September 2026 at the Shrine
Cross+Sorrows Mass Enrollment
New digital Mass cards available
Preached Oratorio:
Pergolesi’s «Stabat Mater»
Devotions to Our Lady of Sorrows
Monthly downloads
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Welcome to the
Priestly Fraternity of
Saint Peter’s apostolate
in America’s premier episcopal see.
The National Shrine is a place of
spiritual refuge and prayer
in the heart of Baltimore.
September 2026
“I have said this to you, so that in Me you may find peace.
In the world, you will only find tribulation; but take courage, I have overcome the world.”
JOHN xvi. 33
These words of our Lord on the eve of His Most Sacred Passion remind us that as Christians whose mark of discipleship is the Cross, we are to expect a measure of difficulty in this life, even opposition to our fidelity to Christ and His Holy Church. At the same time, Christ fills us with confidence and peace with these same words, telling us plainly that He reveals all this to us so that we can be at peace. In truth, we face the difficulties of our life, our Crosses and sorrows, knowing their outcome in faith: total victory in Christ who works all things together for our good. Neither do we face our Crosses and sorrows alone. Attending us in our long vigil through this life is our dear Mother, the Woman of Sorrows, who cares for us more tenderly than we can possibly fathom in this life. Join us this month as we unite our own crosses to the Sacrifice of Calvary at the altar!
Sacred Liturgy at the Shrine
Weekly Schedules
30 August - 5 September
Sunday
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
7:30 am Traditional Latin Mass
9:30 am Traditional Latin Mass
11:30 am Traditional Latin Mass (High)
3:30 pm Solemn Vespers
Monday
Saint Raymond Nonnatus, Confessor
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
Tuesday
Feria
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
12:10 pm Traditional Latin Mass
Wednesday
Saint Stephen of Hungary, King & Confessor
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
12:10 pm Traditional Latin Mass
Thursday
Christ the Eternal High Priest
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
Friday
Sacred Heart of Our Lord
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
12:10 pm Traditional Latin Mass
Saturday
Immaculate Heart of Our Lady
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
followed by Holy Hour & Benediction
6 - 12 September
Sunday
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
7:30 am Traditional Latin Mass
9:30 am Traditional Latin Mass
11:30 am Traditional Latin Mass (High)
3:30 pm Solemn Vespers
Monday
Feria
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
Tuesday
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
12:10 pm Traditional Latin Mass
Wednesday
Saint Peter Claver, Confessor
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
12:10 pm Traditional Latin Mass
Thursday
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, Confessor
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
Friday
Feria
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
12:10 pm Traditional Latin Mass
Saturday
Most Holy Name of Mary
7:00 am Traditional Latin Mass
followed by Holy Hour & Benediction
10:00 am Preached Oratorio
Sunday
Beginning at 7:00 am, 9:00 am, & 11:00 am.
Monday through Friday
Half an hour before each Mass begins.
Saturday
Before the 7:00 am Mass & during the Holy Hour that follows.
Fourteenth Sunday
after Pentecost
30 August, 11:30 am
Behold the birds of the air; for they neither sow nor do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are you not of much more value than they?
—Matt. vi. 26
Fifteenth Sunday
after Pentecost
6 September, 11:30 am
And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her, and said to her: Weep not. And He came near and touched the bier. And they that carried it stood still.
—Luke vii. 13, 14
Important Dates at the Shrine
for September
Friday, 4 September
First Friday
featuring our Children’s Schola at the midday Mass
Saturday, 12 September
Most Holy Name of Mary
10:00 am Preached Oratorio: Stabat Mater
Monday, 14 September
Exaltation of the Most Holy Cross
Masses at 7 am and 7 pm
Tuesday, 15 September
Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Masses at 7 am, 12:10, and 7 pm
Sunday, 20 September
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Novena to Saint Michael the Archangel begins
Wednesday, 24 September
Ember Wednesday
Friday, 25 September
Ember Friday
Saturday, 26 September
Ember Saturday
Tuesday, 29 September
Dedication of Saint Michael the Archangel
Masses at 7 am, 12:10, and 7 pm
Cross ✠ Sorrows
Annual Mass Enrollment
September 2026
As the Church focuses our gaze upon the Cross and Our Lady of Sorrows this month, we invite you to include your intentions in our Cross + Sorrows Mass enrollment. Yoke your burdens to Our Lord who promises to make them sweet and light, and entrust them to Our Lady who ever stands at the foot of our crosses.
This year’s enrollment includes seven Masses beginning on Monday, 14 September, which is the feast of the Exaltation of the Most Holy Cross.
Please use the button below to make a donation of alms, in any amount, to support the spiritual work of the Shrine. Afterwards, you will be redirected to submit your intentions, without limit, and to download your free Mass cards. May God reward your generosity!
Devotional Downloads
for September
All the downloads specifically for September are available here for your use. Those marked with an asterisk are used for public devotion at the Shrine as indicated in the notes below. Copies will be available in person at the Shrine – until they run out. We encourage you to print your own copies and use them at home, too. Click image or button to access the downloadable file.
Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows*
Every Saturday in September, and following each Mass on Her feast day (14 September).
Prints on one letter-sized page, two-sided.
Devotion PDF
Saint Michael Novena Prayer*
Every day beginning Sunday, 20 September, leading up to Saint Michael’s feast day.
Prints on one letter-sized page, one-sided.
Novena PDF
Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows
Composed by our patron, Saint Alphonsus Liguori.
Prints on one letter-sized page, one-sided.
Prayer PDF
Rosary of the Seven Sorrows
We invite you to spend some time with this devastatingly beautiful devotion.
Prints on one letter-sized page, two-sided.
Rosary PDFPreached Oratorio for
Our Lady of Srrows
Featuring Pergolesi’s «Stabat Mater»
12 September, 10 am
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi composed his celebrated Stabat Mater in the final weeks of his life. Set for three female voices and a string quartet, the piece is comprised of twelve movements based on the Sequence for the Mass of Our Lady of Sorrows. Hear it arranged as a preached oratorio, for the first time at the Shrine, with a short sermon between movements.
Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us!
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At other times, metered street parking is usually easy to find, but subject to rush hour restrictions. Please read the signs.
Visits & Tours
Please call the parish office to arrange a visit outside of regular Mass or for a tour of the Shrine. Our phone number is listed at the very bottom of this page.
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