~ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɴᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ғʀɪᴅᴀʏs ~ (Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus) This devotion is based upon one of the twelve promises made by Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary: “I promise thee, in the excess of the mercy of My Heart, that Its all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Communion on the First Friday of every month, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final penitence, and that they shall not die under My displeasure, nor without receiving the Sacraments, and My Heart shall be thei