First Saturday
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First Saturday Schedule
October - The Eastern Catholic & Orthodox Churches
November - All Saints / All Souls: Relics of the Saints & Indulgences for the Poor Souls
December - Guadalupe & the Tilma of St. Juan Diego
January - The Pro-Life Cause: Consistently Promoting the Sanctity of Life
February - The Great Warning
March - The Station Churches of Rome
April - The Seven Cities of Revelation
May - Gifts of the Blessed Mother to the Church
June - About Heaven
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April 4
On First Saturday, Apr. 4, come to Fr. Mac Hall at 9am (as there is no 9am Mass on Holy Saturday at St. Thomas) for a presentation on The Seven Cities of Revelation. Come explore the ancient Christian communities in the Book of Revelation. Visit https://elcatholics.org/first-saturday for details. And as Holy Saturday is a fast day, bring a morning snack to share potluck-style if you wish.
P.S., Here are a few interesting web-resources (sorry, couldn't get the bullets to line-up!):
- The Octave of Easter concludes with Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12. Great promises are attached to this Feast of Divine Mercy:
- About Divine Mercy Sunday
- About the Divine Mercy Novena - begins on Good Friday!
- A Divine Mercy Celebration will be held at St. Thomas on April 12, from 1-3:15pm, with a reception beforehand downstairs in Fr. Mac Hall after the 11am Mass. Eucharistic Adoration and confessions will be available for the holy hour with praying of the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm.
- Looking ahead to the Month of May:
- First Saturday in May - Brown Scapular Enrollment after the 9am Mass, May 2
- About the Marian Apparition of Fatima, May 13
- Ahead of Pentecost, here is a Holy Spirit Novena to begin just after Ascension Thursday, May 14
- Praying for the United States as it celebrates 250 years, May/June:
- Rededication of the US as One Nation Under God, May 17, at National Prayer Breakfast
- Collection of Significant US Proclamations & Prayers (PDF format)
- America Prays Initiative started
- US Bishops to Consecrate the US to the Sacred Heart in June
- Articles on the Seven Cities of the Book of Revelation
- Catholicism - https://catholicism.org/the-seven-churches-of-the-apocalypse.html
- Catholic Answers (Book of Revelation, about) - www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/apocalypse
- NC Register - www.ncregister.com/blog/are-the-seven-churches-a-map-of-church-history
- Virtual TourVideo:
- www.magdala.org/pilgrimage-of-paul/seven-churches-of-revelation (click the video)
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March 7
P.S., Here are a few interesting web-resources:On First Saturday, Mar. 7, come to Fr. Mac Hall after the 9am Saturday Mass at St. Thomas for refreshments and a presentation on The Station Churches of Rome. Come learn about this Lenten pilgrimage to the most ancient churches of Rome! Visit https://elcatholics.org/first-saturday for details.
Roman Station Church Liturgy - Lent 2026
Overview (Schedule, History, Map & Resources) - www.pnac.org/station-churches/stationchurch/
Participating in the Stational Liturgies (St. John Cantius, Chicago) -www.cantius.org/post/the-stational-churches-of-rome-1
EWTN Lenten Pilgrimage video series (from 1999) - https://ondemand.ewtn.com/Home/Series/ondemand/video/en/romes-hidden-churches-a-lenten-pilgrimage
NC Register article - www.ncregister.com/news/lent-at-the-heart-of-the-church-the-roman-stational-liturgy
From House Churches to the Station or Titular Churches of Rome
History of House / Titular Churches of Rome
Basilica of St. Clement (excavations, many historical layers from house church to basilica) - www.basilicasanclemente.com/eng/the-basilica-and-the-excavations/