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Isikhumbuzo sika-Saint Dominic, Umphristi

Saturday, August 8, 2026 · in memory of Ben
Ukuzinikela okulandela iMisa — hhayi okungena esikhundleni sayo.
Ukuvula

Egameni laBaba nelikaNdodana nelikaMoya Oyingcwele. Umusa nezingoma zeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mabube nani nonke.

Isenzo Somusa

Nkosi, mhawukele. Kristu, mhawukele. Nkosi, mhawukele.

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Piano & Strings)” — A song for Ben
Izifundo Zezwi LaNkulunkulu
Isifundo Sokuqala · Habakkuk 1:12—2:4
Wena-ke, Nkosi, kakuyikho ukuthi ukhona kusukela ekuqaleni, Nkulunkulu wami Oyingcwele, ongafiyo? O Nkosi, ummisile ukuba ahlulelwe; Bhabhulona, Dwala lami, ummisile ukuba ajezise! Amehlo gqwa emsulwa ukuba angabukeli okubi, futhi awunaso isisineke sokubona usizi. Kungani-ke ubukela abandise ukungathembeki uthule, lapho omubi egwinya olunge nangaphezulu kunaye? Umenze umuntu wafana nezinhlanzi zasolwandle, njengezinto ezikhasa ezingena mbusi. Uyakhuphula konke ngeulobho yakhe, akudonsa ngensebenzo yakhe, akubuthe enetheni lakhe; ngalokho uyajabula futhi uyathokoza. Ngalokho wenza umhlatshelo enetheni lakhe, ashise impepho enesebenzini yakhe; ngoba ngazo isabelo sakhe sicebile, nokudla kwakhe kunqwaba. Ngabe uyoqhubeka yini ahudule inkemba yakhe ukubulala izizwe ngaphandle komusa? Ngiya emidongeni yami yokulinda, ngizimisele enhlonhlweni, ngiqaphele ukubona okusekelwe kimi nengizokuphendula kukhonono wami. UNkulunkulu wase engiphendula wathi: Bhalisa umbono uwucacise ezibhebheni, ukuze ofundayo akwazi ukufunda kalula. Ngoba umbono usenomsebenzi wawo omisiweyo, uphokophelela ekugcwalisekeni, awuyikukhohlisa; uma ulinda, ulinde, ngoba uzofika ngempela, awuyikwelula. Omuntu wemoto ungena buqotho; kodwa olungileyo uyaphila ngokukholwa kwakhe.
Ihubo Lokuphendula · Psalm 9:8-9, 10-11, 12-13
R. Awubashiyi abakufunayo, Nkosi. UNkosi uhlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi kuze kube phakade; umisile isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sokwahlulela. Uzahlulela umhlaba ngokulunga; umisa abantu ngokulingana. R. Awubashiyi abakufunayo, Nkosi. UNkosi ungenqaba yabacindezelweyo, ingenqaba ezikhathini osizi. Bayakwethemba abalaziyo igama lakho, ngoba awubashiyi abakufunayo, Nkosi. R. Awubashiyi abakufunayo, Nkosi. Hlabelelani izindumiso kuNkosi uhlezi eZiyonu; memezelani phakathi kwezizwe izenzo zakhe; Ngoba umphindiseleli wegazi uyakhumbula; akakhohlwanga ukukhala kwabampofu. R. Awubashiyi abakufunayo, Nkosi.
Ivangeli · Matthew 17:14-20
Kwathi lapho befika esixukwini, kwafika umuntu kuJesu, wawa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe wathi: “Nkosi, mhawukele indodana yami, ngoba inesifo sebhedengu futhi ihlupheka kakhulu; impela ivame ukuwa emlilweni nasamanzini. Ngiyilethe kubafundi bakho, kodwa abakwazanga ukuyiphulukisa.” UJesu waphindisa wathi: “O sizukulwane esingakholwayo nesiphambeneyo, kuyoze kube nini ngina nani? Kuyoze kube nini nginibekezelela? Yiletheni lapha kimi.” UJesu wayikhuza, idimoni laphuma kuyo, kusukela ngaleyo klokho ingane yaphulukiswa. Yabese abafundi basondela kuJesu ngasese bathi: “Kungani thina singakwazanga ukuyixosha?” Wathi kubo: “Ngenxa yokukholwa kwenu okuncane. Impela ngithi kini, uma ninokukholwa okungangesinhlabathi ye-mustard, nizothi kule ntaba: ‘Suka lapha uye laya,’ izosuka. Akukho okuzoba ngokungenzeki kini.”
Awubashiyi abakufunayo, Nkosi.
Ihumusha

Bazalwane abathandekayo kuKristu,

Iyiphi inhliziyo yomzali engakhala lapho ibona umntwana wakhe esenkingeni?

eVangelini lanamuhla, kubuya isithombe esithinta inhliziyo ngokujulile: ubaba oza kuJesu, awe ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, amemeze ngezinyembezi ezicela umusa ngenxa yakhe nengane yakhe. Nakusifundo sokuqala soMprofethi uHabakuki, sibona umprofethi emi phezulu emidongeni yokulinda, ebheka phezulu esibhakabhakeni, ebheka ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzothini kulowo mthandazo nekhonono lakhe. UNkulunkulu uyamphandula ngokuthi: “Linda umbono... uzofika ngempela, awukho owokwephuza.”

UNkulunkulu akayikhohlwa ingqondo nemithandazo yezinhliziyo ezimfuna ngokwethembeka…

Lapho sicabanga ngo-Benjamin Vo, sibona intsha eyayinomoya onelukuluku elimangalisayo nokuthanda ukubheka phezulu esibhakabhakeni. UBenjamin wayenothando olujulile lwezindiza nendiza yenkulu; wayethanda ukuma no-dad wakhe babuke izindiza zindiza phezulu “airport spotting”, ehleka kakhulu lapho ekhuluma ngamaphupho akhe ajabulisayo athi 'con chim airlines'. Wayebheka phezulu ngomoyizelo nangenhliziyo ekhululekile, njengalowo omi emidongeni yokulinda efuna ukubona ubuhle bezulu.

Ngaleyo ndlela, uBenjamin wasifundisa ukuba nenhliziyo ehlala ibheka phezulu ngokuthemba.

Ngalolu suku, mhlawumbe kukhona imindeni nemizali ebuza buthule ngezinhlungu nangesipho somntwana abasiphucwayo: “Ngabe kukhona engakukhohlwa? Ngabe usizi lolu luvela kumpahla ethile?” UJesu usiphendula njengoba aphendula ngomphofu wathi: “Akusonanga lona noma abazali bakhe.” Ukugula nobunzima akusona isijeziso sikaNkulunkulu, futhi akusona isiphosiso senhliziyo yomzali obuthanda umntwana. UNkulunkulu akasolani nani, nilahle loyo mthwalo ongemuhle ezinhliziyweni zenu… nithande ngokukhululeka.

Sekuphele amaviki ayisishiyagalombili kusukela u-Benjamin abizelwa ekhaya ngo-June 13.

Alan no-Thao… njengalowo baba owawa ngamadolo phambi kukaJesu, izinyembezi zenu nobuhlungu benu buphambi kweNkosi. UNkulunkulu wamukele lonke uthando nemizamo enayenza. U-Benjamin Vo uphila ngokuthula lapho izindiza nemithandazo yezulu kuhlangana khona nakukhanya okungapheliyo.

Kuwe Ryan, mfo wethu omncane: khumbula ukuthi njengoba ubumnandi nokuhleka kuka-Ben ngenkathi nibheka phezulu esibhakabhakeni kwakugcwele intokozo, namuhla u-Ben ukuphakathi kwezingelosi, ukubuka ngokumamatheka nangezwi lomusa.

Sithumela ukududuzeka nakubo bonke abazali abakhala buthule, izingane ezagulayo ezindaweni zonke, nemindeni ethwele iziphambano ezisindayo. UNkulunkulu akashiyi labo abamfunayo.

U-Benjamin ulele ngokuthula ecelekazi lika-Saint Carlo Acutis eTafuleni laseZulwini, ngaphansi kwengubo engcwele kaMariya Oyingcwele. Amen.

Ukuzindla
♪ “Ubuhle Bendalo (Version B)” — A song for Ben
Izicelo Zomphakathi

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Sawubona Ben - ngihlezi endizeni ngicabanga ngawe. Impilo imfushane kakhulu. Angikakholwa namanje ukuthi awusekho lapha nathi. Ngiyabonga ngokuba yindodana yami kulomhlaba iminyaka engu-15. Ngithemba ukuthi ngiyophinde ngihlangane nawe phakade eZulwini ngomunye usuku. Okwamanje, ngicela 'ugade' abazali bakho njengoba wangithembisa emaphusheni ami. Ngikuthanda kakhulu Ben.” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ben, namhlanje ngiyaziphenduphendula futhi, amehlo ami avalekile kodwa angikwazi ukulala. Ngicabanga ngoBen kakhulu. Ngiyakuthanda kakhulu, Ben.”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ngikukhumbula ngokwengeziwe usuku nosuku, Ben. Ngiyethemba ukuthi uhlangana nabangane abasha eZulwini. Sicela usize ekudambiseni ubuhlungu bethu, futhi sicela usize noma abaphi abazali lapha emhlabeni abadlula entweni efana nalena esidlula kuyo. Kwangathi bangathola uhlobo oluthile lwenduduzo, uthando, nohlobo oluthile lethemba lokuqhubekela phambili.”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ngikukhumbula kakhulu Ben” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ngikukhumbula kakhulu Ndodana yami - umngane wami omkhulu - umngane wami wokudlala i-ps5! Sicela usibhekele umndeni wethu.” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“UMama noBaba bakukhumbula kakhulu, Ben. Sicela uthandazele impilo kaMama ngoba akalali kakhulu. Sicela uthandazele umndeni wakho osasemhlabeni nokuthi ufunde ukuyiphila le mpilo ngaphandle kwakho.” — Dad
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ben, sengathi umoya wakho ungalokhu uphila ngokujabula nangokuthula noBaba Wasezulwini, futhi sengathi angathumela izingelosi Zakhe ukuba zibheke abazali bakho nomfowenu. Sengathi bangaduduzwa nsuku zonke ngothando nomusa Wakhe, futhi sengathi nina nonke ningaphinda nihlangane kuze kube phakade ngolunye usuku njengomndeni wesiphakade. Sikuthumelela uthando lwethu!!!”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Ngiyakukhumbula, Ben. Sicela usize uMama nami. Siyahlupheka futhi sisezinhlungwini ezijulile nsuku zonke. Sicela usisize sazi ukuthi simelana kanjani nalokhu... Siqhubeka kanjani siphila nale zinhlungu? Kungani izinhliziyo zethu zizwa sengathi zizinyawo ezisithupha ngaphandle kwemizimba yethu? Sicela usithandazele ukuze siqhubeke futhi sinakekele umfowenu.”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.

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Umkhuleko WeNkosi

Ngosizo loMsindisi futhi sifundiswe yimfundiso yaphezulu, silokotha sithi:

Baba wethu osezulwini, malingcweliswe igama lakho; umbuso wakho mawuze, intando yakho mayenziwe emhlabeni njengasezulwini. Siphe namuhla isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla, usithethelele izono zethu, njengoba nathi sibathethelela abasonayo; ungasifaki ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule ebubini. Amen.

Ithembiso Lokudlelanisa Ngomoya
Jesu wami, ngiyakholwa ukuthi ukhona ngempela eSakramentini elingcwele. Ngikuthanda ngaphezu kwezinto zonke, futhi ngifisa ukukwamukela emoyeni wami. Njengoba ngingakwazi ukukwamukela njengamanje ngeSakramente, woza nokho emoyeni wami. Ngiyakwamukela njengokungathi uvele ufikile, ngizihlanganise ngokuphelele nawe; ungavumi ukuba ngahlukane nawe. Amen.
Ingoma Yokuhlanganyela
♪ “Sinkwa Sokuphila (Version B)” — A song for Ben
Isiphetho

Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula ukubonisisa konke makugcine izinhliziyo zenu nelungelo lenu kuKristu Jesu. Futhi ukubuyekezwa kukaNkulunkulu uSomandla, uBaba, noNdodana, noMoya Oyingcwele, makwehle phezu kwenu kuhlale nani njalo. Amen.

✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Ingoma Yokuvala
♪ “Sihamba Nawe (Version A - Piano & Strings)” — A song for Ben
Izinsuku Zakudala
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