Ingcwele yosuku lukaJanuwari 14: ibali likaSan Gregorio Nazianzeno

(malunga nama-325 - malunga nama-390)

Ibali likaSan Gregorio Nazianzeno

Emva kokubhaptizwa kwakhe eneminyaka engama-30, uGregory wasamkela ngovuyo isimemo somhlobo wakhe uBasilio sokuba amthelele kumzi woonongendi owawusandula ukusekwa. Ubulolo babuqhekeka xa utata kaGregory, ubishophu, wayefuna uncedo kwidayosisi yakhe nakwilifa lakhe. Kuyabonakala ukuba uGregory wamiselwa njengombingeleli ngenkani, kodwa walwamkela ngokungathandabuzi uxanduva. Ngobuqili wakhusela ubuqhetseba awayebusongela xa utata wakhe walalanisa neArianism. Xa wayeneminyaka engama-41 ubudala uGregory wanyulwa njengobhishophu omninzi waseCaesarea kwaye kwangoko waqubisana noValens, umlawuli, owayexhasa ama-Arians.

Ngelishwa imveliso edabini yayikukuphola kobuhlobo bababini abangcwele. U-Basilio, ubhishophu wakhe omkhulu, wamthumela kwisixeko esilusizi nesingenampilo kumda weeyantlukwano ezazenziwe ngokungekho sikweni kwi-dayosisi yakhe. UBasilio wamngcikiva uGregory ngokungayi esihlalweni sakhe.

Xa ukhuseleko lobu-Arianism lwaphela ngokusweleka kukaValens, uGregory wabizwa ukuba akhe inkolo kwindawo entle yaseConstantinople, eyayiphantsi kootitshala base-Aryan amashumi amathathu eminyaka. Ukurhoxa kunye novakalelo, woyika ukutsalwa kwi-maelstrom yenkohlakalo nogonyamelo. Kuqala wahlala endlwini yomhlobo wakhe, eyaba kuphela kwicawa yobuOthodoki esixekweni. Kwimeko enjalo, waqala ukuhambisa iintshumayelo ezinkulu zeZiqu zintathu awaziwayo. Ekuhambeni kwexesha uGregory wakha ukholo kwakhona esixekweni, kodwa ngexabiso lokubandezeleka okukhulu, ukunyelisa, izithuko kunye nobundlobongela babucala. Umntu ongenelelayo wazama nokuthabathela kuye isikhundla sakhe sobubhishophu.

Imihla yakhe yokugqibela wayichitha eyedwa kunye nobungqongqo. Ubhale imibongo yenkolo, eminye yayo ibhalwe ngokwembali, ngobunzulu obukhulu nobuhle. Wanconywa nje "ngumfundi wezakwalizwi". U-Saint Gregory wase-Nazianzen wabelana ngomthendeleko wakhe nge-Saint Basil the Great nge-2 kaJanuwari.

Ukucingisisa

Kungathuthuzela kancinane, kodwa izidubedube zasemva kwe-Vatican II eCaweni sisiphango esincinci xa kuthelekiswa nomonakalo obangelwe luqhekeko lwama-Arian, umvandedwa iCawe engazange iwulibale. UKristu akazange athembise uhlobo loxolo esingathanda ukuba nalo: akukho ngxaki, akukho nkcaso, akukho ntlungu. Ngandlela thile, ubungcwele busoloko buyindlela yomnqamlezo.