UJohannes uFrancis Regis, oMkhulu umhla we-16 kaJuni
(NgoJanuwari 31, 1597 - Disemba 30, 1640)
Ibali leSan Giovanni Francesco Regis
Uzalelwe kusapho olunobutyebi obuninzi, uJohn Francis wachukunyiswa kakhulu ngabafundisi bakhe bamaJesuit kangangokuba naye wanqwenela ukujoyina uMbutho ka Yesu. Ngaphandle kwenkqubo yakhe engqongqo yokufunda, wachitha iiyure ezininzi e-chapelini, ehlala ekhathaza abanye abafundisi-ntsapho ababekhathazekile ngempilo yakhe. Emva kokumiselwa kububingeleli, uJohn Francis wenza umsebenzi wobufundisi kwizixeko ezahlukahlukeneyo zaseFrance. Ngelixa iintshumayelo ezisemthethweni zomhla zazijolise kwimibongo, iintetho zakhe zazicacile. Kodwa batyhila inzondelelo engaphakathi kuye kwaye batsala abantu bazo zonke iiklasi. Ubawo uRegis wazenza ukuba afumaneke ngakumbi kumahlwempu. Iintsasa ezininzi zazichithwa ekuvumeni izono okanye esibingelelweni ukubhiyozela ubunzima; emva kwemini babegcinelwa ukutyelela iintolongo nezibhedlele.
UBhishophu waseViviers, ebona impumelelo kaTata uRegis ekunxibelelaneni nabantu, wazama ukusebenzisa izipho zakhe ezininzi, ngakumbi ezazidingeka kwimpikiswano yezopolitiko neyasekuhlaleni eyayihlasela iFrance. Ngabefundisi abaninzi ababengekho kunye nabafundisi abangakhathaliyo, abantu babehluthwe iisakramente kangangeminyaka engama-20 okanye nangaphezulu. Iindidi ezahlukahlukeneyo zobuProtestanti zachuma kwezinye iimeko, ngelixa kwezinye iimeko ukungakhathali ngokubanzi kunqulo kwakubonakala. Iminyaka emithathu, utat'uRegis wajikeleza idayosisi yonke, eqhuba uthumo phambi kotyelelo lukabhishophu. Wayekwazi ukuguqula abantu abaninzi kwaye abuyisele abanye abaninzi kwimikhosi yonqulo.
Nangona ubawo uRegis wayekulangazelela ukusebenza njengomvangeli wasemazweni waseMelika eCanada, kwafuneka ukuba achithe iintsuku zakhe esebenzela iNkosi kweyona ndawo isendle neyona ndawo iyintlango yelizwe lakhe laseFrance. Apho wadibana nobusika obunzima, ikhephu kunye nobunye ubunzima. Okwangoku, uqhubeke nokushumayela ubufundisi kwaye wazenzela igama njengengcwele. Ukungena kwidolophu yaseSaint-Andé, indoda yagijimela kwisihlwele esikhulu phambi kwecawa kwaye yaxelelwa ukuba abantu babelindele "ingcwele" eyayiza kushumayela imishini.
Iminyaka emine edlulileyo yobomi bakhe wayezinikele ekushumayeleni nasekuhleleni iinkonzo zentlalo, ngakumbi amabanjwa, abagulayo nabangamahlwempu. Ekwindla ka-1640, uTata uRegis waqonda ukuba iintsuku zakhe sele ziza kuphela. Usombulule eminye yemicimbi yakhe kwaye walungiselela ukuphela ngokuqhubeka nokwenza into ayenze kakuhle: ethetha nabantu ngoThixo obathandayo. NgoDisemba 31 wachitha ixesha elininzi losuku ngamehlo akhe emnqamlezweni. Ngaloo ngokuhlwa wasweleka. Amazwi akhe okugqibela athi: "ezandleni zakho ndiwunikela umoya wam."
UJohn Francis Regis wanyanzeliswa ngo-1737.
Ukucingisisa
UJohn wayenqwenela ukuya kwihlabathi elitsha kwaye abe ngumthunywa wevangeli kumaMerika aseMelika, kodwa wabizwa ukuba asebenze phakathi kwabantu bakubo. Ngokungafaniyo nabashumayeli abaninzi abadumileyo, yena akakhunjulwa ngomlomo onegolide. Abantu ababemphulaphule babenokholo olomeleleyo, kwaye lwabachaphazela kakhulu. Siyabakhumbula abahlali ababesichukumisile ngenxa yesizathu esifanayo. Okubaluleke ngakumbi kuthi, sinokubakhumbula abantu abaqhelekileyo, abamelwane kunye nabahlobo, abathi ukholo lwabo nokulunga kwabo kwasichukumisa kwaye kwasikhokelela kwinkolo enzulu. Olu lubizo uninzi lwethu ekufuneka silulandele.