Ukuzinikela kwanamuhla: igama likaMariya "alisekho igama elihle"

12 Septhemba

IGAMA LIKAMARIYA

1. Ukuthandeka kweGama likaMariya. UNkulunkulu wayengumsunguli wawo, kubhala uSt. Jerome; emva kweGama likaJesu, alikho elinye igama elinganika uNkulunkulu udumo olukhulu kunalo; Igama eligcwele umusa nezibusiso, kusho uSt Methodius; Njalo igama elisha, elimnandi nelithandekayo, kubhala u-Alfonso de 'Liguori; Igama elivutha Uthando lwaphezulu noma ubani ombiza ngokuzinikela; Igama eliwumuthi wabasosizini, induduzo ezoni, ukushaywa kwamademoni… Uthandeka kangakanani kimi, Mariya!

2. Sibaza uMariya engqondweni. Ngingamkhohlwa kanjani ngemva kwezilingo eziningi kangaka zothando, zothando lukamama anginika lona? Imiphefumulo engcwele kaPhilip, kaTeresa, yayihlale ibubula ngenxa yakhe ... nami ngangikwazi ukumncenga ngawo wonke umoya! Izibusiso ezintathu eziyingqayizivele, kusho uSaint Bridget, zizothola abazinikele begama likaMariya: ubuhlungu obuphelele bezono, ukwaneliseka kwabo, amandla okufinyelela ukuphelela. Uvame ukucela uMariya, ikakhulukazi ezilingweni.

3. Masimgxilise enhliziyweni kaMariya. Singabantwana bakaMariya, masimthande; inhliziyo yethu ngoJesu noMariya; engaseyiyo eyezwe, eyeze, neyesono, nekadeveli. Masimlingise: kanye neGama lakhe, uMariya asigcizelele ngobuhle bakhe enhliziyweni, ukuthobeka, ukubekezela, ukuvumelana nentando yaphezulu, ukushisekela enkonzweni kaNkulunkulu. Masikhulise udumo lwawo: kithi, ngokuzibonakalisa singabazinikele kuye ngokweqiniso; kwezinye, esakaza ukuzinikela kwabo. Ngifuna ukukwenza, Maria, ngoba unguye futhi uyohlale ungumama wami omnandi.

ISIVIVINYO. - Phinda kaningi: UJesu, uMariya (izinsuku ezingama-33 zokuzitika isikhathi ngasinye): nikela inhliziyo yakho njengesipho kuMariya.