Saint Josephine Bakhita

Saint Josephine Bakhita

聖若瑟芬‧柏姬達

紀念日 / Memorial date

二月八日

/

February 8

Saint Josephine Bakhita

Saint Josephine Bakhita

聖若瑟芬‧柏姬達

紀念日:

二月八日

Memorial Date:

February 8

聖若瑟芬‧柏姬達(貞女)

聖女約在1868年,出生於蘇丹之達福(Darfur)。年輕時,被人擄劫,多次被賣給商人為奴,度過殘酷的奴隸生活。之後獲得自由,於威尼斯成為基督徒,並加入嘉諾撒修女會。其餘生在意大利威岑撒之斯基歐(Schio)度過,獻身為民眾服務。1947年2月8日逝世。

集禱經

天主,你曾使聖若瑟芬.柏姬達,擺脫奴隸生活,並引導她獲得作你女兒,及基督淨配的尊嚴。懇求你恩賜我們效法她的芳表,以至死不渝的愛,追隨被釘在十字架上的主耶穌,並常以堅強的愛德,隨時彰顯你的憐憫。因你的聖子、我們的主耶穌基督,他和你及聖神,是唯一天主,永生永王。亞孟。

Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin

St. Josephine (1868-1947) was a young Sudanese girl sold into slavery and bought to Italy where, while serving as a nanny, she was sent to live with the Canossian Sisters of the Institute of the Catechumens in Venice. There she was baptized and eventually granted her freedom. In 1896 she joined the Canossian Daughters of Charity where she served for twenty-five years. She died after a long and painful illness, during which she would cry out to the Lord: “Please loosen the chains … they are so heavy!” Her dying words were, “Our Lady! Our Lady!”

Collect

O God, who led Saint Josephine Bakhita from abject slavery to the dignity of being your daughter and a bride of Christ, grant, we pray, that by her example we may show constant love for the Lord Jesus crucified, remaining steadfast in charity and prompt to show compassion. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

資料來源 References

https://cfpholyangels.com/saint-josephine-bakhita-large-prayer-card/

中文內容:《平日彌撒經文》,香港教區禮儀委員會

English text: Daily Roman Missal, 2011