Fr. Joseph Okwara wore his signature smile as he welcomed pilgrims who arrived in Uganda for the 2024 pilgrimage at Namugongo Shrine in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala.
In a video that was circulated on social media shortly after news of his death was made public, Fr. Okwara was seen exchanging pleasantries with pilgrims from Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Kakamega at the shrine. The Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) that worked in the place of his heart was conspicuously hooked on his head. But it is his giggles and wide smile as he led the pilgrims, carrying a big cross, that stood out in the entire video.
This is how many people who knew Fr. Okwara will remember him; a Priest, who is always smiling. Not even a heart disease he was diagnosed with shortly after he was ordained a Priest of St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill (MHM) could rob him of his smile.
Source: ACIAfrica
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