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Christ the King Sunday officially opens the start of the season of Advent, the Coming.

By Felex Sengiyunva

Christ the King Sunday, also known as the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, is a significant feast day in the Catholic Church liturgy. Celebrated on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time, it marks the end of the liturgical year and serves as a bridge to Advent, the season of preparation for Christmas.

Instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925, Christ the King Sunday emphasizes Jesus Christ’s sovereignty over all creation. The feast day reminds Catholics of their allegiance to Christ as their King and Lord, and encourages them to live according to His teachings.

During Mass on Christ the King Sunday, the Scripture readings highlight Christ’s kingship and dominion. The Gospel reading often features the famous passage from Matthew 25:31-46, where Jesus describes the final judgment, separating the sheep from the goats based on their treatment of the least among them.

The liturgical colours for Christ the King Sunday are white or gold, symbolizing the glory and majesty of Christ’s kingship. This feast day is an opportunity for Catholics to reflect on their relationship with Christ, renew their commitment to following Him, and look forward to the promise of eternal life with Him.”

Christ the King Sunday marks the end of the Ordinary Time period in the Catholic liturgical calendar. It is celebrated on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time, exactly 34 days before Christmas.

The following Sunday, the First Sunday of Advent, marks the beginning of the Advent season. Advent is a four-week period of preparation and anticipation for the birth of Jesus Christ.

In essence, Christ the King Sunday serves as a bridge between Ordinary Time and Advent. It provides a concluding theme for Ordinary Time, emphasizing Christ’s sovereignty and kingdom, while also introducing the Advent theme of preparation and expectation for the coming of Christ.

The connection between Christ the King Sunday and Advent can be summarized as follows:

📍. Christ’s Kingship: Christ the King Sunday emphasizes Christ’s sovereignty and kingdom, which is a fundamental theme in the Catholic faith.
📍. Preparation for Advent: By celebrating Christ’s kingship, Catholics are reminded of the importance of preparing for the coming of Christ, which is the central theme of Advent.
📍. Transition from Ordinary Time: Christ the King Sunday marks the end of Ordinary Time, while Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical season, emphasizing the cyclical nature of the Catholic liturgical calendar.
📍. Eschatological Theme: Both Christ the King Sunday and Advent have an eschatological theme, emphasizing the ultimate triumph of Christ’s kingdom and the importance of being prepared for the final judgment.

By understanding the relationship between Christ the King Sunday and Advent, Catholics can better appreciate the continuity and coherence of the Catholic liturgical calendar.

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Diocese of Kasese seeks 4 Billion Ugx more to Complete New Cathedral Church

By Felex Sengiyunva

Facial view of the Proposed Structure of the cathedral

“The currently Beam – leveled magnificently sized Cathedral in Uganda, ongoing Church project of the Diocese Of Kasese still needs funding”Four billion shillings is still required to complete the new Our Lady Of Assumption Cathedral Church in Kasese town, the Diocesan Treasurer and Administrator General for the Diocese of Kasese, Rev. Fr. Joseph Kule Syathetha has revealed.

Cathedral church under construction – Photo By URN.

Presenting a report to the Bishop about the collections, Fr. Syathetha said of the 6.7 billion shillings required for the project, four billion shillings was still required, including the two pledged by the Ordinary Bishop.He said Bishop Kibira was ready to hand in his pledge of the two billion shillings, as a call that should the Christians also fulfil theirs.

The Kasese Cathedral Parish Rector, Rev. Fr. Joseph Kirungi who hailed Christians for their contribution, revealed to the Bishop that a well audited and independent bank account had been opened for the collections and that more than 800 million of the 1.6 billion shillings share for the parish, had been readily collected.

Bishop Kibira later appreciated the Christians for the contributions before asking the Parish Priests to work closely with the laity councils and the lay faithful to clear their pledges they made.

Proposed Structure of the Cathedral under construction

He also asked heads of the Catholic founded movements and organisations to encourage their members to contribute towards this cause. END.

Urogynaecological health Camp ends successfully in Kasese diocese, 150 screened, 34 Operated

By: Felex Sengiyunva

Photo by: Felex Sengiyunva

The four days urogyaenacological health camp successfully ended yesterday on 4th July 2024 at Mt St Mary’s Hospital diocese of Kasese in Kasese municipality.

Speaking to Kasese Guide Radio today afternoon at the hospital,Rev. sr. Dr. Priscilla Busingye, a senior consultant urogyaenacologist who also works at St. Francis Nsambya Hospital Kampala said that one hundred fifty women were screened ,thirty four of them were operated because of their major injuries they got giving birth and attained fistula, prolapses and perennial tears. She expressed concern of how it is not pleasing for a woman who give life, to lose life.

Photo by: Felex Sengiyunva

She explained that the patients came from various places and districts like Kigumba, Masindi, Kasese ,Kyenjojo and many others, a fruit of the overwhelming mobilization by the consecrated sisters for the relief of suffering women.

Rev. Sr.Dr. Priscilla called on the general public to care for their bodies and they should always reach out to them for medical help when it is not late. Finally, she thanked the Bishop of the diocese of Kasese Rt.Rev. Francis Aquirinus Kibira for building Mt. St. Mary’s hospital to help the people, the hospital management and the staff for the good work.

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The Anti – Human trafficking campaign launched in Kasese Diocese

By: Sr. Sarah Muhindo and Felex Sengiyunva

Religious Sisters of the Holy Cross have launched the Anti – Human trafficking campaign in Kasese diocese.

The Anti – Human trafficking campaign was launched on Sunday 23rd June 2024 by the Religious Sisters Of the Holy Cross under their Umbrella , Association Of Religious In Uganda (ARU) in the Diocese of Kasese during a gathering that aimed at sensitizing community members about the rising cases of human trafficking, in Kisinga.

This activity attracted a massive audience after the anti-human trafficking committee had made partnership with Kasese Guide Radio. The network used Kasese Guide Radio staff to stage a live local play , commonly known as “Omukekera” against human trafficking which attracted thousands of people that was their target audience to pass their information.

The Crowd of people who attended

Sr. Semerita Mbambu , Diocese of Kasese during the launching exercise, asked the young people and those who have fallen victims of human trafficking, to get skilled courses within their home country that will help them to sustain themselves than going to oversees for jobs where they end up being mistreated ,and others murdered.

The Association of Religious Sisters In Uganda ,ARU is running various religious networks funded by the Conrad Hilton Foundation, where The Anti – Human trafficking network and campaign lies, spearheaded by the Sisters Of the Holy Cross who have formed different committees in all the Nineteen Catholic Dioceses In Uganda.

Members of the Religious association

The United Arab Emirates is a destination country for men and women that are mostly trafficked for the purposes of labor according to research.
Women from Uganda, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Pakistan, and the Philippines travel willingly to the U.A.E. and Arab states of the Persian Gulf to work as domestic servants, but some subsequently face conditions of involuntary servitude such as excessive work hours without pay, unlawful withholding of passports, restrictions on movement, non-payment of wages, and physical or sexual abuse at the hands of their employers.

 In 2014 March, Pope Francis launched the Interfaith Global Freedom Network to fight human trafficking with Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby and initiated the Santa Marta Group, an international coalition of senior law enforcement chiefs and leaders of the Catholic Church working with civil society to end human trafficking. He also developed the #End Slavery movement to investigate how human trafficking can be eliminated.

Catholic social teaching proclaims the dignity of the human person and the sanctity of all human life.  Each person is made in the image of God, is loved immeasurably by Him, and has inherent worth.

Kasese Diocese ‘s Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital prepares to hold it’s first ever and free Urogynaecological Camp

By: Sr. Sarah and Felex Sengiyunva

One of the first Medical and Admission blocks-Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital – DOK

Mt.St Mary’s Hospital – Diocese of Kasese is organizing a “free of charge” four Days health camp that will begin officially on 1st up to 4th July 2024 at the Hospital in Kasese Town.

The Hospital Administration informs that the forthcoming Health camp is in a special way organized to manage conditions like Urine incontinence due to tears during childbirth or delivery, Stool incontinence and Fistula, Genital Prolapse and other genital tract related abnormalities.

Official Poster about the Forthcoming Camp – Released by the Hospital Administration

“The camp they called “Urogynaecological” regarding the above conditions will be free of charge in treatment of Victims, Transportation and Meals for strictly patients only, for all the four days of the camp, whereby Next of Kins to patients will provide for themselves” the administrator assured.

The hospital administration, therefore, calls on the public to turn up for this free service, especially those with the health conditions mentioned in order to restore good health and save their marriages and lives.

BRIEFLY ABOUT MT. ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL – DIOCESE OF KASESE:

Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital – DOK was founded some years ago during the disastrous Floods that hit Kasese District, to serve as a rest place and rescue of patients providing shelter to the Internally Displaced people and patients from Kilembe Mines Hospital that was swept off by the Floods.

The Hospital Main Gate

The Hospital was officially launched and opened to operate, in November 2023 by The President of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who was represented by Hon. Raphael Magyezi the Minister Of Local Government.

The Well performing and ranked Health Facility is fully under the Administration of the Catholic Diocese of Kasese and managed by Banyatereza Sisters.

Based on Key Values of Providing the most professional general Medical care services to the People in the District, neighbors and the entire country.