Ukuzinikela ku-Saint Augustine: umthandazo ozokusondeza kuSanta!

O Holy saint Augustine, wena owaduma wamemezela ukuthi "Izinhliziyo zethu zenzelwe wena futhi azihlaliseki kuze kube bayaphumula kuwe". Ngisize ekufuneni kwami ​​iNkosi yethu ukuthi ngokuncenga kwakho ukuhlakanipha kunganikezwa ukucacisa injongo uNkulunkulu ayihlelile. Thandazela ukuthi ngibe nesibindi sokulandela intando kaNkulunkulu ngisho nangezikhathi lapho ngingaqondi khona. Cela iNkosi yethu ukuba ingiholele empilweni efanele uthando lwayo, ukuze ngolunye usuku ngibe nengxenye engcebweni yombuso wayo.

Cela iNkosi noMsindisi wethu ukuthi banciphise umthwalo wezinkinga zami futhi bafeze inhloso yami ekhethekile, futhi ngizokuhlonipha zonke izinsuku zami. Othandekayo Saint Augustine, izimangaliso ozenzile ngenkazimulo enkulu kaNkulunkulu zibangele abantu ukuthi bacele ukuncengela kwakho ngenxa yezinkinga zabo ezicindezela kakhulu. Yizwa ukukhala kwami ​​njengoba ngibiza igama lakho ukucela uNkulunkulu ukholo olukhulu futhi angisize ekuhluphekeni kwami ​​kwamanje. (Khombisa ubunjalo benkinga yakho noma umusa okhethekile owufunayo) U-Saint Augustine Okhazimulayo ngicela ngesibindi ukukhulekelwa kwakho ngiqinisekile ekuhlakanipheni kwakho okungenamkhawulo.

Sengathi lokhu kuzinikela kungangiholela empilweni ebekelwe ukufeza intando kaNkulunkulu. Ngelinye ilanga kungathiwa kufanelekile ukuhlanganyela uMbuso Wakhe nawe nabo bonke abangcwele ingunaphakade. USt Augustine wabhabhadiswa ngePhasika ngonyaka ka-387 AD futhi waba ngomunye wabavikeli bokholo ababaluleke kakhulu. Ekuguqukeni kwakhe, wathengisa izinto zakhe futhi waphila impilo yobumpofu, wakhonza abampofu futhi wathandaza kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kwempilo yakhe.

Wasungula i-Order of St. Augustine, eyaqhubeka nemisebenzi yakhe yokuqala ukufundisa abathembekile. Ukufuna kwakhe iqiniso kwaholela ekuchazeni kwakhe ngokucacile izinkolelo zamaRoma Katolika. Kubandakanya imibhalo yenkolo yendalo, isono sokuqala, ukuzinikela kuNdodakazi Ezibusisiwe uMariya, nencazelo yeBhayibheli.