这是斯里兰卡再次福传的开端。瓦斯神父在贾夫纳的小村庄传教两年,秘密地执行牧职、听告解,并在夜间举行弥撒。天主教团体的东山再起引起荷兰当局的注意,荷兰总督怒不可遏。在信友们的协助下,瓦斯神父平安逃到岛上独立自治的康提王国。康提国王Vimaladharmasuriya二世(英语:Vimaladharmasuriya II of Kandy)认为瓦斯神父是葡萄牙人的间谍,把瓦斯神父押入监牢。瓦斯神父在狱中学习了当地的僧伽罗语,并向狱卒传福音。其后狱卒向国王回报瓦斯神父生活中的圣德,国王因此与瓦斯神父结为好友,瓦斯神父获准在整个王国宣讲福音,传播信仰。他赤脚走遍康提,四处重建教会团体。
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