Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977

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Exciting Holiness
Ecclesiasticus 4.20-28
Psalm 119.41, 43-48
2 Timothy 4.1-8
John 12.24-32

Holy Communion
James 2.1-9
Psalm 34.1-7
Mark 8.27-33

Morning Prayer
Psalms 56, 57, (63*)
Genesis 26.34-27.40
2 Timothy 1.15-2.13

Evening Prayer
Psalms 61, 62, 64
2 Chronicles 6.1-21
John 18.1-11

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Isaiah 42.1-9
Luke 4.14-21

Collect

God of truth,
whose servant Janani Luwum walked in the light,
and in his death defied the powers of darkness:
free us from fear of those who kill the body,
that we too may walk as children of light,
through him who overcame darkness by the power of the cross,
Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Janani Luwum:
so bind us, in life and death, to Christ’s sacrifice
that our lives, broken and offered with his,
may carry his death and proclaim his resurrection in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr Janani Luwum:
by our communion with Christ
in his saving death and resurrection,
give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.