Beginning September 1, pilgrims will start pouring into the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount as they begin their nine-day celebration leading to the feast day of Our Lady of the Mount, which will begin Friday, September 1, 2023. The annual feast of Our Lady of the Mount will be celebrated on September 10.
The schedule of masses for the feast and novena days is as follows:
Novenas (1st – 9th September)
| DATE | MORNING | EVENING |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday Masses | 5:30 am, 6:30 am, 7:30 am, 8:30 am & 9:30 am | 5:30 pm, 6:30 pm & 7:30 pm |
| Sept. 3 – Sept. 8 | 5:30 am, 6:30 am, 7:30 am, 8:30 am, 9:30 am, 10:30 am & 11:30 am | 5:30 pm, 6:30 pm & 7:30 pm |
| September 10 (Feast Day) | 5:30 am, 6:30 am, 7:30 am, 8:30 am, 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am & 12:30 pm | No Masses |
Feast Octave (11th – 17th September)
| DATE | MORNING | EVENING |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 11 – Sept. 16 | 6:30 am, 7:30 am, 8:30 am, 9:30 am & 10:30 am | No Masses |
| September 10 | 10:30 am – Mass in Konkani | No Masses |
| September 11 | 11:30 am – Mass for the Sick and Aged | No Masses |
| September 12 | 11:30 am – Mass in Konkani | No Masses |
| September 13 | 11:30 am – Mass in Marathi | No Masses |
| September 14 | 11:30 am – Mass in Tamil | No Masses |
| September 15 | 11:30 am – Mass in Malayalam | No Masses |
| September 16 | 11:30 am – Mass in Gujarati | No Masses |
| September 17 | 10:30 am – Mass in Marathi | No Masses |
| September 17 (Octave Sunday) | 5:30 am, 6:30 am, 7:30 am, 8:30 am, 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am & 12:30 pm | No Masses |
Livestream
For those who are unable to visit the Basilica, they will be relaying live the 7:30 am Mass daily from 1st – 17th September (i.e. right through the Novena and the Feast Octave).
