"Mulungu adasankha kutiyitanira": nkhani ya abale awiri omwe adadzozedwa kukhala Akatolika tsiku lomwelo

Peyton ndi Connor Plessala ndi abale ochokera ku Mobile, Alabama. Ndili ndi miyezi 18, chaka cha sukulu.

Ngakhale mpikisano womwe umakhalapo nthawi zina komanso mikangano yomwe abale ambiri akukumana nayo akukula, nthawi zonse akhala abwenzi apamtima.

"Ndife oyandikira kuposa abwenzi apamtima," a Connor, 25, adauza CNA.

Monga wachinyamata, pasukulu yasekondale, sekondale, koleji, moyo wawo wonse unkangoganizira zinthu zomwe munthu angayembekezere: ophunzira, ma eccentric, abwenzi, atsikana anzako ndi masewera.

Pali njira zambiri zomwe achinyamata awiriwo akadatha kusankha pa moyo wawo, koma kumapeto, mwezi watha, adafika pamalo omwewo: atagona kumaso kwa guwa, kupereka moyo kwautumiki wa Mulungu ndi wa Tchalitchi cha Katolika.

Awiriwa adasankhidwa kukhala unsembe pa Meyi 30 ku Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Concepts ku Mobile, pagulu la anthu wamba, chifukwa cha mliri.

“Pa chifukwa chilichonse, Mulungu adasankha kutiyitana ndipo adachitadi. Ndipo tinali ndi mwayi wokhala ndi zoyambira za makolo athu onse ndi maphunziro athu kuti timvere iwo ndikuti inde, "Peyton adauza CNA.

Peyton, wazaka 27, akuti ndiwosangalala kwambiri kuyambitsa maphunziro ndi masukulu Achikatolika ndi maphunziro, komanso kuyambanso kumva kuvomereza.

“Mumakhala nthawi yambiri mumisonkhano yopanga zokonzekera tsiku lina. Mumakhala nthawi yochulukirapo mumsokhanowu mukukambirana mapulani, maloto, ziyembekezo komanso zinthu zina zomwe tsiku lina mudzachite mtsogolo mwatsatanetsatane ... tsopano zafika. Ndipo kotero sindingathe kudikirira kuti ndiyambe. "

"Mphamvu zachilengedwe"

Kumwera kwa Louisiana, komwe makolo a abale a Plessala adakulira, ndiwe Mkatolika pokhapokha utanena zina, Peyton adati.

Onse a makolo a Plessala ndi madokotala. Banjali linasamukira ku Alabama pomwe Connor ndi Peyton anali aang'ono kwambiri.

Ngakhale banjali nthawi zonse linali la Chikatolika - ndipo limaleredwa mchikhulupiriro Peyton, Connor ndi mlongo wawo komanso mchimwene wake wocheperako - abalewa adati sanakhalepo amtundu wa banja kuti "apempherere kolona kuzungulira patebulo khitchini."

Kuphatikiza pa kutenga banjali Lamlungu lililonse, a Plessalas amaphunzitsa ana awo zomwe Peyton amadzitcha "zokongola mwachilengedwe" - momwe angakhalire anthu abwino komanso abwino; kufunikira kosankha anzawo mwanzeru; ndi kufunikira kwa maphunziro.

Kuphatikizidwa kosalekeza kwa abale m'masewera am'magulu, ndikulimbikitsidwa ndi makolo awo, kunathandizanso kuwaphunzitsa za ubwinowu.

Kusewera mpira, basketball, mpira wamiyendo ndi baseball kwazaka zambiri kwawaphunzitsa zikhalidwe zogwira ntchito molimbika, camaraderie ndikukhazikitsa chitsanzo kwa ena.

"Anatiphunzitsa kuti tizikumbukira kuti mukamapita ku masewera ndipo mumakhala ndi dzina Plessala kumbuyo kwa malaya, lomwe limayimira banja lonse," adatero Peyton.

'Nditha kuzichita'

Peyton adauza CNA kuti ngakhale amapita kusukulu zachikatolika ndikulandila "malankhulidwe" chaka chilichonse, palibe m'modzi wa iwo omwe adaganizapo zaunsembe ngati mwayi m'miyoyo yawo.

Ndiye kuti, kumayambiriro kwa chaka cha 2011, pomwe abale adapita ndi Washington, DC pamsonkhano wapachaka waukulu kwambiri ku United States.

Mnzawo wa gulu lawo la McGill-Toolen Catholic High School anali mkulu wa ansembe, atangolowa kumene ku seminare, chifukwa changu ndi chisangalalo chake zidawakopa abale.

Umboni wa mnzake ndi ansembe ena omwe adakumana nawo paulendowu udamupangitsa kuti Connor ayambe kuganizira zolowa semina atangomaliza sukulu yasekondale.

Pofika kumapeto kwa chaka cha 2012, Connor adayamba maphunziro ake ku St. Joseph Seminary College ku Covington, Louisiana.

Peyton adamvanso kuyitanidwa kwa unsembe paulendowu, chifukwa cha chitsanzo cha mnzake - koma njira yake ku seminare siyinali yolunjika ngati ya m'bale wake.

"Ndazindikira kwa nthawi yoyamba kuti:" Dude, nditha kuzichita. [Wansembe] ali pamtendere ndi iye, akusangalala komanso kusangalala kwambiri. Nditha kuchita. Uwu ndi moyo womwe ndikadatha kuchita, "adatero.

Ngakhale anali wosasangalatsa pamsonkhano, Peyton adaganiza kuti atsatira njira yake yoyambirira yophunzirira ku Louisiana State University. Pambuyo pake amatha zaka zitatu zonse, kukhala ndi chibwenzi ndi mtsikana yemwe adakumana naye ku LSU kwa zaka ziwiri.

Chaka chake chomaliza ku koleji, Peyton adabwerera kusukulu yake yasekondale kuti aperekeze ulendowu wa March to Life, ulendo womwewo womwe adayambitsa kuwombera zaka zingapo m'mbuyomu.

Nthawi ina paulendowu, panthawi yopembedza Sacrament, Peyton adamva mawu a Mulungu: "Kodi mukufunadi kukhala dokotala?"

Koma yankho lake ndi loti ayi.

"Ndipo pomwe ndinamva izi, mtima wanga unakhala wamtendere kwambiri kuposa momwe unalili ... Mwina sizinachitike m'moyo wanga. Ndinkadziwa izi zokha. Panthawi imeneyi, ndinali ngati "Ndikupita ku seminare," adatero Peyton.

"Kwa mphindi pang'ono, ndinali ndi cholinga chamoyo. Ndidali ndi chitsogozo komanso cholinga. Ndinkangodziwa kuti ndine ndani. "

Kumveka kumeneku kunabwera pamtengo, komabe ... Peyton amadziwa kuti ayenera kusiya bwenzi lake. Kodi anachita chiyani?

Connor amakumbukira foni yomwe Peyton adamuyimbira, kumuuza kuti asankha kubwera ku seminare.

"Ndidadzidzimuka. Ndinali wokondwa. Ndidakondwera kwambiri chifukwa tidzabweranso, ”adatero Connor.

Pakutha kwa chaka cha 2014, Peyton adalumikizana ndi mchimwene wake wamng'ono ku seminale ya St.

"Titha kudalirana wina ndi mnzake"

Ngakhale kuti Connor ndi Peyton adakhala abwenzi nthawi zonse, maubale awo adasinthika - kukhala bwino - pomwe Peyton adalumikizana ndi Connor mu seminare.

Kwa moyo wawo wonse, Peyton adatengera njira ya Connor, kumulimbikitsa ndikumupatsa upangiri atafika ku sekondale, Peyton ataphunzira zingwe kumeneko chaka chimodzi.

Tsopano, kwa nthawi yoyamba, Connor mwanjira ina adamverera ngati "m'bale wake wamkulu", kukhala wodziwa zambiri m'moyo wa seminayi.

Nthawi yomweyo, ngakhale abale anali kutsata njira yomweyo, adayandikira moyo wamisili m'njira yawo, malingaliro awo ndikukumana ndi mavuto munjira zosiyanasiyana, adatero.

Zomwe zimalandila zovuta zokhala ansembe zidathandiza ubale wawo kukhwima.

"Peyton nthawi zonse ankachita chinthu chake chifukwa anali woyamba. Iye anali wamkulu. Ndipo kotero, analibe chitsanzo choti azitsatira pamenepo, pomwe ine ndidatero, "adatero Connor.

"Ndipo motero, lingaliro loti kuthyolana:" Tikhala ofanana ", zinali zovuta kwa ine, ndikuganiza ... Koma ndikuganiza kuti, mu zowawa zakukonda izi, takwanitsa kukula ndipo tikuzindikiradi mphatso zothandizirana zofooka kenako timadalirana wina ndi mnzake ... tsopano ndikudziwa mphatso za Peyton, ndipo amadziwa mphatso zanga, chifukwa chake timatha kudalirana.

Chifukwa cha momwe mayendedwe ake aku koleji adasamutsidwira kuchokera ku LSU, Connor ndi Peyton adatsiriza kalasi lomweli, ngakhale a Connor adachita "mwayi woyamba" wazaka ziwiri.

"Nyamuka njira ya Mzimu Woyera"

Tsopano popeza adadzozedwa, a Peyton ati makolo awo amangokhalira kufunsa kuti: "Kodi nonse mwatani kuti theka la ana anu akhale ansembe?"

Kwa Peyton, panali zinthu ziwiri zofunika kwambiri pamaphunziro awo zomwe zidamuthandiza iye ndi abale ake kukula ngati Akatolika odzipereka.

Choyamba, adati, iye ndi abale ake amapita kusukulu zachikatolika, masukulu omwe ali ndi chikhulupiriro cholimba.

Koma panali china chake chokhudza banja la Plessala chomwe chinali chofunikira kwambiri kwa Peyton.

"Tidadya madzulo aliwonse ndi banja, mosasamala kanthu za zofunika kuti ntchitoyi ikhale yogwira ntchito," adatero.

"Tikadakhala kuti tidye nthawi ya 16:00 pm chifukwa m'modzi wa ife tidasewera usiku womwe tonse tidapita, kapena tikadye 21:30 pm, chifukwa ndimabwera kunyumba kuchokera ku masewera ophunzirira mpira mpaka sukulu mochedwa, chilichonse chomwe chingakhale. Nthawi zonse tinkayesetsa kudya limodzi komanso kupemphera tisanadye. "

Zomwe timakumana tsiku lililonse m'banjamo, kupempera ndikupeza nthawi yocheza, zathandizira banjali kuti lithandizane ndikuthandizira zoyesayesa za aliyense, abale adatero.

Abale atauza makolo awo kuti amalowa seminare, makolo awo anali othandiza kwambiri, ngakhale abalewo ankakayikira kuti amayi awo angakhale achisoni kuti angadzakhale ndi zidzukulu zochepa.

Chimodzi chomwe Connor adamva amayi ake akunena kangapo pomwe anthu amafunsa kuti makolo awo achita chiyani kuti "adachoka ku Mzimu Woyera."

Abalewo adati adayamika kwambiri kuti makolo awo nthawi zonse amawathandizira ntchito yawo. Peyton adati iye nthawi ndi nthawi ndi a Connor amakumana ndi azibambo omwe amapita ku semina yomwe imamaliza kuchoka chifukwa makolo awo sankagwirizana ndi lingaliro lawo loti alowemo.

"Inde, makolo amadziwa bwino, koma zikafika pamayendedwe a ana anu, Mulungu ndi amene amadziwa, chifukwa ndi Mulungu amene amayitana," adatero Connor.

"Ngati mukufuna kupeza yankho, muyenera kufunsa funso"

Ngakhale Connor kapena Peyton sakanayembekezera kukhala ansembe. Komanso, adati, makolo awo kapena abale awo samayembekezera kapena kuneneratu kuti akhoza kutchedwa choncho.

M'mawu awo, anali "ana wamba" omwe amatsatira chikhulupiriro chawo, amapita kusukulu yasekondale ndipo anali ndi zokonda zosiyanasiyana.

Peyton adati kuti onsewa adamva kulapa koyambirira kwa uneneri sizodabwitsa zonse.

"Ndikuganiza kuti munthu aliyense yemwe amakhulupiriradi chikhulupiriro chake adaganizapo za kamodzi, poti adakumana ndi wansembe ndipo mwina wansembe adati," Hei, muyenera kuganizira izi, "adatero.

Ambiri mwa abwenzi odzipereka a Peyton adakwatirana tsopano, ndipo adawafunsa ngati panthawi ina adaganizapo za uneneri asanamvetsetse ukwati. Pafupifupi zonse, adati, inde; anaganiza za sabata limodzi kapena awiri, koma sanataye.

Zomwe zinali zosiyana kwa iye ndi Connor ndikuti lingaliro launsembe silinathe.

Anakhala nane pafupi ndipo anakhala ndi ine zaka zitatu. Ndipo kenako Mulungu anati, "Yakwana nthawi, bwenzi. Yakwana nthawi yoti muchite, "adatero.

"Ndikufuna ndikulimbikitseni ana, ngati zakhalapobe kwakanthawi ndipo zimakugwirani, njira yokhayo yomwe mungamve kuti akupita kumsonkhano."

Kukumana ndi kudziwa ansembe, ndikuwona momwe akukhalira ndi chifukwa chake, kunali kofunikira kwa onse a Peyton ndi Connor.

"Miyoyo ya Ansembe ndizinthu zofunikira kwambiri kukopa amuna ena kuti aganizire za unsembe," atero Peyton.

Connor anavomera. Kwa iye, kutenga kulowera ndikupita ku seminare akadali wozindikira inali njira yabwino kwambiri yosankha ngati Mulungu amamuyitanadi monga wansembe.

“Ngati mukufuna kupeza yankho, muyenera kufunsa funso. Ndipo njira yokhayo yofunsira ndikuyankha funso launeneri ndikupita ku seminare, "adatero.

“Pita kumisonkhano. Simudzavutikira chifukwa cha izi. Ndikutanthauza kuti mukuyamba moyo wodzipereka kupemphera, kuphunzira, kudumphira mkati mwanu, kuphunzira zomwe inu muli, kuphunzira zomwe mumachita bwino ndi zofooka zanu, kuphunzira zambiri za chikhulupiriro. Zonsezi ndi zinthu zabwino. "

Seminari si kudzipereka kosatha. Mnyamata akapita ku seminare ndikuzindikira kuti unsembe si wake, sizingakhale zowopsa, Connor adati.

"Unaphunzitsidwa mwaumunthu wabwinoko, mtundu wopambana wa iwe, unapemphera kwambiri kuposa momwe ukadakhalira ukadapanda kukhala seminare."

Monga anthu ambiri azaka zawo, njira za Peyton ndi Connor kupita ku mayitanidwe awo omaliza akhala akuzunza.

"Zowawa zazikulu zamamilioni akhala pomwepo ndikuyesera kuganiza zomwe mukufuna kuchita ndi moyo wanu kwanthawi yayitali kuti moyo wanu udutsemo," adatero Peyton.

“Ndipo, chimodzi mwazinthu zomwe ndimakonda kulimbikitsa achinyamata kuti azichita ngati mukuzindikira, chitanipo kanthu.