..:: Archdiocese of Colombo ::..

THE HOLY RELIC OF ST. ANTHONY WILL BE BROUGHT TO SRI LANKA IN MARCH

[ Fr. Sunil De Silva - 23.01.2010 ]

His Grace Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo has made all the arrangements to bring the Holy Relic of St. Anthony to Sri Lanka in March 2010. The Catholics in Sri Lanka are blessed to have this very rare opportunity to see and pray before the Holy Relic of St. Anthony. This Holy Relic is presently at St. Anthony's Shrine in Padua. Rev. Fr. Neville Joe Perera has been coordinating with Archbishop Malcolm to make the arrangements.

The Holy Relic will be brought to Sri Lanka by Rev. Fathers. Enzo Paoloa Poiana, Ratti Alessandro and Neville Joe Perera.

The Holy Relic will be brought to St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade on 6th March 2010, which will be celebrating the 175th Jubilee on 12th & 13th June 2010.

At the request of the Bishops the Holy Relic will be taken to the other dioceses from 10th March - 17th March.

PROGRAMME -

6th March 2010	-	Holy Relic brought to Sri Lanka from Padua
	-	From Katunayake Air Port to St. Anthony's Shrine Kochchikade
6th March - 10th March	-	at St. Anthony's Shrine Kochchikade
10th March	-	6.00 a.m. Mass - leave to Galle Cathedral
		3.00 p.m. Holy Mass - Leave to Avissawella Bishop’s House
11th March	-	10.00 p.m. Holy Mass - leave to St. Anthony's Church, Bandarawela
11th March - 12th March	-	at St. Anthony's Church, Bandarawela
	-	6.00 a.m. Holy Mass - leave to Batticaloa Cathedral
12th March – 13th March	-	At Batticaloa Cathedral
	-	4.00 p.m. Holy Mass - leave to St. Anthony's Shrine, Manippai, Jaffna
13th March	-	4.00 p.m. Holy Mass - leave to St. Anthony's Shrine, Thalladi, Mannar
14th March	-	Full day at St. Anthony's Shrine, Thalladi, Mannar
	-	12.00 noon Holy Mass - leave to Mannar
14th March – 15th March	-	Thalladi Mannar
15th March	-	6.00 a.m. Holy Mass - leave to St. Joseph's Church, Medawachchiya
15th March	-	One hour stop at Medawachchiya
		Benediction - leave to At. St. Anthony’s Church, Kottapitiya, Chilaw
16th March	-	Full day at St. Anthony’s Church, Kottapitiya, Chilaw
17th March	-	6.00 a.m. Holy Mass - leave to At St. Anthony’s Shrine, Wahakotte
		Via Kurunegala - One hour at St. Anthony's Church, Pallandeniya
	-	From Pallandeniya to Wahakotte St. Anthony's Shrine
	-	After Holy Mass – leave to St. Anthony's Cathedral, Kandy
17th March - 18th March	-	At St. Anthony's Cathedral, Kandy
	-	11.00 a.m. Holy Mass - leave to St. Anthony's Shrine, Liyanagemulla
18th March - 19th March	-	At St. Anthony’s Shrine, Liyanagemulla
19th March	-	Departure to Padua

For further information contact -

Rev. Fr. Clement Rozairo
Administrator,
St. Anthony's Shrine,
Kochchikade, Colombo 13.

Tel. 011-2329303
Mobile - 0717-5463970
E-mail - frclementr@yahoo.com

Rev. Fr. Sunil De Silva
Secretary to the Archbishop
Archbishop's House,
Borella, Colombo 08.

Tel. 011-2695471, ext. 202
Mobile - 071-8428060
E-mail - sunilde@sltnet.lk

Rev. Fr. Elmo Raj
Parish Priest
St. Mary's Church,
Weliwita, Kaduwela

Tel. 011-2414072
Mobile - 071-4249388