Let us very humbly and joyfully thank the Good Lord the Almighty for the abundant blessings showered upon all of us during the month of February.

We have just entered the Season of Lent; so let us prepare ourselves & our faithful worthily to celebrate the Paschal Mystery of Christ by observing all religious practices which are encouraged by the Church.  Let us educate & instruct our faithful to receive the Sacraments in a more meaningful manner during Lent.  May I request you to take your Parishioners to the Diocesan Calvary Shrine at Hiniduma at least for a weekend.

Our vision  for the diocese of Galle, in collaboration with the religious and the laity, is the building up of the kingdom of God in our diocese renewing our spiritual commitment to peace and amity with all peoples. For we believe that, in the beginning, God created man in His own image and likeness and empowered him to make creation ever new with his intellect till the end of times. After the fall, in the fullness of time, God sent his only Son among us to retrieve the original dignity of man which was lost due to disobedience in the garden.  Notwithstanding the redemption that Christ won for us on the cross, man remains enslaved to sin and evil. There are economic, socio - political and cultural forces that underpin this state of slavery. Our vision, with the help of those who are willing to cooperate, is to resurrect the human person from the conditions that distance him from the Kingdom and lead him to union with God and unity with all peoples. 

Our mission is to foster love and charity as they are the binding force of unity, harmony and peace.  The Second Vatican Council deciphers that “the dichotomy affecting the Modern world is, in fact, a symptom of the deeper dichotomy that is in man himself” (GS). Lack of peace in our country and in the world is a sign of deeper spiritual and moral paralysis that gnaws at the heart of the society. More than ever before, today we need to address the issues of the interior life of the human person more comprehensively. The Holy Spirit has sown in every heart the seed of true happiness. It is incumbent upon us to accompany our people to make this discernment with maximum clarity.