The annual retreat of the first batch of the Oblates of the province took place at the Oblate institution of St. Vincent’s home, Maggona under the guidance of Rev. Fr. Roshan Silva OMI, the Superior of the above Institution, on the 7th of September 2019. Atmosphere and the natural beauty were very conducive for a deep relationship with God. The topics chosen, were, our identity as religious in the background of the Scriptures and the difficulties that we encounter in the process of realizing our goal. The vowed life and commitment was stressed and reconciliation service climaxed the retreat. The participants were fully alive, active and engaged in the liturgy of the word and sacrament. The retreat ended with the change of heart, mind and attitude for a better Oblate life.
Father singare was born on 2nd July 1920 at madhalegal. He was from the perishop Saint Thomas madhale in the dioces of jaffna. His parents were bastyam pillai Singh rare and rosama Sandhya pillai he was the elders in the family among four siblings to boys and two girls he had his primary education at Saint Thomas school at madhaghal and his secondary education both at Saint Patrick's college from 1934 to 1936 and at Saint Henry's college atullai from 1970 to 1940 his family was very religious in nature and all his brothers and sisters were strictly formed by the apparents to be pious and will disciplined.
Marudhasan Bose desirers of dedicating his whole life to serve God and his people by becoming an oblite religious priest from his early age he was attack by father is Peter or your mind the recommending oblite and by father beard who was the Paris priest.
