Bishop of Jaffna Thanks Defence Secretary
Jaffna Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas Savundranayagam has thanked Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa for granting permission to celebrate the feast of St. Anthony at the Kachchativu island.
He has written expressing gratitude for the assistance provided by the Sri Lankan Navy which had taken much pains to carry out the necessary preparations for the feast.
“The Parish Priest of Delft was granted permission to proceed with his assistance in order to prepare the church and its premises for the feast. Nearly 4000 devotees from here and India had taken part in the feast.
The Sri Lankan Navy had taken much pains to carry out the necessary preparations for the feast,” the letter from the Bishop said. (Courtesy: Daily Mirror)