The dawn of the New Year 2020 arrived in India with an extraordinary gift from Heaven for the Catholic Christians, through Its official representative on earth - the Pope. It is a rare and priceless opportunity for all those children of God who had got their sins forgiven and absolved through the Holy Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) to be free from the consequences (aftermath) of the sins committed and attain the state of holiness.
[According to the beliefs and teachings of the Catholic Church, sins of any nature (however grave they are) are forgiven by the Almighty God when confessed with a true and repentant heart to a Catholic Priest. But the expiation of the sins committed and forgiven are complete only when due reparation for the guilt is made either in this world before death through physical / mental sufferings or in the purgatory after death. Through availing plenary Indulgences offered by the Church (Pope) from time to time, complete atonement can be gained easily and smartly!]
The Holy Father has made this remarkable declaration about the 'full and complete indulgence' in connection with the 150th anniversary of St Chavara Kuriakose Elias' Heavenly entry on January 3rd, 2020. One can avail absolute indulgence by personally visiting the pilgrim centre at Mannanam near Kottayam in Kerala where the tomb of Saint Chavara Kuriakose Eliyas is situated.
Period of time (dates and days) to avail 'plenary indulgence' in Kerala:
The Pope has granted plenary indulgence to each and everyone who visits the tomb of the Saint at Mannanam and fulfil the minimum requirements any day during a period one full year (2020). The door of Grace granting plenary indulgence opened on 3rd January 2020 and will be available until 3rd January 2021.
How to avail plenary Indulgence? What are the requirements?
Taking advantage of plenary Indulgence is very simple. [If one knows the actual value of an indulgence, he/she will take any amount of trouble to own it. As mentioned above it is priceless]. There are no physical or financial requirements.
The only requisite to attain indulgence is to have a desire to be holy and in the Love of the ever loving Divine Father and Redeemer Jesus Christ.
Then observing these simple things will get you complete indulgence.
1. Make a thorough self examination and detect all sins and Detest them with a contrite heart.
2. Make a true 'confession' with a heavy penitent and wailing heart.
3. Participate in the Holy Mass very devoutly and Receive the Holy Communion.
4. Visit the above mentioned pilgrim center and Pray one Our Father ... one Hail Mary ... one Holy be ... for the Pope's intention.
Whoever has done these simple spiritual acts have expiated for their sins (will not undergo temporal punishments) and are now in a holy state and are eligible to go to heaven (in the fortunate event of his/her death) directly without any purification process in the purgatory.
Please rush and grab it as early as possible when you are still alive now!
The Holy Syro-Malabar Catholic Church dedicated to the honor of St Anthony in Chengalam in South India is one of the oldest pilgrim centers in Kerala and the first in central Kerala. This Church popularly known as the 'Padua of Kerala' has many distinctive characteristics attributed to its credit. Miracle worker Saint Anthony's Church in Chengalam lies in the Kanjirappally Eparchy and is highly regarded as a center of numerous miracles by people of all walks of life without any difference of caste, creed, religion or region.
The foundation stone for the Church was laid in 1913 in the land donated by one Iype Avirah Thachaparampath, which is even now commemorated and celebrated as Kallitta Thirunnal on the first Tuesday of October every year. The newly reconstructed magnificent Church was consecrated in 2016. Chengalam Church is the one and only Pilgrim Center of the Divine Mercy in the Syro Malabar Church.
The splendid Adoration Chapel built at the ground floor of the Church is probably the most impressive attraction of all. The Chapel has the holy relics of 12 Saints out of them most of them are contemporary ones along with the non decaying tongue of St Anthony of Paduva. Devotees throng to this Holy Chapel which is believed as a dwelling place of the Merciful God, even from far off places, spend hours voluntarily in Adoration and receive umpteen number of physical, spiritual and mental blessings and favours from the Divine Mercy through the intercession of all these Saints and the Blessed Virgin Mother. The Chapel is open to the devotees for adoration from 07.30 am to 07.00 pm.
Holy Mass and Novena Timings:
SUNDAYS:
(Holy Qurbana) 05.30 am 07.15 am 09.30 am 06.00 pm
TUESDAYS:
05.30 am Holy Mass.
06.30 am Holy Mass and St.Antony's Novena.
11.30 am Holy Mass and St.Antony's Novena.
06.00 pm Holy Mass and St.Antony's Novena.
OTHER DAYS:
(Holy Kurbana) Morning 06.30 am Evening 06.00 pm
Main Feast Days:
1. Annual Church Feast (Pally Valia Perunnal):
Celebrated on the second Sunday of February every year.
2. Foundation Day (Kallitta Thirunnal):
Celebrated on the first Tuesday of Every Year.
3. St Anthony's Feast Day (Marana Thirunnal):
Celebrated on June 13th every year. An event named as 'Anthony Sangamam' is organised on this Feast Day on which hundreds of people who are named as Anthony gather here on this day.
Live Telecast watch online.
The Holy services of the Church can be viewed online by clicking this link.
Contact numbers and Location:
Please click this link for getting the contact numbers of the Church and its location.
Note: Do not hesitate or delay to make a visit to this St Antony's Church at Chengalam as early as possible and to grab numerous blessings of the Lord and for immediate solutions to any problems.
