Santa Gemma Galgani kanye nokuzinikela eGazini likaJesu
Igazi Eliligugu sanikwa lona ngezinhlungu ezimbi kakhulu. UMprofethi wayebize uJesu ngokuthi "Umuntu Wosizi"; futhi akubhalwanga ngephutha ukuthi lonke ikhasi leVangeli liyikhasi lokuhlupheka negazi. UJesu, elimele, ethweswe umqhele wameva, ehlatshwa ngezipikili nangomkhonto, uyisimo esiphakeme sobuhlungu. Ubani owayengahlupheka ngaphezu kwakhe? Ayikho neyodwa indawo yenyama yakhe eyahlala iphilile! Abanye abahlubuki bathi ukuhlukunyezwa kukaJesu kwakungokomfanekiso, ngoba yena, njengoNkulunkulu, wayengeke ahlupheke noma afe. Kodwa babekhohliwe ukuthi uJesu wayengeyena uNkulunkulu kuphela kodwa futhi enguMuntu ngakho-ke okwakhe kwakuyiGazi leqiniso, usizi abhekana nalo lwalumunyu ngempela futhi ukufa kwakhe kwakungokoqobo njengokufa kwabantu bonke. Sinobufakazi bobuntu bakhe ensimini yeminqumo, lapho inyama yakhe ivukela ubuhlungu futhi ebabaza: "Baba, uma kungenzeka, mayidlule le ndebe kimi!" Ekuzindleni ngokuhlupheka kukaJesu akumele sime lapho kubuhlungu inyama; masizame ukungena enhliziyweni yakhe ehlushwayo, ngoba ubuhlungu beNhliziyo yakhe bunesihluku kakhulu kunobuhlungu benyama: «Umphefumulo wami udabukile kuze kube sekufeni!». Futhi yini imbangela enkulu yosizi olungaka? Impela ukungabongi komuntu. Kepha ngandlela thile, uJesu udabukile ngezono zaleyo miphefumulo esondelene kakhulu naye okufanele imthande futhi imduduze esikhundleni sokumcasula. Masiduduze uJesu ezinhlungwini zakhe hhayi ngamazwi kuphela, kodwa ngenhliziyo, simcele ukuba asithethelele izono zethu futhi senze isinqumo esiqinile sokungaphinde simcasule.
ISIBONELO: Ngo-1903 S. Gemma Galgani washona eLucca. Wayelithanda kakhulu iGazi Eliyigugu kanti nohlelo lwempilo yakhe lwaluthi: "Jesus, Jesus alone and this crucifix". Kusukela eminyakeni yakhe yasebuntwaneni wezwa indebe yokuhlupheka ebabayo, kepha wayemukela njalo ngokuzithoba kobuqhawe entandweni kaNkulunkulu. UJesu wayemtshele wathi: "Empilweni yakho ngizokunika amathuba amaningi okuzuza ngokufanele izulu, uma ukuhlupheka ". Futhi impilo yonke kaGemma yayiyinhlekelele. Yize kunjalo wabiza izinhlungu ezimbi kakhulu "izipho zeNkosi" futhi wazinikela kuye njengesisulu sokubuyisana kwezoni. Ezinhlungwini iNkosi eyayimthumele zona, ukukhathazeka kukaSathane kwanezelwa futhi kwamenza wahlupheka nakakhulu. Ngakho-ke impilo yonke kaGemma kwakuwukudela, ukuthandaza, ukufel 'ukholo, ukuzikhuza! Lo mphefumulo onelungelo uvame ukududuzwa yimincintiswano, lapho ahlala khona ebambe ongezansi ecabanga ngoJesu obethelwe. Imnandi kanjani impilo yabangcwele! Ukufunda kwabo kuyasijabulisa, kepha isikhathi esiningi okwethu kungukukhanya epanini futhi ebunzimeni bokuqala umfutho wethu uyaphela. Masizame ukubalingisa ngamandla nokubekezela, uma sifuna ukubalandela enkazimulweni.
INJONGO: Ngizokwamukela ngentokozo konke ukuhlupheka ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu, ngicabanga ukuthi kuyadingeka ukuthola ukuxolelwa kwezono nokufanele ukusindiswa.
IJACULATORY: O Igazi Laphezulu, ngishise ngothando ngawe futhi uhlanze umphefumulo wami ngomlilo wakho