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  First Saturday BASILICA OF SAINT MARY MAJOR IN ROME   Matthew, Chapter 14, verse 5 Although he wanted to kill him, he FEARED the people, for they regarded him as a prophet. This verse talks about Herod as he wanted to kill John the Baptist. Herod’s main problem was he could not control his emotions. When he wanted his brother’s wife, He took her. When he wanted Salome to dance, He bribed her. Lastly his fear gave into pride the pride of looking like a fool and he forgot his fear of the people and killed John.  First Saturday [1] The following is an explanation of the conditions contained in Our Lady's request regarding the Communion of reparation on the First Saturdays of the Month. 1.      Confess and receive Holy Communion On February 15, 1926, the Child Jesus alone came to visit Sr. Lucia and asked if the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary was being propagated. Sr. Lucia spoke of a difficulty some people ha...

First Friday SAINT JOHN VIANNEY-Saint Obama   2 SAMUEL, Chapter 23, Verse 3-4 3 The God of Israel spoke; of me the Rock of Israel said, “One who rules over humankind with justice, who rules in the FEAR of God, 4 Is like the light at sunrise on a cloudless morning, making the land’s vegetation glisten after rain.”   The Rock of Israel (Hebrew: צור ישראל ‎, Tzur Yisrael ) is a concept in Judaism that alludes to God, and in Zionism and politics, to the cultural and historical heritage of the Jewish people and the foundation of the State of Israel. [1]   God fearing leaders are life giving and not life taking for they have a Holy Fear of God. Traditionally in Judaism there are seven names given for God. The seven names of God that, once written, cannot be erased because of their holiness are the Tetragrammaton, El, Elohim, Eloah, Elohai, El Shaddai, Tzevaot.   Tetragrammaton is YHWH or I am that I am.   El simply means God and is used in th...