The nine-day prayers are part of the preparation for the feast of St Bonaventure on January 12. The feast and the fair, held on the same day, attract around one lakh pilgrims from Mumbai and outside.

The Portuguese-era St Bonaventure Church in Erangal is a shining beacon ... with daily Mass and Novenas for nine days in the run up to the Feast. Mass is held thrice a day—at 6.30 am in ...