Ogasiti 16: Mapembedzero ku San Gerardo Maiella

O Woyera Gerard, inu amene mwapemphera, zokonda zanu ndi zokonda zanu, mwatsogolera mitima yosawerengeka kwa Mulungu; inu omwe mwasankhidwa kukhala otonthoza aanthu ovutika, mpumulo waumphawi, sing'anga wa odwala; inu amene mumapatsa opembedza anu kulira kwamatonthozo: mverani mapemphero amene ndikupemphera kwa inu. Werengani mu mtima mwanga ndikuwona mavuto anga. Werengani mu mzimu wanga ndipo mundichiritse, nditonthozeni, mutonthoze. Inu amene mukudziwa zowawa zanga, mungandione bwanji ndikuvutika kwambiri osandithandiza?

Gerardo, bwerani mwamsanga kudzandipulumutsa! Gerardo, konzekerani kuti ndikhale m’gulu la anthu okonda, kutamanda ndi kuyamika Mulungu pamodzi ndi inu, Konzani kuti ndiimbe chifundo chake pamodzi ndi amene amandikonda ndi kuvutika chifukwa cha ine. Ndi ndalama zingati kundimva?

Sindileka kukupemphani kufikira mutakwaniritsa zonse. Ndizowona kuti sindiyenera kukongola kwanu, koma mverani ine chifukwa cha chikondi chomwe mumabweretsa kwa Yesu, chifukwa cha chikondi chomwe mumabweretsa kwa Mariya choyera koposa. Ameni.

San Gerardo Maiella ndi woyera mtima wa amayi apakati ndi ana. Pali nkhani zambiri za machiritso odabwitsa omwe amanenedwa kwa iye; nkhani za munthu wachikhulupiriro amene, kwa kutengeka kumene anamva pa misozi ya amayi ndi kulira kwa ana, anayankha ndi pemphero la mtima: wokhazikika m’chikhulupiriro, amene amakankhira Mulungu kuchita zozizwitsa. Chipembedzo chake kwa zaka mazana ambiri chadutsa malire a Italy ndipo tsopano chafalikira ku America, Australia ndi mayiko a ku Ulaya.

Wake ndi moyo wopangidwa ndi kumvera, kubisala, kunyozeka ndi kutopa: ndi kufuna kosalekeza kugwirizana ndi Khristu wopachikidwa ndi kuzindikira kwachimwemwe kuchita chifuniro chake. Kukonda mnansi wanu ndi zowawa zimamupanga kukhala thaumaturge wapadera komanso wosatopa yemwe amachiritsa mzimu poyamba - kudzera mu sakramenti la chiyanjanitso - ndiyeno thupi pochita machiritso osadziwika bwino. Pazaka makumi awiri mphambu zisanu ndi zinayi za moyo wake wapadziko lapansi adagwira ntchito kumayiko ambiri akumwera, kuphatikiza Campania, Puglia ndi Basilicata. Izi zikuphatikizapo Muro Lucano, Lacedonia, Santomenna, San Fele, Deliceto, Melfi, Atella, Ripacandida, Castelgrande, Corato, Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Calitri, Senerchia, Vietri di Potenza, Oliveto Citra, Auletta, San Gregorio Magno, Buccino, Caposele, Materdomini. Lililonse la malo ameneŵa limadzitcha mpatuko wowona mtima, pokumbukiranso zochitika zosautsa zimene zinachitika, zotsimikizirika zogwirizanitsidwa ndi kukhalapo kwa mnyamatayo amene posachedwapa anawonedwa kukhala woyera mtima padziko lapansi.

Iye anabadwira ku Muro Lucano (PZ) pa April 6, 1726 ndi Benedetta Cristina Galella, mkazi wachikhulupiriro amene amauza iye kuzindikira za chikondi chachikulu cha Mulungu pa zolengedwa zake, ndi Domenico Maiella, wolimbikira ntchito ndi wolemera m’chikhulupiriro. koma wodzichepetsa. Okwatiranawo amakhulupirira kuti Mulungu alinso ndi osauka, izi zimalola banja kuthandizira mavuto ndi chisangalalo ndi mphamvu.

Kuyambira ali mwana adakopeka ndi malo olambirira, makamaka mu tchalitchi cha Virgin ku Capodigiano, kumene mwana wa dona wokongolayo nthawi zambiri ankadzipatula kwa amayi ake kuti amupatse sangweji yoyera. Pokhapokha akadzakula m’pamene woyera mtima wamtsogolo adzamvetsetsa kuti mwanayo anali Yesu mwiniyo osati munthu wapadziko lapansi.

Phindu lophiphiritsira la mkate umenewo limathandizira kumvetsetsa kwa mtengo waukulu wa mkate wa mwambo waung’ono: pausinkhu wa zaka zisanu ndi zitatu amayesa kulandira mgonero woyamba koma wansembe amaukana chifukwa cha ubwana wake, monga momwe zinalili pa nthawiyo. Madzulo atsiku lotsatira chikhumbo chake chikukwaniritsidwa ndi St. Mikayeli Mngelo wamkulu yemwe amamupatsa Ukaristia wosirira. Ali ndi zaka khumi ndi ziwiri, imfa yadzidzidzi ya abambo ake inamupangitsa kukhala gwero lalikulu la ndalama za banja. Amakhala wophunzira wa telala mumsonkhano wa Martino Pannuto, malo osalidwa komanso kuzunzidwa chifukwa cha kupezeka kwa achinyamata omwe nthawi zambiri amakhala odzikuza komanso atsankho pakuchita bwino kwa moyo wake. Kumbali ina, mphunzitsi wake amamukhulupirira kwambiri ndipo nthaŵi imene ntchito ili yochepa amapita naye kukalima minda. Madzulo ena Gerardo mosadziwa amayatsa moto pa udzu ali komweko ndi mwana wa Martino: ndi mantha ambiri, koma malawi amazimitsidwa nthawi yomweyo chizindikiro chosavuta cha mtanda ndi pemphero lachibale kuchokera kwa mnyamatayo.

Pa 5 June 1740 Monsignor Claudio Albini, Bishopu waku Lacedonia, adampatsa sakramenti la Chitsimikiziro ndikumutenga kukatumikira ku episcope. Albini amadziŵika chifukwa cha kuuma kwake komanso kusowa chipiriro koma Gerardo amasangalala ndi moyo wogwira ntchito mwakhama umene amatsogolera kwa iye ndipo amakhala ndi zitonzo ndi nsembe monga zizindikiro zofooka zotsanzira Mtanda. kwa iwo amaonjezera zowawa za thupi ndi kusala kudya. Apanso, mfundo zosamvetsetseka zimachitika, monga pamene makiyi a nyumba ya Albini agwera m'chitsime: amathamangira ku tchalitchi, akutenga fano la mwana Yesu ndikupempha thandizo lake, ndiyeno amangiriza ku unyolo ndikuchitsitsa ndi pulley. . Chifanizirocho chikakwezedwanso chikudontha madzi koma chili ndi makiyi otayika m'manja mwake. Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo chitsimecho chimatchedwa Gerardiello. Patatha zaka zitatu, Albini atamwalira, Gerardo anamulira monga mnzake wapamtima komanso bambo wachiŵiri.

Kubwerera ku Muro, amayesa zomwe zinachitikira munthu wina m'mapiri kwa mlungu umodzi, kenako amapita ku Santomenna kukawona amalume ake a Bonaventura, a Capuchin, omwe amamuuza zakukhosi kuti avale chizolowezi chachipembedzo. Koma amalume ake amakana chifuniro chake, chifukwa cha kudwala kwake. Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo mpaka atavomerezedwa pakati pa Owombola, chikhumbo chake nthawi zonse chimatsutsana ndi kukana kwathunthu. Panthawiyi, mwana wazaka khumi ndi zisanu ndi zinayi amatsegula sitolo ya telala ndikudzaza fomu ya msonkho ndi dzanja lake. Mmisiriyo amakhala wonyozeka chifukwa mawu ake ndi amene wapereka chinachake koma amene alibe kutenga zomwezo. Nthaŵi yake yopuma amathera m’kulambira chihema, kumene kaŵirikaŵiri amalankhula ndi Yesu amene mwachikondi amamutcha kuti wamisala chifukwa chakuti wasankha kutsekeredwa m’malo amenewo chifukwa cha chikondi cha zolengedwa zake. Moyo wake wosawonongeka ndi chinthu chomwe anthu am'mudzimo amamuyang'anira kuti achite chibwenzi, mnyamatayo sakufulumira, akuyankha kuti posachedwa adzalankhulana ndi dzina la mkazi wa moyo wake: amachita Lamlungu lachitatu. wa May pamene twente-modzi kulumpha pa nsanja kuti parades mu ulendo, amavala mphete yake kwa Virgin ndi kudzipatulira yekha kwa iye ndi lumbiro la chiyero, pamene mokweza kulengeza kuti iye chinkhoswe kwa Madonna.

Chaka chotsatira (1748), mu August, atate a Mpingo waung’ono kwambiri wa SS. Woombola, wokhazikitsidwa zaka khumi ndi zisanu ndi chimodzi zapitazo ndi Alfonso Maria de Liguori, woyera mtima wamtsogolo. Gerardo anawapemphanso kuti awalandire bwino ndipo anakana zinthu zosiyanasiyana. Panthawiyi, mnyamatayo akutenga nawo mbali mu liturgy: pa April 4, 1749 anasankhidwa ngati chithunzi cha fano la Khristu wopachikidwa mu chifaniziro cha Kalvari Yamoyo ku Muro. Amayi amakomoka ataona mwana wake akukha magazi kuchokera m'thupi ndi mutu wolasidwa ndi chisoti chaminga mu tchalitchi chachete ndi chodabwitsa chifukwa cha kuzindikira kwatsopano kwa nsembe ya Yesu, komanso chifukwa cha zowawa zomwe zimamveka kwa munthu wamng'onoyo.

Pa Epulo 13, Lamlungu ku Albis, gulu la Owombola lifika ku Muro: ndi masiku amphamvu akupembedzera ndi katekisimu. Gerardo amatenga nawo mbali mwakhama ndipo akusonyeza kuti akufuna kukhala mu mpingo. Abambowo amakananso chifuniro chake ndipo tsiku lonyamuka amalangiza mayi ake kuti amutsekere kuchipinda kuti asawatsatire. Mnyamatayo sataya mtima: amamanga mapepala pamodzi ndikuchoka m'chipindamo, ndikusiya mawu aulosi kwa amayi ake, akuti "Ndidzakhala woyera".

Amapempha abambo ake kuti amuyese, atatha kufika pamtunda wa makilomita angapo ku Rionero ku Volture. M'kalata yomwe idatumizidwa kwa woyambitsa Alfonso Maria de Liguori, Gerardo akufotokozedwa ngati wopanda pake, wofooka komanso wopanda thanzi. Pakadali pano, wazaka makumi awiri ndi zitatu amatumizidwa ku nyumba yachipembedzo ya Deliceto (FG), komwe adzalumbira pa Julayi 16, 1752.

Amamutumiza ngati "m'bale wopanda pake" ku ma Convents osiyanasiyana a Redemptorist, komwe amachita chilichonse: wolima dimba, sacristan, wapakhomo, wophika, kalaliki akuyeretsa khola ndi ntchito zonse zodzichepetsa izi, mnyamata wakale "wopanda ntchito". amachita kufunafuna chifuniro cha Mulungu.

Tsiku lina anakanthidwa ndi chifuwa chachikulu ndipo amayenera kukagona; pachitseko cha chipinda chake adalemba; “Apa chifuniro cha Mulungu chachitika, monga momwe Mulungu afunira ndi kwa nthawi yonse imene Mulungu afuna”.

Anamwalira usiku pakati pa 15 ndi 16 October 1755: ali ndi zaka 29 zokha, zomwe adakhala zaka zitatu zokha ku nyumba ya masisitere pomwe adapanga masitepe akuluakulu opita kuchiyero.

Atalemekezedwa ndi Leo XIII mu 1893, Gerardo Majella adalengezedwa woyera ndi Pius X mu 1904.