A Word from Cardinal Dolan: First Saturday and the Immaculate Heart of Mary

| 06/3/2023

By: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

Just as we think of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on the first Friday of each month, we think of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the first Saturday.

From Jamaica to Ukraine, Catholics find Christ's light amid persecution, disaster, and division.

"Protomartyr" is a Greek term typically translated as "the first martyr."

It's not a coincidence that the day after Christmas is the celebration of St. Stephen, the first martyr.