Le novena ibizwa nge- "NOVENA OF GRACE" ngokusebenza kwayo okuqinile kokuthola umusa
Le novena yaqalwa eNaples ngonyaka ka-1633, ngesikhathi umfana omncane ongumJesuit, ubaba uMarcello Mastrilli, eshona kulandela ingozi. Umpristi osemncane wafunga kuSt. Francis Xavier okwathi uma elashwa, wayeyobe esehambile waya eMpumalanga njengesithunywa sevangeli. Ngosuku olulandelayo, uSt. Francis Xavier wabonakala kuye, wamkhumbuza ngesithembiso sokuhamba njengesithunywa sevangeli futhi wamphilisa ngaso leso sikhathi. Ubuye wengeza ukuthi "labo abake bacela ukusebenzisana kwakhe noNkulunkulu izinsuku eziyisishiyagalolunye ngenhloso yokuhlonishwa kwakhe (ngakho-ke kusukela ngomhla ka-4 kuye ku-12 Mashi, usuku lokubhalwa kwakhe ezikhundleni), bazokuthola imiphumela yamandla akhe amakhulu esibhakabhakeni futhi bazothola noma yikuphi Umusa obeneqhaza ekusindisweni kwabo ”. UPhilile uBaba Mastrilli wahamba waya eJapan njengesithunywa sevangeli, lapho kamuva abhekana nokufela ukholo. Ngaleso sikhathi, ukuzinikela kwale novena kwasakazeka kabanzi futhi, ngenxa yobuningi bemiklomelo nemiklomelo engandile etholakele ngokuncenga kukaSt. Francis Xavier, kwaziwa ngokuthi "yiNovena yoMusa". UStere Teresa waseLisieux uphinde wenza le novena izinyanga ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba afe wathi: “Ngicele ukuthi lo musa ungenzele okuhle ngemuva kokushona kwami, futhi manje ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi sengigcwalisiwe, ngoba ngalobu bunzima sithola konke lokhu ufuna. "
O othandekayo kakhulu u-St. Francis Xavier, kanye nawe ngikhonza uNkulunkulu weNkosi yethu, ngimbonga ngezipho ezinkulu zomusa akuphe zona empilweni yakho, nangenkazimulo akunikeze umqhele ngayo ezulwini.
Ngiyakuncenga ngenhliziyo yami yonke ukuthi ungikhulumelele neNkosi, ukuze okokuqala anginikeze umusa wokuphila futhi ngife ngcwele, futhi anginike lomusa othile ……………. engikudingayo njengamanje, inqobo nje uma kunokwentando Yakhe nenkazimulo enkulu kunayo. Amen.
- Ubaba Wethu - Ave Maria - UGloria.
- Sikhulekele, uSt. Francis Xavier.
- Futhi sizokufanele izithembiso zikaKristu.
Masikhuleke: O Nkulunkulu, othe ngokushunyayelwa kwabaphostoli kukaSt. Francis Xavier, babize abantu abaningi baseMpumalanga ekukhanyiseni iVangeli, mabaqinisekise ukuthi wonke umKristu uthola intshiseko yakhe yezithunywa zevangeli, ukuze iBandla eliNgcwele lijabule emhlabeni wonke amadodana. NgoKristu iNkosi yethu. Amen.