FIRST SATURDAY
“For
surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare
and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” Jer 29:11
Psalm
27, verse 3:
3Though an army
encamp against me, my heart does not fear; Though war be waged against
me, even then do I trust.
In a purer sense an army does
encamp against every follower of Christ; it is the army of the devil and those
under his flag in this world. They do wage a war against us and our only hope
is to trust in Christ. If we trust all we need say for God’s help is three
simple words: “Come Holy Spirit”. The Holy Spirit coming to sinful men is what
Holy week is all about. It is what Christ’s sacrifice was all about. Mary of
Medjugorje tells us that, “The most important thing is to pray to the Holy
Spirit” Because if one has the Spirit “one has everything.[1]
Therefore when the spirit convicts
you of an action do not hestitate. Don’t be like the unfaithful servant, 'Master, I knew you were a
demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you
did not scatter; so out of fear I
went off and buried your talent in the ground.
1733
The more one does what is good, the freer one becomes. There is no true
freedom except in the service of what is good and just. The choice to disobey
and do evil is an abuse of freedom and leads to "the slavery of sin."
First Saturday[2]
1.
Confession: This confession can be made before the
First Saturday or afterward, provided that Holy Communion be received in the
state of grace. In 1926, Christ in a vision explained to Lucia (Fatima) that
this confession could be made a week before or even more, and that it should be
offered in reparation.
2.
Holy Communion: Before receiving Holy Communion,
it is likewise necessary to offer it in reparation to Our Lady. Our Lord told
Lucia in 1930, “This Communion will be accepted on the following Sunday for just
reasons, if my priests allow it so.” So if work or school, sickness, or another just reason prevents
the Communion on a First Saturday, with this permission it may be received the
following Sunday. If Communion is transferred, any or all of the other acts of
the devotion may also be performed on Sunday if the person so desires.
3.
Rosary: The Rosary is a vocal prayer said while
meditating upon the mysteries of Our Lord’s life and Passion and Our Lady’s life. To comply with
the request of our Blessed Mother, it must be offered in reparation and said
properly while meditating.
4. 15-minute
meditation:
Also offered in reparation, the meditation may embrace one or more mysteries;
it may include all, taken together or separately. This meditation should be the
richest of any meditation, because Our Lady promised to be present when she
said “...those who keep me company....”
Daily
Prayers for September
At
Morning
O
most holy Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ: by the overwhelming grief
you experienced when you witnessed the martyrdom, the crucifixion, and the
death of your divine Son, look upon me with eyes of compassion, and awaken in
my heart a tender commiseration for those sufferings, as well as a sincere
detestation of my sins, in order that, being disengaged from all undue
affection for the passing joys of this earth, I may sigh after the eternal
Jerusalem, and that henceforward all my thoughts and all my actions may be
directed towards this one most desirable object. Honor, glory, and love to our
divine Lord Jesus, and to the holy and immaculate Mother of God. Amen. --Saint Bonaventure
At Noon
Mary,
most holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs, accept the sincere homage of my filial
affection. Into thy heart, pierced by so many swords, do thou welcome my poor
soul. Receive it as the companion of thy sorrows at the foot of the Cross, on
which Jesus died for the redemption of the world. With thee, O sorrowful
Virgin, I will gladly suffer all the trials, contradictions, and infirmities
which it shall please our Lord to send me. I offer them all to thee in memory
of thy sorrows, so that every thought of my mind, and every beat of my heart
may be an act of compassion and of love for thee. And do thou, sweet Mother,
have pity on me, reconcile me to thy divine Son Jesus, keep me in His grace,
and assist me in my last agony, so that I may be able to meet thee in heaven
and sing thy glories. Amen.
At 3PM
Most
holy Virgin. and Mother, whose soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the
Passion of thy divine Son, and who in His glorious Resurrection wast filled
with never-ending joy at His triumph; obtain for us who call upon thee, so to
be partakers in the adversities of Holy Church and the sorrows of the Sovereign
Pontiff, as to be found worthy to rejoice with them in the consolations for
which we pray, in the charity and peace of the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
At Twilight
O
most holy and afflicted Virgin! Queen of Martyrs! thou who didst stand
motionless beneath the Cross, witnessing the agony of thy expiring Son--through
the unceasing sufferings of thy life of sorrow, and the bliss which now more
than amply repays thee for thy past trials, look down with a mother's
tenderness and pity on me, who kneel before thee to venerate thy dolors, and
place my requests, with filial confidence, in the sanctuary of thy wounded
heart; present them, I beseech thee, on my behalf, to Jesus Christ, through the
merits of His own most sacred death and passion, together with thy sufferings
at the foot of the cross, and through the united efficacy of both obtain the
grant of my present petition. To whom shall I resort in my wants and miseries
if not to thee, O Mother of Mercy, who, having so deeply drunk of the chalice
of thy Son, canst compassionate the woes of those who still sigh in the land of
exile? Offer for me to my Savior one drop of the Blood which flowed from His
sacred veins, one of the tears which trickled from His divine eyes, one of the
sighs which rent His adorable Heart. O refuge of the universe and hope of the
whole world, do not reject my humble prayer, but graciously obtain the grant of
my petition.
At Slumber
Mary most sorrowful, Mother of Christians,
pray for us. Virgin most sorrowful, pray for us.
The Church has always practiced and
encouraged devotion to the holy angels. All ancient liturgies make mentions of
them and the protection they provide to men. It is their greatest desire to aid
us in all our acts of religion by uniting their supplications to ours. We
should honor and love angels as well as our fellow mankind for it is though the
Precious Blood of Christ we are all united. Christ is the head of angels as
well as men, and it is as Man that He is Head of the angels. To honor them and
love them we must first know them and earnestly strive to cultivate their
friendship.
Daily Devotions/Prayers
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