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Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 18,9-14.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu washo lo mfanekiso kwabanye ababecabanga ukuthi balungile futhi badelele abanye:
Amadoda amabili akhuphukela ethempelini ukuyothandaza: omunye wayengumFarisi kanti omunye wayengumthelisi.
UmFarisi emi, wazikhuleka ngaphakathi kuye wathi: “O Nkulunkulu, ngiyakubonga ukuthi abafani namanye amadoda, amasela, abantu abangenabulungisa, iziphingi, futhi abekho njengalo mthelisi.
Ngizila ukudla kabili ngeviki futhi ngikhokha okweshumi kwalokho enginakho.
Umthelisi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, wema buqamama, akazange ngisho nesibindi sokuphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, kodwa washaya isifuba sakhe wathi: O Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina oyisoni.
Ngithi kuwe: wabuyela ekhaya elungisisiwe, ngokungafani nenye, ngoba noma ngubani oziphakamisayo uzothotshiswa futhi noma ubani ozithobayo uzophakanyiswa.

USanta [uBaba] uPio wasePietrelcina (1887-1968)
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Ep 3, 713; 2, 277 Ngosuku Oluhle
"Ngihawukele mina soni"
Kubalulekile ukuthi ugcizelele ukuthi siyini isisekelo sobungcwele nesisekelo sokulunga, okuwukuthi, ubuhle lapho uJesu azethula khona ngokusobala njengesibonelo: ukuthobeka (Mt 11,29), ukuthobeka kwangaphakathi, okungaphezu kwalokho ukuthobeka kwangaphandle. Yazi ukuthi uyini ngempela: akukho lutho, oludabukisa kakhulu, olubuthakathaka, oluxubene nezici, okwazi ukuguqula okuhle kokubi, ukulahla okuhle ngokubi, ukuzibonga okuhle nokuzithethelela ebubini, nasekuthandeni okubi, ukudelela Lowo onguyena ophakeme kunabo bonke.

Ungalokothi ulale ngaphandle kokuhlola kuqala kunembeza ukuthi ulusebenzise kanjani usuku lwakho. Qondisa yonke imicabango yakho eNkosini, bese unikezela umuntu wakho kanye nawo wonke amaKristu kuye. Bese unikela enkazimulweni yakhe konke okusele ozokuthatha, ngaphandle kokukhohlwa ingelosi yakho yokugada, eseceleni kwakho.