Paulo Woyera wa Mtanda, mnyamata amene anayambitsa Passionists, moyo wodzipereka kwathunthu kwa Mulungu

Paolo Danei, yemwe amadziwika kuti Paulo wa Mtanda, anabadwa pa January 3, 1694 ku Ovada, Italy, m’banja la amalonda. Paolo anali munthu wamphamvu komanso wosamala. Atakulira m’banja lalikulu, anaphunzira kufunika kwa bata ndi mphamvu zolimbikitsa ena omuzungulira.

Atamaliza zaka makumi awiri, Paulo anali ndi chokumana nacho champhamvu chamkati chomwe chinamupangitsa kumvetsetsa Mulungu monga chikondi ndi chifundo. Chochitika ichi chinali chiyambi cha kusintha kwakukulu, zomwe zinamupangitsa kusiya acholowa ndi kuthekera kwa ukwati wabwino. M'malo mwake adamva kuitana kuti anapeza mpingo zomwe zinakhazikika pa kukumbukira Chilakolako cha Khristu, chitsanzo chachikulu cha chikondi cha Mulungu kwa anthu.

Atakambirana ndi bishopu waku Alexandria, Paulo adabwerera ku tchalitchi cha San Carlo di Castellazzo pa masiku makumi anayi. Panthawiyi, adalemba buku lauzimu kuti afotokoze zomwe adakumana nazo ndipo adalemba lamulo la mpingo womwe amalingalira. Kenako Paulo anamvetsa Yesu ngati mphatso yochokera kwa Atate ndipo adadzipereka yekha kukhala chikumbukiro cha Masautso a Khristu ndikufalitsa pakati pa anthu kudzera mu moyo wake ndi utumwi wake.

Paulo wa mtanda adapeza gulu la Passionist

Mu 1737, adayambitsa gulu la Passionist pa Monte Argentina, m’mene opembedza anafunikira kukhala paokha kuti apititse patsogolo preghiera ndi phunziro. Lamulo la Mpingo linaphatikiza machitidwe okhwima auzimu ndi machitidwe a chikondi kupyolera mu ulaliki ndi utumwi.

M’zaka zotsatira, Paolo anapitirizabe ntchito yake ntchito yoyendayenda, nthaŵi zonse kuthandiza anthu osoŵa m’lingaliro lachipembedzo ndi lauzimu.

Paulo wa Mtanda iye anafa ku Roma pa 18 October 1775. Pa imfa yake, mpingo wa Passionist unali ndi masisitere khumi ndi awiri. 176 achipembedzo. Pambuyo pa zovuta za nthawi ya Napoleon, a Passionists adakula ku Italy ndi ku Ulaya, akudzipereka ku ntchito yaumishonale. Paulo anali wophunzitsidwa pa 2 Ogasiti 1852 ndipo adasankhidwa kukhala oyera pa 29 June 1867.