Francis ndi kusala kwa mtanda

Francesco ndi manyazi a pamtanda. Munthawi ya Khrisimasi ya 1223, Francesco adapita pamwambo wofunikira. Kumene kubadwa kwa Yesu kunakondwereredwa ndikubwezeretsanso modyera ku Betelehemu mu tchalitchi ku Greccio, Italy Chikondwererochi chidawonetsa kudzipereka kwake kwa Yesu waumunthu. Kudzipereka komwe kungadalitsidwe modabwitsa chaka chotsatira.

M'chilimwe cha 1224, Francis adapita kumalo obisalako a La Verna, pafupi ndi phiri la Assisi, kukachita chikondwerero cha Kukwera kwa Namwali Wodala Mariya (Ogasiti 15) ndikukonzekera Tsiku la St. Michael (Seputembara 29) kusala kudya masiku 40. Anapemphera kuti adziwe njira yabwino yosangalatsira Mulungu; atatsegula Mauthenga Abwino kuti ayankhe, anapeza maumboni onena za Chilakolako cha Khristu. Ndikupemphera m'mawa wamadyerero a Kukwezedwa kwa Mtanda (Seputembara 14), adawona munthu akubwera kuchokera kumwamba.

Francis: Chikhulupiriro chachikhristu

Francis: Chikhulupiriro chachikhristu. Saint Bonaventure, nduna yayikulu ya anthu aku Franciscans kuyambira 1257 mpaka 1274 komanso m'modzi mwa akatswiri anzeru atumwi. Atayimirira pamwamba pake, adawona kuti anali munthu komabe anali mserafi wamapiko asanu ndi mmodzi; manja ake adatambasulidwa ndipo mapazi adalumikizana, ndipo thupi lake lidalumikizidwa pamtanda. Mapiko awiri adakwezedwa pamwamba pamutu pake, awiri adatambasuka ngati kuti akuthawa, ndipo awiri adaphimba thupi lake lonse. Nkhope yake inali yokongola kupitirira kukongola kwapadziko lapansi, ndipo adamwetulira mokoma kwa Francis.

Francis ndi manyazi ake

Francis ndi kusala kwake. Maganizo osiyana adadzaza mumtima mwake, chifukwa ngakhale masomphenyawo adabweretsa chisangalalo chachikulu, kuwona kuzunzika ndi munthu wopachikidwayo kunamupangitsa kumva kupweteka kwambiri. Poganizira zomwe masomphenyawa amatanthauza, pomaliza adazindikira izi mwa kudalira kwa Dio akadapangidwa kukhala ofanana ndi Khristu wopachikidwayo osati mwa kuphedwa kwakuthupi koma mwa kufanana kwa malingaliro ndi mtima. Kenako, pomwe masomphenyawo adasowa, sanangosiya chidwi chachikulu mwa munthu wamkati, komanso mosadabwitsa adamulemba panja ndi manyazi a Crucifix.

Francesco manyazi ake komanso pambuyo pake

Francesco manyazi ake komanso pambuyo pake. Kwa moyo wake wonse, Francis adasamalira mosamala kwambiri kuti abise manyazi (zizindikilo zomwe zimafanana ndi mabala pa thupi lopachikidwa la Yesu Khristu). Francis atamwalira, M'bale Elias adalengeza za manyaziwo ndi kalata yozungulira. Pambuyo pake, M'bale Leo, wovomereza komanso mnzake wapamtima wa woyera mtima yemwe adasiyanso umboni wolemba za mwambowu, adati mu imfa Francis amawoneka ngati munthu amene wangotsitsidwa pamtanda.