COME TO HINIDUMA ON PILGRIMAGE 2014

     COME TO HINIDUMA ON LENTEN PILGRIMAGE – 2014

65^th LENTEN SEASON

       WE ARE HEALED AND MADE WHOLE BY THE BLOWS HE RECEIVED (ISAIAH-53:5)

             

March 02^nd  Sunday 03:00 p.m.      :         Hoisting of the Flag

                                                          Beginning of the Season of Pilgrimage

(Presided by Very Rev. Fr. Charles Hewawasam – Vicar General – Galle)

March 05^th Ash Wednesday             :       Service at 04:00 p.m.

WEEKLY PROGRAMME DURING  LENT

From Mondays to Wednesdays Holy Mass at 07:00 a.m.

Weekend Services

Thursdays                                                                            Sundays

03:00 p.m.   :  Common Way of the Cross, followed                          06:00 a.m.  : Holy Mass

                         By Holy Mass at 12th Station.                                            07:00 a.m.  : Holy Mass/Tamil

07:00 p.m.   :  Holy Hour & Eucharistic Adoration                               08:00 a.m. : Holy Mass/Sinhala

                                                                                                                       12.00 noon Holy Eucharist/Sinhala

Fridays and Saturdays

06:00 a.m.           : Holy Mass in the Church

07:00 a.m.            : Common Way of the Cross, followed by Holy Mass at 12th Station/Tamil

07:30 a.m.           : Common Way of the Cross, followed by Holy Mass at 12th Station/Sinhala

12:00 Noon         : Holy Mass in the Church

03:00 p.m.           : Common Way of the Cross, followed by Holy Mass at 12th Station/Sinhala

07:00 p.m.           : Holy Hour & Eucharistic Adoration /Sinhala

08:00 p.m.          : Holy Hour & Eucharistic Adoration /Tamil

SPECIAL EVENTS

March 8^th & 9th                 : Way of the Cross / Holy Hour/Evening service and Benediction & Sunday Holy                     Eucharist  - presided by Rev. Fr. Terrance Bodhiyabadughe 

                                            :Tamil Services – Kotahena Catholic Community

March 14^th – 16^th                : 2nd Weekend / Especially for Tamil speaking Pilgrims.

                                            Evening Candle Service/Tamil – Grandpass Catholic Community (24^th Year)

 March 17^th & 18^th               : Galle Diocesan Lenten Youth Retreat

 March 21^st – 23^rd                 : day of prayer for Vocations – Rev. Fr. Sampath Wilegoda & the Minor Seminary Community

                                              : Lenten Saturday Prayer Service in Tamil – St. Anthony's Youth Front New Chettistreet Catholic Community.

March  28^th                            : Galle Diocesan Lenten Day of Prayer for the Religious Sisters

March  5^th                              : Evening Prayer Service in Tamil/Sinhala – Rajagiriya Prayer Community

DURING   HOLY WEEK ……………………….

April 13^th              : Palm Sunday Service                   - at 07:30 a.m.

Chief Celebrant -  Rt. Rev. Dr. Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe, The Bishop of Galle, & Very Rev. Fr. Charles Hewawasa - Vicar General

April 17^th           : Holy Thursday Service                 - at 05:00 p.m. (Presided by Rev. Fr. Michael Rajendram    ( Director- Caritas Sedgalle )

April 18^th          : Good Friday                                         - Common Way of the Cross at 02:00 p.m.

Conducted by Rev. Fr. Camillus Cooray  ( National Seminary)

Passion Service on Mt. Calvary at 03:00 (Chief Celebrant Rt. Rev. Dr. Raymond Kingsley Wickramsinghe, The Bishop of Galle)

April 19^th          : Holy Saturday Vigil Service           -at 10:00 p.m. (Presided by Rev. Fr. Raja Ratnapriya – Director Dewa Dharma Nikethanaya  - Halpatota)

April 20^th         : Easter Sunday                                      -Holy Eucharist at 08:00 a.m.

April 26^th         : Sunday           -       End of the Season of Pilgrimage with a thanksgiving Mass at 08:00 a.m.

Please Note

Through the Lenten Meditations let us face life's

Challenges in a Christian manner

Calvary shrine is connected with the passion, death and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and therefore please –

Ø  Make your confessions at the Shrine. Priests are available. 

Ø  Try to organize your pilgrimage in the early weeks of the season as a rush of people is expected towards the end of the season.

Ø  Do not bring or use alcohol, musical instruments and sports items.

Ø  Remember that this Shrine is situated in a non-Christian area and therefore our behaviour should bear witness to the Faith, we profess.

Ø  Contact the office for accommodation. Telephone No: 0917-901520.

Ø  You are most welcome to make your pilgrimage to the Calvary Shrine Hiniduma even outside the Lenten Season.

CONVENIENT ROUTES ARE

Colombo → Kottawa → Highway Road → Pinnaduwa → Udugama → Hiniduma

Colombo → Galle → Udugama →Hiniduma

Colombo →  Hikkaduwa → Halpathota → Nagoda → Udugama → Hiniduma

Colombo → Highway → Kurundugahahatakma → Elpitiya →Thalgaswala→Mapalagama                 Udugama→ Hiniduma

Colombo → Kalutara→  Mathugama→  Palawatta

                                                                     ↓Pitigala→  Thalgaswala→  Mapalagama→ Udugama→ Hiniduma

                                                                     ↓Neluwa → Thawalama → Hiniduma

                                                                     ↓Pitigala       → Habarakada → Hiniduma

Matara  → Akuressa → Malpudanella → Thawalama→ Hiniduma

Ratnapura→ Pelmadulla→ Rakwana→Deniyaya→Malpudanella

Thawalama →   Hiniduma

ALL ARE WELCOME TO EXPERIENCE

 THE LOVE & MERCY OF THE LORD JESUS!

Calvary Shrine,                                                                        Rev. Fr. Ranath Indika Anthony

Hiniduma.                                                                                            The Administrator 

Tel. 091-3912285, 0777-146858

E-mail : fr.indika@gmail.com

Website: www.hinidumashrine.gallediocese.org