St.Joseph's Parish Shrine Pavaratty, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Joseph’s Parish Shrine, Pavaratty was founded on 13th April 1876. Palayur, where the first church in India got instituted by St.Thomas, the Apostle, is 5 kms away and it reveals the existence of a Christian Community here since the Ist century A.D. Prior to the establishment of this Parish the Christians of the locality were under St. Sebastian’s Church, Chittattukara. Later, when this church was founded, the forefathers dedicated the church to St. Joseph, the Patron of workers. Popular traditions about the initial stages of the establishment, which are still alive, speak of the miraculous bounty of Our Patron.
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The feasts of the parish

The Grand Feast of the Shrine falls on the third Sunday after Easter. We commemorate the last day of St.Joseph (Maranathirunal), in the lent, on March 19th. The Feast of St.Sebastian, a general feature of Kerala Church, is observed in the Shrine on the first Sunday of the year. Special Devotion to St. Joseph on Wednesdays began in July 1937.
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all those who enter into the shrine and pray in front of the altar are blessed with full Indulgence >> More

Pavaratty lies 23 kms North-west of Thrissur and 4 kms south of Guruvayur. >> More

ACTIVITIES

To manifest the spiritual inspiration and to express the gratitude to the divine blessing the decided not to remain idle to the social demands. To safeguard the welfare of the society, and to enkindle the real Christian Spirit, the shrine gives leadership in Education: the Shrine runs secular educational institutions and Sunday School. In the field of health care, there is the San Jose Hospital and the Nursing School. For the community development, Parish Units and various organizations are designed and activated.

SAN JOS PARISH HOSPITAL	EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

San Jos Parish hospital is one of most important role in the heath care of Pavaratty and near palaces. It has 300 beds, 8 departments, 17 doctors, are available here. it also 24houres causality and accident unit. X Ray, ECG, Ultra Sound Scan, Laboratory, 24 hours Pharmacy, Intensive coronary care unit, Neo Nettle Care unit are also worked with this hospital » More	The great feature of the Church of Kerala is Educational Institutions. The fathers of the local church have advocated the instituting and administering of such endeavours. Following their foot-prints, our shrine runs four primary schools and one Upper Primary School. Realizing the contemporary trend, the parish started a Nursing School attached to the Hospital. » More

Pious Organisations	Sunday School

The Real Christian spirit is enlivened and communicated through the Pious Organisations in the Parish. The members of such organisations ....... >>more	To enlighten the younger ones with the proper Christian spirit and to lead them along the virtuous ways the shrine conducts Sunday School >>more