In the year 1968, the then Archbishop, Most Rev. Dr. P. Justin Diraviam invited the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists) to the Archdiocese of Madurai. Initially the Redemptorists took up residence at Thirunagar, with Fr. A. J. Francis as the first Rector. The Redemptorists accepted the plans of the Archbishop to develop a parish on the Palamedu Road and purchased the property and established their Residence, named Arulaham, at Anjal Nagar in 1971.
A quasi parish began to function from 1972, using the Fatima College Chapel. Later a thatched shed was put up; and on 19th January 1975, the new parish under the title of Our Mother of Perpetual Help was erected and entrusted to the care of the Redemptorists. Fr. Kenneth Britto, CSSR was the first parish priest. The construction of the parish church began in February 1976. The perpetual novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help was inaugurated on 13 March 1976. The new church was blessed and opened on 26 January 1978.
The parish had, from its inception, the presence and the services of the Religious sisters of St. Joseph of Lyons and the sisters of Mary Immaculate. The Holy Cross sisters the Bon Secours and Sisters of Charity came into the parish later. The population of the parish increased steadily, necessitating the birth of a new parish, in the form of Christ the King Church at Sengol Nagar in May 1994.
The Silver Jubilee of the parish church was celebrated in the year 2003. At Present there are twenty seven ‘anbiyams’ actively participating and involving in the growth of the parish. The parish has nearly five hundred and fifty families. This parish is entrusted to the pastoral care of the Redemptorists as per the contract entered by them with the Archdiocese of Madurai.
Contact:
Church of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Redemptorists,
Arulaham,
5/1-6A, First Street,
Anjal Nagar,
Madurai – 625018.
Tel: +91 452 2661232
For more information please visit:
http://www.archdioceseofmadurai.org/church-of-our-mother-of-perpetual-help-anjal-nagar/
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