UMariya ungumvikeli wethu empilweni yamanje
1. Sikulo mhlaba njengasolwandle olunesivunguvungu, njengasekudingisweni, esigodini sezinyembezi. UMariya uyinkanyezi yolwandle, induduzo ekudingisweni kwethu, ukukhanya okusikhomba indlela yezulu isula izinyembezi zethu. Futhi lokhu kwenza lo mama onomusa athole usizo oluqhubekayo olungokomoya nolwexeshana. Asikwazi ukungena emadolobheni athile, phakathi. noma yiliphi izwe, lapho kungekho khona lesikhumbuzo sezintambo uMariya azithola kwabazinikele kuye. Ukushiya eceleni izingcwele eziningi ezidumile zobuKhrestu, lapho izinkulungwane zobufakazi bezindawo zobumnandi zathola zilenga ezindongeni, ngikhuluma nje} lelo leConsolata, ngenhlanhla esinayo eTurin. Hambani, mfundi, futhi ngokukholwa komKristu olungileyo faka lezo zindonga ezingcwele, bese ubheka izimpawu zokubonga kuMariya ngezinzuzo ezitholakele. Lapha ubona ukugula okuthunyelwe odokotela, abathola impilo kabusha. Lapho umusa wemukelwe, futhi ngulowo okhululwe emseleni; omunye welapha egengeni. Lapha umusa wemukelwe, futhi ungomunye owakhululwa ngokunxusa kukaMariya ezandleni zababulali; kwakukhona omunye owayengachotshoziwe ngaphansi koshini omkhulu owela; lapho imvula noma ukuthula kutholakele. Uma ubheka esigcawini sendlu engcwele, uzobona isikhumbuzo idolobha laseTurin lakhuphukela kuMaria ngonyaka we-1835, lapho sikhululwa ebulilini lekholera-morbus ebulalayo, elingene kabi ezigodini eziseduzane.
2. Ukuthandwa okukhulunywe ngakho kuphela okuphathelene nezidingo zesikhashana, sizothini ngobuhle obungokomoya uMariya abutholile nababuthola kwabazinikele kuye? Kuzodingeka ukuthi kubhalwe imiqhafazo eminingi ukuze kufundwe ngezinto ezinhle ngokomoya, abazinikeleyo abazitholayo nabazithola nsuku zonke ezandleni zalowo osizuzayo omkhulu wesintu. Zingaki izintombi ezikweleta ukugcinwa kwalesi sifundazwe ekuvikelweni kwakho! Bangaki induduzo yabahluphekayo! zingaki izinkanuko ezilwe! Bangaki abafel 'ukholo! zingaki izingibe zikaDeveli onqobayo! U-St. Bernard ngemuva kokufunda uchungechunge olude lwezinto azithandayo uMaria azithola nsuku zonke kubantu abazinikele kuye, ugcina ngokuthi konke okuhle okuvela kithi kuvela kuNkulunkulu kuza kithi ngoMariya: Totum nos Deus habere voluit per Mariam.
3. Futhi akulona usizo lwamaKristu kuphela, kodwa futhi nokusekelwa kwebandla kwendawo yonke. Zonke izihloko esikunikeza zona ukhumbule ukuthandwa; yonke imicikilisho egujwa esontweni isuselwa esimangalisweni esithile esihle, emseni othile ongaziwa uMariya awuthola esontweni.
Bangaki abaphikisi abadidekile, bangaki abaqanjiwe, njengophawu lokuthi isonto libonisa ukubonga kwalo ngokuthi kuMariya: Wena wedwa, Ntombi enkulu, ubunguwe owasusa konke ukuqhekeka: i-cunctas haereses sola interemisti in universo mundo.
Izibonelo.
Sizobika izibonelo ezithile, eziqinisekisa ubuhle obuhle uMariya abuthola abazinikele kuye. Ake siqale nge-Ave Maria. Ukubingelela kwezingelosi, noma i-Ave Maria, kufakwa emazwini akhulunywe yingelosi kwiNtombi eNgcwele, nakulawo uSt. Elizabeth awangeza lapho ezomvakashela. USanta Maria wanezelwa iSonto ngekhulu lesi-431. Kulelikhulu leminyaka umlobi ogama lakhe uNestorius wayehlala eConstantinople, indoda eyayigcwele ukuziqhenya. Wafika enhlungwini yokwala obala igama lika-Agasti likaMama kaNkulunkulu kwiNtombi EBusisekile. Lokhu kwakuhlubuki obehlose ukwephula yonke imigomo yenkolo yethu engcwele. Abantu baseConstantinople bathuthumela ngentukuthelo ngalokhu kuhlambalaza; futhi ukucacisa iqiniso, izicelo zithunyelwe kuPhakama Pontiff owayebizwa ngoCelestine, ecela ukuthi akhokhe kabusha ngalesi sihlava. Ngo-200 upapa waqoqa umkhandlu ojwayelekile e-Efesu, idolobha lase-Asia Minor osebeni lwe-Archipelago. Ababhishobhi abavela kuzo zonke izingxenye zomhlaba wamaKatolika bangenelela kulo mkhandlu. S uCyril inzalamizi yase-Alexandria wayiphatha esikhundleni sikaPapa. Bonke abantu kusukela ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwa bemi emnyango weSonto lapho ababehlangene khona ababhishobhi; lapho ebona umnyango uvulekile, kwaqhamuka uS. UCyril esekhanda lababhishobhi abangama-XNUMX nangaphezulu, futhi ezwe isigwebo sabantu ababi uNestorius ashiwo, amagama ajabulisayo ekhala kuwo wonke amagumbi edolobha. Emlonyeni wawo wonke umuntu la mazwi alandelayo aphindaphindwa: isitha sikaMariya sinqotshwe! Phila impilo ende uMaria! Phila omkhulu, ophakanyisiwe, umama okhazimulayo kaNkulunkulu. Kungalesi sikhathi lapho iBandla lanezela khona amanye la mazwi ku-Hail Mary: Unina oMariya oMama kaNkulunkulu osithandazela thina zoni. Ngakho makube njalo. Amanye amagama manje nangehora lokufa kwethulwa yiBandla ezikhathini ezizayo. Isimemezelo esiqinile soMkhandlu Wase-Efesu, isihloko sobunina bukaNkulunkulu owanikwa uMariya naso sasiqinisekisiwe kweminye imikhandlu, kuze kube yilapho iBandla selisungula umkhosi we-Maternity of the Happy Girl, ogujwa minyaka yonke ngeSonto lesibili lika-Okthoba. UNestorius owaba nesibindi sokuhlubuka eSontweni, futhi ehlambalaza uMama Omkhulu kaNkulunkulu, wajeziswa kanzima ngisho empilweni yamanje.
Esinye isibonelo. Ngesikhathi s. UGregory the Great wayehlasela ezindaweni eziningi zaseYurophu futhi ikakhulukazi eRoma inhlupho enkulu. Ukuqeda lesi sibhicongo, uSt. Gregory wacela ukuvikelwa kukamama omkhulu kaNkulunkulu. Emisebenzini yomphakathi yokuziphendulela, wayala udwendwe oluyisimangaliso lomfanekiso kaMariya owayehlonishwa eBasilica yaseLiberius, namuhla uS. Maria Maggiore. Lapho umhlangano udlondlobala, isifo esithathelwanayo sasuka kulezo zifunda, saze safika endaweni lapho kwakukhona khona isikhumbuzo se-Emperor Hadrian (eyayibizwa ngokuthi yiCastel Sant'Angelo), ingelosi eyayisesimweni sayo Okomuntu. Wabeka inkemba enegazi esihlathini sayo njengophawu lokuthi ulaka lukaNkulunkulu seludlulile, nokuthi ngokucela uMariya kwase kuzophela lesi sibhicongo esibi. Ngasikhathi sinye kwazwakala iculo lezingelosi licula iculo: Regina coeli laetare etiluia. I-S. UPapa wengeze amanye amavesi amabili kuleli culo ngomkhuleko, futhi kusukela kuleso sikhathi kwaqala ukusetshenziswa ngabathembekile ukuhlonipha iNkosazana ngesikhathi sePhasika, isikhathi senjabulo yonke yokuvuka kukaMsindisi. UBenedict XIV unikeze ukuthembeka okufanayo kwe-Angelus Domini kwabathembekile abaliphindayo ngesikhathi sePhasika.
Ukusetshenziswa kokuphinda u-Angelus kudala kakhulu eSontweni. Bengazi isikhathi esinqunyiwe lapho kumenyezelwa iNtombi, kungaba kusekuseni noma kusihlwa, abokuqala benkolo abathembekile bayibingelela kulezi zikhathi ezimbili ne-Ave Maria. Kulokhu kwaqhamuka ukusetshenziswa kokukhala kwezinsimbi ekuseni nakusihlwa, ukukhumbuza amaKristu ngaleli siko elingcwele. Kukholakala ukuthi lokhu kwethulwa nguPapa Urban II ngonyaka we-1088. Wayenokuthile akuyalile ukujabulisa amaKristu ukuthi ancenge uMary ukuthi afake isivikelo sakhe ekuseni empini, eyabe isishisa phakathi kwamaKhrestu namaTurks, kusihlwa ukugcizelela injabulo nokuvumelana phakathi kwezikhulu ezingamaKristu. UGregory IX ngonyaka we-1221 ubuye wengeza umsindo wezinsimbi ntambama. Oopapa bakusize lokhu kuzinikela kokuzithethelela okuningi. UBenedict XIII ngonyaka we-1724 wanikeza ukugcotshwa kwezinsuku eziyi-100 ekuphindaphindweni ngakunye, futhi kulabo ababeyiphindaphinda inyanga yonke yokugcotshwa okuphelele, inqobo nje uma ngosuku lwenyanga enze uvumo lwesakramente kanye nenhlanganyelo.