Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions

Berkeley, Tuesday, May 26, 2026 1:51 am

[1] Also mentions Joseph Mkasa.

Feast day: June 3.

Day 1. May 26. 1.51 am. I have been debating myself regarding using time for this or not. And I do not have a clear answer. I might write another post with more details. The problem is too much information is not good for making progress.

Another thing, unrelated to this novena, or learning about Saints Lwanga and Saint Mkasa, the thought is gone for checking spelling and not writing it down. But practice. The thought came back, but I leave it like that now.

OK. Saint Charles Lwanga, Saint Mkasa, and their companions, the Martyr of Uganda, it seems that died in 1886. I will get details as I elaborate this. The dead was in Uganda. Catholic missions were established there by Cardinal Lavigerie’s White fathers in 1879.

As I will follow with the story, and as cited by [1], it is interesting to see the persecution to Christians in recent times, as if it were in the early church. Yet, a higher portion of the demographics of Catholic priests and nuns come from Africa, no as of 2026. And they rather are the ones spreading the word of the Lord through out the world. Does it applies the quote that a grain of wheat has to fall to the ground and die to bear fruit? It seems it does. Thank you Saints Lwanga, Mkasa, and all the martyrs at Uganda for standing up for the faith.

References

[1] Thurston, Herbert S.J. and Donald Attwater. 1963 Butler’s Lives of the Saint. Complete Edition. Edited, revised and supplemented by Herbert Thurston, S.J. and Donald Attwater. PJ Kenedy & Sons. New York

[2] https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/06/03.html

[3] https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/saints/saints-stories-for-all-ages/saint-charles-lwanga-and-companions