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Thursday, August 13, 2026 · in memory of Ben
Ukuzinikela okulandela iMisa — hhayi okungena esikhundleni sayo.
Ukuvulwa

Egameni lani Yise, neloNyana, neloMoya Oyingcwele. Amen. Umusa nobathando kukaNkosi wethu uJesu Kristu mabube nani nonke.

Izenzo zokuphenduka

Nkosi, mahawukele. Kristu, mahawukele. Nkosi, mahawukele.

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Organ & Cello)” — A song for Ben
Izwi likaNkulunkulu
Isifundo Sokuqala · Ezekiel 12:1-12
Izwi likaNkosi lafika kimi, lathi: Ndodana yomuntu, uhlala phakathi kwendlu ehlubukayo; banamehlo okubona kodwa ababoni, baneanani lokuzwa kodwa abezwa, ngoba iyindlu ehlubukayo. Manje, ndodana yomuntu, emini usabuka, lungisa impahla yakho njengedingiso, bese uthutha lapho uhlala khona uye kwenye indawo bebona; mhlawumbe bazoqonda ukuthi bayindlu ehlubukayo. Uzokhipha impahla yakho emini njengempahla yomudingisi bebona; kusihlwa uvele uphume bebona njengalabo abayiswa edingisweni. Bebona, umbobo udonga ngesandla sakho bese udlula kulo; bebona, uthwale umthwalo ehlombe usuke ebumnyameni; uboshwe ubuso bakho ukuze ungaboni umhlaba, ngoba ngikwenze waba uphawu endlini ka-Israyeli. Ngawenza njengalokho engayalwa ngakho. Emini ngakhipha impahla yami njengempahla yomudingisi, nakusihlwa ngabhoboza udonga ngesandla sami; ebumnyameni ngaphuma ngiyithwele ehlombe lami bebona. Ekuseni izwi likaNkosi lafika kimi, lathi: Ndodana yomuntu, indlu ka-Israyeli, leyo ndlu ehlubukayo, ayikubuzanga ukuthi wenzani na? Tshela bona ukuthi: 'Usho kanje uNkosi uNkulunkulu: Lesi semezelo simayelana neJerusalema nendlu yonke ka-Israyeli ekhona kuyo.' Tshela ukuthi: Ngiyuphawu kini: njengoba ngenzile, kuyoze kwenzeke kubo; bazoyiswa edingisweni njengezithunjwa. Nombusi ophakathi kwabo uzothwala umthwalo wakhe ehlombe asuke ebumnyameni, adlule embobeni ayibhoboze udonga, amboze ubuso bakho ukuze angabonwa namuntu.
IHubo eliphendulanayo · Psalm 78:56-57, 58-59, 61-62
R. (bheka 7b) Ungakhohlwa imisebenzi yeNkosi! Balimza futhi bahlubuka kuNkulunkulu OsePhezulu, abazigcinanga izimiselo zakhe. Baphendukela emuva bathembekanga njengaoyise; bawela emuva njengomnsalo okhohlisayo. R. Ungakhohlwa imisebenzi yeNkosi! Bamcasula nezindawo zabo eziphakeme, ngemifanekiso yabo bavusa umhawu wakhe. UNkulunkulu wezwa wathukuthela, walahla u-Israyeli ngokuphelele. R. Ungakhohlwa imisebenzi yeNkosi! Wazinikela amandla zakhe ekuthunjweni, nodumo lwakhe ezandleni zesitha. Wazinikela abantu bakhe enkembeni, wathukuthelela ifa lakhe. R. Ungakhohlwa imisebenzi yeNkosi!
I-Evangeli · Matthew 18:21–19:1
UPetru wasondela kuJesu wabuza wathi: “Nkosi, uma umfowethu engona, ngifanele ukumthelela kangakhi? Kube kasikhombisa na?” UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Angisho kuwe ukuthi kasikhombisa, kodwa amashumi ayisikhombisa aziphindwe kasikhombisa. Kanjalo Umbuso wezulwini ungafaniswa nenkosi eyayifuna ukubala izimali nezinceku zayo. Kwathi isoma ukubala, kwalethwa kuyo eyntshontsha imali eningi kakhulu eyayingenakwazi ukuyikhokha. Njengoba yayingenakho ukuyikhokha, inkosi yayala ukuba kuthengiswe ngayo, nomfazi wayo, nabantwana bayo, nakho konke engakho, ukuze kukhokhwe ukweleta. Ngakho inceku yawa phansi, yayihlonipha yathi: 'Ake ungibekezelele, ngizokukhokhela konke.' Inkosi yaleyo nceku yahawukela, yayiyeka, yayithelela isikweletu. Kodwa leyonceku yakhupha, yathola eyinye inceku eyayiyikweleta imali encane kakhulu. Yayibamba yayiminyanisa emoyeni, ithi: 'Khokha lokho okukweletayo.' Inceku yawa phansi yayincenga ithi: 'Ake ungibekezelele, ngizokukhokhela.' Kodwa yayala. Kunalokho yayifaka ezibhedlela zokubopha yaze yakhokha lonke isikweletu. Kwathi izinceku lapho zibona okwenzekile, zadabuka kakhulu, zahamba zagxeka zonke izinto enkosini. Inkosi yayibiza yayithi kuyo: 'Nceku embi! Ngakuthelela sonke isikweletu sakho ngoba ngicengile. Wena wawungafanele yini ukuyihawukela inceku yakho njengoba ngakuhawukela na?' Inkosi ngolaka yayinikela kubahlukumezi yaze yakhokha lonke isikweletu. Kanjalo uBaba wami osezulwini uzokwenza kini, uma ungateleli umfowenu ngengqondo enhliziyweni yakho.” Kwathi uJesu eseqedile la mawi, wasuka eGalile waya emsebenzini waseJudea phesheya kweJordani.
Ungakhohlwa imisebenzi yeNkosi!
Intshumayelo

Bazalwane abathandekayo kuKristu,

Yini eyenzekayo lapho sizama ukulinganisa uthando nemusa ngezibalo nemithetho engqondweni yethu?

eVangelini lanamuhla, uPetru usondela kuJesu ezama ukubeka umngcele ezibalweni zomusa: “Nkosi, uma umfowethu engona, ngifanele ukumthelela kangakhi? Kube kasikhombisa na?” UPetru wayecabanga ukuthi isikhombisa sanele kakhulu. Kodwa uJesu umphendula ngokuthi: “Angisho kuwe ukuthi kasikhombisa, kodwa amashumi ayisikhombisa aziphindwe kasikhombisa.” UJesu usifundisa ukuthi uthando lukaNkulunkulu alukho ezibalweni ezinemngcele… luhlezi ekujuleni kwenhliziyo engenamngcele.

Esifundweni sokuqala, umprofethi u-Ezekiyeli uyalwa ukuba athwale umthwalo wakhe ehlombe ebumnyameni, abe uphawu lothando nentsando kaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabantu …

Lapho sicabanga ngo-Benjamin Vo, sibona intsha eyayiphiwe ingqondo ehlakaniphe ngokumangalisayo ekubaleni nasekuxazululeni izinkinga ezinzima zezibalo namakhodi. UBen wayekwazi ukusombulula izibalo eziphakeme kakhulu kusukela esencane. Kodwa ekubaleni kothando nasemoyeni wakhe, uBenjamin akazange asebenzise umngcele nemicabango evimbelayo. Inhliziyo ka-Ben yayingabaleli abanye imingcele, kodwa yayiphethe umusa onelisa inhliziyo nesineke emsebenzini nasemndenini.

UBenjamin wayazi ukuthi ezintweni ezibaluleke kakhulu empilweni—njengalezo zikhathi ezinhle zokuhlala noyise, ukusebenza naye nokuphila ngezandla ezivulekile—uthando alulinganiswa ngamanani, kodwa ngomusa ovulekile nomsulwa.

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

Alan no-Thao … lapho izinhliziyo dade zithwaliswa imithwalo emikhulu njengeka-Ezekiyeli ebumnyameni, khumbulani ukuthi uthando lukaNkulunkulu nalawo mandla anawanikeza u-Benjamin kawahambi ebumnyameni. Imisebenzi yonke yothando enayenzela u-Benjamin nayifaka empilweni yakhe ayiyikukhohlakala. U-Benjamin Vo ulele emuseni ongenamngcele kaKristu, usibonisela indlela yokuthula.

Kuwe Ryan, mfo wethu: qhubeka uphile ngomusa nohlelo oluhle olwakhiwe inhliziyo yomfowenu u-Ben. Yazi ukuthi umfowenu uyakubuka njalo eZulwini eceleni kukaJesu.

Sikhipha ududuzo oluyisiphuzo sokuthula nakubo bonke abazali abathwele iziphambano ezisindayo, izingane ezibhedlela ezifuna ukwelashwa, nemindeni ethungatha ukukhanya ezindaweni zonke. UNkulunkulu unemboza ngothando lwakhe namuhla.

U-Benjamin uhleli ngokuthula no-Saint Carlo Acutis eTafuleni laseZulwini, ethola ukusithela nokunakekelwa uMariya Oyingcwele. Amen.

Ukuzindla
♪ “Ubuhle Bendalo (Version A)” — A song for Ben
Imikhuleko yabazalwane

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Ben, sicela ukhulekele uAnti Maria Tran Ngoc Lan ukuthi aphumule ngokuthula.”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“Sawubona Ben, ngicela uthandazele uGogo. Usasasesibhedlela elama enyumoniyeni. Ngicela umnike amandla okuba ngcono nokubuyela ekhaya kuMkhulu. Ngicela ucele uJesu ukuba athumele isibusiso sakhe sokunakekela umndeni wethu.”
… simnika uBen, oluyisa eNkosini.
℟ Ben, sikhulekele.
“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.

🕯 Khanyisa umthandazo wakho odongeni lomthandazo →

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.

Umunyano wasemoyeni
Jesu wami, ngiyakholwa ukuthi ukhona ngempela esakramenteni elingcwele. Ngiyakuthanda ngaphezu kwakho konke, futhi ngifisa ukukwamukela emphefumulweni wami. Njengoba ngingakwazi ukukwamukela ngokwesakramente manje, woza nomoya wakho enhliziyweni yami. Ngiyakamukela njengokungathi usuvele ukhona, ngizibophezela ngokuphelele kuwe; ungavumeli ukuba ngihlukane nawe nanini. Amen.
Ingoma Yokuhlanganyela
♪ “Sinkwa Sokuphila (Version A)” — A song for Ben
Ukuphetha

Kwangathi uNkulunkulu Somandla angasibusisa, asivikele ebubini bonke, futhi asiyise empilweni engapheliyo. Amen.

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

Ingoma Yokuvala
♪ “Sihamba Nawe (Version B - Organ & Cello)” — A song for Ben
Izinsuku Zakudala
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