SAINT SEBASTIAN SHRINE I just came back from a four day stay in Sri Lanka. The purpose of the trip is part of the conditions of my India Visa where I must leave India every six months. I visited Saint Sebastian Shrine located in the suburb of Colombo, Kandana. Saint Sebastian’s Feast Day is January 20 th . He was martyred in the 3 rd century, he was shot with many arrows and beaten to death. He is the Patron Saint of athletes particularly archers. On January 12, 2014 a reliquary containing a fragment of his arm was gifted to the Administer of the Shrine. This is my fourth time visiting Sri Lanka it is a beautiful country and I was bless with sun shine during the day and it rained only at night. My return flight to India was delayed for about 4 hours due to severe thunder storms. Two really amazing stories I was fortunate to get to know and the people involved in these different situations. Future blogs will tell t...
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