Schedule of novenas & feast masses of Our Lady of Hope in Chinchinim

The annual feast of Our Lady of Hope (Bhorvanxeache Saibinni) will be celebrated on September 10, 2023 at Our Lady of Hope Church, Chinchinim (South Goa).

The schedule of masses on the feast and novena days is as follows:

NOVENA MASSES: September 1, 2023 – September 9, 2023

• Morning: 6 am, 7.15 am, 8.30 am

• Evening: 5 pm

• September 7, 2023: Mass for the old and sick at 10.30 am

The feast of Our Lady of Hope will be celebrated in Chinchinim on September 10, 2023, this year.

FEAST DAY MASSES: Sunday, September 10, 2023

On the feast day, the schedule of masses is as follows:

• Morning: 5 am, 6.30 am, 8 am, 9.30 am (high mass)

• Evening: 5 pm

SOME BACKGROUND

The Church of Our Lady of Hope, Chinchinim (also called Nossa Senhora da Esperanca Igreja em Chinchinim in Portuguese), was built in 1590 by the Jesuits.

Later, the church was renovated and blessed in 1888. The architectural style of the church is very similar to the churches of Benaulim, Varca and Curtorim, and has an almost identical façade.

The feast of Our Lady of Hope is celebrated in the church on the Sunday after September 8, every year. This year, the feast day is on September 10, 2023.