Catholics to observe Vailankanni novena from Thursday

The Catholic community in the city will be holding the 10-day novena in honour of Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni, from Thursday. Bishops from different dioceses will be celebrating masses at churches during this period culminating with celebrating the feast on September 8.

The religious programme will start with hoisting of the flag followed by novena and mass. Thereafter, daily novenas and masses will be held at various churches in the city.

A huge pandal accommodating around 5,000 faithful will be erected near the 135-year-old St. Ignatius Church in Khadki for the novena and the feast.

During the novena, masses will be said for the sick, children, youth, couples, families, senior citizens, teachers, professionals and others on different days. There would be many stalls of religious books and the Legion of Mary alongside the church. The church would accept special offerings in cash and kind for the poor. Food grains, oil and pulses can be offered daily during the offertory of the mass.

Novena at Churches
St. Ignatius Church (Khadki): Masses will held everyday at 12 noon, followed by blessing & evening masses at 6 pm.
St. Joseph’s Church (Ghorpadi): Daily novena at 6 pm followed by mass
St. Anne’s Church (Sholapur Bazar, Camp): Daily novena at 6 pm followed by mass
Good Shepherd Church (Kondhwa): Daily novena at 6 pm followed by mass
Our Lady Of Velankani Chapel (Wanawadi Bazaar): Daily novena at 6 pm followed by mass