Ukuzinikela eSt. Scholastica: Umthandazo oya kukusondeza ekukhanyeni

Ndifuna ukuzahlulela oku eSt.Scholastica yaseNorcia, inkolo kunye nengcwele yomyalelo woonongendi baseBenedictine. Ukuthanda kwakhe icawe nokuzinikela kwakhe kuThixo wethu kwakhokelela ekubeni amkelwe njengengcwele yiCawa yamaKatolika.

ISt.Scholastica,

khumbula umthi obusabela ubomi bakho kuwo amasebe. I-Benedictine cloister ikubongoza kungekuphela njengodade, kodwa nanjengentombi kasolusapho omkhulu. Ukusuka phezulu esibhakabhakeni ucinga ngentsalela yomthi, eyake yomelela kwaye ineziqhamo, emthunzini apho izizwe zaseNtshona zaziphumla khona kangangeenkulungwane ezinde. Kuzo zonke iindawo umtshabalalisi wokungahloneli uThixo wayezihlekisa ngokubetha: amasebe kunye neengcambu. Kuyo yonke indawo kukho amanxuwa, agubungele iYurophu iphela. Nangona kunjalo, siyazi ukuba kuyakufuneka ivuseleleke kwaye iya kuhluma amasebe amatsha, kuba iNkosi yayifuna ukudibanisa isiphelo salo mthi wakudala kunye nesiphelo seCawa. Thandazela ukuba incindi yokuqala ivuseleleke kuyo, ikhusele iithenda eziyivelisayo ngenkathalo yoomama; bakhusele kwisaqhwithi, ubasikelele kwaye ubenze bafanele ukuthembakala okubekwa yiCawe kubo.

USaint Scholastica waseNorcia, wena ogcina ukuthula kwaye uphephe naluphi na uhlobo lwencoko nabantu ongabaziyo kwindlu yoonongendi, nceda umamele umthandazo wam oxineneyo, ndikuthanda. Wena ohlala kubukumkani beselestiyali qinisekisa ukuba umphefumlo wam wamkelwe kwaye wamkelwe kwaye intliziyo yam ikhanyisiwe bubukho bakho obuzukileyo.

Wena uhlala kuthi sonke ethembekileyo, ndibonise indlela elungileyo kwaye udibanise umphefumlo wam othobekileyo nolihlwempu kulowo wabazalwana bam abanethamsanqa lokuhlala ngonaphakade kubukumkani beselestiyali. Ngalo lonke ixesha ndithandaza, ulapha kunye nam, O Saint Scholastica, ndimamele kwaye undamkele phakathi kwabalungileyo nabathembekileyo, ukuze intliziyo yam izive yovuyo. Amen