Saint Irenaeus, Woyera wa tsiku la 28 June

(c.130 - c.202)

Nkhani ya Sant'Ireneo
Tchalitchi ndichabwino kuti Irenaeus adatenga nawo mbali pazovuta zake zambiri m'zaka za zana lachiwiri. Anali wophunzira, mosakayikira wophunzitsidwa bwino, woleza mtima kwambiri pakufufuza, amateteza mwamphamvu chiphunzitso chautumwi, koma motsogozedwa kwambiri ndi chikhumbo chogonjetsa omtsutsa kuposa kuwatsimikizira.

Monga bishopu waku Lyon, adakondwera kwambiri ndi a Gnostics, omwe adatenga dzina lawo kuchokera ku liwu lachi Greek loti "chidziwitso". Mwa kufunsa kuti athe kudziwa chinsinsi chomwe Yesu anaphunzitsidwa ndi ophunzira ochepa, kuphunzitsa kwawo kunakopa ndikusokoneza akhristu ambiri. Pambuyo pakuphunzira mosamalitsa magulu osiyanasiyana azachikunja a Gnostic ndi "chinsinsi" chawo, Irenaeus adawonetsa zomwe mfundo zawo zidabweretsa. Zotsalazo zimasiyanitsidwa ndi chiphunzitso cha Atumwi ndi zolembedwa m'Malemba Opatulikira, kutipatsa, m'mabuku asanu, dongosolo la zamulungu lofunika kwambiri mtsogolo. Kuphatikiza apo, ntchito yake, yogwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri komanso kumasulira m'Chilatini ndi Chiarmenia, pang'onopang'ono idathetsa mphamvu za a Gnostics.

Sizikudziwika bwinobwino kuti anamwalira ndani, monga momwe anabadwira komanso ali mwana ku Asia Minor.

Kulingalira
Kudera nkhawa kwambiri anthu ena kudzatikumbutsa kuti kupezanso chowonadi sikuyenera kukhala kupambana kwa ena ndi kugonja kwa ena. Pokhapokha aliyense atatha kutenga nawo gawo pachigonjetso chimenecho, chowonadi chomwe chidzapitilidwa kukanidwa ndi otayika, chifukwa chidzaonedwa ngati chosagwirizana ndi goli lakugonjetsedwa. Ndipo, kusamvana, mikangano ndi zina zotere zitha kudzipangitsa kufunafuna koona kogwirizana kwa chowonadi cha Mulungu ndi momwe chingathandiziridwe bwino.