Editing First Saturdays Devotion (section)

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The '''First Saturdays Devotion''', also called the''' Communion of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary''', is a [[Catholic devotion]] which, according to [[Sister Lúcia|Lúcia dos Santos]], was requested by the [[Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church|Virgin Mary]] during the apparitions of [[Our Lady of Fátima]] in [[Fátima, Portugal|Fátima]], [[Portugal]], on 13 May 1917, as well as during apparitions in [[Pontevedra apparitions|Pontevedra]], [[Spain]], on 10 December 1925 and February 15, 1926.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

The purpose of this devotion is to perform [[Acts of Reparation to the Virgin Mary|acts of reparation]] to the [[Immaculate Heart of Mary]], and a promise of assistance at the hour of death by Mary was reportedly attached to this devotion during the [[Pontevedra apparitions]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=First Saturday Devotion Requirements, Including Time Frame for Confession |url=https://www.catholic.com/qa/first-saturday-devotion-requirements |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Catholic Answers}}</ref>

The First Saturdays devotion was approved by [[José Alves Correia da Silva]], the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria–Fátima|bishop of Leiria-Fátima]], on September 13, 1939 in [[Fátima, Portugal|Fátima]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Shrine of Fatima {{!}} Shrine of Fatima broadcasts program of the First Saturdays Devotion on its webpage. |url=https://www.fatima.pt/en/news/shrine-of-fatima-broadcasts-program-of-the-first-saturdays-devotion-on-its-webpage- |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Santuário de Fátima |language=en}}</ref>