Welcome to St.Joseph's Parish Shrine Pavaratty, ArchDiocese of Thrissur. People from all walks of life, different castes and creed, Throng to the shrine, seeking blessing of St.Joseph of Pavaratty. St.Joseph pours blessings to childless, sick and poor and through his protective mantle. The magnificent and miraculous Status of St.Joseph has installed at the top of the Main altar of the church.
Glad to be the part of St.Joseph Shrine Pavaratty, the largest shrine of St.Joseph in South India. Being the Parish Priest of the Shrine, I am much pleased to invite you to this historical and sacred sanctuary of St.Joseph, the Father of Jesus Christ to pray and to receive blessings.
Read MoreThe Annual Grand Feast of the Shrine falls on the third Sunday after Easter. The feast of St.Joseph, the Universal Patron is observed here. It is one of the most significant church festivals of Kerala.
The church that was blessed in 1880 had only a hall and Pavaratty became a pilgrim centre, space of the hall too meagre to accommodate the faithful; consequently two extensions were effected – one in 1934 and the other in 1961...