June 3 is Martyrs’ Day in Uganda. Today, we remember twenty-two Christian converts who were murdered sometime in 1885-1887 by the king of Buganda (now part of Uganda) for their refusal to sacrifice to the tribal gods. Among these men were Catholics (officially sainted in 1964) and Anglicans. In Karamoja, everyone comes to celebrate at the Catholic mission in Namalu. The event, while technically a Catholic Mass, includes a great amount of celebration and dancing.
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He required a nooning to get where he is.
— Al Tricarico
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Maybe some day soon we’ll have a Martyr’s day in USA? The Supreme Court decision on same sex marriage rights has set in motion a huge cultural change in which we christians are the intolerant haters who are okay to persecute. Hope ti doesn’t come to that everywhere! but ….
Ok that’s enough from happy Mom
interesting! didn’t know they have such a day.