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3 June was the Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga & Companions, Martyrs (d. 1886), martyred under King Mwanga II: Martyr-link ūnus, Martyr-link duo, Martyrs-link Companions, Wikipedia-link Charlie Lima, & Wikipedia-link Companions.

Commentary: Quoth the bulletin:

One of twenty-two Ugandan martyrs, Charles Lwanga is the patron of youth & Catholic action in most of tropic Africa. He protected his fellow pages (aged thirteen to thirty) from the homosexual demands of the Bagandan ruler. When missionaries returned after King Mwanga's death, they found five hundred Christians & one thousand catechumens waiting for them (without priests or educators). The twenty-two Catholic martyrs of the Uganda persecution were canonized.

Scripture of the Day (Wednesday)
Mass Readings
The Book of Tobit, chapter three, verses one thru eleven(A), sixteen thru seventeen(A);
Psalm Twenty-five, verses two thru five(A,B), six & seven(B,C), eight & nine;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter twelve, verses eighteen thru twenty-seven.

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On 4 June we remembered Saint Francis Caracciolo (1563-1608), co-founder of the Adorno Fathers, formally the Clerics Regular Minor: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link Foxtrot Charlie; Wikipedia-link C.R.M..

Scripture of the Day (Thursday)
Mass Readings
The Book of Tobit, chapter six, verses ten & eleven; chapter seven, verses one(B,C,D,E) & nine thru seventeen; chapter eight, verses four thru nine(A);
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-eight, verses one thru five;
The Gospel according to Mark, chapter twelve, verses twenty-eight thru thirty-four.

Commentary: A bonus of these long, narrative readings from Tobit is that our Protestant brethren, in their slavish devotion to the Christ-denying Pharisees of the first century, do not even acknowledge the Book of Tobit as canonical.

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Mass Journal: Week 20
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Reflection by Matthew Kelly of the Dynamic Catholic Institute

In every age, the Church experiences problems & difficulties. Our time is no different. The solution to the problems that plague our lives & the Church is unchanging & singular. The problems are many; the solution is solitary. Personal holiness is the answer to every problem. In every situation in my life, in every problem, in every difficulty, I know that if I allow the values & principles of the Gospel to guide me, it will turn out for the best.