Ingcwele yosuku lukaJanuwari 9: ibali likaSanta Hadrian waseCanterbury

Nangona uSanta Adrian wasala isicelo sikapopu sokuba ngu-Archbishop waseCanterbury, eNgilane, uPopu Saint Vitalian wamkela ukwaliwa kwimeko yokuba uAdrian wakhonza njengomncedisi kunye nomcebisi kaTata oyiNgcwele. UAdrian wavuma, kodwa wagqibela ngokuchitha ixesha elininzi lobomi bakhe esenza uninzi lomsebenzi wakhe eCanterbury.

Uzalelwe e-Afrika, u-Adrian wayekhonza njenge-abbot e-Italiya xa ubhishophu omkhulu wase-Canterbury wammisela njenge-abot ye-Saints Peter kunye ne-Paul e-Canterbury. Ngombulelo kwizakhono zobunkokeli, eli ziko liye laba lelinye lamaziko abaluleke kakhulu emfundo. Esi sikolo sitsala abaphengululi abaninzi abadumileyo kwihlabathi liphela kwaye sivelise oobhishophu noobhishophu abaninzi. Abafundi kuthiwa bafunde isiGrike nesiLatini kwaye bathetha isiLatini kunye nolwimi lwabo lwenkobe.

UAdrian ufundisa esikolweni iminyaka engama-40. Wafela apho, mhlawumbi ngonyaka we-710, kwaye wangcwatyelwa kwikhaya leemonki. Kwiminyaka engamakhulu aliqela kamva, ngexesha lokwakha kwakhona, umzimba ka-Adrian wafunyanwa kwimeko engenakonakala. Njengokuba ilizwi lisasazeka, abantu bathontelana ukuya engcwabeni lakhe, neladuma ngokwenza imimangaliso. Abantwana besikolo abaselula abasengxakini kunye neenkosi zabo kwathiwa batyelele rhoqo apho.

Ukucingisisa

U-Saint Hadrian uchithe ixesha lakhe elininzi e-Canterbury hayi njengo-bhishophu, kodwa njenge-abbot kunye notitshala. Rhoqo iNkosi inezicwangciso ngathi ezibonakala kuphela ekubuyeni. Kukangaphi sisithi hayi kwinto okanye umntu othile ukuze kuphela kwindawo enye. INkosi iyakwazi okusilungeleyo. Ngaba sinokumthemba?