First Friday devotion

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First Friday devotion is a traditional Roman Catholic practice of attending Mass and receiving Holy Communion on the first Friday of nine consecutive months in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, seeking spiritual graces and reparation.

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First Friday Communion 1
First Fridays Communion 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic spiritual practice
Roman Catholic devotion
alsoKnownAs Nine First Fridays
associatedWith Eucharistic devotion
confession and penance
devotion to the Sacred Heart
conditionForCompletion Communion received on each of the nine first Fridays
no interruption in the monthly sequence
corePractice attending Mass
receiving Holy Communion
durationRequirement nine consecutive months
encourages acts of reparation for sins
frequent reception of the Eucharist
trust in the mercy of Jesus
geographicScope worldwide Catholic Church NERFINISHED
hasFocus Sacred Heart of Jesus NERFINISHED
historicalDevelopment spread widely in the 17th and 18th centuries
linkedTo private revelations to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
liturgicalContext Mass of the day
oftenIncludes Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus NERFINISHED
Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus NERFINISHED
Holy Hour or additional prayers
practicedBy Catholic parishes and communities
individual Catholics
practicedOn first Friday of the month
promotedBy Apostleship of Prayer NERFINISHED
Jesuits NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
requires state of grace to receive Holy Communion
requiresSequence nine consecutive first Fridays
spiritualBenefitClaimed grace of final perseverance (in traditional promises)
special graces from the Sacred Heart of Jesus
spiritualPurpose making reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
seeking spiritual graces
theologicalTheme love and mercy of the Heart of Christ
perseverance in grace
reparation for offenses against the Eucharist

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Margaret Mary Alacoque associatedDevotionPractice First Friday devotion
this entity surface form: First Fridays Communion
Sacred Heart devotionalPractices First Friday devotion
this entity surface form: First Friday Communion
Apostleship of Prayer linkedTo First Friday devotion