Umthandazo wanamhlanje: Ukuzinikela eSan Gerardo Maiella ukucela ubabalo

UNQULO LWANGCWELE
Nangona isizathu sakhe sokubethwa siqale kade (iminyaka engama-80 emva kokubhubha kwakhe) ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukeneyo, inani labo bacela ukuxhaswa nguGerardo liyaqhubeka kwaye liyanda ngokuhamba kwexesha. Ngenxa yeli gama lingcwele lisoloko liphila kwaye lingaze lilale, uPopu Leo XIII wabhengeza ukuba usikelelwe ngoJanuwari 29, 1893; Wavunyelwa ke ukuba abe lilungu likaPopu Pius X ngomhla we-11 kuDisemba ka-1904. Isicelo esasayinwa ngamawaka abathembekileyo kunye namakhulu oobhishophu sasiwa kuPopu ukuba abhengeze ngokusesikweni uGerardo Maiella ingcwele yomama nabantwana kwiCawe i-Universal.
Inkolo kaSanta ikhona kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zehlabathi, kwaye iphila ikakhulu kwiindawo azindwendwelayo ezinje ngeDeliceto, iidolophu zephondo laseAvellino, kubandakanya iLacedonia neMaterdomini, egcina isidumbu sakhe, kunye neCorato (apho ungumlingani), Muro Lucano, Baragiano, Vietri di Potenza, Pescopagano, Potenza, Monopoli, Molfetta, San Giorgio del Sannio, Tropea; Enye yeetempile zakhe ikwindawo kamasipala wasePiedimonte Etneo kwaye kukho enye ingcwele enikezelwe kuye eSant'Antonio Abate, idolophu asebenza kunye nayo kwaye apho iodolo kaSisters Gerardine waseSant yasekwa khona ngo-1930 UAntonio Abate. Umbutho waseGerardine usebenze eLanzara ukusukela ngo-Epreli 1903. Ihlelo lisasazeke kakhulu eYurophu, e-Oceania naseMelika. Ngapha koko, kukho iicawa ezininzi, izibhedlele kunye nezindlu ezinikezelwe kuye. Uhambo lokuya engcwabeni lakhe alunasiphelo: kuqikelelwa ukuba ngaphezulu kwesigidi sabantu abahambahambayo baya apho minyaka le ukuya kuhlonipha isidumbu sakhe. I-Shrine yakhe ithandwa kakhulu ngoomama abancinci. Kule meko, iHolo entle yezaphetha kufanelekile ukuba iqatshelwe, iindonga zayo kunye nophahla zigutyungelwe ngamawaka epinki kunye nezaphetha eziluhlaza eziluhlaza oomama, njengophawu lokubulela, abanikele ngcwele ngapha kweminyaka.

I-Roman Martyrology ibeka umhla we-16 Okthobha kwimemori yayo ye-liturgical.

UBOMI
Wazalelwa kufutshane nasePotenza ngo-1726, wasweleka ngo-1755. Usapho oluhlwempuzekileyo, wazama ngelize ukuba nguCapuchin, njengomalume kanina. Wenza i-novitiate yakhe kwiRedemptorists phantsi kwesikhokelo sikaPaolo Cafaro kwaye wenza izifungo zakhe njengomzalwana wecoadjutor, emva koko esenza eyona misebenzi iphantsi kwikhaya loonongendi. Ephethe ukuququzelela ingqokelela yoluntu, wasebenzisa eli thuba ukwenza umsebenzi wokuguqula, ukuzisa uxolo kunye nokubiza ezinye iimonasteri ukuba zithandeke kwinkolo. Uhletywe ngumfazi kwaye, ngenxa yomphefumlo wakhe olula ongakwaziyo ukuzikhusela, wabandezeleka kakhulu. Ukutshintshelwa kwintlambo yaseSele, wenza umsebenzi omkhulu wokuhlambalaza kwiidolophana ezikude, ehambisa ubutyebi bakhe bokomoya kwabo babesondela kuye. Ukususela esemncinci kakhulu, kuye kwavela iimpembelelo eziyimfihlakalo ezamkhokelela kumanyano noThixo kwaye, njengazo zonke izinto ezithandwayo, wayeyithanda indalo kunye nobuhle.

Patronage: Bazalwana

I-Etymology: UGerardo = unesibindi ngomkhonto, ovela kwiJamani

I-Roman Martyrology: EMatdomdomini eCampania, uSaint Gerardo Majella, inkolo yeBandla laYena Mhlanguli Ongcwele, owathi, ethwetshulwe luthando olunzulu ngoThixo, wamkela umgangatho wobomi naphina apho wayekhona, watya ngenxa yokuthanda kwakhe uThixo nemiphefumlo , walala ngokuhlonela uThixo esemncinci.

Ndithandaze eSan Gerardo
OyiNgcwele Gerard, wena othembayo, kunye nozuko lwakho, ukhokele iintliziyo ezingenakubalwa kuThixo; wena onyuliweyo umthuthuzeli wabasweleyo, ukuhlangula olusweleyo, ugqirha wabagulayo; Wena uyenzayo, khawundenze, Funda entliziyweni yam kwaye ubone ukuba ndibandezeleka kangakanani. Funda emphefumlweni wam kwaye undiphilise, undithuthuzele, undithuthuzele. Wena uyayazi inkxwaleko yam, ungandibona njani ndibandezeleka kangaka ngaphandle kokuza kundinceda?

Khawuleza uze kum! Gerardo, ndilungiselele ukuba ndibekhona phakathi kwabo bathanda, badumise kwaye babulele uThixo kunye nawe.Ndilungiselele ukuba ndicule iinceba zakhe kunye nabo bandithandayo nababandezelekayo ngenxa yam.

Kubiza ntoni kuwe ukundimamela?

Andiyi kuyeka ukukucenga de ube undizalisekise ngokupheleleyo. Kuyinyani ukuba andilifanelanga ubuso bakho, kodwa ndimamele uthando oluzisa kuYesu, kuba uthando oluzisa kuMariya lungcwele. Amen.