CS 1491: Lent with the Martyrs: St. Charles Lwanga

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🗓️ 21 February 2024

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This week we are continuing our 40 days with the Martyr's Lenten Series! Join us in saying this prayer each day:

ST PETER'S CHAINS PRAYER:

O God, Who caused St. Peter, the apostle, to depart, loosed from his chains and unhurt,

loose, we beg You, the chains of our sins,

and graciously keep all evils far from us.

Bless us this Lent and give us the faith of the martyrs.

We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

AMEN

+ MONDAY: St. Boniface, England and Germany, 680-754

+ TUESDAY: St. Cecilia, Rome, d 230

+ WEDNESDAY: St. Charles Lwanga, Uganda, 1860-1886

+ THURSDAY: St.Devasahayam, India, 1712-1752

+ FRIDAY: St. Edith Stein, Germany, 1891-1942

+ SATURDAY: St. Eulalia, 290-304, Spain

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0:00.0	You're listening to
0:07.4	Catholic sprouts
0:09.6	The daily podcast for Catholic kids that strives to plant seeds of faith.
0:26.9	Hey there, sproutsouts. Today is Wednesday, February 21st, 2004. This week, we are continuing our series on the martyrs, 40 martyrs for the 40
0:34.6	days of Lent. Today, we have a very well-known and incredibly heroic martyrs for the 40 days of Lent. Today we have a very well-known and incredibly heroic martyr,
0:41.9	St. Charles Luonga from Uganda. Before we talk about him, though, please join me in our prayer,
0:48.7	St. Peter's Chains. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen. O God who caused
0:57.5	St. Peter the Apostle to depart, loosed from his chains and unhurt. Loose, we beg you, the chains of
1:05.6	our sins, and graciously keep all evils far from us.
1:14.6	Bless us this lent and give us the faith of the martyrs.
1:18.6	We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
1:24.0	So we have traveled through a lot of time and space this week already.
1:30.5	We talked about St. Boniface from the 700th in Germany, St. Cecilia, from the 200th in Rome. And today we are traveling to the 1800s, less than 200 years ago, in Uganda, Africa.
1:42.2	St. Charles Luonga is one of several martyrs in Uganda. They all died at the same
1:48.4	time, put to death for their faith because of the king of Uganda's hatred of Christianity.
1:55.8	So here is his story. St. Charles Luonga, he was a young, handsome, intelligent man, and because his
2:03.9	qualities were recognized and appreciated, he received a wonderful job in the king's court.
2:11.5	While he was there, missionaries arrived in Uganda, and Charles Luonga was just captivated by the message of Jesus Christ.
2:20.9	He was convinced that this indeed was the truth. He converted. He was baptized, and he began to learn and study the faith.
2:31.3	He also began to tell other people at the palace about Jesus. He became a
2:36.8	catechist instructing them. And unfortunately, the king of Uganda was a wicked man. He not only did
2:45.2	not believe in Jesus, but he hurt people, specifically young boys.
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