Walking to Velankanni to the #miraculous #Basilica of #Our-Lady of Good Health. There are various #Catholic faithful from all over #Tamil Nadu, India that walk upwards of about 300 Km. The ages are from the carried infants to the 90 years young. There are those who leave to be there for start of the nine day novena that ends on the Mother of God's birthday September 8th or those that pray the novena while walking and arrive the day before her birthday. This is a very #spiritual time of #praying including many #rosaries, singing, going to mass and fast of no meat. The miracles range from physical, #emotional and or spiritual for each who make this #pilgrimage. Many of the #faithful make this a regular pilgrimage showing their #love and #devotion to their MAMA .
#Poondi #Madha #Basilica located in Tamil Nadu, South India. Rev. Fr. Constantine Joseph Beschi S.J., an Italian Jesuit missionary, built the Church of #Mary Queen of #Immaculate #Conception between 1714 and 1718. Poondi Madha Shrine was officially classified a Minor Basilica by #Pope John Paul II on 3 August, 1999. THIS IS A PIECE OF HEAVEN ON EARTH WHERE I PILGRIMAGE TOO WHENEVER TIME PERMITS!!!
BLESSINGS FROM POONDI Last week end I spent two days at my favorite retreat OUR LADY OF LOURDES BASILICA POONDI, South India and like every time I go there I experience a presence of God that surpasses all understanding with a grace, miracle and or blessing. This time I was used as an instrument of God; this is what happen: When I arrived at basilica I went to my room and outside the door of the next room was a man whose leg was bandaged up from the knee to his toes. His face was all cut up actually he looked a mess. I smiled at him but he just looked at me and so I went in my room. The next day while sitting in my room with the door open a young women said hello and I invited her in. She spoke a little English and my friend interpreted the rest for her and me. She was the wife of the man next store and she told the story of what happen to him. He was in a bad bike accident which caused the mus...
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