"Inyama yam kukutya kokwenene" okwenziwa ngu-John John Vianney oyiNgcwele

Bazalwane bam abathandekayo, ngaba singafumana kwinkolo yethu engcwele umzuzu oxabiseke ngakumbi, imeko eyonwabisayo kunomzuzu xa uYesu Krestu wasungula umthendeleko omnandi wesibingelelo? Hayi, bazalwana bam, hayi, kuba lo msitho usikhumbuza ngothando olukhulu lukaThixo kwizidalwa zakhe. Kuyinyani ukuba kuyo yonke into ayenzileyo uThixo, ukugqibelela kwakhe kubonakaliswa ngendlela engapheliyo. Ngokwenza umhlaba, wenza ukuba ubukhulu bamandla akhe buqhume; Ukulawula indalo enkulu, kusinika ubungqina bobulumko obungenakuqondakala; kwaye nathi sinokuthi ngeNdumiso 103: "Ewe, Thixo wam, umkhulu ngokungapheliyo kwizinto ezincinci nakwindalo yezinambuzane ezimbi." Kodwa into asibonisa yona kwiziko lale Mthendeleko mkhulu wothando ayisiyiyo kuphela amandla akhe nobulumko bakhe, kodwa luthando olukhulu lwentliziyo yakhe kuthi. "Esazi kakuhle ukuba ixesha lokubuyela kuYise lalikufuphi", akazange afune ukurhoxa ukusishiya sodwa emhlabeni, phakathi kweentshaba ezininzi ezazingajonganga nto ngaphandle kwentshabalalo yethu. Ewe, ngaphambi kokumisa leSigramente yoThando, uYesu Krestu wayesazi kakuhle ukuba uzokuziveza kubani ukudelela nokuhlambalaza; kodwa konke oku akunako ukumnqanda; Wayefuna ukuba sonwabe ngokumfumana qho xa simfuna. Ngalesi sakramente uzimisele ukuhlala phakathi kwethu imini nobusuku; kuye siya kufumana uThixo uMsindisi, oya kuthi yonke imihla azinikele ngenxa yethu ukwanelisa ubulungisa bukaYise.

Ndiza kukubonisa indlela uYesu Krestu awasithanda ngayo kwiziko lomthendeleko, ukuze sikukhuthaze ngentlonipho nothando olukhulu ngaye kwisakramente esithandekayo se-Ekaristi. Olunjani lona ulonwabo, bazalwana bam, kwisidalwa sokufumana uThixo wakhe! Yondla ngayo! Gcwalisa umphefumlo wakho kuye! Owu uthando olungenasiphelo, olukhulu kwaye olungenakucingeleka! ... Ngaba umKristu angaze acinge ngezi zinto kwaye angafi luthando kunye nokothuka xa ejonga ukungafaneleki kwakhe? Kuyinyani ukuba kuzo zonke iisakramente ezamiselwa nguYesu Krestu usibonisa inceba engapheliyo . Kwisakramente yoBhaptizo, uyasixhwila ezandleni zikaLusifa, asenze abantwana bakaThixo, uyise; isibhakabhaka ebesivaliwe kuthi sisivulela; usenza abathathi-nxaxheba kubo bonke ubuncwane beCawa yakhe; kwaye, ukuba sithembekile kwizibophelelo zethu, siqinisekile ngolonwabo lwanaphakade. Kwisakramente seNtlungu, uyasibonisa kwaye asenze ukuba sibe nenxaxheba kwinceba yakhe engapheliyo; eneneni uyasixhwila esihogweni apho izono zethu zazizele bububi ezazisirhuqele khona, kwaye uphinda asebenzise iingenelo ezingapheliyo zokufa kwakhe kunye nokuthanda kwakhe. Kwisakramente soQinisekiso, usinika uMoya wokukhanya osikhokelayo kwindlela yesidima kwaye usazise ngokulungileyo ekufuneka sikwenzile kunye nobubi ekufuneka sibuphephe; Ukongeza usinika uMoya wamandla okoyisa konke okunokusithintela ekufikeleleni elusindisweni. Kwisakramente sokuthanjiswa kwabagulayo, sibona ngamehlo okholo ukuba uYesu Krestu usigubungela ngokulunga kwakhe nangokuthanda kwakhe. Kwisakramente soMyalelo, uYesu Kristu wabelana ngawo onke amandla akhe nababingeleli bakhe; bamsondeza esibingelelweni. Kwisakramente soMtshato, siyabona ukuba uYesu Krestu ungcwalisa zonke izinto esizenzayo, nkqu nezo zibonakala ngathi zilandela utyekelo olonakeleyo lwendalo.

Kodwa kwisakramente esithandekayo se-Eucharist, uya phambili: ufuna, ukonwaba kwezidalwa zakhe, ukuba umzimba wakhe, umphefumlo wakhe kunye nobuthixo bakhe babekhona kuzo zonke iimbombo zehlabathi, ukuze kube njalo njengoko benqwenela. singafumaneka, kunye naYe siya kufumana zonke iintlobo zolonwabo. Ukuba sizifumana sikwiintlungu kunye nelishwa, uya kusithuthuzela kwaye asinike ukukhululeka. Ukuba siyagula uya kusiphilisa okanye asinike amandla okusokola ukuze sifanelwe lizulu. Ukuba umtyholi, umhlaba kunye notyekelo lwethu olubi lusishukumisela emfazweni, Uya kusinika izixhobo zokulwa, ukumelana nokuphumelela. Ukuba sihlwempuzekile, iyakusityebisa ngalo lonke uhlobo lobutyebi ixesha nangonaphakade. Olu sele lubabalo olukhulu, uya kucinga. Owu! Hayi, mawethu, uthando lwakhe alukoneliseki. Usafuna ukusinika ezinye izipho, nothando lwakhe olukhulu alufumene entliziyweni yakhe luvutha uthando ngehlabathi, eli hlabathi lingenambulelo, nangona lizaliswe ziimpahla ezininzi, liyaqhubeka nokuthuka uMboneleli walo.

Kodwa ngoku, bazalwana bam, masikubekele ecaleni ukungabi nambulelo kwamadoda okomzuzwana, kwaye masivule umnyango wale Ntliziyo ingcwele nenomtsalane, masiqokelele umzuzwana kwilangatye lalo lothando kwaye siza kubona ukuba angenza ntoni uThixo osithandayo. Oh Thixo wam! Ngubani onokuyiqonda kwaye angafi luthando kunye nentlungu, ebona uthando oluninzi kwelinye icala nokudelela okungathethekiyo kwelinye icala? Sifunda kwiVangeli ukuba uYesu Krestu, esazi kakuhle ukuba liza kufika ixesha awayeza kumbulala ngalo amaJuda, waxelela abapostile bakhe "ukuba unqwenela ukubhiyozela ipasika nabo." Umzuzu wokufika kwethu sonwabile, wahlala etafileni, efuna ukusishiya nomqondiso wothando lwakhe. Uphakama etafileni, ushiye iimpahla zakhe wanxiba ifaskoti; agalele amanzi esityeni sokuhlambela, waqala ukuhlamba iinyawo zabapostile bakhe nezikaYuda, esazi kakuhle ukuba uza kumngcatsha. Ngale ndlela wayefuna ukusibonisa ukuba sinyulu kangakanani na kufuneka sisondele kuye. Emva kokuba ebuyele etafileni, wathabatha isonka ezandleni zakhe ezingcwele kwaye zihlonipheka; emva koko waphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini ukuba abulele uYise, asenze siqonde ukuba esi sipho sikhulu siza kuthi sivela ezulwini, wasisikelela wasinika abapostile bakhe, esithi kubo: "yidleni yonke, lo ngumzimba wam ngenene, oya kunikwa. yeyakho,". Akuba ke eyithabathile indebe, eyayinewayini exutywe namanzi, wayisikelela kwangokunjalo, wayiphathela yona esithi: "Selani kuyo, ligazi lam eliya kuphalala uxolelo lwezono, kwaye lonke ixesha uphinda kwa-la magama afanayo, uyakuvelisa ummangaliso ofanayo, oko kukuthi, uyakusiguqula isonka sibe nguMzimba wam newayini ibe yiGazi lam ”. Olunjani uthando olukhulu, bazalwana bam, uThixo wethu usibonisa kwisiko lomthendeleko omnandi we-Ekaristi! Ndixelele, bazalwana bam, yeyiphi imvakalelo yentlonipho, ngesingazange singene kuyo ukuba besisemhlabeni, kwaye simbonile uYesu Kristu ngamehlo ethu xa wayemisela le Sakramente sothando sikhulu? Ukanti lo mmangaliso mikhulu uyaphindwa ngalo lonke ixesha umbingeleli ebhiyozela iMisa eNgcwele, xa lo Msindisi uvela kuye ezibingelelweni zethu. Ukwenza ubuqonde ngokwenyani ubukhulu bale mfihlakalo, ndimamele kwaye uyakuqonda ukuba inkulu kangakanani imbeko ekufuneka siyenzile kule sakramente.

Usibalisela ibali lokuba umbingeleli xa ebhiyozela iMisa eNgcwele ecaweni kwisixeko saseBolsena, kwangoko emva kokuba evakalisile amazwi okumisela, kuba ebuthandabuza ubunyani boMzimba kaYesu Krestu kwiNdawo eNgcwele, oko kukuthi, wabuza ukuba amagama Ukunikezela kuye kwaguqula isonka saba nguMzimba kaYesu Krestu newayini yaba ligazi lakhe, kwangoko kwangoko lo Mkhosi ungcwele wawuzaliswe ligazi. Kwakungathi uYesu Krestu wayefuna ukungcikiva umlungiseleli wakhe ngenxa yokuswela ukholo, ngaloo ndlela emenza ukuba abuyise ukholo awayephulukene nalo ngenxa yokuthandabuza; kwaye kwangaxeshanye wayefuna ukusibonisa ngalo mmangaliso ukuba kufuneka siqiniseke ngobukho bakhe bokwenyani kwi-Ekaristi engcwele. Lo Mkhosi ungcwele waphalaza igazi kakhulu kangangokuba umzimba, ilaphu letafile kunye nesibingelelo uqobo sasizaliswe ngamanzi. Xa upopu wawaziyo ngalo mmangaliso, wayalela ukuba kuziswe isidumbu segazi; Kwaziswa kuye kwaza kwamkelwa ngoloyiso olukhulu kwaye kwabekwa kwicawa yaseOrvieto. Emva kwexesha icawe ebabazekayo yakhiwa ukuze ihlale i-relic elixabisekileyo kwaye unyaka nonyaka iqhutywa ngomngcelele womthendeleko. Uyabona, bazalwana bam, indlela le nto ekumele ukuba iqinisekise ngayo ukholo lwabo banokuthandabuza. Olunjani uthando olukhulu asibonisa lona uYesu Krestu, ekhetha usuku olwaluza kubulawa, ukumisa umthendeleko anokuthi ngawo ahlale phakathi kwethu abe nguBawo wethu, uMthuthuzeli wethu nolonwabo lwethu lwanaphakade! Sinethamsanqa kunabo babephila ngexesha lakhe kuba wayenokubakho kwindawo enye okanye omnye kwakufuneka ahambe iikhilomitha ezininzi ukuze abe nethamsanqa lokumbona; thina, kwelinye icala, siyifumana namhlanje kuzo zonke iindawo ehlabathini, kwaye olu lonwabo lwaluthenjisiwe kuthi kude kube sekupheleni kwehlabathi. Owu. Uthando olukhulu lukaThixo ngezidalwa zakhe! Akukho nto inokumnqanda xa kufikwa ekusiboniseni ubukhulu bothando lwakhe. Kuthiwa umfundisi ovela eFreiburg ephethe uMthendeleko esiya kumntu ogulayo wazifumana edlula kwisikwere apho bekukho abantu abaninzi abadanisayo. Le mvumi, nangona ingakholwanga, iyekile ukuthi: “Ndiyayiva intsimbi, bezisa iNkosi elungileyo emntwini ogulayo, masiguqe ngamadolo”. Kodwa kule nkampani kwafunyanwa umfazi ongenabuntu, ephefumlelwe ngusathana owathi: "Qhubeka, kuba kwanezilwanyana zikabawo zineentsimbi ezixhonywe emqaleni wabo, kodwa xa bedlula, akukho mntu ume aze aguqe ngamadolo". Bonke abantu bawaqhwabela izandla la mazwi baqhubeka nokudanisa. Ngelo xesha kwafika isaqhwithi esinamandla kangangokuba bonke abo babedanisa batshayelwa kude kwaye ayaziwa into eyenzekileyo kubo. Awu! Bazalwana bam! Aba sizi bahlawulelwa kakhulu ngokudelela ababenako ebusweni bukaYesu Kristu! Oku kufuneka kusenze siyiqonde indlela esimhlonele ngayo!

Siyabona ukuba uYesu Krestu, ukwenza lo mmangaliso mkhulu, wakhetha isonka esisisondlo kubo bonke, abazizityebi nabangamahlwempu, kwabo bomeleleyo nabo babuthathaka, ukusibonisa ukuba oku kutya kwasezulwini kwenzelwe onke amaKristu. abafuna ukugcina ubomi bobabalo kunye namandla okulwa nomtyholi. Siyazi ukuba xa uYesu Krestu wayesenza lo mmangaliso mkhulu kangaka, wawaphakamisela ezulwini amehlo akhe ukunika ubabalo kuYise, ukusenza siqonde ukuba usinqwenelela kangakanani lo mzuzu wonwabileyo, ukuze sibe nobungqina bobukhulu bothando lwakhe. “Ewe, bantwana bam, lo msindisi ungcwele usixelela ukuba, iGazi lam liphelelwe ngumonde ukuba liphalazwe ngenxa yenu; Umzimba wam uvutha ngumnqweno wokuba wophulwe ukuphilisa amanxeba akho; Endaweni yokuba ndikhathazwe lusizi olukrakra lokuba ingcinga yokubandezeleka nokufa kwam indibangela, endaweni yoko ndizele luvuyo. Oku kungenxa yokuba uyakufumana ekubandezelekeni kwam nasekufeni kwam ,aliyeza lokuphelisa zonke izigulo zakho ”.

Owu! Olunjani uthando olukhulu, bazalwana bam, uThixo abonisa izidalwa zakhe! USt.Paul usixelela ukuba kwimfihlakalo yokuZalwa, wabufihla ubuThixo bakhe. Kodwa kwisakramente ye-Ekaristi, wade waya kufihla ubuntu bakhe. Hayi! bazalwana bam, akukho wumbi ngaphandle kokholo onokuthi uyiqonde imfihlakalo engaqondakaliyo. Ewe, bazalwana bam, nokuba siphi na, masiguquleni ngovuyo iingcinga zethu, iminqweno yethu, sibheke kwindawo apho lihleli khona eli qumrhu lithandekayo, simanyana neengelosi eziyithandayo kakhulu. Masilumke singaziphathi njengabo bangamhloneliyo uThixo abangazihloniphiyo iitempile ezingcwele kangako, ezihloniphekileyo nezingcwele, kuba ubukho boThixo owenze umntu, ohleliyo, imini nobusuku ...

Sihlala sibona ukuba uBawo ongunaPhakade abohlwaya kabukhali abo bamdelelayo uNyana wakhe oyingcwele. Sifundile kwimbali ukuba umthungi wayesendlwini apho iNkosi elungileyo yayiziswa kumntu ogulayo. Abo babekufuphi nalo mntu ugulayo bacebisa ukuba aguqe ngamadolo, kodwa akazange afune, ngokuchaseneyo, ngokunyelisa, wathi: “Ndifanele ukuguqa ngamadolo na? Ndihlonipha isigcawu ngakumbi, esona silwanyana sikhohlakeleyo, kunoYesu Krestu wakho, lowo ufuna ukuba ndimthande ”. Awu! bazalwana bam, yintoni umntu anokukwazi ukuphulukana nokholo! Kodwa iNkosi elungileyo ayizange isishiye isohlwayo esibi sohlwaywa: ngaxeshanye, enkulu yonke isigcawu esimnyama yaqhekeka eluphahleni lweebhodi, yeza yahlala emlonyeni womnyelisi, yahlaba imilebe yakhe. Yadumba kwangoko yasweleka kwangoko. Uyabona, bazalwana bam, indlela esinetyala ngayo xa singenantlonipho ingako ngobukho bukaYesu Kristu. Hayi, bazalwana bam, asize siyeke ukucinga ngale mfihlelo yothando apho uThixo, olinganayo noYise, ondla abantwana bakhe, hayi ngokutya okuqhelekileyo, nangayo loo mana yondliwayo ngabantu abangama Yuda entlango, kodwa kunye noMzimba wakhe othandekayo kunye neGazi lakhe elixabisekileyo. Ngubani onokuze ayicinge, ukuba ibingenguye ngokwakhe othe wayenza kwaye wayenza, kwangaxeshanye? Owu! bazalwana bam, hayi indlela ekufaneleke ngayo zonke ezi zinto zimangalisayo kukunconywa kwethu nothando lwethu! UThixo, emva kokuba ethathe ubuthathaka bethu, usenza sabelana ngayo yonke impahla yakhe! Zintlanga zamaKrestu, unethamsanqa lokuba noThixo olungileyo kwaye osisityebi!… Sifunda kuYohane oNgcwele (IsiTyhilelo), ukuba wabona ingelosi awathi uBawo ongunaPhakade wamnika isitya somsindo wakhe ukuba asiphalaze kuzo zonke izizwe; kodwa apha sibona ngokuchaseneyo. UBawo ongunaPhakade ubeka isitya senceba yakhe ezandleni zoNyana wakhe ukuba zigalelwe phezu kwazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba. Ethetha nathi ngeGazi lakhe elinomtsalane, usixelela, njengoko wenzayo kubapostile bakhe: "Yonke niyisele, kwaye niyakufumana uxolelo lwezono zenu kunye nobomi obungunaphakade". Owu lonwabo olungenakuthelekiswa nanto! ... Ntwasahlobo eyonwabisayo ebonisa kude kube sekupheleni kwehlabathi ukuba olu kholo malubenze lonke uvuyo lwethu!

UYesu Kristu akayekanga ukwenza imimangaliso ukusikhokelela kukholo oluphilayo kubukho bakhe bokwenyani. Sifunde ebalini ukuba kwakukho umfazi ongumKristu ohluphekileyo. Emva kokuboleka isixa-mali esincinci kumYuda, wathembisa eyona suti yakhe intle. Njengokuba umthendeleko wePasika wawukufuphi, wacenga umJuda ukuba ambuyisele ingubo awayeyinike usuku olunye. Umjuda wamxelela ukuba akazimiselanga kuphela ukubuyisa iziphumo zakhe zobuqu, kodwa nemali yakhe, kuphela ukuba uzise uMamkeli oyingcwele, xa eza kuwufumana ezandleni zombingeleli. Umnqweno wokuba lo msindo ubenokubuyisa iziphumo zakhe kwaye kunganyanzelekanga ukuba abuyise imali awayeyibolekile kwamkhokelela ekubeni enze isenzo esibi. Ngosuku olulandelayo waya ecaweni yakhe. Ngokukhawuleza emva kokuba efumene uMkhosi oyiNgcwele ngolwimi lwakhe, wakhawuleza wayithatha wayifaka etsheni. Wamthatha wamsa kulaa Yuda usokolayo owayengazange enze eso sicelo kuye ngaphandle kokukhuphela umsindo wakhe kuYesu Krestu. Le ndoda ingamasikizi yamphatha uYesu Krestu ngomsindo owoyikisayo, kwaye siza kubona indlela noYesu Krestu ngokwakhe awabonisa ngayo indlela awayeyijonga ngayo ingqumbo eyayijoliswe kuye. Umjuda waqala ngokubeka uMgcini etafileni kwaye wayibetha kaninzi ngesipenisi, de waneliseka, kodwa lo mntu umasikizi wabona igazi elininzi liphuma kumkhosi oyingcwele, kangangokuba unyana wakhe wangcangcazela. Emva koko wayisusa ngaphezulu kwetafile, wayixhoma eludongeni ngesikhonkwane kwaye wayinika imivumbo emininzi, de wafuna. Emva koko wayihlaba ngomkhonto kwaza kwaphuma igazi kwakhona. Emva kwazo zonke ezi zinto zenkohlakalo, wayiphosa kwibhoyila yamanzi abilayo: kwangoko amanzi abonakala ajika aba ligazi. Umamkeli emva koko wathabatha ubume bukaYesu emnqamlezweni: oku kwamothusa kangangokuba wabaleka waya kuzimela kwikona yendlu. Ngelo xesha abantwana balo mYuda, xa bebona amaKristu esiya ecaweni, bathi kubo: “Niyaphi? Utata wethu ubulele uThixo wakho, wasweleka awusayi kuphinda umfumane ”. Umfazi omamele le nto ithethwa ngaba bafana, wangena endlwini wabona umkhosi oyingcwele owawusembonweni kaYesu Krestu ebethelelwe emnqamlezweni; emva koko yaqala kwakhona ngendlela yayo yesiqhelo. Emva kokuba uthathe ivazi, uMamkeli oyingcwele waya kuphumla kuyo. Ke umfazi, onwabile kwaye wanelisekile, wamsa kwangoko kwicawa yaseSan Giovanni eGreve, apho wabekwa kwindawo efanelekileyo ukuba athandwe khona. Ke ngelishwa lowo, wayexolelwa xa efuna ukuguquka, abe ngumKristu; kodwa wayenzima kangangokuba wakhetha ukutshisa ephila kunokuba abe ngumKristu. Nangona kunjalo, umfazi wakhe, abantwana kunye namaYuda amaninzi abhaptizwa.

Asinakuyiva yonke le nto, bazalwana bam, ngaphandle kokungcangcazela. Kulungile! bazalwana bam, yile nto uYesu Kristu azityhila kuye ukuba asithande, kwinto azakuhlala evezwa kude kube sekupheleni kwehlabathi. Olunjani uthando olukhulu, bazalwana bam, lukaThixo kuthi! Uthando lwezidalwa zakhe lukhokelela kokugqithiseleyo!

Sithi uYesu Kristu, ephethe indebe ezandleni zakhe ezingcwele, wathi kubapostile bakhe: “Kusele ithutyana, eli gazi lixabisekileyo liya kuphalala ngendlela enegazi nebonakalayo; kungenxa yakho ukuba siza kusasazeka; Ubushushu endinako ukuwugalela ezintliziyweni zenu bandenze ndasebenzisa le ndlela. Kuyinyani ukuba umona weentshaba zam ngokuqinisekileyo sesinye sezizathu zokufa kwam, kodwa ayingonobangela ophambili; Izityholo abazityhola ngam ukuze banditshabalalise, ubuhle bomfundi owandingcatshayo, ubugwala bomgwebi owandigwebayo kunye nenkohlakalo yababulali abafuna ukundibulala, zonke zizixhobo ezisebenzisa uthando lwam olungapheliyo ukukubonisa. ndikuthanda kangakanani ". Ewe, bazalwana bam, kungenxa yokuxolelwa kwezono zethu ukuba eli gazi sele liza kuphalala, kwaye eli dini liya kuhlaziywa yonke imihla ukuxolelwa kwezono zethu. Uyabona, bazalwana bam, indlela uYesu Kristu asithanda ngayo, ekubeni ezincama ngenxa yethu ngenxa yobulungisa bukaYise ngenkathalo enkulu kwaye, nangakumbi, ufuna ukuba eli dini lihlaziywe yonke imihla nakuzo zonke iindawo zehlabathi. Olunjani uvuyo kuthi, bazalwana bam, ukwazi ukuba izono zethu, kwanangaphambi kokuba zenziwe, sele zixolelwe ngalo mzuzu wedini elikhulu lomnqamlezo!

Sihlala size, bazalwana bam, ezinyaweni zeminquba yethu, ukuzithuthuzela kwiintlungu zethu, ukuzomeleza kubuthathaka bethu. Selehlelwe lilishwa elikhulu lokona? Igazi elithandekayo likaYesu Krestu liya kucela ubabalo kuthi. Hayi! bazalwana bam, ukholo lwamaKristu okuqala lwaluphila kakhulu kunolu lwethu! Kwiintsuku zokuqala, inani elikhulu lamaKristu awela ulwandle esiya kwiindawo ezingcwele, apho kwenzeka khona imfihlakalo yokuHlangulwa kwethu. Xa baboniswa kwigumbi eliphezulu apho uYesu Krestu wayemisele khona lo mthendeleko ungcwele, wangcwaliselwa ukondla imiphefumlo yethu, xa baboniswa indawo awayewunyakamise umhlaba ngeenyembezi zakhe nangegazi, ngexesha lomthandazo wakhe Engcungcutheka, babengenakuphuma kwezi ndawo zingcwele ngaphandle kokulila kakhulu.

Kodwa bathi bakukhokelwa eKalvari, apho anyamezele khona intuthumbo ezininzi ngenxa yethu, kwabonakala ngathi abasakwazi kuphinda baphile; zazingathuthuzeleki, kuba ezo ndawo zazizikhumbuza ixesha, iintshukumo kunye neemfihlakalo ezazisetyenziselwe thina; baziva ukholo lwabo luvuseleleka kwaye iintliziyo zabo zivutha ngumlilo omtsha: Owu ziindawo ezonwabileyo, bakhala, apho kwenzeke khona imimangaliso yokusindiswa kwethu! ”. Kodwa, bazalwana bam, ngaphandle kokuya kude, ngaphandle kokuzihlupha ngokuwela iilwandle kwaye ngaphandle kokuzibeka esichengeni seengozi ezininzi, ngaba asinaye uYesu Krestu phakathi kwethu, kungekuphela njengoThixo kodwa nakwiMzimba noMphefumlo? Azikho na iicawe zethu ezifanele ukuhlonitshwa njengale ndawo zingcwele zaya khona ezo ndwendwe? Owu! bazalwana bam, ithamsanqa lethu likhulu kakhulu! Hayi, hayi, asinakuze sikwazi ukuyiqonda ngokupheleleyo!

Banoyolo abantu abangamaKristu, ababona yonke imimangaliso awathi uThixo uSomandla wakha wayenza eKalvari ukuze asindise amadoda nabafazi, ivuselelwa yonke imihla! Kutheni, bazalwana bam, singenalo uthando olufanayo, ukubonga okufanayo, inhlonipho efanayo, ekubeni imimangaliso efanayo yenzeka imihla ngemihla phambi kwamehlo ethu? Awu! Kungenxa yokuba sihlala sisisebenzisa gwenxa ezi zinto zibabayo, ukuze iNkosi elungileyo, njengesohlwayo sokungabi nambulelo, ithe yalususa ukholo lwethu; asinakuzibamba kwaye siziqinisekise ukuba sisebusweni bukaThixo. ulihlazo elingakanani kulowo uphulukene nokholo! Awu! bazalwana bam, ukusukela oko siphulukana nokholo, asinanto ngaphandle kokudelela le Sakramente intle, nabo bonke abo bafikelela ekungamkhonzi uThixo, behlekisa ngabo banolonwabo olukhulu lokuza bazobabalo namandla afunekayo ukuzisindisa! Sinoyika, bazalwana bam, ukuba iNkosi elungileyo ayisayi kukohlwaya ngenxa yentlonipho encinci esinayo ngobukho bayo obuthandekayo; nanku umzekelo wezona zinto zoyikekayo. UKhadinali Baronio uxela kwincwadi yakhe iAnnals ukuba kwakukho isixeko saseLusignan, kufutshane nasePoitiers, indoda eyayimdelela kakhulu umntu onguYesu Krestu: yayihlekisa kwaye ibadelela abo babesoloko besenza umthendeleko, behlekisa ngokuzinikela kwabo. . Nangona kunjalo, iNkosi elungileyo, ethanda ukuguquka komoni ngaphezu kwentshabalalo yakhe, yamenza waziva enesazela amaxesha amaninzi; Wayeqonda ngokucacileyo ukuba wenze kakubi, kwaye abo abahlekisayo babonwabe ngakumbi kunaye; kodwa lakuba livelile ithuba, liza kuphinda liqale kwakhona, kwaye ngale ndlela, kancinci kancinci, wagqibela ephazamisa ukuzisola okusempilweni awayemnike kona iNkosi elungileyo. Kodwa, ukuze azifihle ngcono, wazama ukufumana ubuhlobo benceba yenkolo, ophakamileyo kwi-monasteri yaseBonneval, eyayikufutshane. Wayehlala esiya apho, kwaye wayezukisa ngayo, kwaye nangona wayengenabubi, wazibonakalisa elungile xa wayekunye nezo zonqulo zilungileyo.

Umphathi, owayekuqonda kancinci okanye kancinci oko wayenako emphefumlweni wakhe, wamxelela kaninzi: “Sihlobo sam, awunantlonipho yaneleyo ngobukho bukaYesu Krestu kwisakramente esithandekayo sesibingelelo; kodwa ndiyakholelwa ukuba ukuba ufuna ukutshintsha ubomi bakho, kufuneka ulishiye ihlabathi kwaye uthathe umhlala phantsi kwi-monastery uyokwenza isohlwayo. Uyazi ukuba zingaphi izihlandlo uzihlambele iisakramente, ugqunywe ziingcwele; ukuba ubuza kufa, uya kuphoswa esihogweni ngonaphakade. Ndikholelwe, cinga ngokulungisa ukungcola kwakho; ungaqhubeka njani ukuhlala kwimeko elusizi ngolu hlobo? ”. Ihlwempu lalibonakala ngathi liyamphulaphula kwaye lisebenzise icebiso lakhe, kuba wayeziva ngokwakhe ukuba isazela sakhe sasithwele izinto ezingcwele, kodwa akazange afune ukwenza idini elincinci ukuze litshintshe, ukuze, nangona wayecinga okwesibini, uhlala engatshintshiyo. Kodwa iNkosi elungileyo, idiniwe kukungahloneli Thixo kunye neentsika zayo, yamshiya kuye. Wagula. I-abbot yangxama ukumtyelela, esazi ukuba ubunjani bomphefumlo wakhe. Indoda elihlwempu, ibona lo tata ulungileyo, owayengcwele, owayeyityelele, yaqala ukulila ngenxa yovuyo kwaye, mhlawumbi ngethemba lokuba iza kumthandazela, imncede aphume kwingxakeko yeetempile zakhe, wabuza abbot ukuhlala naye okwethutyana. Xa ubusuku bufikile, wonke umntu warhoxa, ngaphandle kwebhedi ehleli nomntu ogulayo. Le ndoda ilihlwempu yaqala ukukhwaza kakhulu: “Ah! bawo ndincede!

Hayi! Hayi! bawo, yiza, undincede! ”. Kodwa yeha! Kwakungasekho xesha, iNkosi elungileyo yayimshiyile njengesohlwayo ngenxa yeengcwele zakhe kunye nokungahloneli Thixo. “Ah! Utata, nazi iingonyama ezimbini ezoyikekayo ezifuna ukundibamba! Hayi! bawo, balekela kum! ”. U-abbot, bonke boyike, waziphosa emadolweni akhe ukuba acele uxolo kuye; kodwa laligqithile ixesha, ubulungisa bukaThixo babumnikele ezandleni zeedemon. Ngesiquphe umntu ogulayo utshintsha ithoni yelizwi lakhe, athi cwaka, aqale ukuthetha naye, njengomntu ongenasifo kwaye ngaphakathi kuye: "Bawo, uthi kuye, ezo ngonyama zine babejikelezile, banyamalala ”.

Kodwa, njengoko babethetha bodwa, indoda egulayo yaphulukana nelizwi kwaye yabonakala ifile. Nangona kunjalo, inkolo, nangona bekholelwa ukuba ufile, befuna ukubona ukuba eli bali lilusizi liza kuphela njani, ke yena wachitha ubusuku bonke ecaleni kwale ndoda egulayo. Lo mntu usokolayo, emva kwemizuzwana, weza kuye, wathetha kwakhona njengakuqala, wathi kumphathi: "Bawo, ngoku ndimangalelwe phambi kwenkundla ka Yesu Krestu, kwaye ububi bam kunye nezingcwele zam zingunobangela endagwetyelwa ukuyitshisa esihogweni ”. Owongamileyo, engcangcazela konke, waqala wathandaza, ebuza ukuba lisekhona na ithemba lokusindiswa kweli lilishwa. Kodwa le ndoda ifayo, yakumbona ethandaza, ithi kuye: “Bawo, uyeke ukuthandaza; Inkosi elungileyo soze ive ngawe, iidemon zisecaleni kwam; balinde nje umzuzu wokufa kwam, ongazukuthatha thuba lide, ukuba banditsalele esihogweni apho ndiya kutshisa khona ngonaphakade ”. Ngesiquphe, ngenxa yoloyiko wakhwaza esithi: “Ah! ubawo, usathana uyandibamba; usale kakuhle, bawo, ndilidelele ingcebiso yakho kwaye ngenxa yoku ndigwetyelwe ”. Ukuthetha oku, wahlanza umphefumlo wakhe oqalekisiweyo esihogweni ...

Umntu ogqwesileyo wemka eshiya iinyembezi ezininzi kwimpumelelo yalo mntu ungonwabanga, owathi, elele ebhedini yakhe esihogweni. Awu! bazalwana bam, likhulu kangakanani inani laba bahlambeli, kulawo maKristu aphulukene nokholo lwawo ngenxa yobuninzi bezinto ezingcwele. Awu! bazalwana bam, ukuba sibona amaKristu amaninzi engasayi kwiisakramente, okanye angazukuya kuzo ukuba akunakufane kwenzeke, asizukujonga ezinye izizathu ngaphandle kwezingcwele. Awu! mangaphi amanye amaKristu akhoyo athi, eqwengwe kukuzisola kwesazela, azive enetyala lokungcwaba, elindele ukufa, ehlala kwimeko eyenza ukuba izulu nomhlaba zingcangcazele. Hayi! bazalwana bam, musani ukugqitha; awukabikho kwimeko elusizi yelo lishwa sele sithethile ngalo, kodwa ngubani okuqinisekisa ukuba, ngaphambi kokuba ufe, nawe awuyi kushiywa nguThixo kwisiphelo sakho, njengaye, kwaye uphoswe emlilweni ongunaphakade ? Owu Nkosi yam, uhlala njani kwimeko eyoyikisayo? Hayi! bazalwana bam, sisenalo ixesha, masibuyele umva, masiziphose ezinyaweni zikaYesu Kristu, sibekwe kwisakramente esihle se-Ekaristi. Uya kuphinda anikele ngokufa kwakhe kunye nokuthanda kwakhe kuYise, egameni lethu, kwaye ke siya kuqiniseka ngokufumana inceba. Ewe, bazalwana bam, sinokuqiniseka ukuba ukuba sinentlonelo enkulu ngobukho bukaYesu Krestu kwiSigramente esimnandi sezibingelelo zethu, siya kufumana yonke into esiyinqwenelayo. Ukusukela ngoko, bazalwana bam, mininzi imingcelele yokunqula uYesu Krestu kwisakramente esithandekayo se-Ekaristi, ukumbuyisela ingqumbo ayifumanayo, masimlandele kulomngcelele, sihambe ngasemva kwakhe ngentlonipho nokuzinikela okufanayo namaKristu okuqala. bamlandela ekushumayeleni kwakhe, njengoko esasaza zonke iintlobo zeentsikelelo kuyo yonke indawo. Ewe, bazalwana bam, siyabona, ngemizekelo emininzi esinikwa yimbali, ukuba iNkosi elungileyo yohlwaya abo bangcolisa ubukho obuthandekayo bomzimba negazi layo. Kuthiwa isela, ukuba lalingena ecaweni ebusuku, laba zonke izitya ezingcwele ezazigcinwa khona imikhosi engcwele; emva koko wabasa kwindawo, isikwere, kufutshane naseSaint-Denis. Ukufika apho, wafuna ukukhangela izitya ezingcwele kwakhona, ukujonga ukuba akukho useleyo na.

Ufumene enye eyathi, yakuvulwa ingqayi, yabhabha emoyeni, yamjikeleza. Yile prodigy eyenza ukuba abantu babone isela, elalimnqandayo. U-Abbot wase-Saint-Denis walumkiswa kwaye emva koko wazisa ubishophu wase-Paris. Umkhosi oyingcwele wahlala ngokungummangaliso emoyeni. Xa ubishophu, ebaleke kunye nabo bonke abefundisi bakhe kunye nabanye abantu abaninzi, befika bengumngcelele kuloo ndawo, uMkhosi Ongcwele waya kuphumla kwikhabhathi yomfundisi owayeyingcwalisile. Emva koko wasiwa ecaweni apho kwasekwa ubunzima beveki nganye ukukhumbula lo mmangaliso. Ngoku ndixeleleni, bazalwana bam, ukuba ufuna ngakumbi ukuziva uhlonipheke kakhulu kuwe ngobukho bukaYesu Kristu, nokuba sisezicaweni zethu okanye simlandela kumngcelele wethu? Siza kuye ngokuzithemba okukhulu. Ulungile, unenceba, uyasithanda, kwaye ngenxa yesi siqinisekiso sokufumana yonke into esiyicelayo kuye. Kodwa kufuneka sithobekile, sinyulu, simthande uThixo, sibudele ubomi…; silumke kakhulu ukuba singazivumeli ukuba siphazanyiswe ... Siyayithanda iNkosi elungileyo, bazalwana bam, ngeentliziyo zethu zonke, kwaye ke siyakuhlala kwiparadesi yethu kulomhlaba ...