***BANDRA FAIR STARTS- 8th Sept to 15th Sept.2013***
The Feast of Mount Mary and the Bandra Fair (from 8th September Onwards) in Mumbai commemorates the birth of Mother of Jesus'- MARY/MARIAM on September 8. During this week, thousands -- Catholics, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs -- flock to the Mount Mary Basilica to venerate Mother Mary. The chapel crowned the hill till 1738 when it was razed in a raid
by Maratha warriors..
**According to legend, six months later a fisherman recovered the life-sized statue of the Virgin from the sea..**
The statue was installed in the Mount Mary Church, built in 1761 with funds from parishioners. The foundation for a new chapel designed by architect Shapoorjee Chandabhoy was laid on May 11, 1902. Built in Khandki and Porbunder stone, the church is 110 feet long, 38 feet wide, and features an inner gallery running on three sides and new towers, each 80 feet long. On December 5, 1954, the Vatican granted the church the status of "basilica"
***MASS & NOVENA TIME TABLE***
FRIDAY 30th August TO SATURDAY 7th Sept:- 5.30am,6.15am, 7am, 7.45am & 8.30am EVENING 5.30pm, 6.30pm, 7.30pm. SUNDAY Sept 8th & SUNDAY Sept 15th:- 5.30am,6.15am, 7am, 7.45am & 8.30am, 9.15am & 10am & 10.45am
***MAIN MASS:11:30am***
& LAST MASS: 12:30pm (AfterNoon) [NO EVENING MASS]
Week days During the BANDRA FAIR
MONDAY Sept 9th to SATURDAY Sept 14th:- 6.15am, 7am, 7.45am & 8.30am, 9.15am, 10am & 10:45am [NO EVENING MASS]
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