An unprecedent crowd has been coming to pray before the Sacred Relics of St. Anthony, which were brought to Sri Lanka on Sunday the 07th March 2010.

For the last two days, St. Anthony's Shrine had to be kept opened until 3.00 a.m. and to open again at 4.00 p.m. for the people who had been coming to receive the blessings of St. Anthony and pray before the Sacred Relics.