Catholics light candles for Sri Lanka s Easter bombing victims
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Updated: January 25, 2021 10:53 AM GMT
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The heavily damaged interior of St. Sebastian s Church after the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019. (Photo: Facebook)
Renuka Malshi Nuwangi went to St. Sebastian s Church in Katuwapitiya with her family on Jan. 24 and lit candles and prayed for all those who died in the 2019 Easter attacks. That evening, she saw several mothers crying in the church.
The feast of St. Sebastian was held on Jan. 20. Hundreds of faithful like Nuwangi, who could not attend the feast since it was a working day, came to the church on Sunday. Hundreds of Catholics visit the church to pray and offer their vows as a tradition until the last day of January.