First Saturday (and children's love for Mary)

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

First Saturdays are special; and hopefully, each of us is finding them more and more special as we seek to “keep our Mother company” pondering with her the mysteries of her life with Jesus. Hopefully, we are seeking to comfort her with the graces God gives us. For those unfamiliar with “First Saturdays”, see HERE

Please remember, if you are unable to participate in Holy Mass and Communion, we can unite ourselves spiritually with Mass being offered somewhere in the world at all times, and we can ask the Lord to come into our hearts in “Spiritual Communion” when we cannot receive Him sacramentally.

Remember also, please, Sister Lucia of Fatima wrote in her book, " ‘Calls’ from the Message of Fatima" that Jesus requested there be devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It may also help some to know why 5 First Saturdays? The link above includes this answer:

It is sometimes asked why Our Lady asked for Communions of reparation on five first Saturdays, instead of some other number. Our Blessed Lord answered that question when He appeared to Sr. Lucia May 29, 1930. He explained that it was because of five kinds of offenses and blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary, namely: blasphemies against her Immaculate Conception, against her perpetual virginity, against the divine and spiritual maternity of Mary, blasphemies involving the rejection and dishonoring of her images, and the neglect of implanting in the hearts of children a knowledge and love of this Immaculate Mother.

Perhaps today we can ask the Holy Spirit, especially to help us learn from Him how to help children in particular to know and love Mary more.

 

[irishcolleen45]

Has there been a change in the following?:

“Keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary.”

I have not being doing this after the recitation of the Rosary. I thought it was no longer necessary.

 

[MariaChristi]

Has there been a change in the following?:

“Keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary.”

I have not being doing this after the recitation of the Rosary. I thought it was no longer necessary.

Dear Irishcolleen,

I know of no change to this request of Mary to Sister Lucia of Fatima. Do you remember where you heard such a thing? I just checked the website of the Roasry Center run by the Dominicans and found no change. See HERE

I find those words of Mary, “Keep me company…” to be so tender!