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The
Catechism of the Catholic Church clearly says, "at the core,
the piety of the people is a storehouse of values that offers answers
of wisdom to the great questions of life, i.e., the religious sense
of the people has always found expression in various forms of piety
surrounding the visits to sanctuaries, pilgrimages and visits to
the shrines. Various forms of popular piety, rooted in different
cultures, nourish the human life. We are blessed by God to say that
the shrines in our diocese carefully clarifies them in the light
of faith and certainly fosters spiritual enrichment in the lives
of the pilgrims."
Our
famous Shrines :
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Shrine
of the Holy Rosary: Karumathampatty
It was the first cradle and Headquarters of the Coimbatore
mission till 1850. Even today Pilgrims flock in great number
to the shrine on First Saturdays and thousands of people from
all parts of Tamilnadu and even from Kerala turn to the shrine
during the feast. The Shrine is situated 30 Kms away from
Coimbatore City and lies on the road to Salem. Plenty of buses
are available from the City and special buses are arranged
from Coimbatore by the government on the Feast day.
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Contact
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Fr. Parish Priest,
Holy Rosary Church,
Karumathampatty,
Coimbatore 641 659
Phone : 0421-2332476
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Patronal
Feast : Our Lady of Rosary ( 1st Sunday in October
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| St.
Antony's Shrine: Puliakulam |
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In
1820, it was small chapel. Fr. De Geils built a new Church
in 1859. It was renovated in 1892. The new Church was built
and consecrated on 12th June 1987. The original
inhabitants are all old Christians, converted by St. John
De Britto. The specialty of the Shrine is, it draws thousands
of devotees irrespective of religion, caste, and language
every week on Tuesdays. The flow of faithful starts in the
early hours of the day and continues late night.
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all days there are pilgrims to the Shrine and people turn to
St. Antony for all their needs. The Shrine is situated only
4 Kms from the Coimbatore City and plenty of buses are available
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Contact
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The
Parish Priest,
St. Antony’s Church,
Puliakulam, Ramanathapuram P.O,
Coimbatore 641 045. |
| Phone : 0422-2311298 |
Mass timings : Tuesdays- 6.00 am, 7.30 am, 11.30 am &
6.00 pm, all masses followed by St. Antony's novena.
Sundays - 5.15 am, 6.30 am, 8.00 am & 5.30 pm
Weekdays - 6.00 am & 6.00 pm
Patronal Feast :Sunday after the feast of St. Antony
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| Infant
Jesus Shrine: Kovaipudur |
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In
view of the growing population and increasing number of
catholic families a small chapel was built and blessed in
1984. Feeling the need of people devotion to Infant Jesus,
a novena of Infant Jesus was started. So many people came
for the novena, that a new Church was constructed and dedicated
to Infant Jesus and was announced a separate parish on 4th
June 1987. By the side of the Shrine, a spacious hall is
built for the pilgrims. Infant Jesus draws thousands of
pilgrims to the Shrine on all Thursdays and miracles happen
to people of all faiths. It is situated 13 Kms away from
the city, lying in the pleasant atmosphere amidst the Western
Ghats. A good number of buses are available from the City
and special buses on Feast days.
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Contact
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Rev.
Fr. Parish Priest,
Infant Jesus Shrine,
Kovaipudur,
Coimbatore 641 042.
Phone : 0422-2607157.
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Mass
Timings: Thursdays( Mass, Novena & Benediction )
- 11.15 am, 4.00 pm & 6.00 pm. Sundays - 8.00
am & 11.30 am.
Weekdays - 6.30am & 6.30 pm.
Patronal Feast - Second Sunday of January.
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St.
Jude's Shrine: N.G.G.O.Colony
The
Church was completed in 1967 and was dedicated to ST. Jude
Thaddaeus. Novena to St Jude was started on 7th
November 1970 and First Sunday devotion to St Jude was started
in February 1971. St. Jude attracts Lot of devotees on almost
all first Sundays from all parts of Coimbatore. It is about15
Kms away from the city and plenty of buses are available from
the main bus stand.
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Contact
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Rev.
Fr. Parish Priest,
St. Jude's Shrine,
N.G.G.O.Colony,
Coimbatore 641 022.
Phone : 0422-2642438.
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Mass
Timings : First Sundays - 8.45 am, 10.15 am, Sundays-
7.15 am.
Patronal Feast : St. Jude ( First Sunday of January
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Our
Lady of Lourdes' Shrine: Lourdhupuram
The mission of Lourdupuram was started in 1947, with a construction
of a Grotto where water gushed forth, which had healing power,
and the missionary work continued. The first Sunday devotion
started from September 1949. Lourdupuram is a pilgrimage centre
of Our Lady of Lourdes. Even now on 1st Saturdays,
people from neighboring villages and cities gather here in
hundreds.
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Contact
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| Rev.
Fr. Parish Priest,
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes,
Lourdupuram, M.V. Palayam P.O,
Coimbatore 641 655.
Phone : 04296-287077
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Mass
Timings : Sundays - 8.00 am, Weekdays - 6.00 am.
Patronal Feast - Our Lady of Lourdes ( 2nd
Saturday of February )
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