I-Saint Sharbel Makhlouf, uSanta wosuku lwangoJulayi 24

(Meyi 8, 1828 - Disemba 24, 1898)

Indaba kaSanta Sharbel Makhlouf
Yize le ngcwele ingakaze ihambele kude nedolobhana laseLebanoni iBeka-Kafra lapho yazalelwa khona, ithonya layo lisabalale kabanzi.

UJoseph Zaroun Maklouf wakhuliswa ngumalume wakhe ngoba uyise, umnyuzi, washona lapho uJoseph eneminyaka emithathu kuphela. Lapho eneminyaka engama-23, uJoseph wajoyina isigodlo saseSt. Maron e-Annaya, eLebanon futhi wathatha igama likaSharbel ngokuhlonipha umfel 'ukholo wekhulu lesi-1853. Wenza izifungo zakhe zokugcina ngo-XNUMX futhi wagcotshwa eminyakeni eyisithupha kamuva.

Elandela isibonelo seSaron Maron yekhulu lesi-1875, uSharbel waphila njengedlozi kusukela ngo-XNUMX, kwaze kwaba sekufeni kwakhe. Isithunzi sakhe sobungcwele senze abantu bamfune ukuze athole isibusiso futhi akhunjulwe emithandazweni yakhe. Ukuzila okuqinile kulandelwe futhi ubezinikele kakhulu kwiSakramente elibusisiwe. Lapho abaphathi bakhe bemcela ngezikhathi ezithile ukuthi aphathe amasakramente ezigodini eziseduze, uSharbel wakwenza ngenjabulo lokho.

Ushone ntambama ntambama ngoKhisimusi. AmaKhristu nabangewona amaKhristu basheshe baphenduka ithuna lakhe laba yindawo yokuya nokuphiliswa. UPapa Paul VI washaya uSharbel ngo-1965 futhi wamhlalisa ekuqulweni kweminyaka engu-12 kamuva.

Ukuzindla
UJohn Paul II wayevame ukuthi iSonto linamaphaphu amabili - iMpumalanga neNtshonalanga - futhi kumele lifunde ukuphefumula lisebenzisa womabili. Ukukhumbula abangcwele abanjengoSharbel kusiza iSonto ukuba lazise ukwehluka nobunye obukhona eSontweni LamaKatolika. Njengabo bonke abangcwele, uSharbel usikhombisa kuNkulunkulu futhi usimema ukuthi sisebenzisane ngokukhululekile nomusa kaNkulunkulu, kungakhathalekile ukuthi sinjani isimo sempilo. Ngenkathi impilo yethu yomkhuleko ijula ​​ngokwethembeka ngokwengeziwe, silungela ngokwengeziwe ukunikeza leyo mpendulo yokuphana.