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Well, another month has passed.
I started trying to do both of these 5 months ago. By this Saturday, I will have finished 5 straight First Saturdays → so it’s completed.
By this Friday, however, I will have finished a grand total of 0 First Fridays. Not that I didn’t try – I did. But there was always something that prevented me. Anyway, even if I had completed 5, I would still have 4 more to go.
The thought hit me, however. I found this on the net, having heard it here before:
"According to a legend, St. Francis de Sales once had a vision of two ladders reaching up to Heaven. One ladder was very steep and difficult, while the second ladder was shorter and much safer, and he noticed that this ladder was held by Mary. In the vision St. Francis de Sales heard Jesus say, “Tell your people to come to Me by this ladder, by way of My Mother.”
The foregoing ties illustrates the theme of “To Jesus through Mary”.
Getting back to the First Fridays/Saturdays, my point is that “To Jesus through Mary” is also kind of reflect this → it is far easier to complete the First Saturdays than the First Fridays…
Ok, make time if you can, everyone, if not to Jesus directly, then to Jesus through Mary !!
miraclerosarymission.org/shj.htm
miraclerosarymission.org/ihm.htm
Well, another month has passed.
I started trying to do both of these 5 months ago. By this Saturday, I will have finished 5 straight First Saturdays → so it’s completed.
By this Friday, however, I will have finished a grand total of 0 First Fridays. Not that I didn’t try – I did. But there was always something that prevented me. Anyway, even if I had completed 5, I would still have 4 more to go.
The thought hit me, however. I found this on the net, having heard it here before:
"According to a legend, St. Francis de Sales once had a vision of two ladders reaching up to Heaven. One ladder was very steep and difficult, while the second ladder was shorter and much safer, and he noticed that this ladder was held by Mary. In the vision St. Francis de Sales heard Jesus say, “Tell your people to come to Me by this ladder, by way of My Mother.”
The foregoing ties illustrates the theme of “To Jesus through Mary”.
Getting back to the First Fridays/Saturdays, my point is that “To Jesus through Mary” is also kind of reflect this → it is far easier to complete the First Saturdays than the First Fridays…
Ok, make time if you can, everyone, if not to Jesus directly, then to Jesus through Mary !!
miraclerosarymission.org/shj.htm
miraclerosarymission.org/ihm.htm
) and I’ll have a couple of chances to get to Mass tomorrow, so God willing I’ll take part in First Saturday too 
I really miss it. So I have completed 0 First Saturdays for the last eight years. Unless trying to observe it at home and then going to Mass on Sundays counts? I don;t know. So you know what? When I found out that the Church does not operate according to my schedule, I just started subbing with the Little Office of the BVM and worked my way up to the Big Office. Now I pray the Office for her feastdays for Saturdays.