The crowned statue of Our Lady of the Assumption on her flower-decked processional chariot during the August feast, an angel kneeling either side and the church spire rising behind

Worship & Celebrations

Mass & Festivals

All are welcome to pray with us. Here you will find our weekly Mass times, our monthly devotions, and the feasts our parish keeps through the year.

Mass daily

Chapel open 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Feast of Our Lady of the AssumptionAugust 6 – 15

The Day

From first light to Benediction

Two Masses before the sun is properly up, then the long quiet middle of the day with the chapel open, and at evening the beads and the Blessed Sacrament. This is the shrine's ordinary day, kept the same way from Monday to Saturday.

  1. 5:00 AM

    First Mass

    The first bell, before dawn

  2. 6:10 AM

    Second Mass

    The second, as the light comes

  3. 6:30 PM

    Holy Rosary

    The beads, said together

  4. 7:00 PM

    Benediction

    The Blessed Sacrament, and the day is closed

  5. The chapel stands open9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

On Sunday a third morning Mass is added, and the evening devotion begins an hour earlier.

The Week

Six quiet mornings, and a Sunday

Monday to Saturday the shrine keeps the same two Masses. On Sunday a third is added and the whole parish comes — which is why one column here is gilded and six are not.

Monday

Mass
5:00 AM · 6:10 AM
Rosary
6:30 PM
Benediction
7:00 PM

Tuesday

Mass
5:00 AM · 6:10 AM
Rosary
6:30 PM
Benediction
7:00 PM

Wednesday

Mass
5:00 AM · 6:10 AM
Rosary
6:30 PM
Benediction
7:00 PM

Thursday

Mass
5:00 AM · 6:10 AM
Rosary
6:30 PM
Benediction
7:00 PM

Friday

Mass
5:00 AM · 6:10 AM
Rosary
6:30 PM
Benediction
7:00 PM

Saturday

Mass
5:00 AM · 6:10 AM
Rosary
6:30 PM
Benediction
7:00 PM

Sunday

Mass
5:00 AM · 7:00 AM · 9:30 AM
Evening
From 5:30 PM

Month by month

The monthly register

Some things come round once a month rather than once a week — a Mass in another language, a devotion, a procession. They are entered here in the order the month brings them.

  1. First Sunday5:00 PMEnglish Mass
  2. First Monday11:00 AMMalayalam Mass
  3. First Friday3:00 PMDivine Mercy Devotion
  4. First Saturday10:00 AMTamil Mass
  5. First Saturday6:30 PMMarian Procession & Adoration
  6. Second Friday6:30 PMSt. Devasahayam Procession & Adoration
  7. Last Friday6:30 PMOur Lady of Help (Sahaya Matha) Church

Held once each month. Times may shift on feast days — please confirm with the parish office.

Sacred Calendar

Festivals & Feasts

The year of our parish is woven from celebrations both grand and intimate — moments when the community gathers in worship and joy.

Feast of Our Lady of the Assumption

The Annual Feast · August 6 – 15

Feast of Our Lady of the Assumption

The grandest celebration of the year — ten days of Masses, novena and procession honouring Our Lady, drawing pilgrims from across the region to the great feast day on the fifteenth.

  1. August 6 · Day 1Flag Hoisting — 6:00 PM
  2. August 6 – 14 · Days 1–9Tamil Masses — 5:00 AM, 6:15 AM & 7:15 AM
  3. August 14 · Day 9Malayalam Mass — 4:00 PM
  4. August 15 · First processionThe chariot leaves at 1:00 AM — through the small hours, around the village
  5. August 15 · Feast DayBishop's Mass — 5:00 AM · English Mass
  6. August 15 · Second processionThe chariot goes out again at 3:00 PM
  7. August 15 – 16The chariot stands for people to see

The Year

Feasts Through the Year

St. Sebastian Church Feast

January 11 – 20

St. Sebastian Church Feast

Ten days of devotion at the chapel of the soldier-martyr St. Sebastian.

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

January 31 – February 2

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

A three-day feast recalling the presentation of the child Mary in the Temple — Our Lady of the Presentation, known in Tamil as Kannikai Matha.

St. John de Britto Feast

February 3 – 4

St. John de Britto Feast

Honouring Arulanandar, the Jesuit martyr who founded our parish in 1685.

Our Lady of Lourdes

February 5 – 11

Our Lady of Lourdes

Honouring the apparition of Our Lady at Lourdes, with special prayer for the sick.

St. Anthony's Church Feast

June 1 – 13

St. Anthony's Church Feast

Thirteen days leading to the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, helper of the poor.

St. George Church Feast

June 18 – 27

St. George Church Feast

Ten days of devotion at the church of St. George, soldier and martyr.

Our Lady of Velankanni Church Feast

August 30 – September 8

Our Lady of Velankanni Church Feast

A novena to Our Lady of Good Health of Velankanni, ending on her birthday.

St. Michael Church Feast

September 20 – 29

St. Michael Church Feast

Honouring St. Michael the Archangel at Michaelpalayam, defender of the faithful.

Special Marian Days

Our Lady of Assumption

Two days in the year belong to Our Lady alone — one her birthday, and one the day this village remembers her turning towards it.

September 8

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Nativity of Our Lady

The birthday of the Blessed Mother, kept with joy across the parish.

October 21

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The Apparition of Our Lady

Commemorating the Matha Kaatchi — the day Our Lady's statue is remembered to have extended her hands towards the faithful.

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Before you travel

Times can shift on a feast day, or for a funeral. If you are coming from far away, telephone the parish the day before and ask.

Call the parish04637 230134