Ukuzinikela kuSt.Anthony: umthandazo mawenziwe nasiphi na isidingo
UMTHANDAZO WOKUTHENGA 'i-ANTONIO YAYE NAYE INDLELA ENDINGAZI
Ayifanelekanga kwizono ezenziweyo ukuze zivele phambi koThixo
Ndiza ezinyaweni zakho, Oyena mntu uthandwa kakhulu ngu-Anthony,
ukubongoza ukugulela kwakho kwisidingo esikujikayo.
Yiba nomdla kulwalamano lwakho olunamandla,
Ndikhulule kubo bonke ububi, ngakumbi esonweni.
kwaye undidlulisele ubabalo lwe .........
Ntanda, ndikw inani leengxaki
ukuba uThixo uzinikele kwinkathalo yakho, nakwinceba yakho.
Ndiqinisekile ukuba nam ndiza kuyifumana endikucela kuwe
Ndiza kuyibona ke ingqumbo yam, iinyembezi zam zixolile.
Sula iinyembezi zam, Intliziyo yam ihluphekayo ibuyile ekuzolile.
Umthuthuzeli wababekekileyo
Sukundilahla intuthuzelo yokuxolelana kwakho noThixo.
Bayibenjalo!
UFernando di Buglione wazalelwa eLisbon. Xa wayeneminyaka eli-15 wayengumntu osandul 'ukuqala kwi-monasteri yaseSan Vincenzo, phakathi kweeCanons eziqhelekileyo zeSant'Agostino. Ngo-1219, eneminyaka engama-24 ubudala, wamiselwa njengomfundisi. Ngo-1220 imizimba yamalungu amahlanu amaFranciscan, anqunyulwa intloko eMorocco, afika eCoimbra, apho ayesiya kushumayela ngokomyalelo kaFrancis waseAssisi. Ukufumana imvume kwiphondo laseFranciscan laseSpain nakwi-Augustinian yangaphambili, uFernando ungena kwimveliso yabancinci, eguqula igama lakhe ukuba nguAntonio. Umenyiwe kwiSahluko esiQhelekileyo sase-Assisi, ufika nabanye abantu baseFranciscans eSanta Maria degli Angeli apho anethuba lokumamela uFrancis, kodwa angamazi buqu. Malunga nonyaka onesiqingatha wayehlala kwindawo yokuhlala yaseMontepaolo. Ngokwamagunya kaFrancis ngokwakhe, uya kuqala ukushumayela eRomgna emva koko emantla e-Itali naseFrance. Ngo-1227 waba liphondo lomntla weItali eqhubeka nomsebenzi wokushumayela. Ngomhla we-13 kuJuni ngo-1231 useCamposampiero kwaye, eziva egula, ucela ukubuyela ePadua, apho afuna ukufela khona: uyakuphelelwa lixesha kwindlu yoonongendi ka-dell'Arcella. (Ixesha elizayo)
IMITHANDAZO YOKUFUNA I-ANTONIO YOSAPHO
Owu othandekayo uSanta Anthony, sijonga kuwe sicela ukukhuselwa nguwe
kusapho lwethu lonke.
Wena, ubizwe nguThixo, ulishiyile ikhaya lakho ukuze unikezele ngobomi bakho ukuze kulungelwe ummelwane wakho, nakwiintsapho ezininzi ezizokuncedayo, kunye nongenelelo ngoncedo, ukubuyisela ukuthula noxolo kuyo yonke indawo.
Owu Patron wethu, ngenelela kuthi: zuza kuThixo impilo yomzimba kunye nomoya, sinike umthendeleko onyanisekileyo okwaziyo ukuzivulela ukuthanda abanye; Masibe lusapho lwethu, silandele umzekelo wosapho olungcwele lwaseNazarete, icawe encinci yasekhaya, kwaye ukuba lonke usapho emhlabeni lube yindawo yobomi nothando. Amen.