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November 2018

D IOCESE OF J INJA The Newsletter

Editorial

T he month of October has been a month full of activities

if one would look at just the bishop’s schedule alone.

This for sure is how some Christians of the diocese

have been since the bishop has mainly been with his

Christians. And some of these have been the students’ day,

schools like Budini S.S. and the different schools in Iganga

parish for confirmation, and others commissioning of candidates around the

diocese of Jinja. We pray for and wish the candidates of P7 like St Patrick

Kigulu and senior 6 success and good health as they do their exams in

November. May The almighty God bless October with excellent outcomes for

the S4s and the same to the P7 and S6 in November too.

Elsewhere, there have been woes for those whose loved ones have gone to

meet the Lord. May their souls rest in eternal peace. But month of November

2018 opens with good news of all saints day, a day of obligation, as well as

all souls day on 2nd. Our day of prayer for the suffering church. May the joy

of the Lord be experienced in the pilgrim and suffering churches.

Some reflection: One of the challenges on pilgrimage days is the blessing of

religious articles ranging from: Rosaries, water, crucifixes, pictures of Saints

to a whole range of articles of devotion. If we are to keep the rubrics to a

better taste, as we are taught in the good articles of this newsletter, the

celebrants have to assist the congregation and bless for them their articles.

Otherwise, approaching the different priests and deacons who are present at

the different places like the family Day, like this year come 25th November

2018, will remain the norm of every function.

Important happenings in the diocese of Jinja: New Namirali parish

boy’s-quarter construction started October 2018, Cross construction at

Namirali, Inauguration of the New Shrine at Kyebando as launched with

a collection on pilgrimage day.

Fr. Paul Musana

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Bishop’s Schedule

03rd—Uganda Episcopal Conference

10th— Persons With Disability Day Walukuba

11th—National Teachers College Kaliro

18th—Uganda Martyrs’ National Seminary

Alokolum

25th— Diocesan Family Day

DAYS TO REMEMBER

10th— PWDs Day Walukuba

17th— Catechists Day Namwendwa

25th— Diocesan Family Day

THE MONTH OF THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY

As the weather grows colder and the leaves fall, and Thanksgiving and

Christmas approach, it is natural that our thoughts turn to those whom we

have loved who are no longer with us. How appropriate, then, that the

Catholic Church offers us November, which begins with All Saints Day

and All Souls Day, as the Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory—those

who have died in grace, yet who failed in this life to make satisfaction for

all of their sins.

We should pray for the dead throughout the year, especially on the

anniversary of their death, but in this Month of the Holy Souls, we should

devote some time every day to prayer for the dead. We should start with

those closest to us—our mother and father, for instance—but we should

also offer prayers for all the souls, and especially for those most forsaken.

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ST MATIA MULUMBA DAY KYEBANDO PILGRIMAGE 2018

Christians from around the diocese and beyond started arriving at

Kyebando parish HQ to attend the St Matia Mulumba pilgrimage day

at the birth place of the saint in Imanhiro.

This year, thousands flocked for pilgrimage from different faiths

including Muslims, and persons from different denominations, people

of all walks of life flocked for prayers and others for business in case

of those who took advantage of the mammoth crowd for market of

their goods.

Iganga Deanery was in charge of preparations. Iganga was for

pro-culture and offertory, Buluba for the decorations, Busowa and

Buluguyi on feeding the priests and religious, Kyebando on the

security, public address system and clearance of the place and Buswale

on the Tents with the support of the Uganda tourism board and

Busoga development agency, thanks.

On the occasion, the bishop of Jinja, Rt. Rev. Charles Martin Wamika

resounded the efforts being done about the new Namirali Parish and

presented some of the possible activities and features that were to be

done on the ground: for instance; the Cross that would be

corresponding to the statue of Our Mother Mary and below would be

the fourteen stations of the cross under-looking the big cross as a

possible reflection center at Namirali and overlooking the home of

Matia Bateganya. The construction is already in the hands of the

Engineers and in progression.

A launch of the construction the new Shrine extension building that

would cost a good a pretty good sum and to be footed by the Christians

of the diocese and anyone who would volunteer to assist the progress

of the catholic faith in this arrangement. The estimates were made by

Engineers courtesy of the Parish priest of Kyebando parish.

Despite of the wet ground, the pilgrimage went on as smooth as God

wanted that day and by 12 pm the liturgical function was complete.

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LITURGY CORNER

MUSIC COMPOSITION/ NEW SONGS

TO BE USED IN LITURGY

The General Instruction of the Roman Missal No. 393 says the

following about Liturgical Music: "Bearing in mind the important

place that singing has in a celebration as a necessary or integral

part of the Liturgy, all musical settings of the texts for the people's

responses and acclamations in the Order of Mass and for special rites

that occur in the course of the liturgical year must be submitted to

the Conference of the Bishops or local Ordinary for review and

approval prior to publication."

Canon 838# 1: Supervision of sacred Liturgy depends solely on the

authority of the church (Apostolic see#1&2, Conference of the

bishops#3 and Diocesan Bishop- #1&4)

Hymns, songs, and acclamations written for the liturgical assembly

are approved for use in the Liturgy by the bishop of the diocese

wherein they are published, in order to ensure that these texts truly

express the faith of the Church with theological accuracy and are

appropriate to the liturgical context.

Composers who set liturgical texts to musical settings must respect

the integrity of the approved text.

Any composer of a liturgical hymn in our Diocese has to observe the

following steps before the hymn is approved by the competent

authority (Bishop) for use in any liturgical function:

The composer must submit the hymn to the Music sub-commission for

perusal and recommendation.

The Music sub-commission must submit that Hymn to the Diocesan

Liturgical Commission for review and recommendation.

The Diocesan Liturgical Commission must submit the same Hymn to

the Ordinary of the Diocese for review and approval to be used in any

liturgical function in the Diocese and elsewhere.

It is wrong and forbidden for any composer to start using any hymn in

any liturgical activity before it is approved and permitted to be used in

any liturgical function by the ordinary of the Diocese.

Choir Conductors should note the following while animating the

singing liturgy:

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By Fr. John Baptist Kaddu Mukwaya

The main actor during Holy Mass is the Main Celebrant (MC) and

therefore the choir conductor should monitor the MC closely while

animating Liturgy.

There are songs which constitute an independent rite and therefore

cannot be skipped or substituted by another song, (Gloria,

Responsorial psalm, Alleluia, Sanctus, memorial acclamation, and post

communion hymn. cfr LG51, GIRM 31

There are Hymns which accompany other rites and should serve only

that purpose (Agnus Dei (breaking of the bread), Entrance song

(accompanying Ministers to the altar), Communion song (communion),

offertory song (offertory) cfr. GIRM no. 47 (LG-Liturgical Guidelines

and GIRM- General instruction to the Roman Missal)

JINJA DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY

The Jinja Diocesan Council of Persons with Disability

cordially invite the entire diocese of Jinja to celebrate with

them the 2nd Diocesan Persons-with-Disability (PWDs) day

scheduled for 10th November 2018 at Walukuba Parish Jinja.

On this day, the PWDs, their parents, care takers and Christians

from all over the Diocese gather at a designated place

(Walukuba Parish) to pray together, to share experiences and

testimonies, encourage each other, entertainment and share a

meal.

One of the aims is: continued awareness that PWDs are God’s

Children also. This would help change negative attitudes

towards humanity, to be accepted, loved, respected and allowed

to participate in the church activities and other social affairs

that befit them.

The function will begin at 10:30 am with Mass presided over

by His Lordship Rt. Rev. Charles Martin, the Bishop of the

Catholic Diocese of Jinja.

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NKOZI UNIVERSITY

U ganda Martyrs’ University main campus will

on 8th November 2018 hold their graduation

ceremony which will preceed the silver jubilee

celebrations on Friday 9th at the main campus

Nkozi. It will be under the theme; “Celebrating 25 years of

Excellence in the footsteps of the Uganda Martyrs.”

To mark the 25 years of existence, there will be a fundraising

for a „State of the art Silver Jubilee Complex‟ to be

constructed at Lubaga campus in Kampala.

There will be a fundraising walk on 27th of October 2018 at

Lubaga campus at 7:00 am Call VC at:

0382410611/0700611066 Uganda Martyrs’ University, making

a difference.

AMECEA

Bishop Anthony Zziwa, Bishop of Kiyinda

Mityana Diocese, has been elected

chairman of AMECEA staffing committee,

which had previously been known as Justice

Peace and Caritas Development

ANNOUNCEMENTS

On 30th November 2018 will be the interviews for S.5 at

Uganda Martyrs’ Minor Seminary Jinja (UMMS) and

interviews for S.1 at St. Gonzaga Gonza Minor Seminary

Iganga.

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John Bosco Etyang David Ojaka Joseph Kalinaki Stephen Mudoola

OBITUARY

Mr. Paul Baliraine, the chairperson of the Laity Diocese of

Jinja and Iganga parish council lost a brother Mr. Joseph

Kaggwa and was buried on the 14th day of October 2018. May

his soul rest in peace.

Fr. Matia Kyaterekera lost his mother Margaret Nabirye

and was buried on the 15th of October 2018

DIOCESAN PRIESTS’ BIRTHDAYS

01

st—Etyang John Bosco

09th—Fr. Ojaka David, 09

th—Fr. Mbiro John Mary

22nd

—Fr. Mudoola Stephen, 22nd

— Fr. Kalinaki Joseph

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Jesus said: I am the resurrection. Anyone who

believes in me, even though that person dies,

will live: John 11:25

What is worse: the recognizable demon that pushes you to sin

so that you feel ashamed, or the well-mannered demon that

lives within you and possess you with the spirit of worldliness?

Pope Francis