PilgrimstaysJerusalem Retreat Centre is a Catholic Charismatic Renewal Centre. It occupies a unique position among the spiritual pilgrim centres in India. Charismatic retreats are conducted in Malayalam, Tamil and English every month round the year. This Centre is promoted and owned by the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) congregation. Jerusalem Retreat Centre has been propagating the Word of God, since its formation in 1992. People come for spiritual rejuvenation and liberation from the evils, bondage of alcohol and drug addiction. Many sick and ailing people are healed. It is a CMI Renewal Centre run by the Devamatha Province under the Archdiocese of Thrissur with the spirit and vision of St Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the founder father of the CMI Congregation. The Centre is actively involved in the proclamation of the Word of God. Jerusalem Retreat Centre flourished as a pilgrim square for thousands of people from different parts of the world. Prayer gatherings, Holy Mass, Healing services and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament are conducted on Fridays, the Convention day. The Centre can accommodate around twenty thousand people who visit the Campus on every Friday for Conventions. Rev Fr Davis Pattath, CMI is the Founder Director of the Centre. Jerusalem Retreat Centre welcomes you and your family for spiritual nourishment. Jerusalem Campus: Jerusalem Retreat Centre is housed on a sprawling beautiful campus located adjacent to the National Highway 47 at the Mannuthy Thalore Bypass Junction, in Thrissur district of Kerala. The Centre has ample parking space, and has residential and administrative blocks in well designed and modern buildings. How to reach Jerusalem: Jerusalem is 10 kms away from Thrissur town, which is also the district head quarters. Every train stops at Thrissur railway station. Pilgrims travelling by road from south Kerala may come ahead on NH-47 to Thalore bye-pass junction. The nearest airport is the Kochi International Airport at Nedumaserry, which is an hour’s drive away. The Centre has made travel arrangements from the railway station and airport.
It occupies a unique position among the spiritual pilgrim centres in India
Jerusalem Retreat Centre flourished as a pilgrim square for thousands of people from different parts of the world
The Centre can accommodate around twenty thousand people who visit the Campus on every Friday for Conventions
Pilgrims travelling by road from south Kerala may come ahead on NH-47 to Thalore bye-pass junction
Jerusalem Retreat Centre is a Catholic Charismatic Renewal Centre
The central prayer gatherings of the Jerusalem Centre draw on the imagery of the Upper Room in Jerusalem — the disciples gathered in prayer, waiting for the promised Spirit. The charismatic praise and worship sessions attempt to recreate the conditions of openness and expectant prayer that preceded Pentecost.
The chapel is named or oriented toward Jerusalem — the universal Christian home. The geography of faith has Jerusalem at its centre: the city of the cross, the resurrection, the Upper Room, and the coming of the Spirit. Praying here with Jerusalem as the orientation point reconnects the retreatant to the universal Church.
The Archdiocese of Thrissur is one of the most historically significant Catholic sees in Kerala — ancient in its roots (the Kerala Christian tradition goes back to the first century) and vibrant in its contemporary life. The Jerusalem Centre is part of an archdiocese rich in churches, schools, hospitals, and religious communities.
The Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours (Puthan Pally) in Thrissur is the tallest church in India, with twin towers rising 146 metres. A visit to this extraordinary church — the tallest Christian building in India — is a natural complement to a retreat at the Jerusalem Centre. The basilica serves as the mother church of the Archdiocese of Thrissur.
The Thrissur Pooram — the annual procession of caparisoned elephants, percussion orchestras, and fireworks at the Vadakkumnathan Temple — is one of the most spectacular public events in India. Catholics of Thrissur have lived alongside this Hindu festival for generations. The Jerusalem Centre's retreat ministry operates in this context of genuine religious plurality.
The disciples gathered in Jerusalem after the resurrection because they had nowhere else to go. They had been told to wait. So they waited — ten days, in prayer, together, in an upper room. On the fiftieth day, fire came. The Jerusalem Retreat Centre is named for that waiting. Retreatants gather, pray, wait, and receive. The Spirit is not programmed — the retreat cannot guarantee when or how the fire comes. But the conditions can be created. The retreat centre creates the conditions.
“They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.”
Read in full on Bible Gateway →Jerusalem Retreat Centre is a Catholic Charismatic Renewal Centre. It occupies a unique position among the spiritual pilgrim centres in India. Charismatic retreats are conducted in Malayalam, Tamil and English every month, round the year. This Centre is promoted and owned by the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) congregation.
Jerusalem Retreat Centre has been propagating the Word of God since its formation in 1992. People come for spiritual rejuvenation and liberation from evils, and from the bondage of alcohol and drug addiction. Many sick and ailing people are healed. It is a CMI Renewal Centre run by the Devamatha Province under the Archdiocese of Thrissur, with the spirit and vision of St Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the founding father of the CMI Congregation.
The Centre is actively involved in the proclamation of the Word of God. Jerusalem Retreat Centre flourished as a pilgrim square for thousands of people from different parts of the world. Prayer gatherings, Holy Mass, healing services and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament are conducted on Fridays, the Convention day. The Centre can accommodate around twenty thousand people who visit the campus every Friday for conventions. Rev Fr Davis Pattath CMI is the Founder Director of the Centre.
Jerusalem Retreat Centre is housed on a sprawling, beautiful campus located adjacent to the National Highway 47 at the Mannuthy–Thalore Bypass Junction, in Thrissur district of Kerala. The Centre has ample parking space, and has residential and administrative blocks in well-designed and modern buildings.
Jerusalem is 10 km away from Thrissur town, which is also the district headquarters. Every train stops at Thrissur railway station. Pilgrims travelling by road from south Kerala may come ahead on NH-47 to Thalore bypass junction. The nearest airport is the Kochi International Airport at Nedumbassery, which is an hour’s drive away. The Centre has made travel arrangements from the railway station and airport.
