OUR LADY'S TANK

on a pleasant daybreak in the 16th century a milk boy was carrying milk from Vailankanni to his landlord’s house at Nagapattinam as per his daily routine job. Despite the morning freshness, fatigue overcame the little dutiful boy as he was usually passing by a certain water pond. So he rested awhile at the foot of the banyan tree but fell into an unusual slumber. All of a sudden he was startled to see in front of him a most enchanting child of divine complexion. Both the woman and the child wore celestial halos around their heads. As the boy was still in the land of shock and surprise the woman asked of him some milk for her child. Filled with reverence and awe the boy offered the milk. The heavenly smile of the child and the mother, was the only acknowledgement. The landlord of Nagapattinam who became very impatient due to the late coming of the boy did not believe the boy narrating the incident that had taken place at the water pond and scolded the innocent milk carrier. To the fear and astonishment of all those present, the milk in the pot began to surge over and flow out incessantly. Being dragged into the world of faith the landlord reached the place of apparition and believed in the Mother who appeared near the pond. This place since then was begun to be called, ‘ Our Lady’s Tank ’.

A place where rosary vibes exist always. This place is blessed with the prayers of those come after crawling in the sand in prayers. We will be spiritually motivated and inspired seeing the belief of others from here. Morning star church and parking area and quarters are nearby .

The church is huge. It is very tidy and peaceful. Upon entering the church, the atmosphere really calms your mind. The carvings of sculptures and everything inside is beautiful. The Goddess here is considered to be one of the most powerful and since this is a very old Church, it is a quite popular tourist place. There is also a well inside the Church premises which contains holy water. A also small filling station kind of place can be found where you can buy bottles and fill the holy water here. You can find a lot of devotees praying the God and enter the Church by walking on their knees for around a kilometre distance. Construction is going on around the Church to upgrade a few things. The maintenance here is top notch.

Good place to visit may take to 10 to 20 minutes devotional place shirine

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Sometime during the sixteenth century, Our Lady with her infant son appeared to a Hindu boy carrying milk to a customer’s home. While he rested under a Banyan tree near a tank (pond), Our Lady appeared to him and asked for milk for her Son and the boy gave her some.
On reaching the customer’s home, the boy apologized for his lateness and the reduced amount of milk by relating the incident that occurred on his way.
On inspection, the man found the milk pot to be full and realized that something miraculous had happened. That man, also a Hindu, wanting to see the place where the apparition occurred, accompanied the boy. When they reached the tank, Our Lady appeared once again.

On learning that it was Our Lady who appeared to the boy, the residents of the local Catholic community became ecstatic. The tank where the apparition took place is called “Matha Kulam” or Our Lady’s tank.

This Church one of the famous Church in Tamil Nadu. Near by beach very beautiful place.

It's located opposite to the main church. The way is filled with sand for people to walk by the knees. On both sides we have the mysteries of the Holy Rosary. We can reach the tank reciting the Rosary.