Shrine of Our Lady of Matara Sri Lanka
Shrine of Our Lady of Matara is a Roman Catholic church devoted to the Virgin Mary, in the town of Matara, Sri Lanka. The shrine houses a statue of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus. Though the statue's origins are unknown, church officials claim that it is 400 years old.The statue has been damaged, lost and recovered more than once, most recently during the 2004 tsunami in Asia, which damaged the shrine and killed 24 people attending Sunday Mass.The church celebrated its centenary year in 2007.
Church legend claims that a large wooden crate was hauled out of the sea by Weligama fishermen. When it was opened, the statue was found inside, untouched by seawater. The fishermen handed it over to the parish priest and the statue was placed in St. Mary's Church in Matara.
At a later period[when?], during a cholera epidemic which claimed hundreds of lives, Catholics prayed to the statue to be delivered from the disease. The statue was taken in a solemn procession through the streets of Matara. After a few days, the area was declared safe by the health authorities and there were no further officially reported deaths. Since then the Catholics of Matara have attributed miraculous powers to the statue.
In the early 1900s, after over 300 years in the church of Matara, the statue looked faded and worn due to exposure and the thousands of devotees touching and kissing it. Arrangements were made with a sculptor in Ghent, Belgium, to renovate the statue.
Shrine of Our Lady of Matara Sri Lanka
hrine of Our Lady of Matara is a Roman Catholic church devoted to the Virgin Mary, in the town of Matara, Sri Lanka. The shrine houses a statue of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus. Though the statue's origins are unknown, church officials claim that it is 400 years old.The statue has been damaged, lost and recovered more than once, most recently during the 2004 tsunami in Asia, which damaged the shrine and killed 24 people attending Sunday Mass.The church celebrated its centenary year in 2007.
Church legend claims that a large wooden crate was hauled out of the sea by Weligama fishermen. When it was opened, the statue was found inside, untouched by seawater. The fishermen handed it over to the parish priest and the statue was placed in St. Mary's Church in Matara.
At a later period[when?], during a cholera epidemic which claimed hundreds of lives, Catholics prayed to the statue to be delivered from the disease. The statue was taken in a solemn procession through the streets of Matara. After a few days, the area was declared safe by the health authorities and there were no further officially reported deaths. Since then the Catholics of Matara have attributed miraculous powers to the statue.
In the early 1900s, after over 300 years in the church of Matara, the statue looked faded and worn due to exposure and the thousands of devotees touching and kissing it. Arrangements were made with a sculptor in Ghent, Belgium, to renovate the statue.
Shrine of Our Lady of Matara
112th Annual Feast of National Shrine of Our Lady of Matara, Sri Lanka
the Minister of Power, Energy and Business development Ravi Karunanayake
The 112th Annual Feast of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Matara will be held today (7). Holy masses will be held at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Bishops and other dignitaries will be welcomed at 3:30 p.m.
The Bishop of Ratnapura the Most Rev. Dr. Cletus Chandrasiri Perera will be the Chief Celebrant. The Rosary, Litany, Vespers will be held at 4:15 p.m. and will be followed by the Mariaan procession with the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Matara.On Sunday 8 September, Mass in Sinhala will be at 4 a.m. Mass in Sinhala and Tamil will be at 5 a.m. and mass in English and Sinhala at 6 a.m. Rosary and Litany will be held at 7:15 a.m. Most Rev. Dr. Raymond Wickramasinghe, the Bishop of Galle, will be the Chief Celebrant at the festive High Mass which will be held at 8 a.m. Mass in Sinhala will be held at 12 noon and 5 p.m. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Matara was known as the Church of Our Lady of Mahature. The Statue of Our Lady of Matara revered for its miracles is of the Madonna and Child and said to resemble Portuguese sculpture of the early 17th century. The Statue has been taken by the sea on three occasions and has been returned to Matara on each occasion.
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The Annual Feast 2017 Shrine of Our Lady Of Matara, Last Prayer and Blessing
Last Prayer and Blessing at the Sunday High Mass of The National Shrine of Our Lady of Matara Srilanka
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Our Lady of Matara church feast 2018
ANNUAL FEAST OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF MATARA -2017.09.10
Our Lady of Matara concluding Prayer
by: Rev. Fr. Rangika Sriwantha Fernando
Matara
From the first leg of our time in Sri Lanka. We are in the town of Matara, in the South Province of Sri Lanka, and we decided to venture into town.
This town was hit hard by the tsunami in 2004. I was speaking to the owner of our hotel and he said that they were lucky nobody in their family died but their hotel was destroyed and had to be rebuilt.
ANNUAL FEAST OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF MATARA -2017
ANNUAL FEAST OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF MATARA -2017
Temple in Matara, Sri Lanka after Tsunami 津波後のスリランカ、マータラの寺院
Matara Paravi Duwa Temple, Sri Lanka, 8 months after Tsunami in 2004.
2004年スマトラ沖大地震に伴う津波後のスリランカ、マータラの寺院。
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Shrine of Our Lady of Matara is a Roman Catholic church devoted to the Virgin Mary, in the town of Matara, Sri Lanka. The shrine houses a statue of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus. Though the statue's origins are unknown, church officials claim that it is 400 years old. During the 2004 tsunami in Asia, which damaged the shrine during the sunday mass.
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ANNUAL FEAST OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF MATARA -2017.09.09
Our Lady of matara
surinfdo's shared video file.
Drive to Our Lady Of Matara Shrine on E1
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pray and she will answer
pray and she answers
our lady of matara, srilanka part 01
a very powerful church for thoes with faith pray with faith and prayers will get answered, we took the rajadani train one day left fort 7 am and and reach back colombo 7pm.we had 3 hours in church.
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