Adieu-rev. Fr. Wilfred Pinto

Simplicity and humility adorned your life the constant soft smile on your face exhibiting meekness attracted people to you to place their implicit trust in good or bad times. Gave ear to the woes of the parishoners with immense patience solved their problems with soft admonition as you were soft spoken your fatherly manners and concern would be a topic of conversation in years to follow. You did not exhibit your deep knowledge of scripture your simple sermons reflected the spirituality that gripped you you insisted on the ordo being strictly complied with. Your astute knowledge of philosophy and theology would have been confined to the lecture halls of ampitiya for fifteen years numerous would have been the priests who were subjected to your formation undoubtedly, they would, extend ‘merci’ to you in deep gratitude. You encouraged vocations to the priesthood took steps to improve their English special affection was shown towards altar servers your generosity to the poor was outpouring the Tamil community Was not neglected special mass was arranged for them Marian devotion you fostered by expanding the legion The canopy and the mission house you constructed would stand as citadels in your memory while, the container you slept during its construction has been dismantled and removed While your brother priests intoned gustily ‘in paradisium cum angeli’ as a final farewell to you to heaven to join them in the unceasing hymn of praise ‘sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, (CAMILLUS FERNANDO)