.

The Joyful Mysteries –and their virtue/fruit

1. The Annunciation-Humility
2. The Visitation-Love of Neighbor
3. The Nativity-Poverty
4. The Presentation-Obedience
5. Finding in the Temple-Joy in finding Jesus

PRAY THE ROSARY EVERY DAY!