St. Francis Xavier Our Lady of Velankanny This Pilgrim tour takes you from coast to coast, traversed by the saints of yore. Beginning with Goa, where the sacred relics and remains of St. Francis Xavier, lie in the Bomjesu Basilica at Old Goa. The other saintly personages of Goa are Blessed Joseph DeVas (b, 1651) & Blessed Agnel a man of heroic virtue (1869). We cross over to Madras, to visit the burial place and shrines of St. Thomas the Apostle, meander down the coast to Pondicherry, an old French Christian settlement, and on to Velankanny, to the beautiful shrine of our Lady of Good Health. Then go westward, to the Town of Madurai, which has to its credit 2 great Jesuit sanyasi saints in St. John De Britto and St. Robert de Nobli. We cross over to God's own country - Kerala, for a brief stop at Thekkady, a tryst in the hills, meditating on God's awesome splendor. Drive down to the plains of Kerala, to visit the famed shrines of Blessed Alphonsa and Blessed Kuriakose and soak in an ancient Christian culture 2000 years old. A short respite on the backwaters of Cochin and entrain for the Rome of the East, Mangalore. Abounding with churches dating back to the 17th century, Mangalore has Christian culture born of both Portuguese and English influence, yet colored by the native tradition. The pilgrimage predictably ends at Goa, after a couple of days of retreat and relaxations at the Summer Sands Beach Resort at Mangalore. Go to top HOME ¤¤ ABOUT RESORT ¤¤ CONFERENCE FACILITIES ¤¤ RESERVATIONS ¤¤ PILGRIMAGE ¤¤ CONTACT Copyright © 2001- 2003 www.summer-sands.com