‘Yesu, ndise eZulwini!’, intombazana eneminyaka esi-8 ubudala nenevumba lobungcwele, ibali layo.
Ngommiselo wama-25 kaNovemba, UPapa Francis baqaphela iimpawu ezintle ze Odette Vidal Cardoso, intombazana yaseBrazil eyawushiya lo mhlaba ineminyaka eyi-8 isebeza 'Yesu ndise ezulwini!'.
UOdette Vidal Cardoso, intombazana eneminyaka esi-8 ubudala esondele kuThixo kwanaxa igula
Iintsuku ezimbalwa emva koko UPapa Francis Uthathe isigqibo sokuqonda ukuba intliziyo iguqukele kuThixo ka-Odette Vidal Cardoso, intombazana eneminyaka esi-8 ubudala eyazalelwa eNgilani. Rio de Janeiro NgoFebruwari 18, 1931 ngabazali abafudukayo abangamaPhuthukezi.
UOdette wayephila ngokushumayela iVangeli yonke imihla, esiya kwizihlwele yaye ethandaza ngerosari rhoqo ngorhatya. Wafundisa iintombi zabakhonzi waza wazinikela kwimisebenzi yothando. Ukukhula ngokomoya okungaqhelekanga okwamvumela ukuba amkelwe kumthendeleko wokuqala ngo-1937, eneminyaka emi-6.
Ubunyulu bentombazana eyacela uThixo kwimithandazo yayo nganye 'Ngena ngoku entliziyweni yam', njengengoma edlalwa yinzondelelo yomzimba kaKristu.
Kwiminyaka eyi-8, kanye nge-1 ka-Oktobha 1939, wagula sisifo se-typhus. Nabani na owayenokusifunda esi sivakalisi ngamehlo okuphelelwa lithemba kodwa awafani nala mehlo aye afunyanwa ngabo babesondele kuOdette emehlweni akhe.
Ukuba ukholo lomeleza, kanye kanye ngexesha lokubandezeleka apho intombazana yabonisa umbulelo wayo kuThixo, ukuzola kunye nomonde kwisiphango.
Yayiziintsuku ezingama-49 zokugula kwaye ekuphela kwesicelo sakhe yayikukufumana umthendeleko yonke imihla. Ngeentsuku zokugqibela zobomi bakhe wafumana iisakramente zoQinisekiso kunye neNtambiso yabagulayo. Wasweleka ngomhla wama-25 kuNovemba ka-1939 edanduluka esithi: “Yesu, ndise ezulwini”.
Musa ukoyika, kuba ndinawe; musa ukulahleka, ngokuba ndinguThixo wakho; Ndiyakomeleza, ndiyakunceda, ndikuxhasile ngesandla sokunene sobulungisa bam.”— Isaya 41:10 .
UThixo unathi kuzo zonke iimeko zobomi, kuvuyo nasekuguleni. U-Odette Vidal Cardoso wayenothando lukaThixo entliziyweni yakhe, isiqinisekiso sokuba wayenaye ngalo lonke ixesha lobomi bakhe. Injongo yakhe yayikukumbona aze ahlale ezingalweni zakhe ngonaphakade engoyiki ukuvala amehlo akhe kwihlabathi lasemhlabeni.