Novena Prayers begin in churches afore Mother Mary’s Feast On September 8
Novena Prayers begin in churches afore Mother Mary’s Feast On September 8
In Mumbai, Bandra’s Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, or Mount Mary is the main centre for the devotion, at the church’s Friday morning service, the rector, Father Vernon Aguiar welcomed pilgrims to the festival.
In the lead up to Mother Mary’s Feast On September 8 Churches across Mumbai commenced Novenas prayers on Friday.
In Mumbai, Bandra’s Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, or Mount Mary is the main centre for the devotion. At the church’s Friday morning service, the rector, Father Vernon Aguiar welcomed pilgrims to the festival.
In his address to the worshippers, Father Vernon Aguiar said that this day is indeed a very special, joyful day, as her birth on this, our earthly home, is one of the most defining moments in the history of this cosmos as she ushered the immediate fulfillment of this great promise, the promise of our salvation.
The practice originated from the nine days amid the Ascension and Pentecost, two important days in the Christian calendar when the apostles prayed with Mary for the Holy Spirit’s descent.
In the early church, novenas were prayed for various intentions, including the intercession of saints and Mother Mary.
Reports of apparitions of Mother Mary at different sites, the devotional tradition emerged popular and widespread.
With the introduction of
of novenas for apparitions at Lourdes, France (19th century) and Fatima, Portugal (20th century), the novena to Mother Mary became a staple in Catholic devotion.
News Edit K.V.Raman
