Church Of Our Lady Of Good Health Velankanni The Shrine of Irla is dedicated to Our Lady of Velankanni, Patroness of Health, Its existence is due to untiring efforts of Fr. Bruno Venturin P.I.M.E and to the great sacrifices of all devotees.
The foundation-stone was blessed and laid by the Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay. Mgr. Winnibald Menezes , on the 26th of January 1975. The following year the Shrine was completed and on the occasion of the N...ativity Celebrations of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Rt. Rev. Dr. Alfonso Beretta, P.I.M.E., Bishop of Warangal (A.P.) blessed the Shrine on 8th September, 1976. A year later, His Eminence, the late Cardinal Valerian Gracias, graced the Nativity Celebrations with his presence all the devotees were touched by his visit. He celebrated the Eucharist and in his homily he paid glowing tributes to Fr. Bruno Venturin, an Italian missionary, who has provided for the devotees at Irla a place of Veneration to Our Lady of Velankanni. Fr. Bruno Venturin was a member of the Pontifical Institute for Missions Extension (P.I.M.E)
The Statue of Our Lady of Velankanni within the Shrine is attributed with miraculous power and day by day attracts more and more devotees from every caste and creed even from great distance.
The Novena Services have been held every Saturday since 1968 when the P.I.M.E fathers first came to Mumbai
Now we have in total six Novena Services on every Saturday of the year and ten during the Annual Nativity Celebrations, each of the nine days following the BIRTHDAY OF MOTHER MARY on the 10th day ....
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