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https://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/06/when-spiritually-dead-roman-catholics.html
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https://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/06/roman-catholicism-and-worship-of-dead.html
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http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/05/when-catholics-make-big-fuss-about.html
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http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/05/roman-catholic-necromancy-praying-to.html
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https://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2022/05/when-luciferian-catholic-queen-of.html
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100-year-old man walks from Bushenyi to Namugongo shrine
The Catholic shrine team warmly welcomed the pilgrims before guiding them to a blue tent to rest.
Although
Mr Tibyangye’s legs were slightly swollen due to the 350km journey, he
says they are not so painful, and believes he will be fine.
During
an interview with Daily Monitor yesterday, the retired catechist and
teacher, joked about how people are dumbfounded about his age.
“I don’t know why people don’t believe me? It baffles me,” he says.
Mr Tibyangye claims to have been born in 1922, although he does not remember the exact month.
“Every time we enter into a new year, I count it an additional year. So this year, I made 100 years,” he says.
Mr
Tibyangye adds that some people doubt his age because they don’t
believe that an elderly man can walk for such a long distance.
“I
walked from Bushenyi to Namugongo. I was one of the fittest members of
the group. There were even instances where I walked ahead, leaving
others behind gasping for breath,” he says.
Mr Tibyangye credits his longevity and fitness to his food choices.
He says he prefers boiled over fried food and does not drink alcohol, milk or smoke cigarettes.
“I
don’t just eat anything. I mind what I either drink or eat. It is
probably why I am still healthy and fit,” Mr Tibyangye says.
He has
so far made the Namugongo pilgrimage 62 times, with 51 times by bus and
11 on foot. His first pilgrimage was in 1969 when Pope Paul VI visited
Uganda.
The Rev Fr Vincent Lubega, the Namugongo Catholic Parish
priest, confirms that Mr Tibyangye is a frequent pilgrim. “He is always
here with us for the Martyrs Day celebrations,” Rev Fr Lubega says.
Between 2020 and 2021 when pilgrims
were not allowed to converge for celebrations at Namugongo due to the
Covid-19 pandemic, the elderly man found other ways of marking the
event.
Mr Tibyangye says although movements were restricted, he would
converge with other community members at St Kaggwa Parish in Bushenyi.
“During
these two years, we found time to meet and pray at the parish while
observing the standard operating procedures, mostly wearing masks and
social distancing,” he says.
As June 3 draws closer, Mr Tibyangye spends most of his time praying.
Besides
shelter, the Catholic shrine team also provides security, water and
sanitary facilities for pilgrims. They are, however, expected to have
some money to buy food.
“I do have some little money which will take
me through. There are also some good samaritans who continue to give me
money,” Mr Tibyangye says.
The elderly pilgrim will return home by bus the day after the celebrations.
Why walk?
Mr Tibyangye says he is motivated to walk to Namugongo for several reasons.
“These
journeys are a way of asking God to answer my prayers and so far, he
has answered them. For example, my health is good. Imagine having been
able to make it to 100 years of age, it has been the Grace of God,” the
retired teacher says.
He has also been able to pray for his family, which he says is doing
well. Mr Tibyange fathered 21 children [seven have since passed away].
The 100-year-old walked with his grandchildren Bridget Amuhimbise, 13, and David Rukundo, 12.
On
what their experience was like while walking with their grandfather,
they said he was fit and never got tired during the journey.
