Crusade Magazine, Vol. 198, November / December, 2025 - Humanity’s Greatest Hope: The Forgotten Request of Fatima | There is much talk in Catholic circles about the centennial of the request for the Five First Saturdays devotion. It is a principal request of Our Lady of Fatima. It can be argued that it is even more important than the request to consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Though the consecration has been a topic of discussion for decades, the second part of Our Lady’s request has not seen as much attention.
What is the Five First Saturdays devotion? What are the promises attached to it? Why is it so important to Our Lady and Our Lord? Finally, why is this, and not the consecration of Russia, mankind’s greatest hope?
The Five First Saturdays devotion is the main practice of devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The three Fatima seers—Lúcia dos Santos and Francisco and Jacinta Marto—saw a series of apparitions from 1916 to 1917. After Francisco and Jacinta died, the remaining seer…
