The feast of the nativity of Mother Mary was observed on September 8 to celebrate the birth of the mother of Jesus. In Mumbai, the city's most important Catholic pilgrim centre, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount in Bandra, started a novena or nine-day prayers on Friday, September 5, 2025.
The novena will end with the Feast of Our Lady of the Mount on Sunday, September 14, followed by a week-long octave of continued blessings and thanksgiving. The Bandra fair will be held between September 14 and 21.
