I-Guardian Angel yakho ikhona kanjani ngesikhathi sokufa
Njengoba nje intshiseko yethu ingelosi yethu inayo empilweni ithambekela ekutholeni ukufa okuyigugu [44 [130]], ngakho-ke ukusondela lapho ubona lelo hora, kulapho ephinda khona kabili ukuphaphama kwakhe ukuze aphumelele.
Uzama ukulungisa umphefumulo wakhe othandekayo ngesikhathi salesosinyathelo esikhulu. Futhi kungukubhekisisa njalo ikakhulukazi emiphefumulweni elawulwa kahle, nasemazwini eNgelosi yabo ehlakaniphile, abanesimo esithile, futhi njengesiqiniseko sokufa kwabo osekusondele; Kungakho-ke lapho bezibona bebuyela emuva kakhulu futhi bekhuthele kakhulu emisebenzini yobuKristu neyenkolo, ukuze baphethe impilo yabo kangcono.
Akungabazeki umphumela wezimpikiswano eziyimfihlo ze-s. Ingelosi. Kuliqiniso ukuthi imiphefumulo ethande ukwakheka kwesinye isikhathi kwesinye isikhathi ifunde ngokukhanyako kuye, kodwana kulesikhathi esifitjhani esisele kibo, bakhulisa umcebo wabo wemisebenzi emihle kunangaphambili.
Uzofa ngosuku lokuqala lonyaka, ingelosi yathi kuSt. UMarcello Abbot; Uzoshona ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga kaMashi, iNgelosi iphinde yathi kwiPrince David yomndeni waseRoyal {45 [131]} waseNgilandi; Ukusuka lapha kuze kube unyaka ngizokuholela ukukukhazimulisa nami, ngakho-ke futhi iNgelosi kuya ku-s. Ukukhuthaza. Kodwa futhi kuyiqiniso ukuthi ngezindlela ezingacaci kahle akahlali ehluleka ukulindela ngamazwi angaphakathi umphefumulo ophathiswe wona, noma ngabe efuna ukuwazwa, yize sekuthule manje futhi sekuveziwe okuningi. Futhi ucabanga, usho okukodwa, ukuhlala njalo? Uma uzokufa kungekudala? ngakho-ke ngezwa othile ekhuluma enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi uzokona, futhi wazinikela ekuphendukeni okukhulu walungisa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi okuncane okusele empilweni yakhe. Ah kusizi! manje uzokufa, kwezwakala ngokucacile ngaphakathi kwenye impilo efanayo, futhi kuyimnandi, lowo owasabela ngokushesha esazisweni; ngokushesha nje lapho evuma, waqeda ukuhlala. Okwesibili kwakuyizaziso ezinje zeNgelosi, imvamisa kakhulu impela ngeke zikubone ukufa okungaka okungathandeki!
Kepha osizini lokugcina uziveza kakhulu kunakuqala njengomvikeli onamandla, nomduduzi onothando. Ube esephikisa ukuthukwa kwesihogo, uxosha {46 [132]} abahlaseli, wehlisa amandla akhe; ngalokho wenza iklayenti lakhe lizole futhi liphephe phakathi kokuphatheka kabi okufanayo; ngoba wazi ngaphezu kwanoma ngubani omunye umuntu hhayi izindlela kuphela zokuthukuthelisa izifiso zabantu abafayo, manje ngokuphakamisa imizwa emnandi yokwesula kothando; manje ngokubeka ithemba ezandleni zenkosi yeNkosi yakhe noma emanxebeni akhe, kanye nesifiso esijabulisayo sokujabulela ubuhle baphezulu basezulwini; futhi ukuze athole usizo olunamandla ngokwengeziwe, yena ngokwakhe ungumkhululi onothando ngemikhuleko yakhe kuJesu uMsindisi wemiphefumulo, nakuMariya, uMama omkhulu nomvikeli onesihawu wabafayo. Futhi akazivumeli ukuthi ameme ezinye iziNgelosi nosanta ukuthi bazosiza, futhi ikakhulukazi iSt. UMichele, owengamela lezi zinkinga, kanye no-s. UGiuseppe ozobe esenikeza usizo olulodwa; liphinde lijabulise intshiseko yemiphefumulo kuNkulunkulu lisemukela ngokwengeziwe, intshiseko yabaphristi lapho ngaleso sikhathi azibonela ngokwakhe. UFilippo Neri abe amagama aphakanyiswe yingelosi. {47 [133]} Ngakho-ke kulokho kweqisa uba njengesibhakabhaka sasezulwini emphefumulweni wethu kulawo mahora ambalwa okuphila ahlala kithi, njengoba ebheke ebuphakade, O induduzo enkulu engiyinikwa yi-ngelosi yami enhle , kusho indoda efa, inginika ukwanga kokuthula, ngihambe naye, ngiye kini: futhi omunye ngokuphelelwa yisikhathi: Hhawu-ke iNgelosi ilwela kanjani abazinikelayo! yeka indlela aduduza ngayo! awukwazi ukuyibona lapha! Ngifa ezingalweni zakhe: wasala naye. Futhi uSanta Teresa ekuqothulweni kwendodana yenenekazi, Ah lady, uthe, zingaki iziNgelosi eza ukuzothatha umphefumulo waleli Ngilosi elincane lomhlaba, oh kuhle kakhulu ofayo kanjena!
Ungcwele futhi othandekayo kakhulu uCustos wami, ongumngane othembekile nohlala njalo kulabo abakuklolodele futhi bakukhubekisa, uma nje uphenduka, ngincomela kuwe ubunzima bami bokugcina kanye nalezo zikhathi ezikhathazekile, ezizonquma impilo yami yaphakade. Ubusisiwe Mina, uma ubenza bajabule, nokuqala kobungani obungcono nobungapheli phakathi kwakho nami. U-Angelo othandekayo: e-exitus mei angikhanyisele, u-rege et guberna.
ISIVIVINYO
Zonke izinsuku, ekuseni nakusihlwa, sincoma ngenhliziyo yakho yonke into eyi-Guardian Angel amahora okugcina empilo yakho, futhi ubhikishe ukufaka impilo yakho yaphakade ezandleni zakhe: In manibus tuis kindes meae. Namuhla vakashela umuntu ogulayo, noma unikeze okuthile ngama-alms.
ISIBONELO
Phakathi kwezibonelo ezingenakubalwa ezingangezelelwa ekuqinisekiseni lokho kunakekelwa okungaqondakali ukuthi ama-Guardian Angeli wethu agcina ngokuphila kwethu, impilo yethu engitshelwa ngayo uPeter waseCluny obonakala egqamile. Kubhala ukuthi insizwa esondela ekupheleni kwezinsuku zayo yokugula kakhulu, yavuma, kodwa ngenxa yokufiphala yashiya icala elithile ukuze ivume. Ngobusuku obulandelayo {49 [135]} Ingelosi yakhe eyi-Guardian, idabuke kakhulu ngesimo esingesihle lapho umphefumulo wakhe wawukhona, ngombono owesabekayo wamenza wazi, ukuthi uma engasivumi leso sono, ayesithule ekuvumeni, izulu alisekho kuye, futhi wayezolahleka unomphela. Lo ogulayo wabuyela kuye, edidekile futhi waqamba izwi, washesha wabiza lowo ovuma ukuvuma, futhi ngokuthulula izinyembezi wamemezela kuye konke lokho ayekade ethule ngakho nje ngenxa yamahloni, wamukela iNgcwelengcwele ngokuzinikela. I-Viaticum ne-unction eyedlulele, yenza ukubonga okungapheli eNgelweni lakhe lokufundisa, yafa ngokumangalisa phakathi kwezimpawu ezivulekile kakhulu zensindiso yaphakade. (Lib 2 de mir. Pres. Sever.)