THE MEMORIAL OF SAINT CHARLES LWANGA AND COMPASSION MARTYRS.

THE MEMORIAL OF SAINTS CHARLES LWANGA & COMPANION MARTYRS. 

THE GOODNEWS:

"Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all people, so that your son may give eternal life to all you gave him.

Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do. Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began.

“I revealed your name to those whom you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 

Now they know that everything you gave me is from you, because the words you gave to me I have given to them, and they accepted them and truly understood that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me. I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours, and everything of mine is yours and everything of yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them. And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you.” (John 17: 1 - 11).

Tuesday 3rd June 2025 in 7th Week in Easter Time is the Memorial of St Charles Lwanga and Companions.  (Martyred +1886 - 1887). 

On the feast of Ascension 1886, the powerful but corrupt King Mwanga of Uganda mercilessly killed Charles Lwanga and 14 teenage companions who resisted resolutely his homosexual advances. Eight of the companions were killed later.

The blood of martyrs is the seed of Christianity, wrote the African erudite theologian, Tertulian. Martyrdom is the greatest testimony/witness to the faith.  The Greek word martyr actually means witness. The testimony of the absolute love of Jesus for us is that He gave His life to prove it.

What is most impressive about the martyrs of Uganda is that all of them were teenagers and Catechumens. Technically, they are not yet Christians since they had not received Baptism. Yet they chose to die for the faith they had come to love.

What is Eternal Life? 

"Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ." Jesus teaches. 

The Prophet Daniel says:

"The people who know their God will be strong and take action." (Daniel 11: 32).

How much time do you spend in the Word of God? 

You know the Heart of God from the Mouth of God. St Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church teaches. 

Invest in the Word of God and you will begin to believe that eternal life starts here and now and continues in Heaven after our death. 

The Holy Catholic Church honors the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus every June.  

"Morning Offering Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

"O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I offer you through the Immaculate Heart of Mary all my prayers and desires, all my sufferings, delays, disappointments and obstacles; all my time, talent and treasure, all my fears, worries and doubts as well as all my weaknesses.  I offer all these on all the altars in the world where the Eucharist is celebrated today and on every Altar where Your Eucharistic Face is present.  I offer them for the remission of my sins, for my family and [Mention the specific intention] and for the Holy Father Pope Leo.  Amen."

Read of the abundant promises made to people who honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus especially in June. 

For Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link below. 

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2020/08/12-promises-of-sacred-heart-of-jesus.html?m=1