July 5th, 2014: First Saturday. Feast of St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria.

From Salve Maria Regina  website.

July 5, 2014. Today is the First Saturday of the month.

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Here are three (in honor of the Blessed Trinity -- or is it because I'm too lazy to find more?) websites about the First Saturday Devotion, including how to make it:

1. First Saturday Devotion, at Daily Catholic dot org.
2. The great promise of the five first Saturdays, at Salve Regina dot org. 
3. An instructional article from EWTN's newsletter, "WINGS  

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Today is also the feast of Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria.

I learned of St. Anthony Mary last week or so, when Scott Richert on Catholicism.about/com posted the novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria on his newsletter.

St. Anthony Zaccaria died when he was only thirty six years old. This website has the entire novena, on one page, along with more information about the life and history of St. Anthony.

The Feast of St. Benedict is next week.

July 4, 2014: First Friday

Google Doodle for today: 

 Charming, sweet, adorable ~~ 228th birthday "card" to the United States of America.

(I love the way she has kept her youthful figure!)

 

First Friday Devotion

Well, this is a tough one. Our regular weekday Mass is not happening because it's a holiday. There is a different Mass at a different from the regular time today.

The diligent Catholics could have gone to that because they probably read the bulletin, so they would have known about it.

Oh, those diligent Catholics. There's no keeping up with them.

Then, there are disorganized Catholics with chaotic lives, who don't realize what's going on.

Guess which group I belong to?

A book about the Sacred Heart Devotion by
Jesuit Fr. John Croiset.

Websites About the First Friday Devotion

First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Miracle Rosary Mission.

Catholic Prayer:  Nine First Fridays Devotion to the Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart Institute:  First Friday Devotion

First Fridays ~~They log your progress and send you reminders when First Friday is approaching. Totally free. (There is also a link to this website on the post of June 6, 2014.)

Prayerbook:  A Catholic Religious Site - First Friday Devotions

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We log your progress and send you reminders when First Friday is approaching. - See more at: http://first-fridays.us/#sthash.mydcQVCc.dpuf