About
Us
Dear Devotees of Infant Jesus,
The Saviour of the
world. Lord Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary
as Infant Jesus. At the age of thirty, He started
His ministry and preached the Good News. At the age
of thirty three, He was crucified and buried. The
third day, He rose from the dead and appeared to the
apostles and seated at the right hand of the Heavenly
Father. This Jesus is present today in Infant Jesus
Shrine., Guindy and reigning over us.
The History of Infant
Jesus Shrine
The Saviour of the
world Lord Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary
as Infant Child (Luke 2:7). At the age of 30 He started
His ministry. He preached the Good News (Mathew 5:1-12).
He came across the temptation and won (Mathew 4:1-11),
He cured the Paralytic (Luke 5:17-25). He healed the
sick (Mathew 8:17). The lepers were cleansed (Luke
5:12-1.6), He gave life to the dead. (John 11:43-44).
The blind got sight (Mathew 9:30). He cast out the
evilspirit (Mark 5:1-20). At the age of 33 Lord Jesus
who did only good, had been caught by the enemies,
they whipped and scourged Him. They made Him to carry
the cross. They crucified and buried Him. (John 19:42).
The third day He rose again from the dead and appeared
to the apostles and seated at the right hand of the
Heavenly Father in heaven (Mark 16:19). This Jesus
is present today in Infant Jesus Shrine, Guindy and
reigning over us.
The rise of Infant
Jesus Shrine is a sign of miracle. In 1977 February
26th Mr. Morel, Irudayanathan, Shelton, Soundararajan,
Dyriam together with Mr. Srinivasan & Mr. Jawahar
made a small hut Chapel and kept the statue of Our
Lady of Good Health and started devotion for the faithful
to come and pray. By the hard work of Rev. Fr. Kanikairaj
the present Shrine was built and was blessed and named
as Infant Jesus Church by Late Arch Bishop Casimir
Gnanathickam on January 10th 1988. Rt. Rev. Dr. Tony
Devotta now the Bishop of Trichy by his tireless service
for seven years as priest has developed the devotion
to Infant Jesus. From 1993 - 2001 Rev. Fr. A. Antony
Swamy worked very hard and developed School and shrine
premises. From 2001 Rev. Fr. J. Anthony Raj has taken
his place as Parish Priest and is taking keen attention
to develop this shrine and the School.
There are people
who really worked to help the faithful to come over
here and pray. They were late Mr. S.P. Dyriam, Rosario
Gomes, C. Alphonse, Morel, Louis, Irudayanathan, David,
Stephen, Pakianathan, C. Verghese, Mariadoss together
with Mr. Soundararajan, V.J. Joseph, K.J. Anthony,
S. Michael, S. Joseph, Swamidass, Maria John, Wilfred
Joseph, Vitus, Soosairaj, A. Anthrias & A. Preetham,
We are grateful for their tireless work to the development
of this Shrine,
Thousands and thousands
of believers are being blessed by the Miraculous Infant
Jesus.
In 1977, a small
hut was put up as a chape! of Our Lady of Good Health.
The present Shrine was built by Rev. Fr. Kanikairaj
and was blessed and named as Infant Jesus church by
late. Archbishop Dr Casimir Gnanathickam, on January
10th 1988. Rt. Rev. Dr. Tony Devotta, presently Bishop
of Trichy, by his tireless service for seven years,
has developed the devotion to Infant Jesus. During
1993-2001, Rev. Fr. A. Anthony Swamy worked very hard
and developed the Shrine premises and Infant Jesus
Matriculation School. From 2001 Rev. Fr.J. Anthony
Raj is taking keen interest to develop the Shrine
further.
A very large number
of devotees received grace and blessing from the miraculous
Infant Jesus. In recent times, there is a tremendous
increase in the number of people visiting the Shrine.
In view of this, the following renovation works are
to be carried out in the Shrine.
Extension
of Shrine. It is proposed to increase the plinth
area of the Shrine in order to accommodate more faithful
inside the Shrine.
Alteration of front-view
of the Shrine. It is proposed to remodel the front
view of the Shrine, so that the appearance of the
Shrine becomes more graceful and enchanting.
It is essential to
build a strong community of people who support each
other when going gets tough, It is important to reach
to the people around us. For that, the following social
welfare activities are being carried out in
our Shrine
1. 24 Hours Prayer Service
2. Scholarships and educational
materials are given to deserving poor students of
different communities.
3.
Night school for less privileged children is conducted
at Infant Jesus Shrine and at St. Antony''s Chapel
Ekkattuthangal, a sub-station of the Shrine.
4.
Blood donation camp, medical camp, eye-donation and
eye check up camp are conducted periodically.
5.
Free Marriage.
6.
Naveena Swayamwararam (Matrimony Meet) for all the
people.
7.
Free meals distribution scheme
for the poor students on a daily basis.
8.
Arputha KuIandai Yesu-Monthly Magazine both in English
and Tamil together.
For the above social
service activities and renovation work, a huge sum
of money is required.
Your participation in these works by way of donation
will be highly appreciated!
You will be Remembered
and Recognised
Your contribution
to the renovation project will be remembered and recognized
as follows
Every Thursday, at
1:00 p.m Holy Mass is offered for the intentions of
the donors.
Those who contribute
Rs.10.000/- or more will be honoured in a function
to be held after the completion of the project These
are only simple ways to remember your support for
the renovation of the Shrine. Blessing of Infant Jesus
will be for ever on you and your family.
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