First Five Saturdays.
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ConstantineTG
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Is this the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary?
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jtodisco
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I’m not sure if there is any flexibility when it comes to the Saturday Masses. I do know that Christ told Sr. Lucia that people could receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation anytime between 8 days prior to or 8 days after the first Saturday if they couldn’t go to Confession on that day for some legitimate reason. Also, I had always assumed that one could go to the Saturday evening Mass to meet the requirement of the First Five Saturdays devotion, but now you’ve got me wondering too since Saturday evening Masses are vigils for Sunday.
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BVM_1221
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I myself would like to know if the 5PM Saturday mass I attend, with the Sunday readings, would ALSO count as a Saturday for the BVM
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jtodisco
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I find it hard to believe that with so many knowledgeable and devout Catholics running around on these forums that there’s not one among us who knows the answer to the question that has been raised on this thread. 
Come on people, the first Saturday of the month is fast approaching. Someone, anyone, have an insight into whether or not Saturday vigil counts as attending Mass on Saturday as required by the First Five Saturdays devotion?
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Come on people, the first Saturday of the month is fast approaching. Someone, anyone, have an insight into whether or not Saturday vigil counts as attending Mass on Saturday as required by the First Five Saturdays devotion?
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KevinAK
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According to the website themostholyrosary.com only receiving communion is required for the first Saturday devotion. It also states that if there is a just reason(school, work, sickness, etc.) that you can’t receive on Saturday you can do so on Sunday.
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LilyM
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Saturday is Saturday. Our Lady was talking to young children, and surely using language they could understand.
There was no such thing as Saturday vigils in 1917, so I’m sure when she said Saturday she meant the natural day midnight to midnight, without making any quibbling about the artificial liturgical constructs of ‘Saturday’ or ‘Sunday’.
I’m sure neither she nor Our Lord would consider the devotion unfulfilled if one went to a Saturday evening mass instead of a Saturday morning one.
There was no such thing as Saturday vigils in 1917, so I’m sure when she said Saturday she meant the natural day midnight to midnight, without making any quibbling about the artificial liturgical constructs of ‘Saturday’ or ‘Sunday’.
I’m sure neither she nor Our Lord would consider the devotion unfulfilled if one went to a Saturday evening mass instead of a Saturday morning one.
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jtodisco
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Thanks for the clarification. I would assume that the Blessed Mother wouldn’t be one to quibble over technicalities, but at the same time that doesn’t mean we should just take liberties with various devotions as if everything was ok. Part of the reason I was wondering if the Saturday Mass issue was non-negotiable was because of the related issue regarding the consecration of Russia to Mary’s Immaculate Heart and how until JPII performed the consecration the previous ones were considered incomplete by the Blessed Mother. Though I will grant that the consecration of the largest country on earth (in terms of land mass) by the Pope in conjunction with the bishops was a bit more complicated than attending Mass and receiving Holy Eucharist.
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puzzleannie
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Saturday is Saturday
while very few parishes, at least here, have Saturday morning Mass unless there is a funeral, almost all have Saturday afternoon Masses. No a communion service is not Mass.
you don’t need a papal bull to figure this out, folks
crystal_waters
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if the mass is said on saturday, even if its evening then it technically is still attending a saturday mass and should count…ask your priest maybe he would know
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