A Catholic mass in Gulu, Uganda

Today is the 15th of August.  It is the feast day of our Lady of the Assumption, the patron saint of my hometown.  Since I can remember, our family always attended the mass and/or celebration.

In Gulu, I went to the Holy Rosary Church, which is a short distance from where I live. This church
was built by the Comboni missionaries (www.combonimissionaries.org and www.youtube).

The parish priest was Fr. Eugene (or Italian equivalent)  Leso and he gave me a very brief history of his family back in Verona.  He allowed me to take his picture with a request that I should give him a printed copy so he can send to his sister in Italy.  He officiates the mass in English but there are other mass schedules in the native language, Luo.

I was in total admiration of how the parishioners come to church.  Young men and women, children, older men and women wear their Sunday best.  Very clean and well pressed attire, and shiny shoes.

I am making this observation to make a contrast to the parishioners who attend Sunday mass around our area in Ortigas Center.  Most of them are dressed to explore the shopping malls, and just dropped by for the service either before, in-between, or after shopping.