September 2024 Feast Days

The sequence of four months that end with “Ber” begins with September. It is a month of transition for students, teachers, and the season.

Summer will be in its waning days, and it will give way to Autumn. Football season will begin as fans await another exciting season. The race to the World Series will heat up with late-season drama to determine America’s pastime’s postseason. It also reminds us of how fragile

For Catholics, September is filled with many great feasts to celebrate. Most importantly, it is the month dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows (September 15th) and also is the birth month of the Blessed Mother (September 8th). In addition, September 24th marks the feast of Our Lady of Ransom and the founding of the Mercedarian Order.

Here is a breakdown of feast days for September

1. TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday

3. St. Gregory the Great, Memorial

4. First Wednesday dedicated to the Chaste Heart of St. Joseph

6. First Friday dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

7. First Saturday dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

8. TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday

9. St. Peter Claver (USA), Memorial

12. Most Holy Name of Mary, Opt. Mem.

13. St. John Chrysostom, Memorial

14. Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Feast

15. TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday

16. St. Cornelius and Cyprian, Memorial

17. St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Hildegard of Bingen, Opt. Mem.

19. St. Januarius, Opt. Mem.

20. St. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and Companions; Ember Friday, Memorial

21. St. Matthew, Apostle; Ember Saturday, Feast

22. TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday

23. St. Pius (Pio) of Pietrelcina, Memorial

24. Our Lady of Ransom and Our Lady of Mercy

25. Start of the 40 Days for Life campaign worldwide (ends on November 2nd.)

26. Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Opt. Mem.

27. St. Vincent de Paul, Memorial

28. St. Wenceslaus; Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Opt. Mem.

29. TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, Sunday

30. St. Jerome, Memorial

Note: The commemorations of Nativity of Mary (September 8), Our Lady of Sorrows (September 15), and Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael (September 29) fall on a Sunday so they are superseded by the Sunday Liturgy.

Here are a preview of the Gospels for the Sundays in September

The Gospels for the Sundays in September 2024 are from the Gospel of St. Mark from Year B, Weekdays following Cycle II.

• September 1st Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23: You disregard God's commandment but cling to human tradition.
• September 8th Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 7:31-37: He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.
• September 15th Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 8:27-35: You are the Christ...the Son of Man must suffer greatly.
• September 22nd Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 9:30-37: The Son of Man is to be handed over....Whoever wishes to be first will be the servant of all.

September 29th Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 9:30-37: The Son of Man is to be handed over....Whoever wishes to be first will be the servant of all.
 

Make it a September to remember. Get to Mass, pray the rosary, receive Jesus, and visit him before the Blessed Sacrament.