Parish Information
Address:
Our Lady of Velankanni Church
Irla
Society Road,
Mumbai 400 056
Telefax: 2670 0549 / 2671 3719
Email: irlach@vsnl.net
Website
- Weekday Masses
- Morning 6:30 AM
- Evening 7:00 PM
- Saturday Novena Masses
- 6.30 a.m. English
- 8.00 a.m. Tamil
- 2.30 p.m. Marathi
- 3.30 p.m. Marathi
- 4.30 p.m. Konkani
- 6.30 p.m. English
- Sunday Masses
- 7:00 a.m. Parish Mass in English
- 9:00 a.m. Children’s Mass in English
- 6:30 p.m. Youth Mass in English
- Special Devotions
- Rosary Recitation : Everyday before 7 p.m. Mass
- Half hour Adoration : First Friday of the month after 7 p.m. Mass
Sunday Catechism School : 7.45 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Bus Routes To The Shrine stopping at
Irla/Cooper Hospital : 33,38,79,224,229,241, 255, 455,627,707
Irla/S.V.Road : 4, 84 ,202 , 201, 225, 253, 291, 324, 336, 422 & A1
About The Parish
It is well known that the history of the devotion to Our lady of Velankanni is traced back to a small town of Vailankanni located near Nagapattinam to the South of Chennai. It is believed that, Our Lady dispensed miracles to mankind through three significant appearances to ordinary people at different locations in and around Vailankanni. Her first appearance with baby Jesus was to a Hindu boy carrying milk. In the second event, Our Lady appeared and cured a crippled boy selling butter milk, after which people started calling Our Lady ‘Mother of Good Health’. In her third appearance, Our Lady rescued Portuguese sailors from a violent storm. On being taken to the thatched chapel at Vailankanni by the local fishermen, as a gesture of thanksgiving to Our Lady, the sailors set up a small permanent structure which today has grown into a huge sprawling township.
Irla, situated just off S.V. Road between Vile Parle and Andheri is a well known landmark, thanks to the Shrine of Our Lady of Health of Velankanni. It was in October 1967 that the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) touched base in Irla. At the midnight Mass on December 25, 1968, Rev. Fr. Bruno Venturin (PIME), announced that he would build a Chapel for the people of Irla and the Chapel (now named the Prayer Hall) was officially inaugurated on 14th April 1968 (Easter Sunday).
The opinion of the then Parishioners was divided on dedicating the Chapel either to Infant Jesus or to Our Lady of Velankanni. One of the late parishioners, moved by the devotion and miraculous powers of the Shrine in Vailankanni, prevailed on the others and Rev. Fr. Venturin hoisted the flag to mark the commencement of the first Novena Devotion in honour of Our Lady of Velankanni at Irla on August 30, 1968, which was followed by official declaration of the Shrine as a quasi Parish on September 8, 1968 i.e. the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady. Foundation was laid for a new church building in January 1975 and the quasi Parish status was upgraded to a full-fledged Parish on September 10, 1978.
We conduct Novena in honour of Our Lady of Health of Velankanni (OLHV) on every Saturday in English, Marathi, Konkani and Tamil. Annual Novena from 30th August to 7th September, followed by the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady on 8th September, is a grand celebration of the faith of the devotees in OLHV. Devotees from in and around Mumbai as also from overseas including those of other faiths visit the Shrine throughout the year and thousands gather to attend the Annual Novena. Two major highlights of the devotion to OLVH at Irla are the ‘Healing and blessing of the sick’ and the ‘Solemn Procession’ that are held on Saturday and Sunday respectively during the Annual Novena.
Testimonies pour into the Shrine on the miraculous power of OLHV. Health related issues have found miraculous cure through the intercession of OLHV. The generosity of the devotees helps the Shrine to give medical aid to the sick and needy, subsidize education as well as finance missionary and welfare causes. Petitions of the devotees find a special place during the Novena prayers. May God bless and our Lady of Velankanni intercede for all those who seek her protection.
Dear Mother,Thank you for all the blessing showed on my family. Specially,Thanking you for my husband left drinking , bless him with a good job and good health for he is unemployed for almost 15years. Bless my daughters with good health of mind and body, wisdom and prosperity. they may be god fearing children and work for the greater glory of god. Keep me in good health and bless my job so that i may take good care of my family. May all our dream come true -may it done unto me according to your words.Clarina
Mother Mary help me solve all my problems n always bless us!
Dear mother mary , bless me and my bro to get a good job in dubai and help us to move to dubai as soon as possible also grant your blessing on my mother , brother and myself with health wealth and happiness. Thanksyou mother mary with your blessing we have a house of our own , bless us that we clear the loan and financial problems too...plz pray for my family...
Dear Mother, Thank you for all the blessings though has showered on me and all my family members. I lift up to you my elder daughter who is in Canada and with your blessings she has completed her graduation - now she is waiting for her work permit - dear mother please bless her and let her get a job to her satisfaction as per your education - I also pray earnestly to bless my wife, my younger daughter, my elder daughter, my brother, both my nephews, My sister in law and myself - protect us from all sickness, protect our jobs, and give us good health and always keep us closer to you - with ask you this in the name of our dear lord and savior Jesus Christ - Amen
SABY DSOUZA DAR MOTHER MARY PRAYER FOR MY BROTHER AND MY MOTHER MY MOTHER IS ALWAYS SICK AND MY BROTHER DOESNT WORK HE IS SITTING AT HOME NO JOB PLEASE PRAYER FOR HIM & ALSO PRAYER MY WIFE & SHE SHOILD HAVE CHILD .
Dear Mother,Please bless my daughter Mamta to get good job. Please bless her to pass the campus interview which is held after 15th August 2015.Lata
Dear Mother,Please bless wilfred so that he may get his money and go to mangalore by tuesday. Mother help by brother to do the construction work and he may by next year get married and lead a happy married life .
please send me the mass novenas timings from commencing from 30th 2014
Dear Mother, I pray for a job and relieve my family from misery. Thank you.
mother mary bless me with good sale i m working in sales dept whole day working nothing is happening i just need u right now so pls help me in one connect pls 1 sale
Dear Father,please pray for me for getting Job.
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Mother Mary as i prayed to u, u hv given me a child n a home very much thank u mother. But my husband is not taking proper care of my child he is not giving money at home only he wants friends, relatives n drinks. Mama Mary please enlighten his mind so that he may take care of me n my child n not his relatives, his relatives just wants to graps money from him but he feels happy because they praise him from front n talk different ways from back. Mother Mary I dont want anything but only want my husband to put his all attention on home not outside. I have become helpless making him understand now only u are the one who will pray to god and do some big miracle faster because i m loosing my strength, pl mother mary do some miracle faster pl mother mary
Mother u always blessed me for what i needed and i completed my vow what i told u,Mother my husband (lawrence) is jobless pls give him a driver job in mumbai or abroad with good salary,mother pls release all the bad habits of my husband,mother pls pray for peace in our married life,mother pls pray to change our life completely & bless us with ownership house,mother pls pray for good health for me & lawrence,mother cleansed all the sickness & diseases of lawrence,mother forgive our sins and bless us with a child,mother reunite lawrence & his family once again,mother pls help me to complete 9 days novena at Irla Church, mother pls pray for my mummy (Asha) good health & forgive all her sins & bless her with financial help,mother pls pray for my sister & her kids visa for saudi.
Petitions : My huby is edicted to alcohol very much and does not give a helping hand at home, always wants outsiders n just gives money to friends n outside family, troubling me 2 much. My brother is 32 yrs hope by next year he may get his own house n may settled in life soon.Thanksgiving : For a house and for a son after 10 yrs. Praise the Lord!
Please send me the mass timings for the novenas commening from 30/8/2013
Urgent petitions :
My son health, job, stress, problems,worries, diffculties, fears, for not being paid for very long n what he is facing n going through.
I as widow going through lot of stress n diffculities health,financial,grieves on day to day basics
Samera stress problems n family issues
My brothers n sisters n my family n the whole world to keep us in prayers at all times
Tks n big god bless
our lady of valenkanni please pray for me to renew my passport before the expirey of my visa .
@Roshni DSouza
5 AM - MARATHI
6 AM - MARATHI
7.30 AM - ENGLISH
8.45 AM - TAMIL
2.45 PM - MARATHI
4 PM - KONKANI
5.30 PM - ENGLISH
Mother,Please bring peace in us and heal my daughter,
Thanksgiving to Our Lady of Vailankanni for providing us with sufficient funds for the the Registeration and renovation of our room.
Mother of vellankani,
I beg for your powerful intersession to help me
wat are novena timings fr Sept 2012 feast????
Dear Mother,
Pray for my mai & brother in law Arun bless them, heal their each parts of their body, touch in blood of jesus, give them good health,
can you [please send me the novena timings from 30th Aug 2morrow till 8th sept 2012
Please pray that the false court case put on me and my family comes in our favor and that it gets closed as soon as possible.
Dear Mother of Vellankani,
I kindly ask for you to bless me with good health during the 9 months of my pregnancy, keep my child safe from any complications and grant me a safe delivery. I also pray for my brother and sisinlaw to be blessed with a child soon as they are not able to get a child for a long time inspite of spending lots of money on treatments. Please be gracious upon them and give them happiness in their lives, this prayer i ask in your most holy name. Amen. I promise to visit your shrine in my vacation soon to thank you personally for all the favors granted. Thank you mama mary
Mother Mary i had attended your novena during last year throught out novena i was praying only thing help me to find a life partner i got a good life partner. thank you Mother mary bless me forgive me my sins i am begging you the forgiveness and bless me with the gift of child
Mother Mary i am totally confused in my life. Help me to find a good job. Please forgive my sins and bless me with the gift of child. thank you Mary.
Mother Mary thank you for the favors i received
THanks mother for healing corns on both hands.
I attended 9 days novena.i was so worried bcos of pain.it was very difficult to lift the things from both hands.Mother blessed & gave full relief.thanks once again.
George
Infilling of Holy Spirit to all members of John's, Anju's, Lz's HG's family.
Kindly pray for healing of diabetes to FPJ, lung infection of GF, Conversion of MF, FR. Lord reveal your plan for the future of two persons.Healing of all allergies of Baby Angela. Good job soon to Nm, JF,El. Gift of a child to Joe. A special favour
Dear mother,Help Laur in her studies. Help her to succeed. Heal her mother. Protect her. Help her to make trustworthy friends. Thank you mother.
Please pray for me I needs today financial,promotion job,good health,good money needs today,big savings needs,buy new own home,downpayments help,good credit,vacation needs money,pocket money,911 needs money needs today pray for me pray for me
prayer request to Our lady for blessing my family and we prayer for a child.
Prayer request to Our Lady. As I lost my Job Due to some Depress.So I Request U to Pray For suitable job .
Prayer request: I have made some crucial mistakes in my office
yesterday. and I am scared that I might lose my job. This is the most
important job in my life. If possible, please pray for me. My loved
ones have a lot of expectations from me and I have dependents. I have
the highest faith in the Lord. Praise the Lord and the Mother!! //YG
Prayer request to Our Lady for blessing my sister with suitable like partner.
Thank you for the many blessings showered on me and my family. Special thanks for blessing us with a child.
WHAT ARE THE MASS TIMINGS FOR FEAST DAY 8 TH SEPT.11
Dearest Mother Mary of Velankanni
Thank you for all the grace you have given me & my family, Please bless my son my husband give them good health, Please help us in our jobs & Keep our parents in good health & all the family members.
Keep all the departed souls in Peace, specailly My MOM whom i really miss her too much.
Thank You Mother Thank You Jesus
I also have a Prayer request to be able for me to go to Church on Sunday, because since coming out of Hospital 2 weeks ago, I have been taking it easy but miss not going to Church, The Latin Mass.
I was wondering if I could buy Baptisimal Birth Certificates for both boys and girls, as my Priest who Baptised my son 12 years ago can't seem to get the Certificates, especially the Traditional ones with the Priest pouring Holy water on the baby. I believe in the Tridentine Latin Mass. Please help me asap, thankyou and God Bless you.
Prayer request to Our Lady for work, peace and prosperityj,
Please make my sister well and bless us with children
could u please let me know the timings ofthe novenas started from 30.08.2011
@Roshni: i found out two timings 6:45 pm and 8:45 pm. these are in english
What are the Novena timings before the feast on Sept 8, 2011
thanksssssssssss for velankani mother