The Youth wing of the Jaffna Province is situated at the entryway to Jaffna city in a land donated by the family of late Rev. Fr. Patrick Gnapragasam OMI, in his memory. Dheepagnanam was the pseudonym of Fr. Patrick Gnapragasam. Hence, extracting from the Dheepagnanam the Youth Empowerment Center is named as Gnanadheepahm (light of wisdom). In … Read moreDheepagnanam Memorial Day!
It is exactly 150 years ago the founding father of the Oblate Mission in Sri Lanka was called to eternal rest. Fr. Jean-Étienne Sémeria OMI was chosen by St. Eugene, our beloved founder to lead the four member missionary band to Sri Lanka in 1847. Enkindled by the fire for the conversion of souls, Fr. Sémeria … Read moreRemembering Fr. Jean-Étienne Sémeria OMI Our Founding Father
A small new church, which is named after Our Lady of Annai Vailankanni, also known as Our Lady of Good Health was blessed and opened by Fr. P. J. Jebaratnam, the Vicar General of Jaffna Diocese at Amathypuram Mission. Amathypuram Mission was established by the Oblates in 1983 in view of serving the Tamil people … Read moreChurch Grand Opening
First holy communion ceremony for five boys and five girls took place on April 23, 2017, at Kanakarayankulam parish, in the diocese of Mannar. Fr. Gnanamuthu Wenceslaus, OMI, the parish priest with the help of the catechists prepared the children and organized the liturgy very well. The Oblates has been administering Kanakarayankulam parish mission since 2012. Most of the parishioners are very poor, who … Read moreFirst Holy Communion
