Umlayezo onikezwe yi-Madonna ngoMashi 29, 2020

Sithandwa sami,
Ngalesi sikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu avivinya khona umhlaba kanye nokholo lwakho, nonke niyakwazi ukudonsa okuhle bese nisebenzisa isikhathi esiningi khona. Iningi lenu lihlala ezibhedlela ngenxa yalesi sifo, kepha nina nonke nizinikele emholweni nosizo lwabazalwane abasebunzimeni. Zinike isikhathi sokuzindla nokubona ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu empilweni yakho. Imvamisa empilweni yansuku zonke uNkulunkulu ukhona kepha uyaphazamiseka futhi awukwazi ukumbona. Manje njengoba unesikhathi, zindla ngobukhona bakhe. Bantabami abathandekayo, zamani ukungcwelisa lesi sikhathi enisitholile futhi nithandaze ukuthi uBaba waseZulwini akhulule kuleli cala. Mina njengoMama nginawe kepha ngingasiza kuphela labo abanginxenxa ngokholo oluqinisekileyo. Ngithanda wonke umuntu.

KUWE, MARIA

Kuwe, Mary, mthombo wokuphila, umphefumulo wami owomile uyasondela. Kuwe, gugu lomusa, usizi lwami luphindela ngokuqiniseka. Usondele kangakanani, usondele impela eNkosi! Uhlala kuwe futhi uhlala kuye. Ngokukhanya kwakho, ngingacabanga ngokukhanya kukaJesu, ilanga lobulungisa. Umama oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu, ngithembela emseni wakho othandekayo nobumsulwa. Yiba ngami umlamuleli womusa noJesu uMsindisi wethu. Uthandile ngaphezu kwazo zonke izidalwa, futhi wakumbathisa inkazimulo nobuhle. Woza ungisize ngihluphekile futhi ungivumele ngidwebe amphora akho aminyene ngomusa.

(San Bernardo di Chiaravalle)