THE NINE FIRST FRIDAYS - Devotion to the In 1675, appeared to St. and promised that whoever will honor His Most Sacred Heart by receiving Holy Communion on 9 consecutive FIRST FRIDAYS, they would receive the 12 GREAT PROMISES! On FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5th at ASSUMPTION CHURCH, located in Broadview Heights, we will have an opportunity once again to console the Sacred Heart of Jesus as we continue with the FIRST FRIDAY of the month SPECIAL DEVOTIONS scheduled at 3:00pm. The practice of this devotion is to inflame our hearts with a fervent love for Jesus & to make reparation for our sins & those of the whole world. Please join us… 8:30 am & EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED IMMEDIATELY AFTER MASS IN CHURCH 2:30 pm 3:00 pm CHAPLET OF DIVINE ; SPECIAL DEVOTIONS TO THE SACRED HEART; & BENEDICTION THE 12 GREAT PROMISES: 1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life. 2. I will establish peace in their families. 3. I will console them in all their troubles. 4. They will find in My Heart a secure refuge during life and especially at the hour of death. 5. I will pour abundant blessings on all their undertakings. 6. Sinners will find in My Heart an infinite ocean of mercy. 7. Lukewarm souls will grow fervent. 8. Fervent souls will quickly rise to high perfection. 9. I will bless every place where a picture of My Sacred Heart will be set up and honored. 10. I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts. 11. Those who will promote this devotion will have their names eternally written in My Heart. 12. *I promise in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My all-powerful Love will grant to all those who will receive Holy Communion (in the state of grace) on the First Friday for 9 consecutive months, the grace of final repentance: they will not die in My disgrace, nor without receiving the . My Divine Heart will be their safe refuge in that last moment. *In the 12th Promise, our Lord asks us to receive Him in Holy Communion in a state of grace on the First Friday of each of the 9 consecutive months, a . If you have any grave or serious sins on your soul, it is important to have them absolved in the Sacrament of Reconciliation () first. With the FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTION, the Church also grants a Plenary for each First Friday observed. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom Come through Mary!