The feast of St. Jude falling on October 29 will be celebrated at St. Jude’s Shrine Church in Indigolla, Gampaha.
The flag-hoisting ceremony will take place on October 19 at 5.30 pm and it will be followed by holy mass at 6 pm. Preparatary novenas followed by holy mass will take place from October 20 - 27 at 6.45 pm.
St. Jude’s Day falls on October 28, with holy masses at 6.30 am in Sinhala, 10 am in Sinhala and 11.30 am in English. The solemn vesper service will be held on October 28 at 7 pm. It will be presided over by Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo Rt. Rev. Dr. Maxwell Silva.
The eucharistic procession will commence after the vespers service.
The holy mass schedule for the feast of St. Jude are as follows:
5 am - Sinhala mass
6 am - English mass
7 am - Sinhala mass
8.30 am - Festive
high mass and the procession, which will be presided over by Colombo Archbishop Malcom Cardinal Ranjith.
10.30 am - Sinhala mass
11.30 am - Tamil mass
12.30 pm - English mass
5 pm - Sinhala mass
7 pm - Sinhala mass