Tsiku loyera la Januware 12: nkhani ya Santa Marguerite Bourgeoys

(Epulo 17, 1620 - Januware 12, 1700)

"Mulungu amatseka chitseko kenako ndikutsegula zenera," nthawi zina anthu amatero akakhala ndi zokhumudwitsa zawo kapena za wina. Izi zinali zowona pankhani ya Marguerite. Ana ochokera ku Europe ndi Amwenye Achimereka m'zaka za zana la XNUMX ku Canada adapindula ndi khama lake komanso kudalira kosasunthika kwa Mulungu.

Wobadwa wachisanu ndi chimodzi mwa ana khumi ndi awiri ku Troyes, France, Marguerite ali ndi zaka 12 amakhulupirira kuti adayitanidwira ku chipembedzo. Mafunso ake kwa Akarmeli ndi osauka sanayankhe. Mnzake wansembe ananena kuti mwina Mulungu anali ndi zolinga zina za iye.

Mu 1654, bwanamkubwa wokhazikitsidwa ku France ku Canada adapita kwa mlongo wake, mfumukazi ya Augustine ku Troyes. Marguerite anali m'gulu logwirizana ndi nyumba ya masisitereyo. Bwanamkubwa adamuyitanitsa kuti abwere ku Canada kuti akayambitse sukulu ku Ville-Marie (pamapeto pake mzinda wa Montreal). Ikafika, koloniyo inali ndi anthu 200 omwe anali ndi chipatala komanso tchalitchi cha Jesuit.

Atangoyamba sukulu, adazindikira kuti amafunikira anzawo. Atabwerera ku Troyes, adalemba mnzake, Catherine Crolo, ndi atsikana ena awiri. Mu 1667, adawonjezera makalasi kusukulu yawo ya ana Amwenye. Ulendo wachiwiri wopita ku France patatha zaka zitatu unabweretsa atsikana enanso asanu ndi mmodzi komanso kalata yochokera kwa King Louis XIV yololeza sukuluyi. Mpingo wa Notre Dame unakhazikitsidwa mu 1676 koma mamembala ake sanapange ntchito zachipembedzo mpaka 1698, pomwe Malamulo ndi malamulo awo adavomerezedwa.

Marguerite adakhazikitsa sukulu ya atsikana aku India ku Montreal. Ali ndi zaka 69 adachoka ku Montreal kupita ku Quebec poyankha pempho la bishopu kuti akhazikitse gulu la azilongo ake mumzinda. Atamwalira, amatchedwa "Amayi a Colony". Marguerite adasankhidwa mu 1982.

Kulingalira

Ndikosavuta kukhumudwitsidwa pomwe malingaliro omwe tikuganiza kuti Mulungu angavomereze akhumudwitsidwa. Marguerite adayitanidwa kuti asakhale msungwana wamba koma kuti akhale woyambitsa komanso wophunzitsa. Mulungu anali atamunyalanyaza.