Saints of Africa 2026
June 6 @ 4:00 pm
Theme: “United in the Body of Christ, We Walk in the Light of God.”
Saturday, June 6, 2026
4:00 PM EDT Vigil Mass at the Church followed by a Cultural Reception, Merit Awards and Keynote Speech at the School beginning at 5:30 PM EDT
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
1006 Larch Avenue, Takoma, Park, MD 20912
Main Celebrant and Homilist: Most Rev. Evelio Mejivar-Ayala, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington
Keynote Speaker at the Reception: Bishop-elect Robert Boxie III of the Archdiocese of Washington
Topic: The Saintly Seven: The Causes of the first African American Catholics on the Path to Sainthood
RSVP to Rev. Fr. Ebuka Mbanude: mbanudee@adw.org; Deogratias Miti Kawunde: 240.605.7987, acadmvinf0@gmail.com