Last week I talked about the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary completed by Pope Francis along with the bishops of the world. This received a lot of publicity in Catholic News due to the events in Ukraine. But there is another part to Mary’s request to the children of Fatima that hasn’t been mentioned much. She also requested in addition that individuals participate in her intercession by attending first Saturdays of the month Masses for 5 months in a row, praying for the conversion of Russia and making reparations for the sins of humanity. It is my intention to begin implementing first Saturday of the month Masses, 9 am at St Libory’s. The next opportunity to attend will be May 7th. Please understand that this is a Saturday morning Mass and does not take the place of our Sunday obligation. The Sunday Mass of obligation cannot begin any earlier than 4 pm on Saturdays. On the individual level, Blessed Mary has asked us to pray the Rosary daily. If this is new to you there is available on the My Parish app a guide to praying the Rosary as well as many other Catholic prayers. Once again, I want to encourage the usage of this app if you have a smart phone. First Saturdays and the Rosary are a way to personally participate in the Blessed Mother’s intercession to her Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, praying for our world in a very connected way with the rest of the Church. Yours in Christ, Fr. Sid.