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MariaChristi
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today is the First Saturday of April. During this 100th Anniversary Year of Mary’s Apparitions at Fatima, may we all seek to offer our Mother increasing love and reparation for all the blasphemies against her Immaculate Heart.
Today is the First Saturday of April. During this 100th Anniversary Year of Mary’s Apparitions at Fatima, may we all seek to offer our Mother increasing love and reparation for all the blasphemies against her Immaculate Heart.
In the second apparition, that of June 13,1917 Lucia asked the Lady, “Will you take us to heaven?” The Virgin responded,
Yes, I shall take Jacinta and Francisco soon, but you will remain a little longer, since Jesus wishes you to make me known and loved on earth. He wishes also for you to establish devotion in the world to my Immaculate Heart.
Jesus and Mary appeared to Lucia - December 10th, 1925:That mission came to an end on February 13, 2005, when after weeks of weakness Sr. Maria Lucia succumbed to the infirmities of old age. Her funeral Mass at the cathedral of Coimbra was presided over by the city’s bishop, Most Reverend Antonio Cleto. She will lie in rest at the convent where she spent so many years, until a place is prepared for her body at the Basilica in Fátima, where Francisco and Jacinta are entombed. – full text may be read HERE
Lucia was a postulant in the Convent of St. Dorothy in Pontevedra, Spain when she had the apparition of our Blessed Mother. She was standing over a cloud of light with the Child Jesus at her side. The Blessed Virgin put one hand on Lucia’s shoulder, while her other hand sustained her Immaculate Heart that was surrounded with thorns. The Child Jesus said: “Have compassion on the Heart of your Blessed Mother. It is surrounded with thorns that ungrateful men pierce each moment, and there is no one that is willing to offer an act of reparation to take the thorns away.”
Why 5 First Saturdays?Our Lady immediately said to Lucia: “Look, my daughter. My Heart is surrounded with thorns that ungrateful men pierce unceasingly with their blasphemies and ingratitude. You, at least, try to console me and announce that for all those, who for five consecutive first Saturdays, confess, receive Holy Communion, pray the Holy Rosary and accompany me for15 minutes by meditating the mysteries of the Holy Rosary with the intention to do reparation, I promise to assist them at the hour of death with the graces needed for salvation.”
During her prayer time, our Lord revealed to Lucia the reason for the Five Saturdays of Reparation:
“My daughter, the reason is simple; it concerns the 5 forms of offenses and blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary”:
Some of us may be unable to participate at Mass and Holy Communion today but many of us can pray the Rosary and keep our Mother company for 15 minutes at least to ponder the mysteries of the Rosary. Let us do whatever we can in union with Jesus Who love Mary more than we can even imagine. Come Holy Spirit fill the hearts of Your faithful kindle in us the Fire of Your Love. By your grace, enable us to grow in Faith, Hope and above all Charity as our Mother Mary did for your Glory and the good of all our brothers and sisters.1-Against her Immaculate Conception.
2- Against her virginity
3- Against her Divine Maternity, refusing at the same time to receive Mary as Mother of all humanity.
4- Against those that publicly instill and induce indifference, hate and scorn towards our Immaculate Mother in the hearts of children.
5- Against those that insult or directly offend her sacred images.