Tsiku lopatulika la 10 February: nkhani ya Santa Scolastica

Amapasa nthawi zambiri amakhala ndi zokonda komanso malingaliro ofanana mwamphamvu chimodzimodzi. Chifukwa chake sizosadabwitsa kuti Scholastica ndi mapasa ake, Benedict, adakhazikitsa magulu azipembedzo m'makilomita ochepa okha. Wobadwa mu 480 kwa makolo olemera, Scholastica ndi Benedetto adaleredwa limodzi mpaka atachoka pakati pa Italy kupita ku Roma kuti akapitilize maphunziro ake. Zing'onozing'ono zimadziwika za ubwana wa Scholastica. Anakhazikitsa gulu lachipembedzo la azimayi pafupi ndi Monte Cassino ku Plombariola, mamailosi asanu kuchokera komwe mchimwene wake amalamulira nyumba ya amonke. Mapasawa amabwera kamodzi pachaka pafamu chifukwa Scholastica saloledwa kulowa mnyumba ya amonke. Amakhala nthawi izi akukambirana zauzimu.

Malinga ndi Dialogues a St. Gregory the Great, mchimwene ndi mlongoyo adakhala tsiku lawo lomaliza limodzi ndikupemphera komanso kucheza. Scholastica adazindikira kuti imfa yake yayandikira ndipo adapempha Benedict kuti akhale naye mpaka tsiku lotsatira. Adakana pempho lawo chifukwa sanafune kugona kunja kwa nyumba ya amonke, motero akuphwanya lamulo lake. Scholastica adapempha Mulungu kuti amulole mchimwene wake akhale ndipo mkuntho wamphamvu udayamba, kuletsa Benedict ndi amonke ake kuti abwerere ku abbey. Benedict analira kuti: “Mulungu akukhululukireni, mlongo. Mwachita chiyani?" Scholastica adayankha, “Ndakupemphani kuti mundichitire zabwino koma munakana. Ndidapempha Mulungu ndipo adandipatsa. “M'bale ndi mlongo adasiyana m'mawa wotsatira atakambirana kwanthawi yayitali. Patatha masiku atatu, Benedict anali akupemphera m'nyumba yake ya amonke ndipo adawona mzimu wa mlongo wake ukukwera kumwamba ngati nkhunda yoyera. Kenako Benedict adalengeza zaimfa ya mlongo wake kwa amonkewo ndipo pambuyo pake adamuika m'manda omwe adadzikonzera.

Chinyezimiro: Scholastica ndi Benedict adadzipereka kwa Mulungu kwathunthu ndipo adapereka chofunikira kwambiri kukulitsa ubale wawo ndi iye kudzera m'pemphero. Adapereka ena mwa mwayi omwe akanakhala nawo wokhala limodzi ngati m'bale ndi mlongo kuti akwaniritse bwino ntchito yawo ku moyo wachipembedzo. Atayandikira Khristu, komabe, adapeza kuti ali pafupi kwambiri. Polowa nawo achipembedzo, sanaiwale kapena kusiya mabanja awo, koma adapeza abale ndi alongo ambiri.