Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, martyrs

Today is June 3, 2023. Daily Reading for Saturday. USCCB

Reading 1, Sirach 51:12-20
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 19:8, 9, 10, 11
Gospel, Mark 11:27-33

Please click read learn about Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs and His True Faithful Servant Life belonged to Lord Jesus Christ. True story about He protected his little boys from the king’s sexual advances.

St. Charles Lwanga (top center, in front of the two European missionaries) and his companions, 19 of whom would be martyred with him eight months later, pose for a group photo in October 1885. (photo: Public Domain)

St. Charles Lwanga

Born	1 January 1860 Kingdom of Buganda
Died	3 June 1886 (aged 26) Namugongo, Kingdom of Buganda

Please click Saint Charles Lwanga was martyred on June 3, 1886, at the age of 26, along with 12 other Catholics and 11 Anglicans, for refusing to renounce their faith and to comply with the corrupt and unchaste demands of King Mwanga of Uganda. King Mwanga was a violent ruler and pedophile with a predilection for the young boys and men who served him as pages and attendants. 

Found other excellent history of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions

Read: These Christian martyrs refused to give in to the homosexual demands of the king. They are saints who respected their bodies and loved the commandments of God.

Pray today to be strong in times of temptations against purity. 🤟💜🔥🕊️🙏

🙏Amen🙏🤟💜🔥🕊️