09/15/2026
Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us 🙏
Today, honor Our Lady of Sorrows by praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, the Seven Sorrows of Mary Chaplet or by accompanying someone in their grief.
We celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15. It commemorates the profound union of heart that existed between the Mother of the Redeemer and the Savior, through which she experienced many interior sorrows as a consequence of His Mission, but particularly during His Passion and Death.
From the early days of Jesus’ life, Mary suffered through these maternal pains and anxieties. With Simeon’s prophecy, Mary knew that a sword would pierce her own soul. Soon thereafter, the Holy Family was forced to flee to Egypt in order to save Jesus from King Herod (Matthew 2:13–23). Also, the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph suffered the pain of Jesus remaining behind in the Temple for three days. With her Son entering upon His Mission the opposition of so many to Him, as recounted in the Gospels, must have been a tremendous sorrow for her. All of this culminated at the Cross.
The title “Our Lady of Sorrows,” therefore, honors the trials that the Mother of the “Suffering Servant” (Isaiah 52:13–53:12) faced, and, therefore, this feast follows immediately after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
More: https://ewtnmission.com/seasonsandfeastdays/ourladyofsorrows/