01/09/2026
September is the Month dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady
Simeon foretold that "a sword will pierce your own soul too." Mary lived that prophecy to the end, and the Church honours her sorrows in September, keeping her feast on September 15.
The Seven Sorrows trace her whole journey beside Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows was carried through the centuries by the Servite Order, and given voice in the Stabat Mater, emphasising that Mary stood faithfully at the foot of the Cross, never turning away.
Our Lady of Sorrows reminds us that in every grief we carry, she stands with us and leads us to her Son.
Holy Mother, pierce me through; in my heart, each wound renewed with my Saviour crucified.
Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us.