DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA
Our Lady of Fatima requested that we make reparation for the sins of the world by carrying out the devotion of the Five First Saturdays. Our Lady of Fatima explained how the devotion should be carried out, asking that at each stage we should consciously have the intention of making reparation to Her Immaculate Heart for the sins of the world. The Devotion, which is carried out on the First Saturday of five successive months, involves:
- Going to Mass on each of the Saturdays.
- Whilst in the state of grace receiving Holy Communion.
- Going to Confession around the time of each First Saturday ( usually from eight days before until eight days after. )
- Praying Five Decades of the Rosary
- Spending 15 minutes with Mary whilst reflecting on some or all of the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary. ( This is separate from the five decades above. )
To those who carry out the devotion of the Five First Saturdays with the firm intention of making reparation for the sins of the world against Her Immaculate Heart, Our Lady of Fatima has promised that, at the moment of their death, She will provide the graces necessary for eternal salvation.