Greetings to All,
The Marian Shrine of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medan, Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni in Tanjung Selamat will hold the annual Corpus Christi Procession on 24th November. We invite all Catholics in Medan and the surrounding areas to attend this celebration.
God bless.
Father James Barataputra S.J
Shrine Rector.
October is the month of the Rosary, and is a month of honor/devotion to Our Lady, Mother of Jesus. Please join us in the daily Rosary Prayer held at the Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni during October 2018. Hopefully, the Rosary Prayer will become a part of our lives with the help of our prayer through the Virgin Mary to Jesus, and making the Rosary Prayer a weapon of our faith.
God bless.
Father James Barataputra S.J
Shrine Rector.
The Nativity of the Blessed Mother Mary on September 8 is celebrated as the annual feast of the Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni as it is also the day when this holy place was built.
The Marian Shrine of Annai Velangkanni is a Center of Pilgrimage in the archdiocese of Medan and has been attracting Marian devotees from all the parts of the Indonesian archipelago and South East Asian countries like Malaysia and Singapore since its inauguration in 2005. Not only during the feast days but all through the year the Shrine is full of devotees thronging to seek the blessings of the Holy Mother.
This year’s 13th Anniversary feast celebration starts on 30 August 2018, with the raising of the Marian Flag and a procession, praying the rosary and singing hymns of praise to the Blessed Mother. Marian devotees prepare for the feast with a nine day novena devotion and the recital of the rosary.
The Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni is a holy place where people receive favors through the intercession of Our Lady who is dispensing God’s blessings to those who come to her with faith and confidence. Many pilgrims attend the feast celebrations to intercede before the Holy Mother for getting children, normal delivery, healing, marriage, getting jobs, success in examination, peace in family life, recovery from debts, release from habitual sins etc. Newly married couples come to pay offering and homage for their marital success. The ill and the infirm participate in the blessing of the sick.
Come and Celebrate the birthday anniversary of our Blessed Mother together with us.
May the Blessed Mother bless us all.
LJC et MI.
Father James Bhartaputra S.J.
Shrine Rector
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The Opening of the Marian Month for this year will be held as follows:
Date : Tuesday, 1 May 2018
Time : 17:15 WIB, Raising of the Marian Flag and followed by the Procession of the statue of Mother Mary.
18:00 WIB, Holy Mass.
Place : Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni
The following activities are planned during the Marian Month from 2 May till 31 May.
Pukul : 17:15 WIB, The Holy Rosary Prayers
18:00 WIB, Holy Mass
All of you are invited to attend the Marian Month prayers.
May Mother Mary always Bless all of you.
Father James
Rector, Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni
The St. Thomas University in North Sumatra will facilitate the launch and dissection of the book “Pastor James Bharataputra, SJ – Misionaris Sejati Dari India Untuk Indonesia ” written by Dr. Ulber Silalahi dan Dr. Tutik Rachmawati. Details of the launch are as follows:
Date:14 April, 2018
Time: 2.00pm
Venue:Catholic Center, Jln. Mataram No. 21 Medan
I would like to place on record my grateful appreciation to the authors Ulber Silalahi dan Tutik Rachmawati who had to spend more than a year to research my life’s journey to write the book. I would also like to thank the Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung and St. Thomas University in North Sumatra for making the book launch possible.
I am grateful to Almighty God for all the many blessings received throughout my life and God has proved Himself faithful so many times, and that we are doing what God called and laid on our hearts to do.
Father James Bharataputra.
Rector
Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni