Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs
Memorial · Red · 3 June
In June
About this day
Charles Lwanga, a page at the court of King Mwanga of Buganda, protected the younger pages from the king's impure demands and instructed them in the faith. He was burned to death at Namugongo on June 3, 1886; he and twenty-one companions were canonized in 1964.
Coming up in the next year
Next: Thu 3 Jun 2027 — Year B · I
- Thu 3 Jun 2027
Music
Mass
- Organ Propers, Book 6: Jun 01 – St Justin Martyr to Jun 28 – St Irenaeus (Organ) [6. JUNE. Propers. org. 2019. SANC] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Communion
- Saints of Thanksgiving Day to Dec 14 – St John of the Cross – Propers (English & Latin) [Propers. III. SANC full. 06.04.20] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Offertory · Communion
From the Missal
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