"A Religious
Procession"* |
Joseph
Vaz entered the island of Sri Lanka disguised as a
labourer, lived as a beggar and ministered to the
orphaned Church in secret.
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"The Conquest of
Mannar"*
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"Treading Rice"* |
He worked amidst
many dangers as the practice of Catholism was forbidden
at the time. He helped those who were in difficulties and
tended to the victims of smallpox most of whom were left
to die in deserted places.
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"The Impaling of
Prisoners after the Capture of Batticaloa"*
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"Fishing"* |
The examples of
Joseph Vaz have enriched the Church in Sri Lanka over the
centuries to serve a nation inebriated with compassion,
simplicity and austerity dedicatedly nurtured by Buddhist
and Hindu cultures
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"One Impaled on a
Stake"* |
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"The Collection of
Cinnamon"* |
The challenge
today for the Church in Sri Lanka is to promote peace
between two main ethnic groups. Their rivalry costs not
only thousands of lives every year but also the
continuous tension caused by war and lack of development
expells millions of young people from the country.
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"An Execution by an
Elephant"* |
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"Ploughing"*
* "A Historical Relation
of Ceylon" by Robert Knox, Pubblished in 1681
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Lets pray in the
spirit of Joseph Vaz that the people of Sri Lanka be
united in the Body of Christ and be open to the healing
Love of God.
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"The Execution of
Conspirators in Jaffna"*
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