Mary Month Calendar September

Saturday Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary

This morning we had the Saturday Mass of Mary, I was reminded of the mid-week memorials of Our Lady of Walsingham and OL of Ransom. In fact, on every day of the year there are memorials, dedications, shrines, named of Our Lady. For the Saturday Mass of BVM, it is usually put among the Commons at the back of the Missal.

Even more appropriate is the Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Volume 1 Sacramentary and Volune II Lectionary.

With such an abundance of Marian memorials we celebrate this Saturday Mass in the spirit and help of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Saturday Vigil READING ABOUT OUR LADY

by Bishop Kallistos Ware.

In her recognition and acceptance of' her vocation, in her attitude of' receptivity, Mary stands before us supremely as the one who listens obediently in faith. Faith is the essence of Mary's response at the Annunciation, and faith presupposes listening. When we think of her obedience, it is important to give the word "obedience” its true and literal sense; both in Latin and in Greek it signifies 'to hear'. 'Let it be done to me according to your word', Mary replies to the angel. The Mother of God listens to God's word. The Gospel reading appointed for most feasts in her honour includes Christ's reply to the woman in the crowd: 'Blessed rather are those who hear the word, of God and keep it.' This answer from a superficial point of view might seem to belittle the Holy Virgin, in reality indicates what is her true glory. She is blessed not merely by the physical fact of her child-bearing, but also and more fundamentally by the spiritual depth of her inner faith and attentiveness to God's word. Had she not first learnt to hear the word off God in her heart, she could never have born the Word Incarnate in her body.

Repeatedly the Gospels insist upon this characteristic of Mary as the one who listens. After the adoration of the shepherds, it is said that ‘Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart' Similar words after her discovery of the twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple: 'his Mother kept all these things in her heart'. The importance of listening is evident in Mary's own words to the servants at the marriage feast at Cana of Galilee: 'Do whatever he tells, you; listen, wait on God’. Once more the relevance - of Mary's example in our present age is easily apparent. Ours is an era in which words' can be multiplied with extraordinary facility - on the radio and television, on tape recorders, photocopiers, and word processors - but we have forgotten the art of" listening.

The Mother of' God, the one who listens, by her own example can help us to rediscover the lost dimension of inner space. Byzantine spirituality sees in her the model hesychast, a living icon of what it means to practise hesychia, stillness of heart. The words of the Psalmist - 'Be still, and know I God' apply exactly to her.

Mary Links Calendar http://www.marylinks.org/Mary-Calendar.htm#SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER Month of Our Lady of Sorrows 1. Collection of the all Feasts of Our Lady. Louvain, Belgium. Our Lady del Puche. Valencia, Spain. Our Lady of the Girdle. Tortoso, Spain. Our Lady of Remedios Near Mexico City. Our Lady of Solitude. Mexico City. 2. Our Lady of Helbron/Nettles. Franconia, Germany. 1441. 3. Mother of the Divine Shepherd. France. 5. Our Lady of Smolensk. Russia. 6. Our Lady of Guadalupe. Spain. Our Lady of the Fountain/Valenciennes. France. 7. Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lady. Instituted by Pope Gregory II. 722. Our Lady of Zyrowice. Poland. Madonna della Consolata. Turin, Italy. 8. Nativity of Mary. Feast of the Birth of Blessed Virgin Mary. 15 B.C. (Birth of Mary Murillo) Crowning of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Siluva. Lithuania. 1786. Our Lady of Charity. Nuestra Señora de Filermo. Malta. Celebrates the lifting of the Turkish siege in 1565. Our Lady of Good Health. Vailankannia, India. (Celebrated in other locations on Dec. 8.) Basilica in India, and story of 16th century apparition there. Known as the “Lourdes of the East." Shrine. This shrine also attracts Hindus, especially during the annual nine-day festival. Celebrated in Kuwait. Marian Institute. Known as "Our Lady's Tank". Pope John Paul II: "Vailankanny attracts not only Christian pilgrims but also many followers of other religions, especially Hindus, who see in Our Lady of Good Health the caring and compassionate Mother of suffering humanity. In a land of such ancient and deep religiosity like India, this Shrine dedicated to the Mother of God is truly a meeting-point for members of different religions, and an outstanding example of inter-religious harmony and exchange." Historical origins in Dutch persecution. Feast customs. At the National Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Washington. 9. Our Lady of the Puy/Le Puy. Velay, France. 221. Joachim and Anna, the parents of Mary (Orthodox). 10. Our Lady of Trut. Cologne, Germany. Shrine built by St. Heribert. 10th century. 11. Our Lady of Hildesheim. Brunswick, Germany. 11th century. 12. Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary. St. Alphonsus de Liguori essay. Long essay from Catholic Family News. History: The feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary began in Spain in 1513 and in 1671 was extended to all of Spain and the Kingdom of Naples. In 1683, John Sobieski, king of Poland, brought an army to the outskirts of Vienna to stop the advance of Muslim armies loyal to Mohammed IV in Constantinople. After Sobieski entrusted himself to the Blessed Virgin Mary, he and his soldiers thoroughly defeated the Muslims. Pope Innocent XI extended this feast to the entire Church. Our Lady of Healing. Lower Normandy, France. 13. Maria Zell/Our Lady of Zell. Austria. Our Lady of Guadalupe/Guadelupa. Spain. 14. Our Lady of Fontevrault. France. Our Lady of Einsiedeln. Switzerland. 15. The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Aranzazir/de las Augustias. Granada, Spain 16. Our Lady of Good News. Orleans, France; Sicily, Italy. (See also Nov. 19, Dec. 12). Our Lady of the Rocks. Pasto, Columbia. Our Lady of Help. Socorro, Columbia. 17. Our Lady of the Candles. 15th century/ Placement of image of Our Lady of le Puy. Velay, France. Donated St. Louis IX. 18. Our Lady of Smelcem. Belgium. 19. Notre Dame de La Salette. France. 1846. Apparition. Our Lady of Healing. Mt. Leon, Gascogny, France. 20. Our Lady of the Silver Foot. Toul, Lorraine, France. 1284. 21. Our Lady of Pucha. Valencia, Spain. 22. An angel tells St. Anne to name her daughter "Mary." 23. Our Lady of Valvanere. Spain. 24. Our Lady of Mercy/Ransom/Nuestra Señora de Merced. The Order of Our Lady of Ransom (the Mercedarians) was founded in Spain in 1218 by St. Peter Nolasco. Created to redeem slaves and other captives, the Order was originally a Military Order, containing men who were both Knights and Monks. It also included non-knightly ordinary clerics. St. Peter Nolasco had fought on the side of Simon de Montfort, the great English baron who fought for the liberty of people of all classes, against some of the worst Plantagenet Kings of England/France. In the Order, which was approved by Pope Honorius III, Nolasco was given the rank of Commander-General. The groups eventually split due to internal dissensions, with the largest body of knights joining the military Order of Montesa in 1317. Several members sailed with Christopher Columbus, and the Order played a very active role in the evangelization of the New World. Monks and Nuns of the Order remain active in Europe and the Americas today. Notre Dame de Roc-Amadour. Cahors, Quercy, France. Our Lady of Walsingham. 25. Our Lady of Passer. Rhodes, Greece. Madonna, Divine Shepherdess. Spain. 1703 26. Our Lady of Victory. Tournay/Tourney, France. 27. Our Lady-of Happy Meeting/Assembly. Le Laus, France. 1664. 29. Apparition of the Madonna di Tirano to blessed Mario Omodei. Italy, 1504. Site of a basilica built the next year. 30. Notre Dame de Beaumont. Beaumont is a town in Auvergne, France. History: Built approximately 1060, the site of many pilgrimages and miracles. Gothic church. Pictures and story of the ancient chapel. Church contains a painting of Joan of Arc made during her lifetime. Notre Dame de Beaumont in the life of Saint Hervé. In the life of the Curé of Ars (same story in Norwegian). MOVABLE FEASTS Second Sunday. Our Lady of Constantinople. As celebrated by the Italian community in Pennsylvania. Third Thursday. Our Lady of Consolation, Malta. See also June 20. Thursday after the Nativity of Mary: The Amiable Mother of Starkenburg (Missouri, U.S.)