The First Saturdays devotion was requested by Our Lady of Fatima, who promised "to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation all those who, in order to make reparation to me, on the First Saturday of five successive months, go to confession, receive Holy Communion, say five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for a quarter of an hour, meditating on the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary."
Discover the history of the consecration of Russia - and the world - to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In this blog, we explain when Our Lady first asked for this consecration and why, what happened at the various attempts by Popes to perform the consecration and why they were unsuccessful, and the incredible result of Pope John Paul II's successful consecration in 1984.
Come to the Lord asking for peace with this prayer by Pope Francis.
On the Second Sunday of Lent, as we feel the beginnings of tiredness and extra temptations, Pope Francis reminds us of the destination of our journey, of the victory of Jesus over sin and death.
“I syng of a mayden” is a much-admired medieval English composition, celebrating the Annunciation by the Angel Gabriel to Mary, and the birth of Christ. Join your prayer with the many voices who have prayed it over the centuries and let it deepen your devotion to Mary in the Annunciation.
Consecrate yourself to St Joseph with these prayers.
