The eve of the main feast day, Wednesday, September 23, 2026, brings together thousands of youth and pilgrims for the Pontifical Mass and the holy candlelit procession carrying the venerated statue of Our Lady of Ransom.
Feast Eve Liturgical Schedule
- 06:00 AM & 06:30 AM: Morning Holy Masses & Novena
- 10:30 AM: Holy Mass, Novena & Adoration (Celebrant: Rev. Fr. Jipson Thomas Chanayil, St. Joseph Minor Seminary)
- 05:30 PM: Solemn Pontifical Feast Eve Mass
- Main Celebrant: Rt. Rev. Dr. Alex Vadakumthala (Bishop of Kannur)
- Homily: Rev. Fr. Prince OSJ
- Offertory: Youth Ministry, Central Committee, Family Unit Leaders, KCYM, Jesus Youth
- Major Highlight: The Grand Holy Procession (തിരുനാൾ പ്രദക്ഷിണം) encircling the basilica campus
- Devotions: Novena & Litany
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