The Shrine is kept open from 5.00 a.m. morning to 9.00 p.m. evening.
Daily Services
Every Morning:
5:45 a.m. Holy Mass in Tamil
6:45 a.m. High Mass in Tamil
9:00 a.m. Holy Mass in Malayalam
10:00 a.m. Holy Mass in English
12:00 a.m. Holy Mass in Tamil
Every Evening :
6:00 p.m. Novena Prayers, Rosary, Evening prayers.
6:30 p.m. Holy Mass in Tamil.
Weekly Services
Thursday Evenings :
6:30 p.m. Holy Mass in Tamil
All Saturdays:
7:00 a.m. Holy Mass at Our Lady’s Tank
5:45 p.m. Car Procession around the Shrine Basilica, Rosary, Novena prayers, Blessing with the Statue of Our Lady.
6:30 p.m. Holy Mass in Tamil
Sunday Morning :
5:45 a.m. Holy Mass in Tamil
7:30 a.m. High Mass in Tamil
10:00 a.m. Holy Mass in English
12:00 a.m. Holy Mass in Tamil
Sunday Evening :
5:30 p.m. Rosary, Novena Prayers
5:00 p.m. Holy Mass in Tamil
Monthly Services
First Friday :
6:00p.m. Eucharistic Procession around the Shrine.
First Saturday :
6:15 p.m. Blessing of the Sick with the Blessed Sacrament
Feast Celebration
(From 29th August to 8th September on every year)
6:00 p.m. Flag Procession, Blessing hoisting of the flag,Litany Benediction
7:00 p.m. Mass in Tamil
Liturgical Timings during Ten Novena Days in The Main Shrine.
5:00 a.m. Holy Mass, Blessing of the sick, Blessing with the statue of Our Lady of Health
8:00 p.m. Car Procession
In The Lower Extension Basilica
6:00 a.m. High Mass in Tamil
7:00 a.m. Holy Mass in Tamil
8:00 a.m. High Mass in English
10:00 a.m. Holy Mass in Tamil
11:00 a.m. Holy Mass in Konkani
12:00 noon Flag hoisting Mass in Tamil
4:15 p.m. Holy Mass in Marathi
6:30 p.m. Rosary, Novena Prayers, Litany, Sermon in Tamil and Benediction.
In The Upper Extension Basilica
6:00 a.m. Holy Mass in English
7:00 a.m. Holy Mass in Hindi
9:00 a.m. Holy Mass in Malayalam
4:00 p.m. Holy Mass in Telugu
5:00 p.m. Holy Mass in Tamil.
At Our Lady’s Tank
6:00 a.m. Holy Mass in Tamil
5:00 p.m. Way of the Cross in the Holy Path (only on Friday)
At The Shrine Auditorium (on Feast Eve)
5:45 p.m. Rosary, Novena Prayers, Litany,followed by Pontifical High Mass presided over by His Excellency The Bishop of Thanjavur.
At The Main Shrine (on Feast Day)
6:15 a.m. Feast High Mass by His Excellency The Bishop of Thanjavur
6:00 p.m. Dismounting of our Lady’s Flag.
Annual Feast Of Our Lady Of Health, Vailankanni
Celebrated from 29th August to 8th September – 8th September the Birth Day of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
More than 20 lakh pilgrims from all the corners of India and from other Countries throng the Shrine.
Holy Mass is celebrated in six languages, fourteen times a day during the Feast.
Car Procession of Our Lady of Health, takes place at 8.00 p.m.
Everyday hoisting of the Our Lady’s flag, takes place at 12.00 noon.
The Grand Annual Feast commences with the hoisting of Our Lady’s Flag at 6.30 p.m. on 29th August. The Bishop of Thanjavur is the main celebrant on this day.
The Feast concludes with the dismounting of Our Lady’s Flag at 6.00 p.m. on 8th September. The Rector & Parish Priest is the main celebrant on the concluding Mass.
The Feast Mass is celebrated on 8th September at 6.15 a.m. in the Shrine open-air auditorium, presided over by the Bishop of Thanjavur.