Madre de deus church vettukad


An evening holy mass at madre de deus church, vettukad
CHRIST THE KING
Interior of the temporarily built church.
Altar of the temporarily built church. This is the exact replica of the Altar of old Madre De Deus church.
Cemetery Vault at Madre De Deus Church Vettukad
Christ The King Community Hall Vettukad

The Vettukad Church is also known as the Madre De Deus Church meaning Mother of God and is especially renowned among the pilgrims and tourists for the Feast of Christ the King celebration. Madre de Deus Church, bears tradition of more than 500 years. It is traditionally believed that the famous missionary, St. Francis Xavier, visited Vettukad somewhere in between 1543 and 1547 to evangelize the faithful of this region. The letters written by Fr. Francis Peres S. J. addressed to the superior general of the society of Jesus in Rome in the year 1568 reveals that Madre De Deus Vettukad Parish had a Christian population of 175. It is reported in the letter that when St. Francis Xavier reached Vettukad, he was amuses to see a small chapel (japalayam) and a granite cross there. This is a clear evidence of the fact that there existed a good number of faithful Christians in Vettukad long back from 15th century onwards.

At present, Vettukad has grown into a small township with a Christian population of 6770.

In 1934, during the period of Rev. Fr.Godwin A. Gudinho, started the construction of the present church and finished in 1937 during the period of Rev. Fr.Michael John. Then The Vicar General of Kochi Diocese, Monsinjor Leon De Souza blessed the church and grew into a parish under Valiyathura forane and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum. Here Christ the King blesses with all His love and compassion and believed to have miraculous power over his devotees.

The 'Feast of Christ the King ' celebration lasts for 10 days, on the final day of which the grand feast takes place. It is celebrated on the last Sunday of the liturgical year corresponding to the 3rd Sunday of November every year. During these ten days, a plethora of religious rites are performed all through day. The second last day (Saturday) sees a grand procession with the image of Christ the King that goes round the entire parish. A high mass led by the Arch Bishop of Trivandrum Arch Diocese, sermons, and the benediction marks the final day (Sunday) that experiences a spill of around 50,000 devotees.

Vettukad parishioners residing in the UAE has been celebrating Feast of Christ the King at St. Michael's Church, Sharjah, UAE since 1978.

In the United Kingdom, parishioners from Vettukad Church began to celebrate the Feast of Christ the King from November 2009.

Organizations

The following charitable organizations actively working in vettukad parish

Feast of Christ the King

Year Start Date Feast Day
1999 November 12 November 21
2000 November 17 November 26
2001 November 16 November 25
2002 November 15 November 24
2003 November 14 November 23
2004 November 12 November 21
2005 November 11 November 20
2006 November 17 November 26
2007 November 16 November 25
2008 November 14 November 23
2009 November 13 November 22
2010 November 12 November 21
2011 November 11 November 20
2012 November 16 November 25
2013 November 15 November 24
2014 November 14 November 23
2015 November 13 November 22
2016 November 11 November 20
2017 November 17 November 26
2018 November 16 November 25
2019 November 15 November 24
2020 November 13 November 22
2021 November 12 November 21
2022 November 11 November 20
2023 November 17 November 26
2024 November 15 November 24
2025 November 14 November 23
2026 November 13 November 22
2027 November 12 November 21
2028 November 17 November 26
2029 November 16 November 25
2030 November 15 November 24

Liturgical Services

Sunday
06:00 AM Holy Mass
08:00 AM Holy Mass in English for Catechism Students
10:30 AM Holy Mass (Baptism - First and Third Sundays) (First Holy Communion - Second and Last Sundays)
05:00 PM Holy Mass
Monday to Thursday
06:15 AM Holy Mass
05:30 PM Holy Mass
Friday
06:15 AM Holy Mass
11:00 AM Holy Mass
05:30 PM Holy Mass
07:00 PM Christuraja Pada Pooja - Novena
Saturday
06:15 AM Holy Mass
05:30 PM Holy Mass
First Friday
06:15 AM Holy Mass
07:00 AM Christuraja Pada Pooja - Novena
09:00 AM Holy Mass (Tamil)
11:00 AM Holy Mass
02:30 PM Holy Mass
04:00 PM Holy Mass
05:30 PM Holy Mass
07:00 PM Christuraja Pada Pooja - Novena
08:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration
  • Last Friday 3:00 PM healing service
  • Monday to Saturday 05:45 AM Eucharistic Adoration
  • Second and Fourth Saturdays 07:00 PM Song Rosary

Parish Priest

Syrus B. Kalathil

The former Parish Priests who served this Parish

Sl.No Name Period
1 Rev. Fr.Monteiro 1890–1890
2 Rev. Fr.Marcus Aloysius 1896–1899
3 Rev. Fr.Francis Xavier Lopez 1899–1901
4 Rev. Fr.P.A.Menezes 1901–1903
5 Rev. Fr.Presentation 1903–1904
6 Rev. Fr.Joseseph Suares 1904–1905
7 Rev. Fr.Jacob Rozario 1905–1906
8 Rev. Fr.Everette 1906–1907
9 Rev. Fr.Francis Xavier Lopez 1907–1911
10 Rev. Fr.G.Dores 1911
11 A.J.Heredia 1911–1912
12 Rev. Fr.G.Dores 1912–1913
13 Rev. Fr.A.V.Perira 1913–1915
14 Rev. Fr.Monteiro 1915–1919
15 Rev. Fr.Godwin A. Gudinho 1919–1936
16 Rev. Fr.Michael John 1936–1943
17 Rev. Fr.Peter Puthenpurackal 1943–1952
18 Rev. Fr.Cyril D’costa 1952–1954
19 Rev. Fr.Silvester Fernandez 1954–1957
20 Rev. Fr.M.Joseph 1957
21 Rev. Fr.Silvester Fernandez 1957–1958
22 Rev. Fr.Joseph Pereira 1958–1959
23 Rev. Fr.Antony Pereira 1959–1968
24 Rev. Fr.Xavier Lean 1968
25 Rev. Fr.Nicholas D’costa 1968–1970
26 Rev. Fr.John Panackal 1970–1972
27 Rev. Fr.Paul Kurisinkal 1972–1978
28 Rev. Fr.James Amado 1978–1980
29 Rev. Fr.Joseph Xavier (Asst.)
30 Rev. Fr.G.Stephen 1980–1988
31 Rev.Dr.C.Joseph 1988–1989
32 Rev.Fr.Cleetus Gomez 1989–1991
33 Rev.Fr.L.Romanse 1991–1997
34 Rev.Fr.A.Sujan (Asst.)
35 Rev.Dr.Hyacinth M. Nayakam DCL 1997–1999
36 Rev. Fr.Ignatius Francis Louis 1999–2004
37 Rev.Fr.Anto Dickson (Asst) 2001
38 Rev.Fr.Johnson Alexander 2004–2009
39 Rev. Fr.Joseph Pratheeb (Asst.) 2005–2007
40 Rev.Fr.Binu Joseph (Asst) 2007–2009
41 Rev.Dr.Gladin Alex DCL 2009–2012
42 Rev. Fr.Michael Albino (Asst) 2009–2010
43 Rev. Fr.Rex Morais SM (Asst) 2010–2011
44 Rev. Fr. Ashlin Jose (Asst) 2011–2012

Native Priests

  1. Fr.C.M.Hillary
  2. Edison Y. M.
  3. Aneesh Fernandez
  4. Christil Rozario
  5. Lazar Benedict
  6. Rodrigus Kutty

Rev.Fr.Rocky Fernandez

Parish Council

The parish council is the governing body of the Madre De Deus Church. Parish Council is elected every 2 years and functioning based on the by law approved by Trivandrum Arch Diocese. Parish Council is headed by the parish priest and contains a Vice President, Secretary, Finance Convener, Spiritual Convener, Education Convener, T.S.S.S Convener, Joint Secretary, B.C.C Co-ordinator and Council Members.

Cemetery Vault

Madre De Deus parish has built a new Cemetery Vault, which has a capacity of 100 plus coffeines during the period of Very. Rev. Fr. Johnson Alexander as parish priest. The foundation stone for Cemetery Vault was laid on 19 March 2008 by Msgr. Eugine H Pereira and blessed on 1 November 2008 by Msgr. Rev. Dr. Nicholas T.

See also

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