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History
In
the
mid
sixties,
the
Sacred
Heart
Parish
of
Bangalore
extended
to
areas
like
Somanahalli,
now
known
as
Viveknagar
which
were
far
away
for
pastoral
care.
So,
Rev.
Fr.
Paul
Kinatukara,
the
parish
priest
of
the
Sacred
Heart
Church
felt
the
need
for
a
separate
parish
for
areas
around
Somanahalli
and
undertook
a
vigorous
unsuccessful
search
for
a
suitable
land.
One
day
as
the
Parish
Priest
was
walking;
he
entered
a
garden
in
Somanahalli.
It
was
a
well
maintained
Rose
garden.
He
was
impressed.
"If
only
I
could
get
this
land
for
the
Church"
he
wondered.
"Oh!
How
nice
it
could
be".
But
then,
he
felt
that
it
was
impossible,
because
over
a
lakh
of
roses
were
exported
per
week
from
there.
However
he
felt
a
mysterious
power
overcoming
him
and
made
him
resolve
on
the
spot
to
buy
this
land
at
any
cost.
With
this
frame
of
mind,
he
returned
home.
As
days
rolled
by,
on
suggestion,
he
prayed
to
the
Infant
Jesus
of
Prague
[Nine
hour
Novena]
for
two
months
for
help
in
his
quest
for
land.
His
prayers
were
immediately
answered
and
the
rose
garden
was
brought
for
a
windfall
price.
18th
April,
1969,
the
foundation
for
a
new
church
was
laid
by
Most
Rev.
Dr.
S.
Lourduswamy,
the
then
Archbishop
of
Bangalore.
1971,
Rev.
Fr.
L.
Peter
was
appointed
as
the
first
parish
priest
of
the
new
church,
who
took
steps
to
celebrate
the
holy
mass
on
the
newly
acquired
land,
brought
the
Infant
Jesus
statue
from
Sacred
Heart
church
and
installed
it
in
an
improvised
old
tent
and
thus
began
the
"Tent
Church"
which
lasted
for
over
eight
years.
May
the
newly
acquired
land,
popularly
known
as
the
"Rose
garden"
surrounded
by
thick
vegetation
was
infested
with
snakes
and
poisonous
reptiles
and
with
no
street
lights
was
plunged
in
darkness
at
night.
All
this
did
not
deter
the
faithful
who
flocked
to
the
church.
1972,
this
new
parish
was
canonically
erected
by
the
Most
Rev.
Dr.P.Arokiaswamy,
the
then
Archbishop
of
Bangalore.
1974,
the
local
authorities
turned
down
the
plan
for
the
new
Church
for
want
of
the
approval
of
the
Bangalore
Development
Authority,
but
Fr.Peter
patiently
toiled
on.
26th
October
1977,
the
powerful
and
miraculous
intervention
of
Infant
Jesus
finally
enabled
him
to
get
the
approval
and
the
entire
development
charges
of
Rs.50,000
was
completely
waived
off,
which
was
the
first
ever
waiver
in
the
history
of
the
Bangalore
development
authority.
Since
all
the
events
occurred
on
Thursday,
the
day
was
dedicated
to
Infant
Jesus.
29th
June
1979,
the
Most
Rev.
Dr
.D.
S.
Lourduswamy,
Secretary
of
the
Sacred
Congregation
for
the
Evangelizations
of
the
people,
came
from
Rome,
blessed
and
opened
the
new
Infant
Jesus
Church
in
the
presence
of
a
very
large
gathering
of
devotees
of
different
faiths.
[A
new
church
is
being
built
in
place
of
the
existing
one
and
is
expected
to
be
completed
by
December
2003.
June
22nd
1989,
Infant
Jesus
Shrine,
adjacent
to
the
church,
was
blessed
by
His
Grace,
the
Most
Rev.
Dr.
Alphonsus
Mathias,
Archbishop
of
Bangalore
and
opened
to
the
faithful
to
honor
and
glorify
the
divine
Infant
Jesus
of
Prague.
The
Little
King
has
been
enthroned
as
the
Great
King
of
the
world
to
assist
His
subjects
in
their
trials,
difficulties,
and
crosses.
He
Who
Himself
has
suffered
so
many
desires
to
assist
those
who
come
to
Him.
He
wishes
to
attract
all
hearts
to
His
own
through
the
attractiveness
and
simplicity
of
His
Divine
Infancy.
The
devotion
to
Infant
Jesus
has
become
widespread
and
the
Infant
Jesus
Shrine
is
now
known
as
the
place
of
pilgrimage,
miracles
and
Divine
solace
not
only
in
this
state,
but
across
the
country.
Established
in
1971,
in
Neelasandra
near
Vivek
Nagar
area
of
Bangalore,
the
church
is
dedicated
to
Infant
Jesus.
It
is
known
as
the
Infant
Jesus
Shrine
and
was
built
to
commemorate
the
historic
Infant
Jesus
of
Prague;
since
then
numerous
miracles
have
been
attributed
to
the
shrine
leading
to
its
increasing
popularity.
The
Feast
of
the
Infant
Jesus
of
Prague
celebrates
the
mystery
of
the
Incarnation
and
is
observed
on
January
14
each
year
on
the
first
Sunday
of
May.
