Sep-15 Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
September 15: Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15, the day after the feast of the Exaltation of The Holy Cross, to show the close connection between Jesus' Passion and Mother Mary's intense deep sufferings and sorrows. The principal biblical references to Mary’s sorrows are in Luke 2:35: “… and (he said to Mary) a sword will pierce through your own soul also that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed. ” The feast, also called "The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary" (Latin: Septem Dolorum Beatae Mariae Virginis ), dates back to 1232 in Tuscany and the founding of the Servite Order . Pope Benedict XIII added it to the Roman Calendar in 1727. In 1817 Pius VII — suffering grievously in exile in France but finally liberated by Mary's intercession — extended the feast to the universal Church. In 1913, Pope Pius X , in view of his reform giving precedence to Sundays over ordinary f...