Love cannot be measured,
brough,or sold.
For it to be valued at all,
it must be given freely.
(Date : 09-02--2010)
1Kgs.8:22-23,27-30
Mk.7:1-13

THE RELICS OF ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA WILL BE BROUGHT TO SRI LANKA ON THE 5TH MARCH 2010 IN VIEW OF THE 175TH JUBILEE OF ST. ANTHONY'S SHRINE, KOCHCHIKADE, COLOMBO-13,SRI LANKA. FROM THE 6TH MARCH TILL THE 10TH MARCH IT WILL BE PLACED AT ST. ANTHONY'S SHRINE, KOCHCHIKADE, COLOMBO -13. SRI LANKA THEREAFTER WILL BE TAKEN TO OTHER DIOCESES OF SRI LANKA.
Visit of St. Anthony’s Sacred Relics to |
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| 6th March 2010 | : |
Arrival Short prayer Service at the Air Port (10 – 15Minutes) In procession to St. Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade. |
| 6th March 2010 | : |
Arrival Short prayer Service at the Air Port (10 – 15Minutes) In procession to St. Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade. |
| 10th March 2010 | : |
6.00a.m. Holy Mass leave to Galle St. Mary’s Cathedral 3.00p.m. Holy Mass leave to Bishop’s House Ratnapura (night park at Ratnapura) |
| 11th March 2010 | : |
10.00a.m. Holy Mass leave to St. Anthony’s Bandarawela (Night park at Bandarawela) |
| 12th March 2010 | : |
6.00a.m. Holy Mass leave to St. Mary’s Cathedral Batticaloa 4.00p.m. Holy Mass leave to St. Anthony’s Shrine Manippai Jaffna (Night park at Jaffna) |
| 13th March 2010 | : |
4.00p.m. Holy Mass leave to St.Anthony’s Shrine Thaladi Mannar (night park at Mannar) |
| 14th March 2010 | : |
Full day at St. Anthony’s Shrine Thaladi Mannar |
| 15th March 2010 | : |
6.00a.m. Holy Mass leave to St. Joseph’s Church Madawachchiya One hour stop at St. Joseph’s Church, Madawachchiya Benediction leave to St. Anthony’s Shrine Kottapitiya Chilaw |
| 16th March 2010 | : |
Full day at St. Anthony’s Kottapitiya (night park at Kottapitiya) |
| 17th March 2010 | : |
6.00a.m. Holy Mass leave to St. Anthony’s Shrine Wahakotte Via Kurunegala One hour at St. Anthony’s Pallandeniya and St. Anthony’s Cathedral Kandy (night park at kandy) |
| 18th March 2010 | : |
11.00a.m. Holy Mass leave to St. Anthony’s Shrine Liyanagemulla (night park at Liyanagemulla |
| 19th March 2010 | : |
10.00p.m. Holy Mass Departure to Padua |
JUBILEE PROGRAMME :
Retreat – 4 days in Sinhala and 4 days in Tamil
One Day of Prayer – Organized by the parishes of the Deanery – with Corpus Christi in the evening
Lighting up the Jubilee Lamp
Scholarship for Poor Children
Medical Scheme for the poor
Rewiring the Church (after 20 Years)
Building a Museum, Counseling Room, Confessional Room, and Meeting Room
A Novena CD of St. Anthony in all three languages
Repairing St. Anthony’s Shrine
Tiling the Church floor
Repairing the Church Windows