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St. Patrick Stewardship Committee offered a virtual pilgrimage during the Lenten season. We toured the Catholic shrines in Father Antony’s home country - India.
We began in Father’s home state of Kerala, on the southwest coast of India, moving around the southern tip and then heading along the east coast. We visited a variety of Catholic basilicas and shrines throughout the country, including the mother house of the Missionaries of Charity and the Tomb of Saint (Mother) Teresa of Calcutta. We crossed the country from there, visiting a few more shrines and then headed back to Kerala.
Information on each place we visited was available via appropriate website links. Prayer as you walked a pilgrimage is important. Several of the shrines and basilicas are dedicated to our Blessed Mother, so saying the rosary would be wonderful.
Get ready to walk, run or bike, and come exploring with us!
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Click here for a Map Shrines listed below.
Begin in Thiruvananthapuram, India – Father Antony’s home state, southwestern corner of India
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Travel 124 miles to Thoothukudi – Our Lady of Snows Basilica
Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Thoothukudi - Wikipedia
Our Lady of Snows Basilica in Thoothukudi - Pilgrim-info.com
Travel 201 miles to Velankanni – Our Lady of Good Health Basilica
Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health - Wikipedia
Velankanni - Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health - Incredible INDIA (indiashine.net)
Velankanni - Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health - Incredible INDIA (indiashine.net)
Travel 105 miles to Villianur – Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Villianur - Wikipedia
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Villianur, Pondicherry, India, Marian Shrine (catholicshrinebasilica.com)
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine – Villianur -Pondicherry Churches- catholic churches.in
Travel 99 miles to Chennai – National Shrine of St. Thomas the Apostle
St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Chennai - Wikipedia
History of The Shrine - St. Thomas Mount (stthomasmount.org)
Travel 393 miles to Basheerbagh, Hyderabad – St. Joseph Cathedral
About Us|St Joseph Cathedral|Hyderabad (stjosephscathedral.in)
St Joseph's Cathedral, Hyderabad - Wikipedia
Travel 924 miles to Kolkata – Mother House of Missionaries of Charity and tomb of Mother Teresa
Mother House, Kolkata (West Bengal) | Images, Timings, Entry Fee (holidify.com)
Coming on pilgrimage/Visiting Mother Teresa's Tomb, Kolkata-
MOTHER HOUSE OF THE MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY - The Complete Pilgrim - Religious Travel Sites
Travel 662 miles to Uttar Pradesh – Basilica of Our Lady of Graces
Basilica of Our Lady of Graces Sardhana, Uttar pradesh, churches india, (catholicshrinebasilica.com)
Basilica of Our Lady of Graces Sardhana, Uttar pradesh, churches india, (catholicshrinebasilica.com)
Travel 189 miles to Agra – Taj Mahal - This is not a Catholic Shrine but we are in INDIA we must stop for a visit
Taj Mahal - Wikipedia
The history of the Taj Mahal (tajmahalfacts.com)
Travel 1,031 miles to Bainguinim – Basilica of Bom Jesus Church
Basilica of Bom Jesus | Oldest Church in Goa, Timings, Architecture & History (holidify.com)
Basilica of Bom Jesus - Wikipedia
Travel 193 miles to Udipi – St. Lawrence Minor Basilica
St. Lawrence Shrine Basilica - Wikipedia
St.Lawrence Basilica in Attur (come2india.org)
Travel 139 miles to Mahe – St. Theresa (Avila) Shrine
St. Teresa's Shrine, Mahé - Wikipedia
St. Teresa’s Shrine, Mahé , India, Puducherry (vymaps.com)
Travel 182 miles to Puliakulam – St. Antony’s Shrine
ANTONY CHURCH (stantonysshrine.com)
St. Antony’s Shrine, Puliakulam, Coimbatore. | Catholic Online
About Us - St. Anthony Shrine (stanthonyshrine.org)
Travel 117 miles to Vallarpadam – Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom
Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadam, Kochi, Kerala, India (catholicshrinebasilica.com)
Vallarpadam Church - Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Mass timings Sunday - Pilgrim-info.com
Travel 8 miles to Thevara – St. Jude’s Shrine
History of Thevara Church - St Joseph Chruch & St Jude Shrine Thevara (stjudethevara.org)
Travel 124 miles – back to Father Antony’s home state of Thiruvananthapuram
