Woyera Bernard wa ku Clairvaux, Woyera wa tsiku la Ogasiti 20

(1090 - Ogasiti 20, 1153)

Mbiri ya Saint Bernard waku Clairvaux
Munthu wazaka zana! Mkazi wazaka zana! Mukuwona mawu awa akugwiritsidwa ntchito kwa anthu ambiri masiku ano - "golfer of the century", "wolemba zaka zana", "woyendetsa bwino wazaka" - kuti mzerewu ulibenso vuto lililonse. Koma "munthu wazaka za zana la khumi ndi ziwiri" waku Western Europe, popanda kukaikira kapena mikangano, adayenera kukhala Bernard waku Clairvaux. Mlangizi kwa apapa, mlaliki wa nkhondoyi yachiwiri, woteteza chikhulupiriro, mchiritsi wa chisokonezo, wokonzanso dongosolo la amonke, wophunzira Lemba, wazamulungu komanso mlaliki waluso: lirilonse la maudindowa limasiyanitsa munthu wamba. Komabe Bernard anali onsewa, ndipo adakhalabe ndi chidwi chobwerera ku moyo wobisika wa amonke masiku ake achichepere.

M'chaka cha 1111, ali ndi zaka 20, Bernard adachoka kwawo kuti akalowe mgulu la amonke ku Citeaux. Abale ake asanu, amalume ake awiri ndi abwenzi achichepere pafupifupi makumi atatu adamutsata kupita kunyumba ya amonke. Pasanathe zaka zinayi, gulu lomwe linali pafupi kufa linali litapezanso mphamvu zokwanira kukhazikitsa nyumba yatsopano ku Wormwoods Valley, Bernard ngati abot. Mnyamata wachangu uja anali wovuta kwambiri, ngakhale anali wofunika kwambiri kuposa ena. Kuwonongeka pang'ono pathanzi kwamuphunzitsa kukhala woleza mtima komanso womvetsetsa. Posakhalitsa chigwacho chinadzatchedwa Clairvaux, chigwa cha kuwala.

Kutha kwake monga woweruza komanso mlangizi kunadziwika kwambiri. Mowonjezereka, adakokedwa kutali ndi nyumba ya amonke kuti akathetse mikangano yayitali. Nthawi zambiri, zikuwoneka kuti adaponda zala zina ku Roma. Bernard anali wokhulupirika kwathunthu pampando wachifumu waku Roma. Koma ku kalata yochenjeza yochokera ku Roma, adayankha kuti abambo abwino aku Roma anali ndi zokwanira kuchita kuti mpingo wonse ukhale wathunthu. Ngati pangabuke nkhani zomwe zikutsimikizira chidwi chawo, iye ndiye anali woyamba kuwadziwitsa.

Posakhalitsa, anali Bernard yemwe adalowererapo pamgwirizano waukulu ndikuukhazikitsa mokomera papa wachiroma wotsutsana ndi antipope.

Holy See inalimbikitsa Bernard kuti alalikire Nkhondo Yachiwiri ku Europe. Kulankhula kwake kunali kwakukulu kotero kuti gulu lalikulu lankhondo linasonkhana ndipo kupambana kwamtanda kunkawoneka kotsimikizika. Zolinga za amunawo ndi atsogoleri awo, sizinali za Abbot Bernard, ndipo ntchitoyi idathera pangozi yankhondo komanso yamakhalidwe.

Bernard amadzimva mwanjira inayake chifukwa cha zovuta zomwe zimachitika chifukwa cha nkhondoyi. Mtolo wolemetsawu mwina udafulumizitsa imfa yake, yomwe idachitika pa Ogasiti 20, 1153.

Kulingalira
Moyo wa Bernard mu Mpingo unali wokangalika kuposa momwe tingaganizire lero. Khama lake lapanga zotsatira zabwino kwambiri. Koma adadziwa kuti sizingagwire ntchito popanda maola ochuluka a pemphero ndi kulingalira zomwe zidamubweretsera mphamvu yakumwamba ndi chitsogozo. Moyo wake udadziwika ndikudzipereka kwambiri kwa Madonna. Maulaliki ndi mabuku ake onena za Maria akadali muyezo wa zamulungu za Marian.