September: Month dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, whose memorial the Church celebrates on September 15th.

During September, as in all of Tempus per Annum, or Ordinary Time (formerly known as Time After Pentecost), the Liturgy does not focus on one particular mystery of Christ, but views the mystery of Christ in all its aspects. We follow the life of Christ through the Gospels, and focus on the teachings and parables of Jesus and what it means for us to be a follower of Christ. During Ordinary Time we can concentrate more on the saints and imitate their holiness as Christ's followers.

Feasts for September 2026:

3. Gregory the Great, Memorial
5. St. Teresa of Calcutta (Kolkata), Opt. Mem.
6. TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
8. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast
9. Peter Claver (USA), Memorial
12. Most Holy Name of Mary, Opt. Mem.
13. TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
14. Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Feast
15. Our Lady of Sorrows, Memorial
16. Cornelius and Cyprian; Ember Wednesday, Memorial
17. Robert Bellarmine, Hildegard of Bingen, Opt. Mem.
19. Januarius; Ember Saturday, Opt. Mem.
20. TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
21. Matthew, Apostle, Feast
23. Pius of Pietrelcina, Memorial
26. Cosmas and Damian, Opt. Mem.
27. TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday
28. Wenceslaus; Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Opt. Mem.
29. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels, Feast
30. Jerome, Memoria

Catholic Culture

THE HOLY FATHER’S INTENTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2026
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.

USCCB Pope’s Monthly Intentions