The Promises of Our Lord - Part of the apparitions of St. Margaret Mary, these promises to those devoted to the Sacred Heart were implicitly approved by the Church in the 1920 canonization of St. Margaret Mary:
1. I will give them all the graces necessary in
their state of life.
2. I will establish peace in their houses.
3. I will comfort them in all their afflictions.
4. I will be their strength during life and above all
during death.
5. I will bestow a large blessing upon all their
undertakings.
6. Sinners shall find in my heart the source and
infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Tepid souls shall grow fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high
perfection.
9. I will bless every place where a picture of my
heart shall be set up and honored.
10. I will give to priests the gift of touching the
most hardened hearts.
11. Those who shall promote this devotion shall
have their names written in my heart, never
to be blotted out.
12. I promise you in the excessive mercy of my
heart that my all-powerful love will grant to all
those who communicate on the first Friday in
nine consecutive months the grace of final
penitence; they shall not die in my disgrace
nor without receiving the sacraments; my
divine heart shall be their safe refuge in this
last moment,
First Saturday Mass Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Devotion on the first Saturday of five successive months originated in the revelations of Mary at Fatima. Through a series of apparitions (May 13 -October 13, 1917), Mary told three shepherd children that she desired frequent recitation of the Rosary and penance done for sinners. She predicted World War II, the rise of communism and Church persecution. She promised the conversion of Russia and peace for humankind if her wishes were followed. In particular, at the third apparition (July 13, 1917) she requested that Russia be consecrated to her Immaculate Heart and that all Catholics receive Communion in reparation for sin on the first Saturday of each month.
In May of 1982, Pope John Paul II, in union with all the bishops of the world, consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of May, although Russia was not specifically mentioned. It was Our Lady of Fatima whom Pope John Paul II credited when he survived the attempt on his life in 1981.