Our Lady told us that if we do what she tells us many souls will be saved and there will be peace. At Fatima, Our Lady announced two special requests (July 13, 1917) to help bring this about. St. John Paul II and the bishops of the world fulfilled the first of these two special requests. However, the second and most important special request still remains to be fulfilled, namely, the First Saturdays. While the pope and bishops did their part, we the faithful need to do our part by fulfilling the four practices of the First Saturdays in reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The Communal First Saturdays, with imprimatur, is the book we have been waiting for in order to help finally fulfill the Fatima plan for world peace and the salvation of souls. It is the only book of its kind that provides an order of devotion that can be scheduled in the parish. Further, the second part of the book is an extensive reference work with questions and answers, comprehensively covering aspects of the First Saturdays as well as the communal form in great detail. Of special importance, the book provides us with the theological foundation for the practice of this devotion. The Communal First Saturdays book is the only officially Church-approved standardized text for the public and communal form of practicing the First Saturdays in a way that fulfills all of the practices requested by Our Lady.
In addition, an appendix provides a Pilgrim Virgin Statue Church to Home Visitation program with an order of devotion to be carried out after the Communal First Saturdays Mass and meditation. The appendix also provides answers to questions about this visitation, which connects the domestic church in the home with the Holy Eucharist in the church. During this visitation, Our Lady’s mission is to first establish the reign of Jesus in the home by the enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Then, after the week-long visit, Our Lady completes her mission by bringing the faithful back to her Son in the Holy Eucharist.
Further, another appendix provides an order of devotion for the Communal First Saturdays and the Pilgrim Virgin statue visitation in nursing homes. An additional appendix provides a way for the distribution of the Brown Scapular following the reception of the Pilgrim Virgin statue in the church. Finally, two other appendices provide important information for those leading the Communal First Saturdays devotion in the church or nursing home. All of this and much more can be found in this essential book for understanding, starting, and maintaining the Communal First Saturdays.