Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Woyera wa tsiku la Meyi 28th

(Juni 27 1766 - Juni 30 1853)

Nkhani yaomwe amadziwika kuti ndi a Pierre Toussaint

Wobadwira ku Haiti amakono ndikubwera ku New York ngati kapolo, Pierre adamwalira ali mfulu, wometa tsitsi komanso m'modzi wa Akatolika odziwika ku New York.

Mwini waobzala mbewu Pierre Bérard adapanga Toussaint kukhala kapolo wa nyumba ndikuloleza agogo ake kuti aziphunzitsa mdzukulu wake kuwerenga ndi kulemba. Kumayambiriro kwa 20s, a Pierre, mng'ono wake, azakhali ake ndi akapolo ena awiri apakhomo adatsagana ndi mwana wa mbuye wawo kupita ku New York City chifukwa cha zipolowe kunyumba. Pofunsira kwa oweta tsitsi akumderalo, Pierre adaphunzira ntchitoyi mwachangu ndipo pambuyo pake adagwira bwino ntchito mnyumba za amayi olemera ku New York City.

Kumwalira kwa mbuye wake, Pierre adatsimikiza mtima kudzithandiza yekha, mkazi wamasiye wa ambuye ake ndi akapolo ena apakhomo. Anamasulidwa patatsala nthawi yochepa kuti wamasiye amwalira mu 1807.

Zaka zinayi pambuyo pake, adakwatirana ndi a Marie Rose Juliette, omwe ufulu wake adapeza. Pambuyo pake adatenga Euphémie, mdzukulu wake wamasiye. Onsewa adasinthiratu ndi Pierre. Amapita tsiku lililonse ku tchalitchi cha St. Peter ku Barclay Street, parishi yomweyo yomwe a St. Elizabeth Ann Seton adakhalapo.

Pierre anathandizira mabungwe osiyanasiyana othandiza, mowolowa manja kuthandiza akuda ndi azungu. Iye ndi mkazi wake amatsegulira nyumba amasiye ndikuwaphunzitsa. Awiriwo adayamwitsa anthu omwe adadwala malungo a chikasu. Atalimbikitsidwa kupuma pantchito ndikusangalala ndi chuma chomwe anali atapeza, Pierre adayankha kuti: "Ndili ndi zokwanira, koma ndikasiya kugwira ntchito ndilibe zokwanira anthu ena."

Poyamba, a Pierre adayikidwa kunja kwa tchalitchi cha St. Patrick, pomwe adakanidwa kulowa nawo chifukwa cha mpikisano wake. Chiyero chake komanso kudzipereka kwake kwa iye kunapangitsa kuti thupi lake lisunthire kunyumba yamtundu wa St. Katolika ya St. Patrick pa Fifth Avenue.

Pierre Toussaint adalengezedwa kuti ndi Venerable mu 1996.

Kulingalira

Pierre anali mfulu mkati mwake asanakhale mfulu mwalamulo. Pokana kukwiya, tsiku lililonse adasankha kuchita mogwirizana ndi chisomo cha Mulungu, kenako kukhala chizindikiro chosaletseka cha chikondi chochuluka cha Mulungu.