June 3, 2026 // Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs
Read the Word // Open your Bible to today’s First Reading: 2 Timothy 1:1–3, 6–12
Reflect on the Word //
I bit my tongue a little harder. I wish my strides toward virtue were more sophisticated by now; however, in the moment when I wanted to respond to a family member with harshness, physical restraint helped.
I thought, You have a choice to make here, and that choice will have a lasting impact. Who do you want to be?
I want to be rooted in the reality that I am God’s daughter. And I want to act like it. I want to consider my responses and to choose ones that reflect what I actually desire: to be more like my Father.
Saint Paul wrote today’s First Reading from prison. He was kept under lock and key because he would not keep his belief in Jesus Christ to himself. He was maligned and doubted, yet he had no doubt in the One for Whom he was imprisoned. Saint Paul was not afraid or deterred from what he wanted: life with Christ.
Further, he encourages Timothy to bear his own share of hardship for the Gospel. How? Not by his own abilities or cleverness, but “with the strength that comes from God” (2 Timothy 1:8).
This strength is the opposite of cowardice. In fact, it is this strength, poured out by the Holy Spirit, that allows God’s children to move in “power and love and self-control” (2 Timothy 1:7).
I am not locked in prison like Saint Paul. But I can suffer my own share of hardship for the Gospel each day.
Every time we hold our tongues through self-control, every time we understand the power of our actions, and every time we choose to respond in love, we live by the Holy Spirit.
In these little sufferings—in these little deaths to self—we become more like “our savior Christ Jesus, who destroyed death and brought life” (2 Timothy 1:10).
Relate to the Lord // Ask the Holy Spirit to be with you in all of your interactions today.
Olivia Spears vit dans le Kentucky, où le thé sucré et le bourbon coulent comme le lait et le miel. Elle est titulaire de diplômes en théologie et en catéchèse de l'Université franciscaine de Steubenville et travaille à domicile tout en profitant de ses enfants et de son mari. Elle organise du contenu pertinent et inspirant pour les femmes catholiques en tant que gestionnaire de blog. Elle est la narratrice de Set a Fire , And Hay Became Holy et All She Had , ainsi qu'un auteur contributeur pour Rise Up . En savoir plus sur elle ici .
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