- -1:00 Individual Confessions
- -0:40 Communal devotion begins with intentions and prayers
- -0:30 The Rosary
- 0:00 The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with Communion of reparation
- 0:30 Scripture Meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary while keeping Our Lady company
- 0:50 Litany and Prayers for the Holy Father
- 0:55 Reception of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue in the Church (recommended)
- 1:00 Reception of the Brown Scapular (recommended)
0:00 represents whatever the actual starting time for Holy Mass is in the particular parish or community. Thus, the Rosary is 30 minutes before the starting time for the Holy Mass, the intentions and prayers begin 40 minutes earlier than the start of the Holy Mass, and the lectio divina meditation with Scripture would begin after the conclusion of the Holy Mass (about 30 minutes after the starting time for the Holy Mass). The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary and prayers for the Holy Father follow.
Pope St. Paul VI said, “In fact, meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary… can be an excellent preparation for the celebration of those same mysteries in the liturgical action and can also become a continuing echo thereof.” This is one reason we place the Rosary before Mass and the separate, additional meditation after Mass.
Other recommended devotions, such as the Pilgrim Virgin Statue Church to Home Visitation, would begin after the litany and prayers for the Holy Father (about 55 minutes after the starting time for the Holy Mass). If there is the Reception of the Brown Scapular, it would take place last, either after the reception of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue or after the Prayers for the Holy Father. If possible, individual Confessions would begin an hour or more before the Holy Mass. One would need to check the parish schedule for actual times. All times are approximate.
For more information, please see the graphic, Order of the Communal First Saturdays or the pamphlet, The Order of the Communal First Saturdays.