St. Ignatius weAntiokia, Mutsvene wezuva raGumiguru 17

Da Paolo Tessione - Gumiguru 17, 2020

Mutsvene wezuva raGumiguru 17
(A.d. 107)

Nhoroondo yaSt. Ignatius weAntiokia

Akazvarwa muSyria, Ignatius akatendeukira kuchiKristu uye akazopedzisira ave bhishopi weAntiokia. Muna 107 gore, mambo Trajan akashanyira Antiyokiya uye akamanikidza maKristu kusarudza pakati porufu nekutsauka pakutenda. Ignatius haana kuramba Kristu uye nekudaro akatongerwa kuurawa kuRoma.

Ignatius anozivikanwa zvikuru netsamba nomwe dzaakanyora parwendo rurefu kubva kuAndiyoki kuenda kuRoma. Mashanu etsamba idzi ndeekuenda kumachechi eAsia Minor; vanokurudzira maKirisitu kuti varambe vakatendeka kuna Mwari uye vateerere vakuru vavo. Inovayambira pamusoro pedzidziso dzenhema, ichivapa chokwadi chakasimba chekutenda kwechiKristu.

Tsamba yechitanhatu yaive kuna Polycarp, bhishopi weSmirna, uyo akazofira kutenda. Tsamba yekupedzisira inoteterera kumaKristu eRoma kuti varege kuedza kumisa kufira kutenda kwake. “Chinhu choga chandinokumbira kwauri ndechekuti ndibvumire kuti ndipe chipiriso cheropa rangu kuna Mwari. Ini ndiri tsanga dzaIshe; dai ndabviswa kubva pamazino emhuka kuti ndive chingwa chisina tsvina chaKristu “.

Ignatius akashinga akasangana neshumba dziri mu Circus Maximus.

Kufungisisa

Kushushikana kukuru kwaIgnatius kwaive nekubatana uye kurongeka kweChechi. Chakatonyanya kukura kwaive kuda kwake kutambura kufira pane kuramba Ishe wake Jesu Kristu. Haana kutarisa kutambudzika kwake, asi rudo rwaMwari rwakamusimbisa. Aiziva mutengo wekuzvipira uye aisaramba Kristu, kunyangwe kuponesa hupenyu hwake.