ULourdes: UJustin, umntwana ogulayo waphiliswa yi-Madonna

Justin BOUHORT. Indaba emnandi kanjani le yokuphiliswa! Kusukela azalwa, uJustin ubekade egula futhi ebhekwa njengogulayo. Eminyakeni engu-2 yobudala, uletha ukubambezeleka okukhulu ekukhuleni futhi akakaze ahambe. Ekuqaleni kukaJulayi umama wakhe uCroisine, efisa ukumbona esebulewe, unquma ukuya ukuyothandaza naye eGrotto, naphezu kwenqatshelwe ngamaphoyisa! ukungena eGrotto empeleni kwakungavunyelwe ngaleso sikhathi. Uthe efika nje, umama wakhe wancenga phambi kwedwala nale ngane ezandleni, ezungezwe isixuku sababukele. Ngemuva kwalokho unquma ukugeza ingane efayo kubhavu ababesanda kwakha amatshe amatshe. Kuzungeze imibukiso yakhe nemibhikisho, ufuna ukumvimbela ukuthi "abulale ingane yakhe"! Ngemuva kwesikhathi eside kubonakala ukuthi uyithatha, abuyele ekhaya noJustin. Ingane isaphefumula kancane. Wonke umuntu wesaba okubi kakhulu, ngaphandle kukamama okholelwa kakhulu kunakuqala ukuthi "iNcikazi izoyiphulukisa". Ingane ilele ngokuthula. Ezinsukwini ezilandelayo, uJustin uyalulama futhi ahambe! Konke kuhlelekile. Ukukhula kuya njalo, ukuba mdala kuyafinyelelwa. Ngaphambi kokushona kwakhe, okwenzeka ngo-1935, wazibonela ngokwakheka kukaBernadette ngoDisemba 8, 1933 eRoma.