The Catholic Church traditionally dedicates each month of the year to special devotions, helping faithful Catholics focus on specific mysteries of faith, saints, or aspects of Jesus and Mary's lives to deepen their spiritual life throughout the liturgical year.

Monthly Dedication

The Catholic Church traditionally dedicates each month of the year to special devotions, helping faithful Catholics focus on specific mysteries of faith, saints, or aspects of Jesus and Mary's lives to deepen their spiritual life throughout the liturgical year.

September: Dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows

St. Alphonsus Liguori tells us in The Glories of Mary that Our Lady’s martyrdom exceeds that of all the martyrs in that its duration was longer and the suffering greater than all others. 

The Seven Sorrows are:

1. St. Simeon’s Prophesy
2. The Flight into Egypt
3. The Loss of Jesus in the Temple
4. The Meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross
5. The Crucifixion
6. Mary Receives the Body of Jesus taken down from the Cross
7. The Burial of Jesus 

September is a month rich in Marian liturgical celebrations:

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - September 8 commemorates the birth of the Mother of God and points to the coming of the Savior. 

The Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary - September 12 is a recognition of the dignity and holiness associated with Mary’s name and the virtues it represents such as purity, humility, and obedience.

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross - September 14 was established very early in the Church to honor the finding of the Holy Cross by St. Helena, the mother of Constantine. 

The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows - September 15 is the reason for our monthly devotion and invites Catholics to reflect on the deep compassion, humility, and strength of the Virgin Mary as she experienced the reality of Her Son’s mission and accompanied Him through His Passion and Death. 

The Feast of St. Padre Pio - September 23 commemorates a beloved modern saint who bore the stigmata throughout his priestly life. He identified with Our Lord and Our Lady in his suffering and offered it in penance and love. 

The Feast of Our Lady of Mercy also known as Our Lady of Ransom - September 24 commemorates the Mercedarian order founded by St. Peter Nolasco who received an apparition of Our Lady showing him the white habit of the order, which would ransom Christians captured by the Moors in Spain. 

The Feast of the Archangels - September 29 honors St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St. Raphael. Our Lady is Queen of the Angels and they are always at her service. 

Pope's Monthly Prayer Intentions for - For the care of water
Let us pray for a just and sustainable management of water, a vital resource, so that everyone may have equal access to it.