Ukuzinikela eSt. Scholastica: Umkhuleko ozokusondeza ekukhanyeni

Ngifuna ukunikela lokhu kuzinikela kuSanta Scholastica waseNorcia, ongokwenkolo nosanta we-oda lezindela zaseBenedictine. Ukuthanda kwakhe isonto nokuzinikela kwakhe kuNkulunkulu wethu kwaholela ekutheni aqashelwe iSonto LamaKatolika njengongcwele.

ISt. Scholastica,

khumbula isihlahla impilo yakho ephephele ngaphansi kwamagatsha aso. I-Benedictine cloister ayikunxenxeli nje kuphela njengodade, kepha futhi njengendodakazi ka-Patriarch wayo omkhulu. Kusukela phezulu esibhakabhakeni ucabanga ngezinsalela zomuthi, owake waba namandla futhi wathela kakhulu, emthunzini lapho izizwe zaseNtshonalanga zazihlala khona amakhulu eminyaka. Kuzo zonke izingxenye izembe elibhubhisayo lobubi lalijabulela ukushaya: amagatsha nezimpande. Yonke indawo kunamanxiwa, ahlanganisa yonke iYurophu. Yize kunjalo, siyazi ukuthi kuzofanele ivuselele futhi nokuthi izohluma amagatsha amasha, ngoba iNkosi yayifuna ukuxhumanisa isiphetho salesi sihlahla sakudala neziphetho ezifanayo zeSonto. Asikhulekele ukuthi umuthi wokuqala uvuseleleke kuwo, uvikele amatshe amathenda awakhiqizayo ngokunakekelwa komama; bavikele ezivunguvungwini, ubabusise futhi ubenze bakufanele ukwethenjwa iSonto elikubeka kubo.

USaint Scholastica waseNorcia, nina enibheka ukuthula futhi nigweme noma yiluphi uhlobo lwengxoxo nabantu abangabazi esigodlweni sezindela, ngicela nilalele umthandazo wami ocindezelweyo, mina engikuthandayo. Wena ohlala embusweni wesilestiyali qinisekisa ukuthi umphefumulo wami wamukelwa futhi wamukelwe futhi inhliziyo yami ikhanyiswa ubukhona bakho obuhlonishwayo.

Wena ohlala kithina sonke othembekile, ngikhombise indlela elungile futhi uhlanganise umphefumulo wami othobekile futhi ompofu kulaba bafowethu abanenhlanhla yokuhlala ingunaphakade embusweni wesilestiyali. Njalo lapho ngithandaza, ulapha nami, O Saint Scholastica, ngilalele futhi ungamukele phakathi kwabahle nabathembekile, ukuze inhliziyo yami izwe injabulo egcwele. Amen