September falls during the liturgical season known as Tempus per Annum or Ordinary Time (formerly Time After Pentecost), which is represented by the liturgical color green. Green is a symbol of hope, as it is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. The liturgical color green is worn during prayer of Offices and Masses of Ordinary Time.
The month of September is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, whose memorial the Church celebrates on September 15.
The Holy Father's Intentions for the Month of September 2025
For our relationship with all of creation.: Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect.
Focus of the Liturgy
The Gospels for the Sundays in September 2025 are from the Gospel of St. Luke from Cycle C, Weekdays following Year I.
John 3:13-17: So the Son of Man must be lifted up.
| September 7th Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Luke 14:25-33: Anyone of you who does not renounce all possessions cannot be my disciple. |
| September 14th Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross |
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| September 21st Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Luke 16:1-13: You cannot serve both God and mammon. |
| September 28th Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Luke 16:19-31: You received what was good, Lazarus what was bad; now he is comforted, whereas you are tormented. |
This month the main liturgical feasts are:
St. Gregory the Great (September 3)
Nativity of Mary (September 8),
St. Peter Claver (September 9),
Holy Name of Mary (September 12),
St. John Chrysostom (September 13),
Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14),
Our Lady of Sorrows (September 15),
Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian (September 16),
St. Robert Bellarmine and Hildegard of Bingen (September 17)
St. Januarius (September 19),
St. Andrew Kim and Companions (September 20),
St. Pio (September 23),
Sts. Cosmas and Damian (September 26),
St. Vincent de Paul (September 27),
Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael (September 29) and
St. Jerome (September 30).
The commemorations of St. Matthew (September 21) and Sts. Wenceslaus and Lawrence Ruiz and Companions (September 28) fall on a Sunday and are superseded by the Sunday Liturgy.
From: catholicculture.org
