The Month of Mary

[updated] We think of May as the month of Mary and October as the month of the Rosary. It occurred to me the other day, however, that the most Marian month on the Roman calendar is the period between August 14th and September 15th. This includes:

August

• 14: Optional memorial of Maximilian Mary Kolbe, priest and martyr. Vigil of the Solemnity of The Assumption.
• 15: Solemnity of The Assumption of Mary.
• 19: Optional memorial of John Eudes, priest, founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary).
• 20: Memorial of Bernard, abbot and doctor, author of the Memorare.
• 22: Memorial of The Queenship of Mary.

September

• 8: Feast of The Birth of Mary.
• 12: The Holy Name of Mary.
• 15: Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows.