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Fr. Vernon Aguiar speaks on the Marian Feast - click HERE to view on YouTube



CONCLUDING THE FEAST OF 2023...



A blessing for all Our Lady's devotees...



Oswald Cardinal Gracias addresses devotees at the Mount
on the final day of the Bandra Feast Celebrations



"Take this and eat of it, for this is my body..."



"Take this and drink of it, for this is my blood..."



Oswald Cardinal Gracias blesses devotees who reach out to him
after the solemn feast mass



Please click HERE to view the Solemn Feast Mass
(celebrated by His Emience Oswald Cardinal Gracias) on YouTube



Welcome to MOUNT MARY BASILICA, Bandra



For over a hundred years situated atop a hillock near Lands End Bandra, overlooking the Arabian Sea is Mount Mary’s Basilica a beautiful edifice in stone that simply stands out in its grandeur, an abode of tranquility, peace, reassurance and hope!


Mount Mary's, affectionately beckons one and all. No invitations are required to spend time with our Blessed Mother. Once inside this beautiful church even a single glance at Mary with the child Jesus is a feast for the eye, both natural and that of faith.


Thanking God or simply paying homage with the simplest or rarest of gifts, Mount Mary’s provides ample scope. For those who are in need of divine grace, to all of you who are troubled with the problems of daily life, come and worship at the Shrine of Mary. She is the Mother of all mankind. She will grant you solace, understanding and Hope. Mother Mary leaves no one unaided.


This website would help you understand the background of this basilica, to keep yourself updated on the timings for the availability of the various services and to become aware of the other special programmes taking place in and around the basilica. You may also use this website to explore the various spiritual questions that time and again come to your mind.


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For any specific assistance at the Shrine, you can either meet with the Rector - Fr. Vernon Aguiar, or the Vice-Rector - Fr. Sunder M. Albuquerque by appointment.



This beautiful, wooden statue (in the picture above) was initially brought by the Jesuits from Portugal during the sixteenth century. It was then placed atop the main altar of a tiny oratory on a hill at Lands End in Bandora (Bandra). Over the centuries devotion to this statue grew tremendously as numerous favours were granted. As its popularity increased so did the number of devotees and pilgrims that visited this shrine from all over, often referring to it as... OUR LADY OF THE MOUNT




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*Currently, the Basilica can accept donations given by Indian Citizens only from their bank accounts in India.



Views of the 'Sanctum Sanctorum' depicting the ceiling, the 'Papal Insignia-1954' (left of the altar)



The seven steps 'Marble Altar'



The beautiful and serene interior of the Basilica



The nave, viewed from the sanctuary



A relic containing a drop of blood of St. Pope John Paul II presented by the Holy See to the Basilica, the pope had visited this basilica in 1986



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