Saint John Francis Regis, Mutsvene wezuva June 16th
(Ndira 31, 1597 - Zvita 30, 1640)
Iyo nyaya yeSan Giovanni Francesco Regis
Akazvarwa mumhuri ine hupfumi, John Francis akafadzwa nevadzidzisi vake vechiJesuit zvekuti iye pachake akashuwira kujoina Sosaiti yaJesu.Akaita pazera remakore gumi nemasere. Kunyangwe aive nehurongwa hwakasimba hwekudzidza, akapedza maawa mazhinji ari mutemberi, kazhinji achigumburwa nevamwe vake vechikoro vaive nehanya nehutano hwake. Mushure mekugadzwa kuhupirisita, John Francis akatanga basa reumishinari mumaguta akasiyana eFrance. Nepo mharidzo dzepamutemo dzezuva iri dzaienda kunhetembo, hurukuro dzake dzaive dzakajeka. Asi ivo vakaratidza kushingaira mukati make uye vakakwezva vanhu vemakirasi ese. Baba Regis vakazviita vanowanikwa kunyanya kune varombo. Mangwanani mazhinji aipedzerwa mukureurura kana paatari kupemberera misa; masikati aichengeterwa kushanyira majeri nezvipatara.
Bhishopi weViviers, achiona kubudirira kwaBaba Regis mukutaurirana nevanhu, akatsvaga kushandisa zvipo zvavo zvakawanda, zvinonyanya kudikanwa munguva yemhirizhonga yevagari nevechitendero yakatora nguva yakareba muFrance. Nevapristi vazhinji vasipo uye vasina hanya nevapristi, vanhu vaive vabvisirwa masakaramende kwemakore makumi maviri kana kudarika. Mhando dzakasiyana dzePurotesitendi dzakabudirira mune dzimwe nguva, nepo mune dzimwe nguva kusava nehanya nerudzidziso kwaionekwa. Kwemakore matatu, Baba Regis vakafamba munzvimbo dzese, vachiita misheni bhishopi asati ashanya. Akange achikwanisa kutendeutsa vanhu vazhinji uye kudzosa vamwe vazhinji kudzoka kumitambo yechitendero.
Kunyangwe Baba Regis vaishuvira kushanda semumishinari weNative American muCanada, vaifanira kupedza mazuva avo vachishandira Ishe munzvimbo ine chisimba uye isina dunhu rekuFrance kwavo. Ikoko akasangana nechando chakakomba, chando uye mamwe matambudziko. Panguva iyi, akaenderera achiparidza mamishini uye akawana mukurumbira semusande. Paakapinda mutaundi reSaint-Andé, mumwe murume akamhanyira muboka revanhu pamberi pekereke uye akaudzwa kuti vanhu vakamirira "iye mutsvene" uyo akauya kuzoparidza basa.
Makore mana ekupedzisira ehupenyu hwake aive akazvipira pakuparidza nekuronga rubatsiro rwemagariro, kunyanya kuvasungwa, vanorwara nevarombo. Mukudonha kwa1640, Baba Regis vakaziva kuti mazuva avo akange ave kuda kupera. Akagadzirisa zvimwe zvezviitiko zvake uye akagadzirira kumagumo nekuenderera mberi nekuita zvaakaita nemazvo: kutaura kuvanhu nezvaMwari anovada. Musi waZvita 31 akapedza zuva rese nemaziso ake ari pamuchinjikwa. Manheru iwayo akafa. Mazwi ake ekupedzisira aive ekuti: "Mumaoko enyu ndinoisa mweya wangu."
John Francis Regis akagadzwa muna 1737.
Kufungisisa
John aishuvira kuenda kuNyika Itsva uye kuve mumishinari kumaNative American, asi akadaidzwa pachinzvimbo kuti ashande pakati pevamwe vake. Kusiyana nevaparidzi vazhinji vane mukurumbira, iye haarangarirwi pamuromo wegoridhe. Izvo vanhu vakamuteerera zvavakanzwa iko kutenda kwake kwakasimba, uye kwakava nesimba rakasimba pavari. Isu tinorangarira varidzi vemitambo vakatifadza isu nekuda kwechikonzero chimwe chete ichi. Kunyanya kukosha kwatiri, tinokwanisa zvakare kurangarira vanhuwo zvavo, vavakidzani neshamwari, vane kutenda uye runako zvakatibata uye zvakatitungamira kukutenda kwakadzika. Uku ndiko kudaidzwa kwatinofanira kutevedzera vazhinji vedu.