Lent season: Hundreds gather at Bujumbura Cathedral in Hoima for Ash Wednesday

Rev. Fr. Tumusiime also emphasised fasting for all Christians except only those with health challenges.

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Christian denominations and it marks the beginning of six weeks of penitence before Easter. Photo by Colleb Mugume

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

During the Mass, Rev. Father Davis Musiime, the diocesan health secretary for Hoima catholic diocese urged Christians to use this period to change their acts and also reconcile

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Lent season: Hundreds gather at Bujumbura Cathedral in Hoima for Ash Wednesday

Rev. Fr. Tumusiime also emphasised fasting for all Christians except only those with health challenges.

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Christian denominations and it marks the beginning of six weeks of penitence before Easter. Photo by Colleb Mugume

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