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Annual Feast on January 14th2026
Join us in honoring the Infant Jesus. View our full schedule of events and masses.
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Join us in honoring the Infant Jesus. View our full schedule of events and masses.
Click Here for Schedule
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Infant Jesus Shrine Viveknagar
In the mid sixties, the Sacred Heart Parish had far flung areas like Sonnanahalli (now vivekanagar), Vannarpet, Neelasandra, Austin Town Layout, Anapalya and Egipura which proved unwieldy for pastoral care. Rev. Fr. Paul Kinatukara, the then Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Church, felt the urgent need for bifurcation. A vigorous search for suitable land did not bear immediate fruit.
On suggestion, he prayed to Infant Jesus of Prague for help in his quest for land. Most miraculously in 1969, in answer to his prayer, a plot measuring 4.5 acres of agricultural land in Sonnanahalli was bought. Most Rev. Dr. D. S. Lourduswamy the then Archbishop of Bangalore, laid the foundation for a new church on 18th April, 1969.
Rector cum Parish Priest
Assistant Parish Priest
On the Staff
Admistrator
Manager/Correspondent,
Bala Yesu Vidyalaya
O Miraculous Infant Jesus, we prostrate before Your sacred image and beseech You
to cast a merciful look on our troubled hearts. Let Your tender Heart,
so inclined to show mercy, be softened by our prayers and grant us that grace for which we ardently implore You.
(Mention requests/petitions)
Take from us all affliction and despair and misfortunes with which we are laden.
For Your Sacred Infancy's sake, hear our prayers and send us consolation and aid
that we may praise You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Christmas Crib which is a visual representation of the Gospel story of Jesus’s birth was prepared by the youth of our parish. We were privileged to have Baby Jesus placed in the manger, symbolizing God becoming human and coming in poverty and humility to save the humanity by his Grace Rev Dr Peter Machado , the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bengaluru during the Christmas Eve mass on 24th December 2025. The Crib is a way to help us to see and feel the poverty and humility of Christ’s birth
On 24th December 2025, the newly renovated shrine of Infant Jesus along with the renovated community halls and Pilgrim Rooms was blessed and inaugurated by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bengaluru Rev Dr Peter Machado
Today thousands of devotees visit the Infant Jesus Shrine every Thursday.
The presence of the Miraculous statue of Infant Jesus has brought deliverance to many and all the devotees have received numerous favours and blessings.
It was God’s plan to have our Parish Priest and Rector Fr John Anthony along with a donor who is an ardent devotee of Infant Jesus to be entrusted with this divine plan of renovating the shrine as a gratitude for all the blessings and graces he and his family has received.
As we inaugurate the renovated shrine, we would like to Thank God, for all the graces showered upon us to complete the renovation work successfully, we also would like to greatly appreciate the work of all who were involved in this renovation work.
We pray that Infant Jesus may continue to bless them abundantly now and forever.
On May 12, 2025, the Infant Jesus Shrine in Bengaluru celebrated a momentous occasion with
the First Thanksgiving Mass of Rev. Fr. Derrick Barnabas. The Holy Eucharist was a heartfelt expression of
gratitude, marking the beginning of Fr. Derrick's priestly ministry.
The Mass was concelebrated by our Parish Priesh Rev. Fr. John Anthony and other priest from our Parish and Dioceses.
Rev. Fr. John Sudeep made shared beauitful reflections on priesthood and Fr. Derrick's deep commitment to his callingduring the homily.
The Mass eas accompanied by uplifting hymns and communal prayers.
We thank God for this blessed day and pray for Fr. Derrick's pastoral ministry. For those who missed the live broadcast, the full service is available to watch on YouTube
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We are filled with gratitude and joy as nearly 170 children received their First Holy Communion
in a beautiful and spiritually uplifting celebration.
The Holy Mass was celebrated by Most Rev. Dr. Joseph Susainathan and Most Rev. Dr. Arokiaraj Satis Kumar,
Auxiliary Bishops of Bangalore,
who offered special prayers and blessings for the children on this sacred occasion.
The presence of loving families and our church community made this day even more memorable.
Parents were filled with happiness and pride as they witnessed their children
take this important step in their faith journey. We thank God for this blessed day and pray that these young ones continue to grow in faith.
My daughter vidya's marriage got fixed suddenly. Since I was busy with my work here I prayed that he should conduct the marriage for me.
Bangalore
We were helpless and in total darkness with no hope to get the money back and to start the business afresh. Life was more than a hell for us.
Chennai
My daughter vidya's marriage got fixed suddenly. Since I was busy with my work here I prayed that he should conduct the marriage for me.
Mangalore
Anita has been married to Alexander for the last four years now and has been blessed with a son Allan. Alexander's Transporting Business
Mumbai
We kept praying to the lord for his help and blessings. Prayer Request were sent everywhere that the lord may help us have compassion on us.
Gujarat
Post Box. 4712 Viveknagar, Bangalore - 560 047 Karnataka, India
Ph no : 080 2530 1206 / 080 2530 4110
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