Our Lady of Good Health

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Our Lady of Good Health
Our Lady of Vailankanni
Holy Mother of Good Health
புனித ஆரோக்கிய அன்னை
LocationVelankanni, Tamil Nadu, India
Date16th and 17th century
WitnessYoung boy
TypeMarian apparition
ApprovalImplicitly approved by the Holy See under Pope John XXIII in 1962. Also approved on 1 August 2024 by the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) with a "nulla osta" declaration on devotion at the Vailankanni Marian shrine, which is Asia's largest Marian shrine and is visited by 20 million faithful each year.[1]
ShrineBasilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India
Feast day, 8 September

Our Lady of Good Health (

title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by devotees. She is said to have appeared twice in the town of Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India, in the 16th to 17th centuries.[2]

History

Accounts of the

Coromandel region in the 17th century.[3]

According to tradition, the first apparition is said to have occurred to a young boy delivering

Banyan tree. A beautiful woman, carrying a child, is said to have appeared, and asked the boy for some milk to feed her child, which he gave. When he reached the home for his milk delivery, he apologised for the delay and that there would be less milk in his pot. But when they opened the lid of the milk pot, the container was brimming with milk.[3]

The second apparition is alleged to have occurred a few years later. A lame boy would sell buttermilk to passing travellers, who would pause in the shade of a large Banyan tree, to escape the heat of the day. However, he had no customers. According to the account, suddenly, an ethereal woman, holding a child appeared before him, and asked for a cup of buttermilk. He gave her a cup, which she fed to her child. The woman asked the boy to go to Nagapattinam, and find a certain Catholic man in the town, and tell him to build a chapel at Vailankanni in her honour. Apparently cured, the boy ran to Nagapattinam, where he found the man and told him his story. The Catholic men of Nagapattinam subsequently built a thatched chapel at Vailankanni, dedicated to Mary under the title of "Our Lady of Good Health".

In the 17th century, a Portuguese merchant vessel sailing from Macau to Ceylon was caught in a severe storm in the Bay of Bengal. The sailors prayed fervently for Mary, Star of the Sea to save them, and promised to build a church in her honor wherever they could land. The sea became calm, and their ship landed near Vailankanni on 8 September, the Feast of the Nativity of Mary. To honor their promise, the Portuguese rebuilt the thatched chapel into a stone church. The church was later renovated twice in the early 20th century.[4]

Although these alleged apparitions have not been formally approved by the

minor basilica status. The Pope's apostolic brief noted that pilgrims in large numbers had been visiting the shrine for a long period of time, and that it was hailed as the "Lourdes of the East".[4][5][6]

In August 2024, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith's Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández confirmed to Bishop Sagayaraj Thamburaj Pope Francis' approval of the devotion to Our Lady of Good Health at the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health.[7]

Basilica

Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
Main article: Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health

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Mughal Emperor.[9] The basilica is known as a site for pilgrims from all over India and its assembly of multilingual prayers every day.[10]

Feast day

8 September, the Feast of the

Kannada, Konkani, Hindi and English.[12]

Churches and shrines

The following churches and shrines in locations around the world are dedicated to Our Lady of Good Health.

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Australia

Canada

India

Andhra Pradesh

  • Arockia Matha Punya Kshethramu, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India

Goa

Karnataka

  • Bangalore
    , Karnataka, India
  • Annai Vailankanni Chapel, Pottery Town,
    Bangalore, Karnataka, India[13]
  • Our Lady of Health Church, Mallapur, Karwar, Karnataka, India

Kerala

  • Our Lady of Velankanni Matha Shrine, Tuet, Kollam, Kerala, India

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

  • Our Lady of Good Health Church, Pannur, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India

Telangana

Indonesia

Malaysia

Mozambique

Portugal

South Africa

Sri Lanka

United States

Movie

The Tamil language film Annai Velankanni was made in honor of Our Lady of Good Health with the title Annai Velankanni in 1971. It was directed by K. Thankappan, starring Gemini Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, K. R. Vijaya, Jayalalitha and Padmini.[17]

  • Velankanni Main Basilica and Flag during Feast
    Velankanni Main Basilica and Flag during Feast
  • Velankanni Basilica - Extension - Front View
    Velankanni Basilica - Extension - Front View
  • Veilankanni Basilica - A Panoramic Side View - Church and Church Extension seen at a stretch
    Veilankanni Basilica - A Panoramic Side View - Church and Church Extension seen at a stretch
  • Veilankanni Basilica - Left side view
    Veilankanni Basilica - Left side view
  • Veilankanni Basilica - Right side view
    Veilankanni Basilica - Right side view
  • Veilankanni Basilica at Dusk
    Veilankanni Basilica at Dusk
  • Veilankanni Church Pond
    Veilankanni Church Pond
  • Pilgrims walking on their knees towards the Pond
    Pilgrims walking on their knees towards the Pond
  • Veilankanni - Adoration Center
    Veilankanni - Adoration Center
  • Velankanni Basilica
    Velankanni Basilica
  • Chapel in Nadu Thittu where Mother Mary appeared for the first time
    Chapel in Nadu Thittu where Mother Mary appeared for the first time
  • A Chapel for St. Sebastian at Velankanni
    A Chapel for St. Sebastian at Velankanni

Nuestra Señora de la Salud

There is a comparable devotion to Mary under the title Nuestra Señora de la Salud. In Pátzcuaro, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud is named in her honor, as well as a church in San Miguel de Allende.[18]

There is a shrine to "Nuestra Señora de la Salud" at

Mary, Help of the Sick - Salus Infirmorum icon was Episcopally crowned per Ordo Coronandi Imaginem Beatae Mariae Virginis included in the List of canonically crowned images by Bishop Dennis Villarojo with her votive crown on November 16, 2020.[21]

In Venice she is celebrated on November 21 under the title Santa Maria della Salute.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Our Lady of Health.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vatican approves Vailankanni Marian Shrine"
  2. ^ Description of the miracles at the Velankanni Shrine
  3. ^ a b c "Looking to Our Lady of Good Health in 2021", The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, March 4, 2021
  4. ^
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  5. ^ Pope John XXIII (1962). "Apostolic Brief of Pope John XXIII on the Elevation of the Shrine Basilica of Vailankanni to Minor Basilica Status". MiracleHunter.com. The Miracle Hunter. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. ^ Grunlund, Maura. "Celebrating 'Our Lady of Good Health' at Staten Island's St. Rita's", SILive, September 01, 2012
  7. ^ Millare, Kristina (8 August 2024). "Vatican Approves India's Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Health Ahead of Shrine's Feast Day". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  8. ^ Mukherjee, Rila. 2009. 'Locality, history, memory: Vailankanni and a new geography of citizenship.' In Mukherjee, Rila and Tajesh, M.N. (eds.), Locality, History, Memory: The Making of the Citizen in South Asia, pp. 152–181. Newcastle on Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  9. ^ R.V. Smith Mother Mary... in a sari from The Hindu
  10. ^ ""History of Vailankanni". Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  11. ^ Velankanni festival ends with feast mass on The Hindu news
  12. ^ "Velankanni Feast Day 2018 | Our Lady Of Good Health | Vailankanni.info". Velankanni.info. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  13. ^ Photographs of a privately erected shrine in Bangalore
  14. ^ Religious Societies in the Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
  15. ^ "25th Annual Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankaani", Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington, September 10, 2022
  16. ^ "Annual Our Lady of Good Health Novena"
  17. IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ "Our Lady of Good Health – A Taste of India".SMA Catholic
  19. ^ News article regarding the revival of Nuestra Señora de la Salud
  20. ^ Cal, Ben (7 November 2018). "1st novena to 'Our Lady of Health' in 72 years starts Thursday". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  21. ^ Panganiban, Kendrick Ivan (26 November 2020). "Bulacan town rejoices Church's shrinehood, 2 Marian coronations". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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