The Hon. Stepni Fernando
Hon. Stepni Fernando emphasized the religious significance of Easter Sunday for Catholics and described the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks on churchgoers as heinous and despicable. The speech focused on the devotion of Catholics attending Easter services and the gravity of targeting worshippers during one of the central observances of the faith.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, as a Catholic I know the gravity of the Easter Sunday attack. The three central moments for a Catholic are Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday – the Resurrection of Christ. Easter Sunday is of utmost significance because our faith rests upon the Resurrection. Those who went to church to celebrate that were subjected to a heinous attack. Every Catholic goes to church on Good Friday with the hope of participating in the Easter celebration of the Risen Christ. They attend with great devotion. Therefore, the attack on Easter Sunday is utterly despicable.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 9 April 2026 ·No. 23475 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Stepni Fernando. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 April 2026. No. 23475. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28695