The Melbourne Men’s Rosary Crusade is a cohort of men who publicly offer reparation and repentance to God on the ‘First Saturday’ of each month. This is in honour of Our Lady of Fatima and her requests.

Each month men are gathering all around the world in growing numbers to pray the rosary in public. The message of Our Lady of Fatima is to pray for world peace.

In May, 1930, Our Lord identified the five categories of offences or blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary for which reparation is to be made.

The 5 categories:

1. Offences against the Immaculate Conception – denial or ridicule.

2. Against her perpetual virginity – that she had relations with Joseph and had other children.

3. Against her Divine Maternity, refusing at the same time to accept her as Mother of all mankind – denying that she is the Mother of God and our Mother.

4. The implantation into children’s hearts of indifference, contempt and even hate against our Immaculate Mother.

5. Insults directed against her sacred images – displays of indifference or ridicule, and the infliction of damage to them.

The elements (requirements) of this devotion:

1. Sacramental Confession.

2. Holy Communion received on five consecutive First Saturdays.

3. The recitation of the Rosary in addition to meditating on the mysteries for at least 15 minutes.

4. The above requirements must all be done with the intention of making reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Thus our purpose is to console the Immaculate Heart for the offenses she receives by those who ungratefully reject her maternal intervention and despise her.