Black Catholic Saint Feast Day: St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Ugandan Martyrs (June 3)
Today the Church celebrates Black Catholic martyr-saints today! June 3rd is the feast day of St. Charles Lwanga and his Companions, holy martyrs of Uganda, and the Church celebrates it as a memorial today. From Catholic Culture: “Today, together with the whole Church, we honor twenty-two Ugandan martyrs. They are the first martyrs of Sub-Saharan…
REPOST: Black (And Catholic) Like Me 3: St. Josephine Bakhita (Black History Month 2021)
Black (And Catholic) Like Me: Stories and Reflections on the Church's Black Saints February: Black History Month
This is a great repost for Black History Month 2021. Today is the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita! And during Black History Month, no less! Learn more about St. Bakhita and the radical life of love she lived and why her life encapsulates “From Slavery of the Body to Freedom of the Soul.” ————————–JMJ————————–…