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On 10 December 1925, the Blessed Virgin appeared to Sister Lucia in Pontevedra, Spain.
At her side on a bright cloud the Infant Jesus.
The Blessed Virgin showed him a Heart surrounded by thorns. At the same time told the Child:
"Have pity on the Heart of your Most Holy Mother covered with thorns that ungrateful men pierce it continuously, nobody does an act of reparation to calm my pain".
And and then the Blessed Virgin said;
"Behold, my daughter, my Heart encircled with thorns, with which ungrateful men pierce It at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude.
Give me consolation, you, at least; and make known on my behalf that I promise to assist at the hour of death, with the graces necessary for salvation, all who on the First Saturday of five consecutive months confess their sins, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for fifteen minutes meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the purpose of making reparation to my Immaculate Heart."
I repeat it; "I promise to assist at the hour of death with all the graces necessary for salvation of their souls".
And asked Lucia; Why five Saturdays?.
"My daughter is very simple reason. There are five classes of offenses and blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary".
1.Blasphemies against Her Immaculate Heart.
2.Blasphemy against their virginity.
3.Blasphemies against her divine Motherhood, refusing to recognize her as Mother of men.
4.Blasphemies of those who publicly seek instill in the hearts of children, indifferences, contempt and even hatred towards this Immaculate Mother.
5.Those who directly insult and despise holy images..
This is why, My Child, the Immaculate Heart wants to forgive the ungrateful men who continually pierce into my heart the contempt and ingratitude, only reparation can soothe the anguish of my heart.
Before studying the actual words of the Blessed Virgin Mary's message, we should note that for many centuries Holy Mother Church has consecrated on Saturday to Our Lady in a special manner, with a view towards intensifying the devotion of the faithful for the Blessed Virgin, Mother of God, and our most loving Mother.
Many devout people were accustomed to consecrate the first Saturdays of each month to Our Lady for this very intention, of making reparation for the blasphemies and outrages against authentic Marian devotion, not only by sinners, but also by those heretics who attacked her prerogatives. Pope St. Pius X, on June 12th, 1905, issued a decree in which he praised this practice and offered generous indulgences for it.
A Helpful Guide to the First Saturday Devotion
In order to obtain the promise of Our Lady, this devotion must be properly understood and duly performed.
The requirements stipulated by Our Lady are as follows:
(1) Confession,
(2) Communion,
(3) five Decades of the Rosary,
(4) meditation on one or more of the Rosary Mysteries for fifteen minutes,
(5) to do all of these things in the spirit of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and
(6) to observe these practices on the First Saturday of five consecutive months.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, surrounded by thorns which ungrateful men pierce continually with their offenses and ingratitudes.
The Mother of Heaven, asks reparation for the offenses.
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