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Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales Resolution on the Five First Saturday devotion



The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales met for their Spring Plenary Assembly at Buckfast Abbey in Devon from 5-8 May. During this meeting they passed various resolutions, including the following one which expresses thanks to WAF England and Wales for the World Apostolate of Fatima Centenary Cathedral Tour:

"The Bishops of England and Wales are grateful to the World Apostolate of Fatima (WAF) Team for organising the visitation of the two National Pilgrim Statues and the Relics of Saints Jacinta and Francisco to all Cathedrals and Catholic shrines in England and Wales between May 2025 and October 2026. In this Jubilee Year of Hope, the bishops recognise the profound invitations to peace, prayer and penance contained in the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima. They encourage all Catholics to a renewal of faith, especially in their love for the Eucharist and the sacraments and commend the Five First Saturdays devotion as a fruitful means to enter into this renewal."

Our National Spiritual Director, Canon Jason Jones commented about this development as follows:

"In this month of May of the centennial year of the Five First Saturday Devotion, the World Apostolate of Fatima England and Wales, rejoices in the official recognition and support it has received from the Conference of Catholic Bishops England and Wales. Our Bishops met recently at Buckfast Abbey and with the support of our Bishop Patron Archbishop Mark of Cardiff-Menevia, the Resolution was passed to support the Cathedral Visitation initiative of WAF during the Centennial Year. 

"The WAF takes great encouragement in this recognition and thanks the Bishops of our lands for their gracious support to the various projects and initiatives undertaken by WAF as a means of the New Evangelisation within the Church."