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‘LEAD LIKE JESUS…’ Sermon Preached by the Rev’d Marc Billimoria, Warden of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia at the Episcopal Ordination and Installation of The Reverend Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo as 16th Bishop of Colombo on The Feast of St Simon &St Jude 28th October 2020 The Cathedral Church of Christ the Living Saviour Colombo May I speak in the name of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. I was deeply moved to have received Father Dushy’s invitation to preach on this occasion on the very evening of his appointment by Archbishop Justin exactly one month ago, and I am glad to be doing so for a couple of reasons. When the Diocese of Colombo celebrated its centenary in 1945 the Rev. Lakdasa de Mel, an old boy of Royal College, became the first Sri Lankan to be consecrated an Anglican Bishop. This year, in its 175th year, in Fr ...