28th Annual IACA Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni

Saturday, September 6, 2025

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

400 Michigan Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. 20017

CELEBRATED BY
Most Reverend Bishop Earl K. Fernandes
Bishop of the Diocese of Columbus Ohio

PROGRAM – PILGRIMAGE
12:00 PM: Confession (Upper Church)
12:10 PM: Lighting of the Pilgrimage Lamp, Crowning of Mary, Children-lead Rosary
12:30 PM: Monsignor Vito Buonanno’s Welcome (Upper Church)
1:30 PM: Procession (Side entrance of the Basilica)
2:15 PM: Holy Mass – Upper Church
4:00 PM: Blessing and Dedication of the Children, Novena (Crypt Church)
5:00 PM: Reception (Catholic University’s Caldwell Hall)