Shrine of Our Lady of Health, Hyderabad

The Shrine of Our Lady of Our Health, Hyderabad, is the biggest octagonal church in Asia. It is one of the oldest Roman Catholic churches in Hyderabad and is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is situated near Mahaveer Hospital, Masab Tank, Hyderabad, and is in A.C. Guards, Khairtabad. In this church the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on 8 September every year. On the day of the feast and during the feast, lakhs of people visit the shrine to pay their respects to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Every year the celebrations start with the Flag Hoisting on 29 August, after which a Novena to Our Lady of Health is held daily in the evenings, when a parish from Hyderabad or Secundrabad comes to host the Holy Mass. After the mass there is a procession with the Statue of Our Lady of Health out in the grounds of the church, after which Benediction takes place. On the first Saturday of every month, a Holy Mass is conducted during which the Statue of Our Lady of Health is taken out in the grounds of the church where Benediction takes place and thousands of people attend the mass.

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