Indaba kaSan Gerardo, ongcwele owakhuluma nengelosi yakhe engumqaphi
USan Gerardo wayeyindoda yenkolo yaseNtaliyane, eyazalelwa e Ngo-1726 eMuro Lucano e-Basilicata. Indodana yomkhaya ompofu ophansi, yakhetha ukuzinikela ngokuphelele ekuphileni okungokomoya ngokungena oHlelweni Lwabahlengi. UGerard wayeyisibonelo sobuhle nokuzinikela, owaziwa kakhulu ngothando lwakhe nokuphana kulabo abadinga kakhulu. Wayaziwa ngemithandazo yakhe eqotho nezimangaliso eziningi okwakuthiwa wayezenza.
Washona ngaphambi kwesikhathi eneminyaka eyodwa vo Iminyaka engu-29 futhi yenziwa yaba ngcwele ngo-1904 ngu UPapa uPius USanta Gerard namuhla uhlonishwa njengosanta wabesifazane abakhulelwe, omama nezingane ezingakazalwa.
UGerard, oNgcwele owabona izimangaliso zokuphindaphinda, wenza indaba yakhe yaziwe kulo lonke elaseYurophu emakhulwini amabili eminyaka ngaphambili IPadre Pio. Wayedlala futhi ekhuluma nowakhe Ingelosi ye-Guardian. Ngedwa Iminyaka engu-7 wazwakalisa isifiso sokuthola iSidlo, naphezu kwalokhu kwakuwumkhuba owawungajwayelekile ezinganeni ngaleso sikhathi.
Ukuphila kukaGerardo kwakunezinkinga ngemva kwesikhashana ukufa kukayise kwadingeka aziphilise ngokulandela ezinyathelweni zikayise njengoba umthungi. Kamuva wazama ukujoyina amaCapuchin kanye nabaHlengi, naphezu kwempilo yakhe ebuthakathaka. Nokho, uhambo lwakhe lokholo lwaluphawulwa yizikhathi zomoya ojulile kanye ukubonakaliswa okungaqondakali.
USanta Gerard wandisa izipho zaphezulu
Esinye seziqephu ezihamba phambili okungajwayelekile yokuphila kukaGerardo kwenzeka ngesikhathi sohambo oluya eSanctuary ka San Michele eNtabeni iGargano, lapho ayekanye neqembu labangane. Ngemva kokuphelelwa izinsiza futhi engakwazi ukubuyela ekhaya, uGerardo wathembisa ukuthi uzoyinakekela phakela futhi ubambe wonke umuntu. Edangele, waya phambi kwesithombe sika'Ingelosi enkulu ethempelini futhi wakhuleka ngobuqotho. Ngomzuzwana wokuphelelwa ithemba, insizwa engaziwa yasondela kuye yamnika isikhwama esigcwele imali, okwanele ukumboza izindleko zembuyiselo.
Lo mcimbi uqinisekise i Fede kaGerard nokuthembela kwakhe emandleni kaNkulunkulu okunakekela izidingo zalabo abathembele Kuye.” Indaba kaGerard iye yakhuthaza abantu abaningi eYurophu futhi isaqhubeka ixoxwa njengesibonelo sokholo nezimangaliso. Ikhono lakhe loku nandise izipho zaphezulu kumenza abe nguSaint ongavamile, ompilo yakhe yaphawulwa ngokuhlangenwe nakho okuyingqayizivele okungaqondakali-komoya.