Ukuzinikela: Uyawazi umndeni kamoya kaSanta Elijah?
Ekuhlekeni nasezinkondlweni zaseGalile, esiqongweni esincane ngaphezu koLwandle iMedithera, kuphakama iNtaba iKarmeli, isiphephelo sabangcwele abaningi abahle, eTestamenteni Elidala, bathatha umhlalaphansi kuleyo ndawo eyedwa ukuyothandazela ukuza koMsindisi oNgcwele. Kepha akekho kubo, nokho, okhulelise lawa madwala abusisiwe ngezimfanelo eziningi njengoSt. Elias.
Ngenkathi umprofethi wentshiseko evuthayo esuka lapho, ngasekungeneni kwekhulu lesishiyagalolunye ngaphambi kokuzalwa komzimba weNdodana kaNkulunkulu, kwaba yiminyaka emithathu lapho isomiso esingapheli sazivalela isibhakabhaka sasePalestine, sijezisa ukungathembeki kwamaJuda kuNkulunkulu. ecela ukuthi kukhululwe isijeziso ngokufaneleka kwalowo Mkhululi obekufanele eze, u-Eliya wathumela inceku yakhe esiqongweni sentaba, yamyala: "Hamba uyobheka eceleni kolwandle." Kodwa inceku ayibonanga lutho. Futhi, ehla, wathi: "Akukho lutho." Eqinisekile, umprofethi wamenza wakhuphuka ngokungaphumeleli amahlandla ayisikhombisa. Ekugcineni inceku yabuya, yathi, "Bheka! Ifu elinjengesandla somuntu liphuma olwandle." Eqinisweni, ifu lalilincane futhi lihlukaniswe ngendlela yokuthi lalibonakala limiselwe ukunyamalala lapho kuqala umoya womoya wasogwadule. Kepha kancane kancane lakhula, lasakazeka esibhakabhakeni ukumboza umkhathizwe wonke, lase liwela emhlabeni lingamanzi amaningi. (1 AmaKhosi 18, 4344). Kwakuyinsindiso yabantu bakaNkulunkulu.
Ifu elincane lalingumfanekiso kaMariya othobekile, ubuhle bakhe nobuhle bakhe obabuzodlula obabo bonke abantu, kwaheha intethelelo nokuhlengwa kwezoni. UMprofethi u-Eliya wayebonile ekucabangeni kwakhe indima yokuba ngumlamuleli woMama kaMesiya owayelindelwe. Ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, wayeyisikhonzi sakhe sokuqala.
Isiko elihle lisitshela ukuthi, ngokulandela isibonelo sika-Saint Elias, kwakuhlala kukhona abelusi eNtabeni iKarmeli ababehlala futhi bathandaze phezulu lapho, belulama futhi bedlulisela umoya we-Heliatic kwabanye. Futhi leyo ndawo eyangcweliswa ngamadoda acabangayo yakhanga okunye ukucabanga. Ngasekupheleni kwekhulu lesine leminyaka, lapho izindela zokuqala ezizimele zaseMpumalanga ziqala ukuvela, imithambeka enamadwala eNtaba iKarmeli yamukela isonto, ngesitayela semiphakathi yaseByzantium, imikhondo yayo esabonakala nanamuhla. Kamuva, ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-XNUMX, iqembu lezimemezelo ezintsha, kulokhu livela eNtshonalanga kanye neMpi Yenkolo, lanezela intshiseko entsha kule nhlangano yasendulo. Isonto elincane lakhiwa ngokushesha lapho umphakathi wazinikela khona empilweni yomkhuleko, uhlala uphiliswa ngumoya ka-Eliya. "Ifu" elincane lakhula kakhulu.
Ukukhula kwesibalo sabafowethu beNkosikazi Yethu Yentaba iKarmeli kwakudinga inhlangano epheleliswe ngokwengeziwe. Ngo-1225 ithimba le-Order laya eRoma liyocela i-Holy See ukuthi ivunyelwe i-Rule, empeleni eyanikezwa uPapa Onofrio III ngo-1226.
Ngokuhlasela kwezindawo ezingcwele ngamaSulumane, ophakeme weNtaba iKarmeli wanikeza imvume kwabezenkolo entshonalanga lapho bangathutha khona basungula imiphakathi emisha, okwenziwa abaningi ngemuva kokuwa kwesisekelo sokugcina sokumelana nobuKristu, iFort San Giovanni d 'Acre. Abambalwa abasala lapho babulawelwa ukholo ngenkathi becula i- "Salve Regina".