September is the Month of Our Lady of Sorrows
Concluding prayers from the 3 litanies of Our Lady of Sorrows:
We beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, let Thy Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose holy soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow at the hour of Thy Passion, implore Thy mercy for us, both now and at the hour of our death, Who livest and reignest, world without end.
Imprint, O Lady, thy wounds upon my heart, that I may read therein sorrow and love, sorrow to endure every sorrow for thee, love to despise every love for thee.
O Lord Jesus Christ, God and Man, grant, we beseech Thee, that Thy dear Mother Mary, whose soul the sword pierced in the hour of Thy Passion, may intercede for us, now, and in the hour of our death, through Thine own merits, O Saviour of the world, Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, God, world without end.
Amen.
This is the second month of Nomen Christi Apostolate’s “Marian Triad of the Months,” when we are contemplating the Mariology of her Immaculate Heart, her 7 Sorrows and the Holy Rosary. How can we honor her sorrows this month? We can pray the litanies mentioned above, the 7 Sorrows Chaplet and also celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on the 15th. This feast is in both the trad and new calendars. In terms of meditation, we may ask ourselves the following questions: “How do our Heavenly Mother’s sorrows relate to our own times?” “How can we appeal to her during these times?” “Why did God allow her to suffer?” “How can we derive consolation from her own Passion, inextricably linked to Our Lord’s?”
We also honor the Mother of God’s nativity on the 8th, her holy name on the 12th and Our Lady of Ransom the 24th. The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is on the 14th. The Ember Days of Autumn always proceed the following week on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday (Wed and Sat meat at one meal and of course, the usual Friday penance). See “Ember Days” topic to the right>>> Other notable feasts this month:
Saint Gregory the Great/Saint Pius X-3rd
Saint Teresa of Calcutta-5th
Saint Matthew, Apostle-21st
Saint Pio-23rd
Saint Vincent de Paul-27th
The Three Archangels, Michael, Gabriel & Raphael-29th