Ngomhla we-16 ku-Okthobha: Ukufakwa eSan Gerardo Maiella
OyiNgcwele Gerard, wena othembayo, kunye nozuko lwakho, ukhokele iintliziyo ezingenakubalwa kuThixo; wena onyuliweyo umthuthuzeli wabasweleyo, ukuhlangula olusweleyo, ugqirha wabagulayo; Wena uyenzayo, khawundenze, Funda entliziyweni yam kwaye ubone ukuba ndibandezeleka kangakanani. Funda emphefumlweni wam kwaye undiphilise, undithuthuzele, undithuthuzele. Wena uyayazi inkxwaleko yam, ungandibona njani ndibandezeleka kangaka ngaphandle kokuza kundinceda?
Gerardo, uze kundinceda kungekudala! Ger Ger, qinisekisa ukuba nam ndikwinani labo bathanda, ukudumisa nokubulela uThixo kunye nawe.ndivumele ndicule iinceba zakhe kunye nabo bandithandayo kunye nabasweleyo ngenxa yam. Kubiza ntoni kuwe ukundimamela?
Andiyi kuyeka ukukucenga de ube undizalisekise ngokupheleleyo. Kuyinyani ukuba andilifanelanga ubuso bakho, kodwa ndimamele uthando oluzisa kuYesu, kuba uthando oluzisa kuMariya lungcwele. Amen.
USan Gerardo Maiella ngumgcini wengcwele wabasetyhini abakhulelweyo kunye nabantwana. Maninzi amabali okuphiliswa okungaqhelekanga okubalelwa kuye; amabali endoda yokholo eyathi, kwiimvakalelo eziviwa ziinyembezi zoomama nezikhalo zabantwana, yaphendula ngomthandazo wentliziyo: lowo unzulu elukholweni, lowo utyhalela uThixo ukuba enze imimangaliso. Unqulo lwakhe kwiinkulungwane luye lwawela imida yaseItali kwaye ngoku luxhaphake eMelika, eOstreliya nakumazwe aseYurophu.
Okwakhe bubomi obenziwe ngentobeko, yokuzifihla, ukuthotywa nokudinwa: kunye nentando engapheliyo yokuhambelana noKristu obethelelwe emnqamlezweni kunye novuyo lokuqonda ukwenza ukuthanda kwakhe. Uthando ngommelwane kabani kunye nokubandezeleka kumenza ukuba abe thaumaturge ekhethekileyo kwaye engadinwayo ephilisa kuqala umoya - ngesakramente yoxolelaniso - kwaye emva koko umzimba ngokusebenza ukuphilisa okungaqondakaliyo. Kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini anesithoba yobomi bakhe basemhlabeni wasebenza kumazwe amaninzi asemazantsi, kuquka iCampania, iPuglia kunye neBasilicata. Ezi ziquka Muro Lucano, Lacedonia, Santomenna, San Fele, Deliceto, Melfi, Atella, Ripacandida, Castelgrande, Corato, Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Calitri, Senerchia, Vietri di Potenza, Oliveto Citra, Auletta, San Gregorio Magno, Buccino, eCaposele, eMaterdomini. Nganye kwezi ndawo izibanga ilihlelo elinyanisekileyo, kwakhona inkumbulo yeziganeko ezimangalisayo ezenzekayo, izibakala ezinxulumene nobukho baloo mfana kungekudala owagqalwa njengengcwele emhlabeni.
Wazalelwa eMuro Lucano (PZ) ngoAprili 6, 1726 nguBenedetta Cristina Galella, umfazi wokholo owadlulisela kuye ulwazi lothando olukhulu lukaThixo kwizidalwa zakhe, kunye noDomenico Maiella, osebenza nzima nosisityebi elukholweni. kodwa umthungi othozamileyo. Amaqabane aqinisekile ukuba uThixo ukwakho kumahlwempu, oku kuvumela intsapho ukuba ixhase ubunzima ngovuyo nangamandla.
Ukususela ebuntwaneni wayetsaleleka kwiindawo zonqulo, ngakumbi kwi-chapel ye-Virgin e-Capodigiano, apho unyana welo nenekazi elihle wayedla ngokuzikhupha kunina ukuba amnike isangweji emhlophe. Kuphela njengomntu omdala apho ingcwele yangomso iya kuqonda ukuba loo mntwana yayinguYesu ngokwakhe kungekhona isidalwa salo mhlaba.
Ixabiso lokomfuziselo leso sonka liququzelela ukuqondwa kwexabiso elikhulu lesonka senkonzo kulo mncinane: xa eneminyaka esibhozo ubudala uzama ukufumana umthendeleko wokuqala kodwa umbingeleli uyala ngenxa yobuncinane bakhe, njengoko kwakulisiko ngelo xesha. Ngorhatya olulandelayo umnqweno wakhe uzalisekiswa nguMikhayeli ingelosi enkulu emnika uMthendeleko obawayo. Ngeminyaka elishumi elinesibini, ukufa ngokukhawuleza kukayise kwamenza waba ngumthombo oyintloko wengeniso yentsapho. Uba ngumfundi womthungi kwiworkshop kaMartino Pannuto, indawo yokujongelwa phantsi kunye nempatho-mbi ngenxa yobukho bolutsha oluhlala lunekratshi kunye nezimo zengqondo zocalucalulo malunga nokuthozama komphefumlo wakhe. Kwelinye icala, umfundisi-ntsapho wakhe unokholo olukhulu kuye yaye ngamaxesha axa umsebenzi unqongopheleyo uhamba naye ukuya kulima amasimi. Ngobunye ubusuku uGerardo ubeka umlilo kwi-haystack ngempazamo ngelixa wayelapho kunye nonyana kaMartino: kukothuka ngokubanzi, kodwa amadangatye acinywa ngoko nangoko ngophawu olulula lomnqamlezo kunye nomthandazo ohambelana nenkwenkwe.
Ngomhla wesi-5 kuJuni ka-1740 uMonsignor Claudio Albini, uBhishophu waseLakedoniya, wamnika umthendeleko woQinisekiso kwaye wamthabatha ukuba aye kwinkonzo yobufundisi. U-Albini uyaziwa ngokuba ngqongqo kunye nokungabi namonde kodwa uGerardo wonwabile kubomi bokusebenza nzima abukhokelela kuye kwaye uphila izingcikivo kunye nemibingelelo njengezenzo ezibuthathaka zokuxelisa uMnqamlezo. Kubo wongeza iintlungu zomzimba nokuzila ukudla. Apha, kwakhona, iinyani ezingaqondakaliyo ziyenzeka, njengaxa izitshixo zendlu ka-Albini ziwela equleni: ubalekela ecaweni, athabathe umfanekiso oqingqiweyo womntwana uYesu aze amcele uncedo, emva koko awubophe kwityathanga aze awuthobe. ipuli. Xa i-icon iphakanyiswa kwakhona ithontsiza amanzi kodwa ibambe izitshixo ezilahlekileyo esandleni sayo. Ukususela ngoko eli qula labizwa ngokuba lelikaGerardiello. Emva kokufa kuka-Albini, kwiminyaka emithathu kamva, uGerardo wamlilela njengomhlobo onothando notata wesibini.
Ukubuyela ku-Muro uzama amava e-hermit ezintabeni kangangeveki, emva koko uya e-Santomenna ukuya kubona umalume wakhe u-Bonaventura, umCapuchin, athetha kuye ngentando yokunxiba umkhwa wonqulo. Kodwa umalume wakhe uyala umyolelo wakhe, nangenxa yempilo enkenenkene. Ukususela ngaloo mzuzu kwaye de yamkelwe phakathi kwabaRedemptorists, umnqweno wakhe uhlala ungqubana nokukhanyela ngokubanzi. Ngeli xesha, umntwana oneminyaka elishumi elinesithoba uvula ivenkile yokuthunga aze agcwalise irhafu yerhafu ngesandla sakhe. Ingcibi iphila ubomi obungenabunewunewu kuba isaci sayo sikukuba ngubani ophayo nongenayo into efanayo. Ixesha lakhe lokuphumla ulichithela ekunquleni umnquba, apho ngokufuthi encokola noYesu ambiza ngokunothando ukuba uphambene ngenxa yokuba ekhethe ukuvalelwa kuloo ndawo ngenxa yothando lwezidalwa zakhe. Ubomi bakhe obungabonwanga buyinto yokuhoywa ngabahlali belali abamkhuthaza ukuba athembisene ngomtshato, inkwenkwe ayingxamanga, iphendula ukuba kungekudala iya kunxibelelana negama lomfazi wobomi bakhe: uyayenza ngeCawa yesithathu. kaMeyi xa ingamashumi amabini ananye etsiba eqongeni ukuba imingcelele ngomngcelele, ubeka umsesane wakhe Virgin kwaye azingcwalise kuye ngesibhambathiso sobunyulu, ngelixa ngokuvakalayo evakalisa ukuba uganelwe Madonna.
Kunyaka olandelayo (1748), ngoAgasti, ootata beBandla eliselula kakhulu lamaSS. UMhlengi, owasekwa kwiminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu eyadlulayo nguAlfonso Maria de Liguori, ingcwele yexesha elizayo. UGerardo ubacela ukuba babamkele nabo yaye ufumana izinto ezahlukahlukeneyo ezalelweyo. Okwangoku, lo mfana uthatha inxaxheba kwi-liturgy: ngo-Aprili 4, 1749 ukhethwa njengomfanekiso kaKristu obethelelwe emnqamlezweni emele iCalvary ephilayo eMuro. Unina uyaphela isiqaqa xa ebona unyana wakhe evuza igazi emzimbeni nasentloko ehlatywe sisithsaba sameva kwindlu yecawa ethe cwaka nemangalisiweyo ngenxa yokuqonda okuhlaziyiweyo kwedini likaYesu, kwanangentlungu eviwayo ngakuloo mntu uselula.
Nge-13 ka-Epreli, ngeCawa e-Albis, iqela labaHlanguli bafika e-Muro: ziintsuku ezinzulu zokunqula kunye ne-catechesis. UGerardo uba nenxaxheba ngenzondelelo yaye uzimisele ukuba yinxalenye yeBandla. Ootata baphinde bawukhaba umyolelo wakhe baze ngomhla wokuhamba bacebise umama wakhe ukuba amvalele egumbini ukuze athintele ukuba angabalandeli. Inkwenkwe ayiphelelwa yintliziyo: idibanisa amashiti kunye kwaye ishiya igumbi, ishiya inqaku lesiprofeto kunina, elithi "Ndiza kuba ngcwele".
Ucenga ootata bakhe ukuba bamvavanye, emva kokuba efikile kubo iikhilomitha eziliqela ukuya kwicala laseRionero eVolture. Kwileta ethunyelwe kumsunguli u-Alfonso Maria de Liguori, uGerardo uboniswa njenge-postulant engenamsebenzi, ebuthathaka kwaye enempilo enkenenkene. Ngeli xesha, oneminyaka engamashumi amabini anesithathu ubudala uthunyelwa kwindlu yenkolo yaseDeliceto (FG), apho uya kwenza izibhambathiso zakhe ngoJulayi 16, 1752.
Bamthumela "njengomzalwana ongenamsebenzi" kwii-convents ezahlukeneyo ze-Redemptorist, apho wenza yonke into: umgadi wegadi, i-sacristan, i-porter, umpheki, umabhalane ococa isitali kwaye kuyo yonke le misebenzi ethobekileyo elula kakhulu inkwenkwe yangaphambili "engenamsebenzi". uqhelisela ukufuna ukuthanda kukaThixo.
Ngenye imini wabethwa sisifo sephepha kwaye kufuneka alale; kucango lwesisele sakhe wayebhale phantsi; "Apha intando kaThixo yenziwe, njengoko uThixo efuna kwaye ixesha elide uThixo efuna".
Wasweleka ngobusuku obuphakathi komhla we-15 kunye ne-16 ka-Okthobha ngo-1755: uneminyaka engama-29 kuphela ubudala, apho wachitha nje emithathu kwikhaya loonongendi apho wenza amanyathelo amakhulu esingise ebungcweleni.
Enyulwe nguLeo XIII ngo-1893, uGerardo Majella wabhengezwa njengengcwele nguPius X ngowe-1904.