Shrine Counselling

Life, these days, is tougher than ever. In a fast changing world, man undergoes an enormous amount of stress.

If we look around we will see so many people who suffer inwardly:

• Men who suffer from depression
• Women who are anxious about their future
• People who suffer due to unhealthy relationships
• Families that are on the verge of a break-down
• Children struggling to cope up with a separated family
• Teenagers doubtful about their sexuality
• Alcohol addicts trying to find a way out
• Awareness, counseling on addiction
• Rape victims
• People struggling with a post-accident trauma
• Couples contemplating a divorce
• Elderly who suffer rejection from their children
• People who suffer from feelings of insecurity
• Parents who long for a child

These people need help. With the grace of God and with a little assistance, these men and women can successfully come out their dark holes and lead a normal, healthy, happy life.

People come to Vettuvenni St.Antony’s Shrine not only to pray for material benefits or physical healing but also to get relieved from their mental agonies and find solution, with the help of St.Antony’s Shrine, to their life-related issues.

It is with the intention of helping these people out that the Shrine's Counseling Centre was started in the year 2007, for the people who are addicted to alcohols and other drugs. Shrine's Counseling Centre functions everyday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rev Fr Maria Martin is the Centre's Director. He and his team of 5 well trained counselors who are handling the centre.

Besides this the Bishop of Kottar has appointed Rev. Fr. S. Mariadhasan, a senior priest as confessor and spiritual counselor. This enhance the people to solve their spiritual and family problems.