DISEMBA 14 SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS. Umkhuleko wanamuhla

O Nkulunkulu, owahola iSan Giovanni della Croce

baye entabeni engcwele enguKristu,

ngobusuku obumnyama bokulahlwa kabusha nothando lomdlandla wesiphambano,

Sivumele simlandele njengomfundisi wempilo yokomoya,

ukuza ekucabangeni kwenkazimulo yakho.

(Ukuqoqwa kosuku)

UMTHANDAZO TO ST. JOHN WE-CROSS

I-CARMELITE NOMDLALI WESIKHATHI

O othandekayo othandekayo kaJohane weSiphambano, umphefumulo ophakanyisiwe okhanyiswe ukukhanya kukaNkulunkulu, vikela imiphefumulo yethu ehluphekayo, exakeke kakhulu yizinto zasemhlabeni, futhi usifundise indlela emincane nenzima eholela eNtabeni yeNkosi.
Hlela ukuthi siqonde ukubaluleka kwezinto zangempela zaphezulu, kanye nokusebenza okubuthaka kwazo zonke izinto zabantu.
Wena ongubaba wezazi zemimoya, umlandeli wezimangaliso, inkosi yokucabanga kanye nomhlahlandlela wezinhlobo zemikhuleko esetshenziswa kakhulu, faka amandla kanye nomfutho emoyeni wethu, ukuze kuthi, ngosizo lomusa, sifunde ukuthanda uNkulunkulu emhlabeni bese niwuthokozela unomphela ezweni elibusisiwe loMbuso. Amen.