Ongcwele wangoNovemba 25, uCaterina D'Alessandria, imvelaphi nomthandazo

Kusasa, ngoLwesine zingama-25 Novemba, iSonto LamaKatolika liyakhumbula UCatherine wase-Alexandria.

Ihlelo likaCatherine wase-Alexandria lisakazeke kakhulu; siyithola ikhonjiswe ethempelini laseRoma laseSan Lorenzo, emigedeni yamathuna ISan Gennaro eNaples nasezingxenyeni eziningi zaseYurophu, lapho liphinde laphefumulela izethulo ezingcwele kanye ne "cantari".

Idili layo laminyaka yonke libhekwa njengedili labasha; eFrance uCatherine waba umlindi wabafundi bemfundiso yenkolo nezinhlangano eziningi zabesifazane.

Ungumvikeli wabathungi abafunda umsebenzi (ozothatha kuye igama elimiselwe ukuhlala isikhathi eside: “Caterinette”). Kodwa nabagundi bezinwele, abahlengikazi, amantombazane aganayo, iziboshwa, futhi - kusukela ekuhlukunyezweni ngesondo elibukhali - nayo yonke imisebenzi exhunywe esondweni: kusukela kubagayi kuya kubabumbi, kusukela kubakhandi bamathayi kuya kubagibeli bamabhayisikili.

Umthandazo kuSaint Catherine wase-Alexandria

Virgin and Martyr,

Wena mbali emhlophe yezulu kanye noKatherine okhazimulayo, owacetshiswa yimvelo nomusa wawo wonke amalungelo angathembisa inhlanhla enkulu emhlabeni, akazange ajabule nganoma yini enye ngaphandle kokugcina umthetho ongcwele kakhulu kaJesu Kristu, futhi ekuvumeni ukholo lwakhe (ukugeza abahluleli nabahlukumezi, sitholele, siyakucela, umusa wokungagqugquzeli okunye ngaphandle kwempahla yeqiniso, okungukuthi, ukukholwa kweqiniso kuJesu, noma ukunaka ngaphandle kokuziqhubela phambili ebungcweleni. Siphe isivikelo sakho Esilungile ebubini balokhu kuphila futhi usiqondise, ngesibonelo sobuhle bakho, empilweni yokuphila okuphakade.

Amen.

Udumo kuYise.