SRI LANKA
PILGRIMAGE
(22 Feb to 01 Mar 2027)
Island of Miracles
Sri Lanka , the Pearl of the Indian Ocean is home to some of Asia's most extraordinary sites of Catholic devotion.
Rev. Fr. Adrian Francis
Spiritual director:
OFrom the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka in Tewatte to the miraculous Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu, from the martyrdom grounds of Katuwapitiya to the missionary footsteps of St. Joseph Vaz in Kandy, this 8-day pilgrimage traces a living faith that has endured empire, persecution, and tragedy and continues to draw pilgrims of every background seeking healing, hope, and renewal.
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22 Feb to 01 Mar 2027
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DEPARTURE FROM KUALA LUMPUR - COLOMBO
Gather at KLIA at 05:30 AM to check-in
Depart from KL 08:50 AM and arrive in Colombo at 09:50 AM.
Meet and greet at the airport
Visit St Lucia’s Cathedral & Wolvendaal Church (Calvinist Protestant).
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Visit Colombo’s famous Pettah Streets, more of a street market where you find almost everything in a bazaar style
Evening mess at St Anthony’s Shrine in Kochchikade.
Transfer to Hotel to Check-In
You will be staying at Sofia Colombo Hotel (or) Similar
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Breakfast inside the hotel and check out.
Depart to Negombo.
On the way to Negombo, make a stop at Supuwath Arana – a miraculous place where the main Catholic Priest – Fr Darrell built this beautiful wonder-garden in a marshy land, home to the Tallest Jesus Statue of Sri Lanka (in construction), the Holy Eucharist in a boat amidst a lake, walk on bridges for the Way of the Cross.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
Continue to visit the St. Phillip Neri’s Church and the St. Mary’s Church in Negombo.
Continue to Kalpitiya after lunch and visit the famous Holy Cross-National Shrine at Marawila. This is a miraculous place where even cancer patients and deadly diseases are cured.
Visit the St. Sebastian’s Church at Katuwapitiya – one of the sites where the Easter Sunday Attacks happened.
You will be staying at Dutch Bay Resort Kalpitiya (or) Similar
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Breakfast inside the hotel and check out from the hotel.
Join the Holy Mass at St. Anne’s Church in Talawila.
Depart to Anurdhapura.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Arrive to Anurdhapura and check in at the hotel.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
You will be staying at Rajarata Hotel Anuradhapura (or) Similar
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Breakfast inside the hotel.
Depart to Mannar.
On the way, visit the Our Lady of Madu Shrine.
Holy Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Continue to Mannar, to visit St. Lucia’s Cathedral, St. Xavier’s Church, the Adam’s Bridge.
Return back to Anuradhapura.
Dinner at a local restaurant
You will be staying at Rajarata Hotel Anuradhapura (or) Similar
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Breakfast inside the hotel and check out.
Depart to Kandy.
On the way, stop at Nalanda Gedige – the geographical center of Sri Lanka.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Upon arriving in Kandy, visit Sri Dalada Maligawa – another location associated with St. Joseph Vaz as the King of Kandy witnessed the miracle.
Visit the historic Kandyan Royal Palace precinct, traditionally associated with the rain miracle of St. Joseph Vaz.
In the evening, dinner and enjoy the cultural performance with various Sri Lankan dance styles.
You will be staying at Grand Serendib Hotel Kandy (or) Similar
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Breakfast inside the hotel.
Visit the Diocesan Shrine of St. Joseph Vaz, located at/near the National Seminary of Our Lady of Sri Lanka in Ampitiya, Kandy.
Special lunch inside National Seminary of Our Lady of Sri Lanka.
Visit the farms, gardens, a walk in the gardens of the Seminary premises to see the daily lives and chores of the servants of our Lord.
In the evening, Tea Factory/Museum visit and watch how Ceylon Tea is processed in the real tea gardens from the tea plucking to the Tea products.
Dinner at the local restaurant.
You will be staying at Grand Serendib Hotel Kandy (or) Similar
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Breakfast inside the hotel.
Check out from the hotel and depart to Negombo.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Thanksgiving Holy Mass at Our Lady of Lanka National Basilica in Thewatta, Ragama.
Farewell dinner at the local restaurant.
Depart from Manila at 15:05 PM and Arrive to KL at 19:00 PM.
You will be staying at Goldi Sands Hotel Negombo (or) Similar
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DEPARTURE FROM COLOMBO
Breakfast inside the hotel.
Check out and transfer to the airport.
Depart from Colombo at 07:40 AM and Arrive to KL at 13:55 PM.
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