Ukuzinikela ku-Lady Wethu Wama-Lourdes: Umkhuleko wamhlaka 22 Juni 2019

22. UBernadette endaweni yabahlengikazi eLourdes

Unenekazi wethu weLourdes, asikhulekele.

Ekuqaleni kuka-1860 impilo kaBernadette yayihlala ifana: umsebenzi, ukutadisha, ikhaya, izivakashi. Uthisha ozimele naye uyamsiza ekufundeni. Ekhaya udlala indima yakhe yamazibulo ngokufaka isandla emfundweni yabazalwane, aqondise imithandazo yasekuseni nakusihlwa bese ehluleka ukuthola inani elandayo labahambi.

Izilingo, ukuthopha, ukuhlukunyezwa, intshiseko engabonakali! Vele ngeke siqhubeke kanjena! Futhi-ke, ngenxa yentshisekelo yompristi wesonto, uBernadette wamukelwa njengomfundi kanye nesiguli esimpofu, e-Hospice of Lourdes ephethwe yiSista of nevers. Lapha, ephathiswe izindelakazi, akekho umuntu ongahlangana naye ngaphandle kwemvume yompristi wesifunda kanye noSuperior.

Abazali bakaBernadette kanye noBernadette uqobo bebephambene nokuhlukana, kepha bayemukela lapho beqinisekiswa ukuthi bazokwazi ukubonana ngaphandle kwemvume noma nini lapho befuna. UBernadette, ephelezelwa indela, uzokwazi ukuya ekhaya lakhe noma nini lapho ethanda. Konke kwenziwa ukwenzela yena okuhle, kepha uBernadette uhlupheka kakhulu ngakho, futhi uyakuqonda ukuthi iKalvari yakhe isiqala ukwanda. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, angafunda njalo, kepha, eneminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa, akasakwazi ukubhala ikhadi elifushane lokubingelela ngaphandle kokwenza amaphutha amaningi! Kuphela ngoMeyi 1861 lapho ayengakwazi ukubhala khona izindaba zezinsiza okokuqala, ehlanganisa isiFulentshi nezinkulumo eziningi zolimi.

Uba muhle ngokuthunga nokufekethisa, adlale, ahleke, ahlekise nawo wonke umuntu, kepha ubunzima besifuba somoya abumshiyi. Abazali babizwa ngobusuku obunye ngoba kucatshangwa ukuthi ngeke bakudlule. Ubuye athole ukugcotshwa kwabagulayo. Kepha-ke, ngokuzumayo, walulama futhi wafakaza phambi kukaBishop waseTarbes izimangaliso azibonayo. Ngakho-ke, ngoJanuwari 18, 1862 uMbhishobhi wasayina incwadi yezokwalusa lapho esho khona ukuthi "UMfeliseni uMariya, uMama kaNkulunkulu, uvele ngempela kuBernadette".

Okwamanje, ukuhamba kwezivakashi, yize kulawulwa kakhudlwana, kuyaqhubeka. UBernadette uyavuma ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi uyakhathala ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuphindaphinda izinto ezifanayo nokuthi angathanda ukunyamalala. Uhlangana nomdwebi uFabish olungisa isithombe sikaMbumbulu we-Immaculate Concepts ukuze ibekwe eMassabielle. Uyinikeza lonke ulwazi oludingekayo, kepha uyibheka kuphela ngokwengxenye futhi kanjalo, yalesi sithombe esisemhumeni namuhla, uBernadette uthi ngokuqinile: "Cha, akuyena!".

Ngokulalela ulalela izincwadi zabahambi, ngokulalela uthola labo abafuna ukuzamukela, ngenxa yokulalela akayeki lapho kunikezwa isithombe, ngenxa yokulalela ubayeka benze lokho abakufunayo. Ngaleso sikhathi, ngemuva kokukhuleka kakhulu nokuzindla, wamukela izindaba zokuthi isicelo sakhe sokujoyina iSista of nevers samukelwe. Uqinisekile ukuthi ulusizo lwalutho futhi wamukelwa kuphela ngesihe. Ngaphandle komthetho, ngenxa yobumpofu bakhe, ukungena kwakhe ku-Sikhungo sikuthatha njengesenzo sokupha. Enye into ehlukaniswayo, kulokhu ebonakalayo. UBernadette uzizwa enamandla, kepha uphinde athi yebo.

- Ukuzibophezela: Sicela uMariya ngomusa ukuba akwazi ukusho yebo kulokho iNkosi esikucela kithi, kulokho asicela nakwabanye futhi siphile injabulo yebo ngokusondele ngisho nalapho kusibiza.

- U-Saint Bernardetta, asithandazele.