Sacred statue of Our Lady of Madhu is now at Mannar Bishop’s House
The sacred statue of Our Lady of Madhu, which was taken away to Thevanpiddy in April was brought back to the Mannar Bishop’s House on Tuesday across the Omanthai entry / exit point, Colombo Tamil daily Thinakkural reported today.
As war is spreading in the surrounding areas and people in Thevanpiddy also face displacement, the sacred statue of Our Lady of Madhu was brought back to the Mannar Bishop’s House.
[Our Lady of Madhu, file pic]
Renovations of the Madhu church now underway are expected to be completed during the first week of next month, at a cost of Rs. 1.5 million, and the sacred statue of Our Lady of Madhu will be installed in the near future, according Thinakkural.
Sri Lanka Army entered Madhu area after a lapse of nearly ten years on April 25 this year.
