04 DISEMBA USANTA BARBARA. Umthandazo wokucela ubabalo

UMTHANDAZO WOKUFUMANA UKUFA OKULUNGILEYO

Nkosi, onyule uSaint Barbara ukuba athuthuzelwe abaphilayo nabaswelekayo, sinike ngokucela kwakhe ukuba sihlale siphile kuthando lwakho olungcwele, kwaye sibeke lonke ithemba lethu kwezona mvakalelo zibuhlungu zoNyana wakho, ukuze ukufa kwesono ungaze usigxeke: kodwa sixhotyiswe ngeSakramente ezingcwele zeNtlawulelo, uMthendeleko kunye noManyano oluPhezulu, sinokuhamba ngaphandle koloyiko kuzuko olungunaphakade. Siyanibongoza ngenxa kaYesu Krestu iNkosi yethu. Bayibenjalo.

(Leo XIII, Matshi 21, 1879)

UMTHANDAZO kuSANTA BARBARA

Intombi eyiNtombikazi kunye noMartyr oyiNgcwele uBarbara,
Inkosikazi yethu kunye nommeli wethu,
Abanyulwe ngoobawo bethu ukuba bawunyamekele lo mhlaba unikelweyo,
deh! Yamkela unqulo esinalo,
kunye nevoti esikunika zona minyaka le.
Nceda usinike unyamezelo kwimisebenzi elungileyo,
kunye nokholo oluphilayo,
ukuze ngethemba eliqinisekileyo sinqwenele ukuya ezulwini
ukonwabela kunye neengelosi kunye nabangcwele
kubuhle bobubele obungunaphakade.