"Inyama yami ingukudla kwangempela" nguSanta John Vianney oNgcwele

Bafowethu abathandekayo, singathola yini enkolweni yethu engcwele umzuzu obaluleke kakhulu, isimo esijabulisayo ukwedlula isikhathi lapho uJesu Kristu asungula isakramente elithandekayo le-altare? Cha, bafowethu, cha, ngoba lo mcimbi usikhumbuza ngothando olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu ngezidalwa zakhe. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi kukho konke uNkulunkulu akwenzile, ukuphelela kwakhe kubonakaliswa ngendlela engenamkhawulo. Ngokwakha umhlaba, wenza ukuthi amandla akhe amakhulu aqhume; ukuphatha lo mkhathi omkhulu, kusinikeza ubufakazi bokuhlakanipha okungenakuqondakala; futhi nathi singasho ngeHubo 103: "Yebo, Nkulunkulu wami, umkhulu kakhulu ezintweni ezincane kakhulu, nasekudalekeni kwezinambuzane ezimbi kakhulu." Kepha akusikhombisa esikhungweni salesi Sakramente Sothando esikhulu akuwona amandla akhe nokuhlakanipha kwakhe kuphela, kepha uthando olukhulu lwenhliziyo yakhe ngathi. “Ngokwazi kahle ukuthi isikhathi sokubuyela kuYise siseduze”, akafunanga ukuhoxa ekutheni ashiye yedwa emhlabeni, phakathi kwezitha eziningi ezazingafuni lutho ngaphandle kwembubhiso yethu. Yebo, ngaphambi kokusungula le Sacrament of Love, uJesu Kristu wayazi kahle kamhlophe ukuthi ngabe wayesedelela kangakanani ukudelela nokuhlambalaza; kodwa konke lokhu akukwazanga ukumvimba; Wayefuna ukuthi sibe nenjabulo yokumthola njalo lapho simfuna. Ngaleli sakramente uzibophezela ukuthi uzohlala phakathi kwethu imini nobusuku; kuye siyothola uNkulunkulu osindisayo, oyozinikela nsuku zonke ngaye ukuze anelise uYise ngobulungisa.

Ngizokukhombisa ukuthi uJesu Krestu wasithanda kanjani ekumisweni kwalesi sakramente, ukuze sikunike inhlonipho nothando olukhulu ngaye esakramenteni elithandekayo le-Eucharist. Yeka injabulo, bafowethu, ngesidalwa ukwamukela uNkulunkulu wakhe! Yondla ngakho! Gcwalisa umphefumulo wakho ngaYe! O uthando olungenamkhawulo, olukhulu nolungenakulinganiswa! ... Ngabe umKristu angake acabange ngalezi zinto futhi angafi ngothando nangokumangala ngokubheka ukungafaneleki kwakhe? ... Kuyiqiniso ukuthi kuwo wonke amasakramente amiswe nguJesu Kristu usikhombisa okungapheli isihe. Esakrameni leBhaphathizo, uyasihlwitha ezandleni zikaLusifa, asenze abantwana bakaNkulunkulu, uyise wakhe; isibhakabhaka ebesivaliwe kithi sisivulela; usenza abahlanganyeli bayo yonke ingcebo yeBandla lakhe; futhi, uma sithembekile kuzibophezelo zethu, siqinisekiswa ngenjabulo yaphakade. Esakramente leNhlawulo, uyasikhombisa futhi asenze abahlanganyeli bomusa wakhe ongapheli; empeleni uyasihlwitha esihogweni lapho izono zethu ezazigcwele ububi zazisihudule khona, futhi uphinde asebenzise ubuhle obungenamkhawulo bokufa kwakhe nentshisekelo yakhe. Esakramenteni lesiQinisekiso, usinika uMoya wokukhanya osihola endleleni yobuhle futhi asenze sazi okuhle okufanele sikwenze nobubi okufanele sibugweme; ngaphezu kwalokho usinika uMoya wamandla wokunqoba konke okungasivimba ekufinyeleleni ensindisweni. Esigrameni Sokugcotshwa kwabagulayo, sibona ngamehlo okholo ukuthi uJesu Krestu usimboza ngokufa nokushisekela kwakhe. Esakrameni le-Order, uJesu Kristu wabelana ngawo wonke amandla akhe nabapristi bakhe; bamehlisela ealtare. Esigrameni soMshado, siyabona ukuthi uJesu Kristu ungcwelisa zonke izenzo zethu, ngisho nalezo ezibonakala zilandela ukuthambekela okonakele kwemvelo.

Kepha esakramenteni elithandekayo loMthendeleko, uyaqhubeka: ufuna, ngenjabulo yezidalwa zakhe, ukuthi umzimba wakhe, umphefumulo wakhe nobunkulunkulu bakhe bube khona kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba, ukuze njalo njengokufiswa ingatholakala, futhi Naye sizothola zonke izinhlobo zenjabulo. Uma sizithola sisekuhluphekeni nasebubini, Uzosiduduza futhi asinike impumuzo. Uma sigula uzosiphilisa noma asinike amandla okuhlupheka ukuze sifanelwe izulu. Uma udeveli, izwe nokuthambekela kwethu okubi kulwa nathi, Uzosinika izikhali zokulwa, zokumelana nezokuphumelela. Uma sibampofu, kuzosicebisa ngazo zonke izinhlobo zomcebo wesikhathi naphakade. Lokhu sekuvele kungumusa omkhulu, uzocabanga. Hawu! Cha bazalwane uthando lwakhe kalukeneliswa. Usafuna ukusinika ezinye izipho, ezitholwe uthando lwakhe olukhulu enhliziyweni yakhe luvutha uthando lomhlaba, leli lizwe elingabongi eli, yize ligcwele izimpahla eziningi, liyaqhubeka nokuhlambalaza uMzuzi walo.

Kepha manje, bafowethu, ake sibeke eceleni ukungabongi kwabantu okwesikhashana, futhi sivule umnyango wale Nhliziyo engcwele futhi ethandekayo, ake sihlangane isikhashana emalangabini alo othando futhi sizobona ukuthi uNkulunkulu osithandayo angenzani. OMG! Ubani owayengayiqonda futhi angafi ngothando nangobuhlungu, ebona uthando olungaka kolunye uhlangothi nokudelela okungaka nokungabongi kolunye? Sifunda eVangelini ukuthi uJesu Kristu, azi kahle ukuthi sizofika isikhathi lapho amaJuda azombulala khona, watshela abaphostoli bakhe "ukuthi ufisa ukugubha iPhasika nabo." Isikhathi asifikele ngaso sijabule ngokuphelele, wahlala phansi etafuleni, efuna ukusishiyela uphawu lothando lwakhe. Avuke etafuleni ashiye izingubo zakhe afake iphinifa; ethele amanzi emcengezini, uqala ukugeza izinyawo zabaphostoli bakhe nezikaJuda, azi kahle ukuthi uzomkhaphela. Ngale ndlela wayefuna ukusikhombisa ukuthi bumsulwa buni okumele sisondele kuye. Esebuyele etafuleni, wathatha isinkwa ngezandla zakhe ezingcwele nezithandekayo; wabe esephakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini ukubonga uYise, ukusenza siqonde ukuthi lesi sipho esikhulu siza kithi sivela ezulwini, wasibusisa wasabela abaphostoli bakhe, ebatshela ukuthi: "Yidlani konke, lokhu kunguMzimba wami uqobo, ozonikelwa kwakho,". Ngemuva kwalokho ethathe indebe, ebiqukethe iwayini elixubene namanzi, wayibusisa ngendlela efanayo futhi wayethula kubo ethi: "Phuzani konke, leli yiGazi lami, elizothululwa ukuthethelelwa kwezono, futhi njalo lapho niphinda wona lawo magama, uzokhiqiza isimangaliso esifanayo, okusho ukuthi, uzoguqula isinkwa sibe uMzimba wami newayini libe yiGazi lami ”. Yeka uthando olukhulu, bafowethu, uNkulunkulu wethu usikhombisa esikhungweni sesakramente elihle le-Eucharist! Ake ningitshele, bafowethu, ukuthi yimuphi umuzwa wenhlonipho ebesingeke singene kuwo ukube besisemhlabeni, futhi sabona uJesu Kristu ngamehlo ethu lapho emisa lesi Sakramente sothando esikhulu? Kepha lesi simangaliso esikhulu siyaphindwa njalo lapho umpristi egubha iMisa eNgcwele, lapho lo Msindisi waphezulu ezenza abe khona kuma-altare ethu. Ukwenza uqonde ngokweqiniso ubukhulu bale mfihlakalo, ngilalele futhi uzoqonda ukuthi kufanele sibe nenhlonipho enkulu kangakanani ngaleli sakramente.

Usitshela indaba yokuthi umpristi ngenkathi egubha iMisa eNgcwele esontweni elisedolobheni laseBolsena, ngemuva nje kokumemezela amagama okugcotshwa, ngoba wayengabaza ubuqiniso boMzimba kaJesu Kristu kwiNdawo Engcwele, okungukuthi, wabuza ukuthi amagama wokuzinikezela kwase kuguqule isinkwa saba uMzimba kaJesu Kristu newayini laba yiGazi lakhe, ngaso leso sikhathi uMbuthisi ongcwele wagcwala igazi. Kwakungathi uJesu Kristu wayefuna ukusola umfundisi wakhe ngokungabi nalukholo, ngaleyo ndlela amenze abuyise inkolo ayelahlekelwe yiyo ngenxa yokungabaza kwakhe; futhi ngasikhathi sinye wayefuna ukusikhombisa ngalesi simangaliso ukuthi kufanele sikholwe ukuthi ukhona kwakhe ngempela ku-Ekaristiyali Engcwele. Leli hostela elingcwele lachitha igazi eliningi kangangokuba umzimba, indwangu yetafula kanye ne-altare uqobo lwagcwala ngalo. Lapho upapa ezwa ngalesi simangaliso, wayala ukuba kulethwe isidumbu segazi kuye; kwalethwa kuye futhi yemukelwa ngokunqoba okukhulu futhi yabekwa esontweni lase-Orvieto. Kamuva kwakhiwa isonto elihle kakhulu ukuze kubekwe ithempeli eliyigugu futhi minyaka yonke liqhutshwa ngodwendwe ngosuku lwedili. Uyabona, bafowethu, ukuthi leli qiniso kumele liqinisekise kanjani ukholo lwalabo abangabazayo. Yeka uthando olukhulu uJesu Kristu asikhombisa lona, ​​ekhetha usuku lwangaphambi kosuku okwakufanele abulawe ngalo, ukumisa isakramente angahlala ngalo phakathi kwethu futhi abe nguBaba wethu, uMduduzi wethu nenjabulo yethu yaphakade! Sinenhlanhla kakhulu kunalabo ababephila ngesikhathi sakhe ngoba Wayekhona endaweni eyodwa noma kwakufanele sihambe amakhilomitha amaningi ukuze sibe nenhlanhla yokumbona; thina, ngakolunye uhlangothi, siyithola namuhla kuzo zonke izindawo emhlabeni, futhi le njabulo yathenjiswa thina kuze kube sekupheleni komhlaba. Hawu. Uthando olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu ngezidalwa zakhe! Akukho okungamvimba uma kukhulunywa ngokusikhombisa ubukhulu bothando lwakhe. Kuthiwa umpristi waseFreiburg ngenkathi ephethe uMthendeleko awusa kumuntu ogulayo, wazithola edlula esigcawini lapho bekukhona abantu abaningi abadansayo. Lo mculi, yize engakholwa, uyeke ukuthi: “Ngiyayizwa insimbi, baletha iNkosi enhle kumuntu ogulayo, asiguqe ngamadolo”. Kepha kule nkampani wathola owesifazane ongamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, owayephefumulelwe ngusathane owathi: "Qhubeka, ngoba nezilwane zikababa zinezinsimbi ezilengiswa entanyeni yazo, kepha lapho zidlula, akekho noyedwa omayo aguqe ngamadolo". Bonke abantu bawashayele ihlombe la mazwi baqhubeka nokudansa. Ngawo lowo mzuzu kwafika isiphepho esinamandla kangangokuba bonke labo abasina bakhukhuleka kwangaziwa ukuthi kwenzekani ngabo. Maye! Bafowethu! Lezi zinsizi zazikhokha kakhulu ngenxa yokudelela ababenakho phambi kukaJesu Kristu! Lokhu kumele kusenze siqonde ukuthi simhlonipha kangakanani!

Siyabona ukuthi uJesu Kristu, ukwenza lesi simangaliso esikhulu, wakhetha isinkwa esondla bonke, abacebile nabampofu, salabo abanamandla kanjalo nalabo ababuthakathaka, ukusikhombisa ukuthi lokhu kudla kwasezulwini kwenzelwe wonke amaKrestu. abafuna ukugcina impilo yomusa namandla okulwa nosathane. Siyazi ukuthi ngenkathi uJesu Kristu enza lesi simangaliso esikhulu, waphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini ukunikeza umusa kuYise, ukusenza siqonde ukuthi usilangazelela kangakanani lesi sikhathi esijabulisayo ngathi, ukuze sibe nobufakazi bobukhulu bothando lwakhe. “Yebo, zingane zami, lo msindisi waphezulu uyasitshela, iGazi lami alinaso isineke sokuchithwa ngenxa yenu; Umzimba wami uvutha unesifiso sokwephulwa ukuze uphilise amanxeba akho; kunokuba ngihlushwe lusizi olubabayo umcabango wokuhlupheka kwami ​​nokufa okungibangela kona, kunalokho ngigcwele injabulo. Futhi lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uzothola ezinhluphekweni zami nasekufeni kwami ​​ikhambi lazo zonke izifo zakho ”.

Hawu! uthando olukhulu kangakanani, bafowethu, uNkulunkulu akhombisa izidalwa zakhe! USt.Paul usitshela ukuthi emfihlakalweni yokuzalwa, wafihla ubuNkulunkulu bakhe. Kepha esakrameni le-Eucharist, waze waze wafihla ubuntu bakhe. Ah! bafowethu, ayikho enye ngaphandle kokholo engaqonda imfihlakalo engaqondakali enjalo. Yebo, bafowethu, noma ngabe sikuphi, masiphendukele ngenjabulo imicabango yethu, izifiso zethu, sibheke endaweni lapho kuhlala khona lo Mzimba othandekayo, sihlangane nezingelosi eziwukhonza ngenhlonipho engaka. Masiqaphele ukuthi singaziphathi njengalabo abangamesabi uNkulunkulu abangawahloniphi lawo mathempeli angcwele kangako, ahlonipheke futhi angcwele kangako, ngokuba khona kukaNkulunkulu owenziwe umuntu, ohlala phakathi kwethu imini nobusuku ...

Sivame ukubona ukuthi uBaba Ongunaphakade ujezisa kanzima labo abadelela iNdodana yakhe yaphezulu. Sifunde emlandweni ukuthi umsiki wengqephu wayesendlini lapho iNkosi enhle ilethwa khona kumuntu ogulayo. Labo abebeseduze kwalowo ogulayo bamsikisela ukuthi aguqe ngamadolo, kepha akafunanga, ngenhlamba enyantisayo, wathi: “Kufanele ngiguqe? Ngihlonipha kakhulu isicabucabu, okuyisilwane esibi kunazo zonke, kunoJesu Kristu wakho, ofuna ngikhuleke kuye ”. Maye! bazalwane bami, yini umuntu angakwazi ukuyenza elahlekelwe ukukholwa! Kodwa iNkosi enhle ayizange ishiye lesijeziso esibi kakhulu ingajeziswa: ngaso leso sikhathi, isicabucabu esikhulu esimnyama sagqashuka ophahleni lwamabhodi, safika sazolala emlonyeni womhlambalazi, futhi saluma izindebe zakhe. Yaqumba ngokushesha futhi yafa ujuqu. Niyabona, bafowethu, ukuthi sinecala kangakanani uma singenakho ukuhlonipha okukhulu ngokuba khona kukaJesu Kristu. Cha, bafowethu, asilokothi siyeke ukucabanga ngale mfihlakalo yothando lapho uNkulunkulu, olingana noYise, ondla izingane zakhe, hhayi ngokudla okuvamile, noma ngaleyo mana abantu baseJuda ababeyise ehlane abondliwa ngayo, kodwa ngokuthandeka kwakhe Umzimba kanye neGazi lakhe eliyigugu. Ubani owayengacabanga nje, ukube kwakungeyena uqobo owakusho futhi wakwenza, ngasikhathi sinye? Hawu! bafowethu, zifaneleke kanjani zonke lezi zimangaliso zokubabazeka kwethu nothando lwethu! UNkulunkulu, ngemuva kokuthatha ubuthakathaka bethu, usenza abahlanganyeli kuyo yonke impahla yakhe! O nina zizwe ezingamaKrestu, ninenhlanhla engakanani yokuba noNkulunkulu olunge futhi ocebe kangaka!… Sifunda kuJohane oNgcwele (Isambulo), ukuthi wabona ingelosi uBaba ongunaPhakade ayinika isitsha sentukuthelo yakhe ukuba asithululele kubo bonke izizwe; kepha lapha sibona okuphambene nalokho. UBaba Ongunaphakade ubeka isitsha somusa wakhe ezandleni zeNdodana yakhe ukuba sihlakazeke ezizweni zonke zomhlaba. Ekhuluma nathi ngeGazi lakhe elithandekayo, uyasitshela, njengoba enza kubaphostoli bakhe: "Phuzani lonke, futhi niyothola ukuthethelelwa kwezono zenu nokuphila okuphakade". O injabulo engenakulinganiswa! ... O ntwasahlobo ejabulisayo ekhombisa kuze kube sekupheleni komhlaba ukuthi lolu kholo kufanele lube yinjabulo yethu yonke!

UJesu Kristu akazange ayeke ukwenza izimangaliso ukuze asiholele ekukholweni okuphilayo ebukhoneni bakhe bangempela. Sifunde endabeni ukuthi kwakukhona owesifazane ongumKristu ompofu kakhulu. Ebolekiswe isamba esincane semali kumJuda, wathembisa isudi yakhe enhle kakhulu. Lapho umkhosi wePhasika ususondele, wanxusa umJuda ukuba ambuyise ingubo ayemnikeze yona ngosuku. UmJuda wamtshela ukuthi wayengazimisele nje ngokubuyisa imiphumela yakhe uqobo, kodwa nemali yakhe, kuphela uma emlethe umgcini oyingcwele lapho ezowuthola ezandleni zompristi. Isifiso sokuthi lo mcindezeli abuyiselwe imiphumela yakhe futhi angaphoqeleka ukuthi akhokhe imali ayibolekile kwamholela ekutheni athathe isenzo esibi. Ngakusasa waya esontweni lakhe. Ngokushesha nje lapho esethole iButho eliNgcwele ngolimi lwakhe, washesha walithatha walifaka edukeni. Wamthatha wamyisa kulowo mJuda olusizi owayengazange enze leso sicelo kuye ngaphandle kokukhipha intukuthelo yakhe ngoJesu Kristu. Le ndoda enengekayo yaphatha uJesu Kristu ngolaka olwesabekayo, futhi sizobona ukuthi uJesu Kristu uqobo wakhombisa kanjani ukuthi wayezwela kangakanani kulaka olwalubhekiswe kuye. Umjuda waqala ngokubeka uMgcini etafuleni futhi walishaya kaningi ngesibhakela, waze waneliseka, kepha lo sizi wabona ngokushesha igazi eliningi liphuma emkhosini ongcwele, kangangokuba indodana yakhe yaqhaqhazela. Lapho eseyisuse ngenhla kwetafula, wayilengisa odongeni ngezipikili futhi wayishaya kakhulu ngesiswebhu, waze wafuna. Wabe esemhlaba ngomkhonto kwaphinda kwaphuma igazi. Ngemuva kwazo zonke lezi zenzo zonya, wamphonsa kubhayela wamanzi abilayo: masinyane amanzi abonakala ephenduka igazi. Umphathi wabe esethatha isimo sikaJesu Kristu esiphambanweni: lokhu kwamethusa kakhulu waze wagijima wayocasha ekhoneni lendlu. Ngaleso sikhathi izingane zalo mJuda, lapho zibona amaKrestu eya esontweni, zathi kuzo: “Uyaphi? Ubaba wethu wabulala uNkulunkulu wakho, wafa futhi ngeke usamthola ”. Owesifazane olalele ukuthi labo bafana bathini, wangena endlini wabona iHostela elingcwele elalisesezandleni zikaJesu Kristu ebethelwe; yabe isiqala kabusha isimo sayo esejwayelekile. Ngemuva kokuthatha ivazi, uMgcini Ongcwele waya kophumula kuyo. Khona-ke lona wesifazane, ejabule futhi enelisekile, ngokushesha wamyisa esontweni laseSan Giovanni eGreve, lapho afakwa khona endaweni ekahle ukuze akhonzwe kuyo. Kepha ngeshwa, wathenjiswa uma efuna ukuguquka, abe ngumKrestu; kodwa wayelukhuni kangangokuba wakhetha ukusha ephila kunokuba abe ngumKristu. Kodwa-ke, umkakhe, izingane namaJuda amaningi babhapathizwa.

Ngeke sikuzwe konke lokhu, bafowethu, ngaphandle kokuthuthumela. Kulungile! bafowethu, yilokhu uJesu Kristu azivezela kukho ngenxa yothando ngathi, lokho azohlala ekuvezile kuze kube sekupheleni komhlaba. Yeka uthando olukhulu, bafowethu, ngoNkulunkulu ngathi! Ukuthanda izidalwa zakhe kuholela ukweqisa okungakanani!

Sithi uJesu Kristu, ephethe indebe ezandleni zakhe ezingcwele, wathi kubaphostoli bakhe: “Kuseyisikhashana nje leli gazi eliyigugu lizothululwa ngendlela enegazi futhi ebonakalayo; kungenxa yakho ukuthi sekuzosakazeka; Umdlandla enginawo wokuwuthululela ezinhliziyweni zenu ungenze ngasebenzisa le ndlela. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi umona wezitha zami ngokuqinisekile ungenye yezimbangela zokufa kwami, kodwa akuyona imbangela enkulu; izinsolo abangiqambele zona zokungicekela phansi, ubunyoninco bomfundi owangikhaphela, ubugwala bejaji elangilahla kanye nonya lwababulali ababefuna ukungibulala, konke kungamathuluzi osetshenziswa uthando lwami olungapheli ukukubonisa ngikuthanda kangakanani ". Yebo, bafowethu, kungenxa yokuthethelelwa kwezono zethu ukuthi leli gazi selizothululwa, futhi lomhlatshelo uzokwenziwa musha nsuku zonke ukuze kuthethelelwe izono zethu. Uyabona bafowethu, ukuthi uJesu Kristu usithanda kangakanani, ngoba uyazidela ngenxa yethu ebulungiseni bukaYise ngokunakekela okungaka futhi, nangaphezulu, ufuna ukuthi lo mnikelo uvuselelwe nsuku zonke nakuzo zonke izindawo zomhlaba. Kuyinjabulo enkulu kithina, bafowethu, ukwazi ukuthi izono zethu, ngisho nangaphambi kokuba zenziwe, sezivele zihlawulelwe ngesikhathi somhlatshelo omkhulu wesiphambano!

Sivame ukuza, bafowethu, ezinyaweni zamadokodo ethu, ukuziduduza ezinhlungwini zethu, ukuziqinisa ebuthakathakeni bethu. Ngabe usizi olukhulu lokona lwenzekile kithi? Igazi likaJesu Kristu elithandekayo lizocela umusa ngathi. Ah! bafowethu, ukholo lwamaKrestu okuqala lwalusinda kakhulu kunolwethu! Ezinsukwini zokuqala, inani elikhulu lamaKristu lawela ulwandle ukuvakashela izindawo ezingcwele, lapho kwenzeka khona imfihlakalo yokuhlengwa kwethu. Ngenkathi bekhonjiswa igumbi eliphezulu lapho uJesu Kristu ayemise khona lesi sakramente saphezulu, esangcweliselwa ukondla imiphefumulo yethu, lapho bekhonjiswa indawo lapho ayemanise khona umhlabathi ngezinyembezi negazi lakhe, ngesikhathi ethandaza ubuhlungu, abakwazanga ukushiya lezi zindawo ezingcwele ngaphandle kokukhala izinyembezi ngobuningi.

Kepha ngenkathi beholelwa eKalvari, lapho ayekhuthazelele khona ukuhlushwa okungaka ngenxa yethu, kwabonakala ngathi abasakwazi ukuphila; zazingenakuchazeka, ngoba lezo zindawo zazizikhumbuza isikhathi, isenzo kanye nezimfihlakalo esasenzelwe zona; bezwa ukukholwa kwabo kuvuselelwa futhi izinhliziyo zabo zivutha umlilo omusha: O nina zindawo ezijabulisayo, bakhala, lapho kwenzeke khona izimangaliso eziningi ukusindiswa kwethu! ”. Kepha, bazalwane bami, ngaphandle kokuhamba ibanga elide kangaka, ngaphandle kokuzihlupha ngokuwela izilwandle futhi ngaphandle kokuzibeka ethubeni lezingozi eziningi kangaka, kungenzeka yini ukuthi asinaye uJesu Kristu phakathi kwethu, hhayi njengoNkulunkulu kuphela kodwa futhi nakuMzimba noMphefumulo? Akuwona yini amasonto ethu afanele ukuhlonishwa njengalezi zindawo ezingcwele lapho lezo zihambi zaya khona? Hawu! bafowethu, inhlanhla yethu inkulu kakhulu! Cha, cha, asisoze sakwazi ukukuqonda ngokugcwele!

Bajabule abantu abangamaKristu, ababona zonke izimangaliso ukuthi i-Omnipotence kaNkulunkulu yake yasebenza eCalvari ukuze asindise amadoda nabesifazane bavuselelwa nsuku zonke! Kwenzeka kanjani, bafowethu, ukuthi singabi nalo uthando olufanayo, ukubonga okufanayo, inhlonipho efanayo, njengoba izimangaliso ezifanayo zenzeka nsuku zonke phambi kwamehlo ethu? Maye! Kungenxa yokuthi kaningi siye sasihlukumeza le mikhakha, ukuthi iNkosi enhle, njengesijeziso sokungabongi kwethu, ngokwengxenye isusile ukholo lwethu; asikwazi ukuzibamba futhi siziqinisekise ukuthi siphambi kukaNkulunkulu. Nkulunkulu wami! ihlazo elingakanani kuye ophelelwe ukholo! Maye! bafowethu, kusukela lapho siphelelwa ukholo lwethu, asinakho okunye ukwedelela le Sakramente elihle, nabo bonke labo abafinyelela ukungamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, behlekisa ngabo abanenjabulo enkulu yokuza ukuzodweba umusa namandla adingekayo ukuzisindisa! Siyesaba, bafowethu, ukuthi iNkosi enhle ngeke isijezise ngenhlonipho encane esinayo ngokuba khona kwayo okuhle; nasi isibonelo esibi kakhulu. UKhadinali Baronio ubika encwadini yakhe i-Annals ukuthi kwakukhona edolobheni laseLusignan, eduze kwasePoitiers, indoda eyayinenhlonipho enkulu ngobuntu bukaJesu Kristu: yayihlekisa futhi ibadelela labo ababehambela amasakramente njalo, behlekisa ngokuzinikela kwabo. . Kodwa-ke, iNkosi enhle, ethanda ukuguquka kwesoni ngaphezu kokucekelwa phansi kwayo, yamzwisa izinhlungu kanembeza kaningi; wayazi kahle ukuthi wayenze kabi, ukuthi labo ayebahleka usulu babejabula kakhulu kunaye; kodwa lapho ithuba livela, laliyoqala futhi, futhi ngale ndlela, kancane kancane, wagcina ekunciphisile ukuzisola okunempilo iNkosi eyayimnika kona. Kepha, ukuze azifihle kangcono, wazama ukuzuza ubungani bomsanta wezenkolo, ophethe isigodlo saseBonneval, esiseduze. Wayevame ukuya lapho, futhi akhazimulise ngakho, futhi yize embucayi, wayezibonakalisa elungile lapho esekubo nalabo benkolo enhle.

Ophakeme, owayekuqonde noma kukuncane ukuqonda lokho ayenakho emphefumulweni wakhe, wamtshela kaningana: “Mngane wami othandekayo, awunanhlonipho eyenele yokuba khona kukaJesu Kristu esakramente elihle le-altare; kodwa ngikholwa ukuthi uma ufuna ukushintsha impilo yakho, kufanele ushiye umhlaba bese uthatha umhlalaphansi uye esigodlweni sezindela uyokwenza ukuzisola. Uyazi ukuthi ungcolise kangaki amasakramente, umbozwe ama-Sacramente; uma ungafa, uzophonswa esihogweni kuze kube phakade. Ngikholwe, cabanga ngokulungisa izincazelo zakho; ungaqhubeka kanjani ukuhlala esimweni esidabukisa kangaka? ”. Umuntu ompofu wayebonakala emlalela futhi esebenzisa iseluleko sakhe, ngoba wayezizwela yena ukuthi unembeza wakhe ulayishwe ama-Sacramento, kepha wayengafuni ukwenza lowo mhlatshelo omncane ukuba ushintshe, ukuze, naphezu kwemicabango yakhe yesibili, ahlale efana. Kodwa iNkosi enhle, ikhathele ukungamhloniphi uNkulunkulu kanye nokuhlambalaza kwakhe, yamshiya kuye. Wagula. Umbhishobhi waphuthuma wayomvakashela, azi ukuthi umphefumulo wakhe ukuleso simo esibi kangakanani. Indoda empofu, ibona lo baba omuhle, owayengungcwele, futhi ezomvakashela, yaqala ukukhala injabulo futhi, mhlawumbe ngethemba lokuthi izofika ezomthandazela, izomsiza ekuphumeni kwezingqondo zayo, abbot ukuhlala naye isikhashana. Lapho ubusuku bufika, bonke bahamba, ngaphandle kuka-abbot owayehlala nalo ogulayo. Lo sizi ompofu waqala ukumemeza kakhulu: “Ah! baba wami ngisize!

Ah! Ah! baba, woza ungisize! ”. Kodwa maye! kwakungasekho isikhathi, iNkosi enhle yayimshiyile njengesijeziso sokungcwele nokungahloniphi kwakhe. “Ah! baba wami, nazi izingonyama ezimbili ezisabekayo ezifuna ukungibamba! Ah! baba, ngigijime uzongisiza! ”. Umbhishobhi, wethukile, waziphonsa emadolweni akhe ukuze amcelele intethelelo; kodwa kwase kwephuzile kakhulu, ubulungiswa bukaNkulunkulu babumnikele ezandleni zamademoni. Ngokuphazima kweso umuntu ogulayo ushintsha iphimbo lakhe futhi, ethule, aqale ukukhuluma naye, njengomuntu ongenasifo futhi ngaphakathi kuye ngokuphelele: "Baba wami, uthi kuye, lawo mabhubesi babekhona, banyamalala ”.

Kodwa njengoba bekhulumisana, lo muntu ogulayo waphelelwa amazwi futhi wabonakala sengathi ufile. Kodwa-ke, inkolo, yize yayikholwa ukuthi ishonile, yayifuna ukubona ukuthi le ndaba ebuhlungu izophela kanjani, ngakho yachitha ubusuku bonke eceleni kwale ndoda egulayo. Lo sizi ompofu, ngemuva kwemizuzwana, wazifikela kuye, wakhuluma futhi njengakuqala, wathi kophakeme: "Baba wami, njengamanje sengimangalelwe phambi kwenkantolo kaJesu Kristu, futhi ububi bami nokuhlambalaza kwami ​​kuyimbangela engalahlwa ukuba ngiyishise esihogweni ”. Omkhulu, bonke bethuthumela, waqala ukukhuleka, ebuza ukuthi ngabe lisekhona yini ithemba lokusindiswa kwale nhlanhla. Kepha umuntu ofayo, embona ethandaza, wathi kuye: “Baba wami, yeka ukuthandaza; iNkosi enhle ayisoze yakuzwa ngami, amadimoni asecaleni lami; balinda kuphela isikhathi sokufa kwami, esingeke sibe yisikhathi eside, ukungidonsela esihogweni lapho ngizoshisa khona kuze kube phakade ”. Kungazelelwe, ngokwesaba wamemeza: “Ah! baba wami, usathane uyangibamba; usale kahle, baba, ngidelele iseluleko sakho futhi ngenxa yalokhu ngilahliwe ”. Ukusho lokhu, wahlanza umphefumulo wakhe oqalekisiwe esihogweni ...

Ophakeme wasuka wakhala izinyembezi ezinkulu ngesiphetho salo mpofu ongajabule, okuthi embhedeni wakhe awele esihogweni. Maye! bafowethu, lingakanani inani lalaba bahlambalazi, lalawo maKristu aphelelwe ukholo ngenxa yokugcotshwa okuningi okwenziwe. Maye! bafowethu, uma sibona amaKhristu amaningi angasahambi amasakramente njalo, noma angayi kuwo uma kungenjalo kakhulu, asizukubheka ezinye izizathu ngaphandle kokudelelwa. Maye! Mangaki amanye amaKristu akhona, adwengulwa ukuzisola kukanembeza wawo, ezizwa enecala lokuthukwa, alindele ukufa, ephila ngesimo esenza izulu nomhlaba kuthuthumele. Ah! bafowethu, ningaqhubeki; awukabi sesimweni esibi salelo lishwa elaqalekisiwe esakhuluma ngalo isikhashana esedlule, kepha ngubani okuqinisekisa ukuthi, ngaphambi kokuba ufe, nawe ngeke ushiywe uNkulunkulu uye esiphethweni sakho, njengaye, futhi uphonswe emlilweni waphakade ? Hhawu Nkulunkulu wami, uhlala kanjani usesimweni esesabekayo kanjalo? Ah! bafowethu, sisenaso isikhathi, masibuyele emuva, siziphonse phansi ezinyaweni zikaJesu Kristu, sibekwe endaweni yesakramente elithandekayo le-Eucharist. Uzophinda futhi anikele ngokufanelekile ngokufa kwakhe nentshisekelo kuYise, egameni lethu, ngakho-ke sizoqiniseka ngokuthola isihe. Yebo, bafowethu, singaqiniseka ukuthi uma sikuhlonipha kakhulu ukuba khona kukaJesu Kristu eSigrameni esihle sama-altare ethu, sizokuthola konke esikufisayo. Njengoba, bafowethu, kunemikhumbi eminingi kakhulu ebekelwe ukunamathela kukaJesu Kristu ku-Sacrament Ethandekayo ye-Eucharist, ukuyiphindisela ngenxa yokucasulwa akutholayo, simlandele kulezi zinhlanganiso, sihambe ngemuva kwakhe ngenhlonipho nokuzinikela okufanayo namaKristu okuqala bamlandela ekushumayeleni kwakhe, njengoba esabalalisa zonke izinhlobo zezibusiso yonke indawo endimeni yakhe. Yebo, bafowethu, siyabona, ngezibonelo eziningi umlando osinikeza zona, ukuthi iNkosi enhle ijezisa kanjani abahlanjululi babukhona obukhangayo boMzimba wakhe neGazi lakhe. Kuthiwa isela, lingene esontweni ebusuku, lantshontsha zonke izitsha ezingcwele lapho bekugcinwa khona amabandla angcwele; wabe esebayisa endaweni, isikwele, eduze kwase-Saint-Denis. Lapho efika lapho, wayefuna ukuphinda ahlole izitsha ezingcwele, ukuze abone ukuthi ngabe kusekhona yini umphathi osele.

Wathola omunye futhi owathi uma nje kuvulwa imbiza, wandizela emoyeni, wamzungeza. Kwakuyi-prodigy lena eyenza abantu bathola isela, elalimvimba. Umbhishobhi waseSaint-Denis waxwayiswa wabe esetshela umbhishobhi waseParis ngalokhu. Umkhosi Ongcwele wayehlale ngokumiswa emoyeni ngendlela eyisimangaliso. Lapho umbhishobhi, esejahe bonke abapristi bakhe nabanye abantu abaningi, efika ngodwendwe khona lapho, uMbuthisi ongcwele wayophumula ekolishi lompristi owayelingcwelisile. Kamuva wayiswa esontweni lapho kwasungulwa khona imisa lamasonto onke ukukhumbula lesi simangaliso. Manje ngitsheleni, bafowethu, ukuthi nifuna kakhulu ukuzizwa nginenhlonipho enkulu kini ngokuba khona kukaJesu Kristu, noma ngabe sisemabandleni ethu noma siyamlandela ezinhlanganweni zethu? Siza kuye ngokuzethemba okukhulu. Muhle, unesihe, uyasithanda, futhi ngalokhu siyaqiniseka ukuthi sizokuthola konke esikucela kuye. Kepha kumele sithobeke, sibe msulwa, sithande uNkulunkulu, sibukele phansi impilo…; siqaphele kakhulu ukuthi singazivumeli ukuba siphazamiseke ... Siyayithanda iNkosi enhle, bafowethu, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yethu, ngakho-ke sizodla ifa lepharadesi lethu kulomhlaba ...