Saint of October 30, Alfonso Rodriguez: umlando kanye nemithandazo

Kusasa, ngoMgqibelo zingama-30 kuMfumfu, iBandla liyakhumbula U-Alfonso Rodriguez.

Wazalwa ngo-25 July 1533 eSegovia, eSpain, emndenini wabathengisi beboya nabaluki bendwangu, u-Alfonso wafunda ngenzuzo ekolishi lamaJesuit e-Alcalà, kodwa eneminyaka engu-23, ngemva kokushona kukayise, waphoqeleka ukuba ngibuyele ekhaya. phatha ibhizinisi elincane lomndeni.

Kodwa konke kubonakala kuphambene naye: ibhizinisi alinandaba naye, futhi phakathi neminyaka embalwa naye ulahlekelwa umkakhe - amshada ngo-1560 - kanye nezingane zakhe ezimbili.

Ephawuleka ngokuphila kwakhe, ngo-1569 u-Alfonso wanika umfowabo zonke izinto zakhe futhi wathuthela eValencia, lapho ajoyina khona amaJesuit njengomzalwane ongumdidiyeli. Ngo-1571 wathunyelwa eKolishi laseMonte Sion ePalma de Majorca, lapho ahlala khona kwaze kwaba sekufeni kwakhe ngomhla ka-30 Okthoba 1617. Wagcotshwa ngo-1825, u-Alfonso wagcotshwa ngo-1888.

UMTHANDAZO

O Nkulunkulu, obesenkonzweni ethembekile yomfowethu u-Alfonso

Usikhombisile indlela yenkazimulo nokuthula,

Sivumele ukuthi sihlale singabalandeli bakaJesu Kristu abakhuthele,

owazenza inceku yabo bonke, uyaphila futhi ubusa nawe,

ebunyeni boMoya oNgcwele, kuze kube phakade naphakade.

UMTHANDAZO

O Nkulunkulu, okhanyisela iBandla lakho ngesibonelo sabangcwele bakho,

vumela ukuthi ubufakazi bobuvangeli nomusa kaSanta Alfonso Rodriguez

usikhumbuze ngempilo ehloniphekile nenomusa

futhi inkumbulo yezenzo zakhe ihlala isikhuthaza

ukulingisa iNdodana yakho. Amen