Lira pilgrims trek 335km for Uganda Martyrs' Day

Over 300 pilgrims have left Lira district to trek for over 335 kilometers for the Uganda Martyrs’ commemoration on June 3, at Namugongo in Wakiso district.

They were flagged off on Sunday by the Lira Diocese Bishop, Reverend Father Joseph Franzelli.
 
 
Among the pilgrim is a 13-year-old boy, Andrew.
 
 Bishop Franzelli advised the pilgrims to put God first and desist from perceiving their journey as  a mere tour to  Namugongo. 

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