Ukuzinikela kwanamuhla: ukuphakanyiswa kwe-Holy Cross

14 Septhemba

UKUPHAKAMISA ISIPHAMBANO ESIYINGCWELE

1. Isibonakaliso Sesiphambano. Ifulege, ikhadi, uphawu noma ibheji lomKristu; umthandazo omfushane kakhulu ohlanganisa ukuKholwa, Ithemba kanye Nothando, futhi uqondisa izinhloso zethu kuNkulunkulu. Ngophawu lwesiphambano, i-SS icelwa ngokusobala futhi ihlonishwa. UZiqu-zintathu, nemibhikisho yokuthi bayakholelwa kuyo futhi benza yonke into ngenxa yothando ngaye; omunye unxusa futhi uhloniphe uJesu, owafela esiphambanweni, futhi omunye uthi uyakholwa futhi uthemba konke okuvela Kuye… Futhi ukwenza ngokunganaki okunjalo.

2. Amandla ophawu lwesiphambano. IBandla lilisebenzisa kithi, ngokushesha nje lapho sizalwa, ukubaleka usathane futhi sizihlukanisele kuJesu; ulisebenzisa emaSakramenteni, ukuze adlulisele uMusa kaNkulunkulu kithi; uqala futhi aphethe imikhosi yakhe ngalo, ebangcwelisa eGameni likaNkulunkulu; ngalo ubusisa ithuna lethu, futhi phezu kwalo ubeka iSiphambano njengokungathi ubonisa ukuthi siyovuka futhi ngenxa yaso. Ezilingweni, uS. Antonio, waziphawula; ekuhluphekeni, abafel’ ukholo bawela bona futhi banqoba; uphawu lwesiphambano umbusi uConstantine wanqoba izitha zokholo. Ingabe unomkhuba wokuwela wena ngokushesha nje lapho uvuka? Uyakwenza ezilingweni?

3. Ukusetshenziswa kwalolu phawu. Namuhla, ngokuzisayina njalo, bonisa ukuthi iziphambano ziyisinkwa sakho sansuku zonke; kodwa, ubekezele futhi ngenxa yothando lukaJesu, nabo bayophakamisa itiye eZulwini. Zindla futhi, ngokuzinikela okungakanani, ukuthi uqhuba kangaki isibonakaliso sesiphambano futhi uma ungasishiyi ngenxa yenhlonipho yomuntu!… Ezilingweni zihlomise ngophawu lwesiphambano; kodwa makwenziwe ngoKholo!

PRACTICE. - Funda ukukwenza kahle, ngaphambi kokukhuleka nalapho ungena futhi uphuma esontweni (izinsuku ezingu-50 zokuzithokozisa isikhathi ngasinye; 100 ngamanzi angcwele).