APRILI 23 SAN GIORGIO MARTIRE

UGeorge, onengcwaba lakhe eLidda (Lod) kufutshane neTel Aviv kwa-Israyeli, wahlonitshwa, ubuncinci ukusukela kwinkulungwane yesine, njengomfeli-nkolo kaKristu kuyo yonke indawo yeCawe. Isithethe esidumileyo simchaza njengegorha elijamelene nenamba, uphawu lokholo olomeleleyo oloyisa ukomelela kongendawo. Inkumbulo yakhe ibhiyozelwa ngalo mhla kwizithethe zaseSyria naseByzantine. (Uhambo lwaseRoma)

UMTHANDAZO ESAN GIORGIO MARTIRE

Ozukileyo St George owabingelela ngegazi nangegazi
Ubomi bokuvuma ukholo, sifumane eNkosini
ubabalo lokuvuma ukubandezeleka ngenxa yakhe
Ndijongana nayo nayiphi na intuthumbo, kunokuba ndilahlekelwe yenye
zeempawu zobuKristu; yenza oko, ngaphandle kwababulali.
Siyazi ukuba sizenze njani isimilo ngokuzifuna
ukuziqhelanisa nokuzithoba, ngokokufa ngokuzithandela
kwihlabathi nakweli lethu, kufanelekile ukuba siphilele uThixo ngaphakathi
kobu bomi, ukuba ngeloxesha sikunye noThixo kuzo zonke iinkulungwane.
Amen.

Ipati, i-Ave, iGloria

UMTHANDAZO ESAN GIORGIO

O San Giorgio, ndibuyela kuwe
ukucela ukukhuselwa kwakho.
Ndikhumbule, wena uhlala usiza
Ndathuthuzela wonke umntu obize kuwe
kwiimfuno zabo.
Ukuhanjiswa kukuzithemba okukhulu
nakukuqiniseka ngokungathandazi ilize.
Ndiyanibongoza nina bazizityebi ngokufaneleka
phambi koYehova, ndinike isikhungo sam;
yiza, ngokuthethelela kwakho,
kuYise onenceba.
Sikelela umsebenzi wam nosapho lwam;
gcina ingozi yomphefumlo nomzimba kude.
Kwaye wenze oko, ngelixa lentlungu kunye novavanyo,
Ndingahlala ndomelele elukholweni
naseluthandweni lukaThixo