Ngegama likaYise, neleNdodana, neLikaMoya Oyingcwele. Amen. Unomusa noThando lukaNkulunkulu uYise nakuhlanganise kukaMoya Oyingcwele makube nani nonke.
Nkosi, hhawukela. Kristu, hhawukela. Nkosi, hhawukela.
Bazalwane abathandekayo kuKristu,
Yini eyenza inhliziyo yomuntu ime iqine, inikeze okusemandleni ayo konke ngaphandle kokwesaba?
Namuhla silalela umphrofethi uJeremiya emile egcekeni lendlu yeNkosi, ekhuluma iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo yonke. Futhi eVangelini, sibona uJesu ebuyela ekhaya lakubo eNazaretha. Abantu bakubo bamangala base baziyeza ngokumthathisa phansi bethi: “Akuyena yini lo indodana yombazi?” Kodwa uJesu waqhubeka ngenhliziyo ezinikele. Namuhla futhi siyakholwa kumoya ka-Saint Ignatius wa-Loyola, owayephila ngokunikeza konke * “Ngodumo olukhulu kaNkulunkulu.”*
Lapho ukuzimisela okukhulu kuhlanganiswa nenhliziyo emnene, kuvela into ekhanyayo ezandleni zikaYise.
Lapho sicabanga ngo-Benjamin Vo, sibona impela lo moya wokuzimisela nesibindi sokuphokophela phambili. UBenjamin wayengumfana owayenkholelwa ukuthi ukuzama nokusebenza ngomfutho yikho okubaluleke kakhulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubesenkundleni ye-badminton enikeza wonke amandla akhe, noma ezama ukungena eqenjini le-basketball, uBen wayengasabi ukusebenza kanzima. Wayengeyena umfana obalekela inselelo; wayenomoya ongesabi, ohlale umamatheka ngokuthula.
Ephusheni lakamuva u-Dad wakhe analo, uBenjamin wakhuluma amazwi agcwele ukuthula nesibindi, ethi zonke izivivinyo uziphisile wazidlula ngokuphelele… ukuthi usephefumula kahle.
Ngempela, Benjamin Vo uluqede uhambo lwakhe ngokunqoba. Emnyakeni yakhe eyishumi nanhlanu emhlabeni, u-Ben uphumelele kuzo zonke izivivinyo zothando, ngokuzithoba nangokuba indodana nomfowabo omuhle kakhulu.
Sekuphele amaviki ayisithupha namuhla kusukela u-Benjamin amukelwa ekhaya ngo-June 13. Siyazi ukuthi umthwalo wokulahlekelwa usasinda ezinhliziyweni, ikakhulukazi kuwe Alan no-Thao.
Alan no-Thao, u-Benjamin wenu akahlulwanga; unqobile ezandleni zikaKristu. Inhliziyo yakhe yokuzimisela nendlela eyayigcwele uthando iyisipho esingunaphakade eNkosini. UNkulunkulu uyanigona ngomusa nomhlatshelo wakhe ophakeme.
Kuwe Ryan, mfo wethu omncane: qhubeka unikeza konke okusemandleni akho kukho konke okwenzayo, njengoba u-Ben wayehlala enza ngokuzimisela. Umfowenu ulele ngokuthula, uyanivikela ekhaya eliphakeme.
Sithandazela yonke imindeni ezwa ubuhlungu obunzima, nabantwana abagulayo ezindaweni ezikude nezeduze. Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angaletha ukuthula nokwelashwa ezinhliziyweni zenu.
Namuhla, u-Benjamin uhleli ngokunqoba no-Saint Carlo Acutis eTafuleni laseZulwini, embozwe ngengubo yomusa kaMariya Oyingcwele. Masihambe ngethemba nemfudumalo yeNkosi. Amen.
For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:
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.
Sengathi uNkosi Somandla angasibusisa, asivikele ebubini bonke, asiyise empilweni engapheliyo. Ngegama likaYise, neleNdodana, neLikaMoya Oyingcwele. Amen.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.