INgcwele ye-25 kaNovemba, uCaterina D'Alessandria, imvelaphi kunye nomthandazo

Ngomso, ngoLwesine 25 Novemba, iCawa yamaKatolika yenza isikhumbuzo UCatherine waseAlexandria.

Unqulo lukaCatherine waseAlexandria lwande kakhulu; siyifumana iboniswe kwi-basilica yaseRoma yaseSan Lorenzo, kumangcwaba e-catacombs ISan Gennaro eNaples nakwiindawo ezininzi zaseYurophu, apho iphinde yaphefumlela ukumelwa okungcwele kunye ne "cantari".

Umthendeleko wawo waminyaka le ubonwa njengomthendeleko wabaselula; eFransi uCatherine waba ngumgcini wabafundi bezakwalizwi nakubazalwana abaninzi abangamabhinqa.

Ungumkhuseli wabathungi abafundayo (abaza kuthatha kuye igama elimiselwe ukuhlala ixesha elide: "Caterinette"). Kodwa kunye nabachebi, abahlengikazi, amantombazana atshatileyo, amabanjwa, kwaye - ekubeni bahlukunyezwa ngevili elibukhali - nabo bonke ubuchwephesha obuqhagamshelwe kwivili: ukusuka kwigrinders ukuya kubabumbi, ukusuka kubalungisi bamathaya ukuya kwiibhayisikile.

Umthandazo kuCatherine Catherine waseAlexandria

Intombi enyulu kunye noMfeli-nkolo,

Owu ntyatyambo emhlophe yezulu, noKatherine obekekileyo, owathi, watyetyiswa yindalo nangobabalo lwawo onke amalungelo anokuthembisa ubutyebi emhlabeni, akazange akholiswe yiyo nayiphi na enye into ngaphandle kokugcina kanye owona mthetho ungcwele kaYesu Krestu. kwisivumo sokholo lwakhe (ukuhlamba abagwebi kunye noozwilakhe, sifumanele thina, siyakucela, ubabalo lokungaphembeleli ngaphandle kwezinto eziyinyaniso, oko kukuthi, ukholo lwenyaniso kuYesu, okanye lokunikela ingqalelo ngaphandle kokuqhubela phambili ebungcweleni. Siphe ukhuseleko lwakho oluLungileyo ebubini bobu bomi kwaye usikhokele, ngomzekelo wokulunga kwakho, kwimpilo yobomi obungunaphakade.

Amen.

Uzuko kuBawo.