Izimpawu zeLourdes: thinta idwala
Ukuthinta itshe kufanekisela ukwamukelwa nguNkulunkulu, okulo idwala lethu. Ukulandela umlando, siyazi ukuthi imihume ibilokhu isebenza njengendawo yokukhosela yemvelo futhi ivusele ukucabanga kwabantu. Lapha eMassabielle, njengaseBetlehema naseGetsemane, itshe leGrotto nalo lilungise okungaphezu kwendalo. Ngaphandle kokufunda, uBernadette wayazi ngokwemvelo wathi: "Kwakuyisibhakabhaka sami." Phambi kwaleli chibi edwaleni uyamenywa ukuthi ungene ngaphakathi; bheka ukuthi idwala libushelelezi kangakanani, licwebezela, ngenxa yezigidigidi zemigede. Njengoba udlula, zinikeze isikhathi sokubheka intwasahlobo engapheli, ezansi kwesobunxele.
I-Lady Yethu Lourdes (noma i-Lady Yethu yeRosary noma, ngokumane, i-Our Lady of Lourdes) igama leli iSonto lamaKatolika elihlonipha ngalo uMariya, unina kaJesu maqondana nolunye lwezimpawu ezihlonishwayo zakwaMarian. Igama laleyo ndawo lisho umasipala waseFrance waseLourdes endaweni yakhe - phakathi komhla ziyi-11 kuNhlolanja kuze kube umhla ziyi-16 kuNtulikazi ngo-1858 - uBernadette Soubirous, intombazane encane eneminyaka eyishumi nane kule ndawo, kubikwa ukuthi ibone ukuvela kuka "intokazi enhle" eyishumi nesishiyagalombili lapho. umhume ongekude nedolobha elincane laseMassabielle. Cishe ngowokuqala, lona wesifazane osemusha wathi: “Ngabona intokazi egqoke ezimhlophe. Ugqoke isudi emhlophe, iveli elimhlophe, ibhande eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka no-rose ophuzi ezinyaweni zakhe. " Lesi sithombe seNkosazana, egqoke okumhlophe futhi inebhande eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka olwaluzungeze okhalweni lwaso, bese singena kwisithonjana se-classic. Endaweni ekhonjiswe uBernadette njengethiyetha yemidlalo yaseshashalazini, kwafakwa isithombe sikaMadonna ngonyaka we-1864. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kwavela indawo engcwele yonkana emhumeni wezinhlelo zamehlo.
Umkhuleko ku-Lady Wethu weLourdes
O Ntombi Engafihli, Unina Wesihe, impilo yabagulayo, isiphephelo sezoni, umduduzi wabahluphekile, Uyazazi izidingo zami, ukuhlupheka kwami; shiya ukuvula amehlo omuhle kimi angiphumule futhi angiduduze. Ngokuvela empikiswaneni yeLourdes, ubufuna ukuthi ibe yindawo enhle, lapho uzosabalalisa khona ubuhle bakho, futhi abantu abaningi abangeneme sebeyitholile ikhambi ngobuthakathaka babo obungokomoya nobokuzibandakanya. Nami ngigcwele ukuzethemba ukunxenxa uthando lwenu lomama; yizwa umkhuleko wami wokuthobeka, Mama onomusa, futhi ugcwele izinzuzo zakho, ngizozama ukulingisa izimfanelo zakho ezinhle, ukubamba iqhaza ngolunye usuku enkazimulweni yakho ePharadesi. Amen.
3 Dumisani uMariya
Unenekazi wethu weLourdes, asikhulekele.
Ubusiswe umcabango oNgcwele futhi Ongafihli weNkosazana eNobusisiweyo uMariya, Umama kaNkulunkulu.