September: Month of the Seven Sorrows of Mary

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The Seven Sorrows:

1. The Prophecy of Simeon. Reading: Luke 2: 25-35.
2. The Flight into Egypt. Reading: Matthew 2: 13-15.
3. The Child Jesus Lost in the Temple. Reading: Luke 2: 41-50.
4. Mary meets Jesus carrying the cross. Reading: Luke 23: 27-29.
5. Mary at the foot of the cross. Reading: John 19: 25-30.
6. Mary receives the body of Jesus. Reading: Psalm 130.
7. Mary witnesses the burial of Jesus. Reading: Luke 23: 50-56.