Sri Lanka must develop a righteous nation and not only the economy

(April 21, 2010) In Sri Lanka a crowd of 2,500 faithful, including patients and medical staff attended the Mass for the inauguration of the Chapel of Divine Mercy at the renowned chest Hospital - Welisara Ragama, in the Diocese of Colombo, on April 18. Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, concelebrated Mass along with the vicar general Father Marcus Fernando, and some priests. In his homily, Archbishop Ranjith stressed that in today's society, attention must be paid to inner life and religion and not just material satisfaction. He invited everyone to work together to build a better country. We need not only a economically developed country but also country developed as a righteous country”, he said. " Father Anura Sri Kamal, chaplain for hospitals in the southern diocese of Colombo, said the chapel, on which construction work began in October 2009, was built in a few months thanks to donations of about 30 million rupees (about 263 thousand Euros). Other donors gave pews, seats and other furnishings for the chapel. Hospital patients expressed their joy at having a chapel.