Even though Novenas are very popular to Catholics, you may have seen a few Novenas come through your mailbox like the Novena to St. Theresa. They are a traditional Catholic method of prayer. They are a series of prayers that are recited for 9 days straight or 9 hours straight. A nove...
Novena prayers, a rosary and evening prayers are carried out at six in the evening as well. In 1974-75, an extension of the basilica was built keeping in mind the design of the Basilica in Lourdes, France. The Velankanni Church has come to be known as the Lourdes of the East over ...