First Saturday

First Saturday & Lenten Retreat – Saturday 5th of April

14 March 202514 March 2025Fr. Joseph MariaLeave a comment

Saturday, the 5th of April, we will have our First Saturday Devotions in Honour of Our Lady, as she requested during the apparitions at Fatima. In addition for the Lenten Season, we will have an extended program to turn the day into a full-day Lenten retreat.

The program will be as follows:

10 am Lenten Reflection – Fr Richard
10:30 am Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament and Confession
11 am Mass
12-noon Rosary Procession around 5 Altars of the Church
12:30 pm BYO Lunch
1:30 pm Stations of the Cross
2:00 pm Reflection – Old Testament Prophecies on the Crucifixion – Fr Joseph Maria

The retreat is Free to attend with No Booking. BYO lunch, but tea and coffee are provided in the Old Monastery.

Fr Richard’s talk form the First Saturday in March 2025 can be watched below.

First Saturday – February

28 January 202528 January 2025Fr. Joseph MariaLeave a comment

Saturday, the 1st of February, we will have our First Saturday Devotions in Honour of Our Lady, as she requested during the apparitions at Fatima. The program will be as always:

10 am Devotional Talk
10:30 am Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament and Confession
11 am Mass
12-noon Rosary Procession around 5 Altars of the Church

First Saturday – January

2 January 20252 January 2025Fr. Joseph MariaLeave a comment

Saturday, the 4th of January, we will be having our First Saturday Devotions as we do every month in Honour of Our Lady, as she asked for during the apparitions at Fatima. The program will be as always:

10 am Devotional Talk
10:30 am Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament and Confession
11 am Mass
12-noon Rosary Procession around 5 Altars of the Church

First Saturday – August 2024

1 August 20241 August 2024Fr. Joseph MariaLeave a comment

Saturday, the 3th of August, we will be having our First Saturday Devotions in Honour of Our Lady, as she asked for during the apparitions at Fatima. The program will be as always:

10 am Devotional Talk
10:30 am Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament and Confession
11 am Mass
12-noon Rosary Procession around 5 Altars of the Church

Here is the talk given last month on the Fourth Glorious Mystery – The Assumption by Fr. Joseph Maria. This month, the topic will be the Fifth Glorious Mystery.

Our Lady of Fatima Altar in the Shrine Church

First Saturday – July 2024

4 July 20244 July 2024Fr. Joseph MariaLeave a comment

Saturday, the 6th of July, we will be having our First Saturday Devotions in Honour of Our Lady, as she asked for during the apparitions at Fatima. The program will be as always:

10 am Devotional Talk
10:30 am Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament and Confession
11 am Mass
12-noon Rosary Procession around 5 Altars of the Church

First Saturday – May 2024

3 May 20244 July 2024Fr. Joseph MariaLeave a comment

Saturday, the 4th of May, we will be having our First Saturday Devotions in Honour of Our Lady, as she asked for during the apparitions at Fatima. The program will be as always:

10 am Devotional Talk
10:30 am Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament and Confession
11 am Mass
12-noon Rosary Procession around 5 Altars of the Church

Here is the talk given last month on First Glorious Mystery – the Resurrection by Fr. Joseph Maria.

https://youtu.be/OwCihJSFjbo

First Saturday – April

2 April 20242 April 2024Fr. Joseph MariaLeave a comment

This Saturday, the 6th of April, we will be having our First Saturday Devotions in Honour of Our Lady, as she asked for during the apparitions at Fatima. The program will be as always:

10 am Devotional Talk
10:30 am Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament and Confession
11 am Mass
12-noon Rosary Procession around 5 Altars of the Church

Here is the talk given last month on Our Lady of Sorrows by Fr. Joseph Maria.

First Saturday – February Talk

11 February 20248 February 2024Fr. Joseph MariaLeave a comment

Here is the talk Fr. Joseph Maria gave during the First Saturday Devotions this February. He spoke about Our Lady of Fatima and the Immaculate Conception.