Francis kunye nehlazo lomnqamlezo
Francesco kunye ibala lomnqamlezo. Ngexesha leKrisimesi ye-1223, UFrancesco waya kumsitho obalulekileyo. Apho ukuzalwa kukaYesu kwakubhiyozelwa ngokubuyisela umngqele waseBhetelehem kwicawa ese-Greccio, e-Itali Lo mbhiyozo wabonakalisa ukuzinikela kwakhe ku-Yesu ongumntu. Ukuzinikela okuya kuvuzwa ngokumangalisayo kunyaka olandelayo.
Ngehlobo lika-1224, uFrancis waya kwindawo yokubuyela eLa Verna, engekude nentaba yase-Assisi, ukuya kubhiyozela umthendeleko woNyuko lweNtombi Enyulu kaMariya (nge-15 ka-Agasti) nokulungiselela uSuku lweSt. ngokuzila ukutya iintsuku ezingama-29. Wayethandazela ukuba ayazi eyona ndlela ifanelekileyo yokukholisa uThixo; evula iincwadi zeVangeli ukuze afumane impendulo, wadibana nezalathiso ze Uthando lukaKristu. Ngelixa wayethandaza ngentsasa yomthendeleko wokuPhakanyiswa koMnqamlezo (nge-14 kaSeptemba), wabona umntu oza kuye evela ezulwini.
UFrancis: Ukholo lobuKristu
UFrancis: Ukholo lwamaKristu. U-Saint Bonaventure, umphathiswa jikelele wama-Franciscans ukusuka ku-1257 ukuya ku-1274 kunye nomnye wabakhokeli abaphambili benkulungwane yeshumi elinesithathu, wabhala: Njengoko wayemi ngaphezu kwakhe, wabona ukuba wayeyindoda kwaye seyiserafi enamaphiko amathandathu; iingalo zakhe zandisiwe kwaye iinyawo zajoyina, kunye nomzimba wakhe unamathele emnqamlezweni. Amaphiko amabini aphakanyiswe ngaphezulu kwentloko yakhe, amabini andisiwe ngokungathi iyabhabha, kwaye amabini agqume umzimba wakhe uphela. Ubuso bakhe babubuhle ngaphaya kobuhle basemhlabeni, kwaye wancuma kamnandi kuFrancis.
UFrancis kunye nehlazo lakhe
UFrancis kunye nehlazo lakhe. Iimvakalelo ezingafaniyo zazalise intliziyo yakhe, kuba nangona umbono wawuzisa uvuyo olukhulu, ukubona ukubandezeleka kunye nokubethelelwa emnqamlezweni kwamqhubela kwezona ntlungu zinzulu. Ecinga ukuba ungathetha ntoni lo mbono, ekugqibeleni waqonda ukuba ngolwalathiso luka Dio ngewayenziwe ukuba afane noKristu obethelelwe emnqamlezweni hayi ngokubulawa ngokomzimba kodwa ngokufana kwengqondo nentliziyo. Emva koko, xa umbono wanyamalalayo, awushiyanga kuphela uthando olukhulu kumntu wangaphakathi, kodwa nangaphandle kokumakisha ngaphandle kunye nehlazo leCrucifix.
UFrancesco ibala lakhe kunye nasemva koko
UFrancesco ibala lakhe kunye nasemva koko. Kubo bonke ubomi bakhe, uFrancis wathatha unonophelo olukhulu ukufihla ibala (imiqondiso eyayifana nenxeba kumzimba kaYesu Kristu obethelelwe emnqamlezweni). Emva kokubhubha kukaFrancis, uMzalwan 'uElias wabhengeza la manyala ngeleta ebhalwe isetyhula. Emva kwexesha, uMzalwana uLeo, ovumayo kwaye osenyongweni we-saint naye washiya ubungqina obubhaliweyo besiganeko, wathi ekufeni uFrancis wayebonakala njengomntu owayesandula ukwehliswa emnqamlezweni.