The Fourth Sorrow of the Blessed Virgin was when she met her dear Son JESUS carrying to Mount Calvary on his tender shoulders the heavy Cross whereon He was to be crucified for our salvation.

30 July — Commemoration (1962 Missale Romanum) I. Identitas et Origines Abdon and Sennen stand among the most anciently attested

Commemoratio: Ss. Abdon et Sennen, Martyrum ~ IV. classis I. Liturgical Context Thursday of the ninth week after Pentecost is