Imbali yendlela kaSaint Anthony
Namhlanje sifuna ukukuxelela malunga Indlela yeSaint Anthony, uhambo lokomoya nolwenkolo oluhamba phakathi kwesixeko sasePadua kunye nedolophu yaseCamposampiero eItali. Olu hambo lusikhumbuza ngengcwele engumxhasi wesixeko sasePadua, uSant'Antonio da Padova, owaziwa ngeemfundiso zakhe zokholo, ubulumko kunye nothando.
Ukuhamba kule ndlela luphawu dndizinikele ngakulo ngcwele, njengoko kuye kwamela uhambo lokugqibela, olwaqhubeka 13 Juni 1231ngomhla wokufa kwakhe.
Xa uSt. Anthony wavakalelwa kukuba ukufa kwakhe kwakusondele, wacela ukukhweliswa ukuya Camposampierokwindawo awayefuna ukufela kuyo. Umnqweno wakhe wamkelwa waza wafela kanye kufuphi nesixeko, apho kukho ilitye lesikhumbuzo ngoku.
Injani indlela kaSaint Anthony?
Uhambo luqala kwindawo edumileyo Ingcwele yaseSant'Antonio, ekwiziko lembali lasePadua. Le ndawo yonqulo, etyelelwa minyaka le ngamawakawaka abahambi ngezonqulo abasuka kwihlabathi liphela, igcina umzimba kaSant'Antonio ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo esinomtsalane nesicebisayo.
Indlela iyaqhubeka imihlaba emihle emaphandleni, amahlathi kunye neenduli, evumela abahambi ngezonqulo ukuba banandiphe indalo engqongileyo kwaye babonakalise ukholo lwabo. Endleleni, uya kudibana ezininzi iicawe kunye neecawa ezinikezelwe eSant'Antonio, apho abahambi ngezonqulo banokuma ukuze bathandaze kwaye bacamngce. Inqanaba ngalinye lohambo liphawulwe nge ilitye lesikhumbuzo okanye umfuziselo onxulunyaniswa nobomi kunye nendlela yongcwele.
Abahambi ngezonqulo bayahamba iiyure, ngamanye amaxesha iintsuku, ngeendlela eziphawulweyo ezikhokelela eCamposampiero, apho kukho enye ingcwele ebalulekileyo enikezelwe kwiNgcwele. Apha, banako hlaziya kwaye uphumlengokuthatha inxaxheba messe nokuthabatha inxaxheba kwimisitho yeenkolo ezahlukeneyo.
Le ndlela ngamava omoya afunayo umzamo ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Abathembekileyo kufuneka balungele uhambo olude kunye nabo nabuphi na ubunzima endleleni. Nangona kunjalo, uhambo lukwabonelela ngamaxesha olonwabo kunye nokuzola, luvumela abathabathi-nxaxheba ukuba bacinge ngobomi babo, ukhetho lwabo kunye nokholo lwabo.
La mava ikwalithuba lokufumanisa nokuxabisa inkcubeko nesithethe kwingingqi yeVeneto. Endleleni, abahambi ngezonqulo banokungcamla ukutya kwendawo, tyelela iidolophana ezincinci kwaye uthande ubuhle bobugcisa kunye nezakhiwo zendawo.
Ekugqibeleni, fikelela kwinqanaba lokugqibela lohambo a Camposampiero inika imvakalelo yokufezekiswa kunye nombulelo ngokuyigqiba indlela. Apha, i pellegrini banokuthatha inxaxheba kwimibhiyozo yomthendeleko kwaye babulele iSt. Anthony ngokubakhokela nokubakhusela ngexesha lohambo lwabo.