The gospel of today (03 May) tells how Jesus reproves Peter of having too many peripheral concerns… Only one thing matters: “YOU FOLLOW ME” (John 21:22).
Today, we celebrate the feast of the 22 martyrs of Uganda. There are three names that we easily remember: Charles Lwanga, Mattias Mulumba Kalemba and the boy Kitisto.
There were more than 22 martyrs of Uganda. Paul VI in his homily during the canonization rite also mentioned of other Christians who were martyred yet belonging to the Anglican confession.
The witness of these martyrs in the 19th century reminds us of the contemporary martyrdom of the many Christians in Southern Sudan during the more than two decades of civil war that ended with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in January 2006.
The Christians in Southern Sudan thought that they were abandoned by the world and by God during the times of persecution...
John Paul II during his historic visit in the Sudan in 1993 reminded the Christians that they are NOT forgotten nor abandoned by God... Their names are "written on the palm of the hands of Christ pierced by the nails of crucifixion."
Therefore, with full confidence we cry out: "The Lord is our help and our shield. In him do our hearts find joy. We trust in his holy name". (Psalm 28: 7)
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