The month of September is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows.

September is particularly significant for its major feasts, including the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14, and the commemoration of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15, which is the month's primary dedication.

Additionally, September is part of the harvest season, a time for thanksgiving to God for the year's bounty, and the traditional Ember Days following the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross were historically observed for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

O afflicted Virgin, O soul great in virtues, as in sorrows, both the one and the other spring from that great fire burning in thy heart for God, the only love of thy heart!

St. Alphonsus Ligouri