Ukuzinikela kosanta kuwe: namuhla zinikele eSt. Louis futhi ucele umusa

Zinikeze osanta

Ekusukeni kosuku ngalunye olusha, noma ezikhathini ezithile zempilo yakho, ngaphezu kokwethembela kuMoya oNgcwele, uNkulunkulu uYise neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ungathola indlela yokuya eSanta ukuze akwazi ukungenela izidingo zakho ezingokomoya futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, ngokomoya .

Udumo ... ngikhetha wena namuhla
kumlandeli wami okhethekile:
Sekela Ithemba kimi,

ngingiqinisekise okholweni,
ngenze ngiqine kuVilandi.
Ngisize ekulweni ngokomoya,
thola konke ukugcwala okuvela kuNkulunkulu

engikudinga kakhulu
nezinzuzo zokufezekisa nawe

Udumo Olungapheli.

SAINT LOUIS GONZAGA

Castiglione delle Stiviere, Mantua, 9 March 1568 - Rome, 21 June 1591

Wayephakathi kwabangcwele ababezigqamisa kakhulu ngobumsulwa nobumsulwa. IBandla limnika isiqu esithi "insizwa eyingelosi" ngoba, empilweni yakhe, wayefana neziNgelosi, ngemicabango, ezithandweni, esebenza. Wazalelwa emndenini wenkosana, wakhulela ngokunethezeka futhi wabhekana nezilingo eziningi ezinkantolo ezihlukahlukene ayevame ukuya kuzo kodwa, ngesizotha esiqinile futhi ezisola kakhulu, wakwazi ukugcina umnduze wobuntombi bakhe ungonakalisiwe. ukuze ungalokothi uyingcolise, ngisho nangempukane encane emafutheni. Wayengakasitholi iSidlo sakhe sokuQala lapho esevele engcwelisele ubuntombi bakhe kuNkulunkulu.

UMTHANDAZO

O othandekayo St. Louis, okuhlanzeka kwakhe okungangcolisiwe kwamenza wafana neziNgelosi, nothando lwakhe oluvuthayo ngoNkulunkulu lwalingana namaSerafi aseZulwini, vula ukubukeka kwesihe phezu kwami. Uyabona ukuthi zingaki izitha ezingihaqileyo, mangaki amathuba asongela umphefumulo wami; nokuthi ukubanda kothando lwami ngoNkulunkulu kungibeka kanjani engozini yokumcasula ngaso sonke isikhathi nokuba ngiqhelelene Naye, ngizivumele ngiyengwe enjabulweni yasemhlabeni ekhohlisayo. Ngisindise, O ngcwele omkhulu… Ngizibeke kuwe. Gcizelela kimi uthando lwakho oluvuthayo kuJesu eSakramenteni futhi ungitholele umusa wokuthi ngihlale ngisondela eSidlweni seSidlo ngenhliziyo ehlanzekile nedabukile, egcwele ukholo oluphilayo nokuthobeka okujulile. Isidlo sami siyoba, njengoba sasinjalo kuwe, umuthi onamandla wokungafi, amakha amnandi okuqabula kukaNkulunkulu okuphakade.