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The Catholic shrine in the isle of Velanai-by Dishan Joseph The main altar of the shrine Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka is blessed with many cathedrals and churches. Today we discover a spiritual gem that has existed for more than four centuries in the island of Velanai, off the coast of the Jaffna peninsula. Having journeyed from Colombo, I met up with two friends Rev. Fr. Michael Prabhu and Rev. Fr. Jebathasan. They were keen to show me an ancient church where the power of God manifested miracles to those who had the resolute faith to believe and receive. Front view of the church. We drove past the Mandaithivu area and Alaipiddy. The road was void of traffic except for a few motorcycles. Leading to Mandaithivu there were clusters of fishermen mending their nets as marine birds flew aimlessly above the placid waters. As we drove towards the Chaddy Beach area, a ...