In the July 13, 1917 apparition at Fatima, Our Lady said to Sister Lucia, “I shall come to ask for…the Communion of Reparation on the first Saturdays.” Later, while Sister Lucia was in the chapel with Our Lord during part of the night of May 29-30, 1930, He explained that the motivation for the First 5 Saturdays was to make reparation for five blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary—these were:
With the intention of making reparation to the Immaculate Heart for these five offenses, we are asked to:
At St. Brendan the Navigator parish, following the First Saturday Masses after 24-hour Adoration, there will be a Rosary for the First Saturday Devotion. Booklets on the First Saturday Devotion are availble at the parish office at 7 Union St. in Camden. For more details on the First Saturday Devotion, visit
https://www.bluearmy.com/first-saturday-devotion/.