July - Month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus
Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls, save us!
Happy 4th of July weekend! We hope you are having a blessed weekend. Please pray for our military and first responders who are helping to defend our freedoms.
Next week, July 7-13, Fr. Cook will take some well-deserved days of vacation. Please pray for a refreshing vacation.
Weekday Mass Cancelations
With Fr. Cook away on vacation July 7-13, the 8:15 a.m. weekday Masses are CANCELED this week:
- Tuesday, July 8,
- Wednesday, July 9 (at Holy Name), and
- Friday, July 11.
We hope you will be able to assist at Mass at other nearby parishes on those days.
Have a blessed week,
St. Philip Neri-Blessed Sacrament Parish
Today is First Saturday, in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
First Saturday Devotion
One of the most important aspects of the Fatima message was Our Lady’s request for the First Saturday devotion. In the July 13, 1917 apparition at Fatima, Our Lady said to the children, “You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart…I shall come to ask for the Communion of Reparation on the first Saturdays.” She came expressly with the request for this devotion when she appeared to Sister Lucia on Dec. 10, 1925, in Pontevedra, Spain, where she was preparing for religious life.