Ukucamngca namhlanje: Ubizo lukaSanta Anthony

Emva kokubhubha kwabazali bakhe, washiya yedwa nodadewabo omncinci kakhulu, uAntonio, eneminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo okanye engamashumi amabini, wanyamekela indlu kunye nodadewabo. Iinyanga ezintandathu zazingekadluli ukusweleka kwabazali bakhe, xa ngenye imini, xa wayesendleleni, ngokwesiko lakhe, esiya kumbhiyozo we-Ekaristi, wayecinga ngesizathu esakhokelela ekubeni abapostile balandele uMsindisi, emva kokuba beshiye yonke into. Ikhumbule laa madoda, akhankanywe kwiZenzo zabaPostile, abathi, bethengise ngezinto zabo, bazisa imali kwiinyawo zabapostile, ukuba zabelwe amahlwempu. Uye wacinga ukuba zeziphi kwaye zingaphi iimpahla abanethemba lokuzifumana ezulwini.
Esacinga ngezi zinto wangena ecaweni, kanye xa wayefunda ivangeli kwaye esiva ukuba iNkosi ithi kweso sityebi: "Ukuba ufuna ukuba ngogqibeleleyo, hamba uye kuthengisa oko unako, unike amahlwempu, uze undilandele ke uya kuba ubuncwane ezulwini "(Mt 19,21: XNUMX).
Emva koko uAntonio, ngokungathi ibali lobomi babangcwele ebelichazelwe yena nguProvidence kwaye loo mazwi ebefundelwe yena, kwangoko wayishiya icawe, wanika abemi belali njengesipho iipropathi awayezizuze njengelifa kusapho lwakhe - wayenayo ngamakhulu amathathu amasimi achumileyo, amnandi, ukuze bangazibandezeli bona nodade wabo. Uye wathengisa yonke ipropathi ehambayo wasasaza isixa esikhulu semali kwabahluphekileyo. Ukuthatha inxaxheba kwindibano yeenkonzo, weva amazwi athi iNkosi kwiVangeli: "Musa ukukhathazeka ngomso" (Mt 6,34: XNUMX). Ebengakwazi ukubamba ixesha elide, waphinda waphuma waya kunikela ngento awayesele nayo. Wanikela udade wabo ezintombini ezingcwaliselwe kuThixo, emva koko wazinikezela kufutshane nendlu yakhe kubomi bokuzibandeza uyolo, kwaye waqala ukuphila ubomi obungqongqo ngamandla, engazinikanga nto kuye.
Wayesebenza ngezandla zakhe: enyanisweni wayeve kusithiwa: "Nabani na ongafuni kusebenza, angatyi" (2 Thes 3,10:XNUMX). Ngenxalenye yemali awayeyizuzile wazithengela isonka, ngelixa enye wayinika amahlwempu.
Uchithe ixesha elininzi ethandaza, kuba ebefundile ukuba kunyanzelekile ukuba arhoxe athandaze ngokuqhubekayo (cf. 1 Thes 5,17:XNUMX). Wayenomdla ekufundeni kangangokuba akukho nto ibhaliweyo yamsindayo, kodwa yonke into wayigcina emphefumlweni wakhe kangangokuba inkumbulo yaphela ithatha indawo yeencwadi. Bonke abemi beli lizwe kunye nabantu abalungileyo, athe ngokulunga wazilungiselela, ebona umntu onjalo embiza ngokuba ngumhlobo kaThixo kwaye abanye babemthanda njengonyana, abanye njengomzalwana.