Sacred Relics of St. Anthony to Sri Lanka on Sunday

Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo has made all arrangements to bring the Sacred Relics of St. Anthony to Sri Lanka on Sunday the 07th March 2010.

For the first time, the Catholics in Sri Lanka are blessed to have this very rare opportunity to see and pray before the Holy Relics of St. Anthony. This Holy Relic is presently at St. Anthony's Basilica in Padua, Italy.

It isw learnt that on a personal request of Archbishop Malcolm, the Rector the Padua Basilica obliged to bring the Sacred Relics to Sri Lanka. . Fr. Neville Joe Perera has been coordinating with Archbishop Malcolm to make the arrangements.

The Sacred Relics will be brought to Sri Lanka on 07th March 2010 at 1.30 p.m. to the Katunayake Air Port, which will be receive by Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo together with Archbishop Joseph Spiteri, the Apostolic Nuncio in Sri Lanka, Archbishop Nicholas Marcus Fernando, Archbishop Oswald Gomis, His Lordship Bishop Marius Peiris and Fathers of the Archdiocese.

Sacred Relics of St. Anthony will be brought specially to St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade, which will be celebrating the 175th Jubilee on 12th & 13th June 2010.

At the request of the Bishops the Sacred Relics will be taken to all the other Dioceses from 10th March - 17th March.

Programme

7th March 2010 - 13.30 p.m. - Sacred Relics brought to Sri Lanka from Padua
Short prayer Service at the Katunayake Air Port and then Procession to from the Air Port to St. Anthony's Shrine Kochchikade

07th March - 5.00 p.m. - Holy Mass at St. Anthony's Shrine Kochchikade, presided by His Grace Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith and other Bishops present

7th March - 9th 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 Balangoda Church

11th March - 8.00 a.m. Holy Mass at Balangoda Church leave to St. Anthony’s Church, Bandarawela

12th March - 6.00 a.m. Holy Mass at Bandarawela leave to St. Mary’s Cathedral Batticala

4.00 p.m. Holy Mass at Batticaloa leave to St. Anthony’s Shrine Manippai Jaffna

13th March - 4.00 p.m. Holy Mass at Passaioor leave to St.Anthony’s Shrine Thalladi and Mannar St. Sebastian’s Cathedral

14th March - Full day at St. Sebastian’s Cathedral Mannar and St. Anthony’s Vavuniya

15th March - 6.00 a.m. Holy Mass at Vavuniya leave to St. Joseph’s Church Medawachchiya. One hour stop at St. Joseph’s Church, Medawachchiya

After Benediction leave to St. Anthony’s Shrine Kottapitiya Chilaw

16th March - Full day at St. Anthony’s Shrine Kottapitiya

17th March - 6.00 a.m. Holy Mass Kottapitya leave to St. Anthony’s Pallandeniya

Two hours at St. Anthony’s Pallandeniya and leave to
St. Anthony‘s Wahakotte

18th March - 19th March - 10.00 a.m. Holy Mass at Wahakotte leave to St. Anthony’s Cathedral Kandy

19th March 6.00 a.m. Holy Mass at Kandy leave to St. Anthony’s Kochchikade

19th March - 21st March - At St. Anthony’s Shrine Kochchikade 5.30 p,m, Holy Mass at Kochchikade leave to Liyanagemulla

21st March – 23rd March - At St. Anthony’s Shrine, Liyanagemulla

23rd March Night - Sacred Relics taken back to Padua

- Asian Tribune -