15th September - Our Lady of Sorrows
The martyrdom of the Virgin is set forth both in the prophecy of Simeon and in the actual story of our Lord’s passion.
Truly, O blessed Mother, a sword has pierced your heart. For only by passing through your heart could the sword enter the flesh of your Son… Thus the violence of sorrow has cut through your heart, and we rightly call you more than martyr, since the effect of compassion in you has gone beyond the endurance of physical suffering - Saint Bernard
