Video of talks from First Saturday & Lenten Retreat

Last Saturday we had a First Saturday & Lentern Retreat, below are the videos of the two talks given.

First the talk given by Fr Richard on Lent as part of last Saturday’s retreat day for Lent and the First Saturday of the Month.

Conference on the Sacrifice of Abraham as a prophecy of the Passion of Christ given by Fr Joseph Maria Buckley as part of our First Saturday & Lenten retreat this April.

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First Saturday & Lenten Retreat – Saturday 5th of April

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.

Our Lady of Fatima

First Saturday – August 2024

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 – May 2024

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

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.