USanta Leo Omkhulu, oNgcwele wosuku lomhla ziyi-10 kuLwezi
Ongcwele wosuku lwango-10 Novemba
(m. 10 Novemba 461)
Indaba kaSt. Leo Omkhulu
Ngokuqiniseka okuqinile kokubaluleka kukaMbhishobhi waseRoma eSontweni naseSontweni njengesibonakaliso esiqhubekayo sokuba khona kukaKristu emhlabeni, uLeo the Great wakhombisa ukuzinikela okungenamkhawulo njengopapa. Ekhethwe ngo-440, wasebenza ngokungakhathali njengo "owalandela uPetru", ehola ababhishobhi ayekanye nabo njengabantu "abalingana nabaphathimandla kanye nobuthakathaka".
U-Leo waziwa njengomunye wopapa abahamba phambili beSonto lasendulo. Umsebenzi wakhe ususondele ezindaweni ezine eziyinhloko, okukhombisa umbono wakhe ngomthwalo ophelele opapa womhlambi kaKristu. Usebenze kakhulu ekulawuleni iziyaluyalu zePelagianism - egcizelela kakhulu inkululeko yabantu - iManichaeism - ebona konke okubalulekile njengokubi - nokunye, ngokubeka izimfuno kubalandeli babo ukuze kuqinisekiswe izinkolelo zeqiniso zobuKristu.
Indawo yesibili enkulu ayekhathazekile ngayo kwakuyimpikiswano yezimfundiso eSontweni laseMpumalanga, lapho aphendula khona ngencwadi yakudala eyayichaza imfundiso yeSonto ngezimo ezimbili zikaKristu. Ngokukholwa okuqinile uphinde wahola ukuzivikela kweRoma ekuhlaselweni kwabangahambi, ethatha indima yokuba ngumenzi wokuthula.
Kulezi zindawo ezintathu, umsebenzi kaLeo ubhekwe kakhulu. Ukukhula kwakhe ebungcweleni kunesisekelo sokujula okungokomoya asondela ngakho ekunakekeleni abantu bakubo okwabe kungumqondo wesine womsebenzi wakhe. Uyaziwa ngezintshumayelo zakhe ezijulile ngokomoya. Ithuluzi lokubizelwa ebungcweleni, uchwepheshe emiBhalweni kanye nokuqwashisa ngamabandla, uLeo wayenekhono lokufinyelela ezidingweni zansuku zonke nezintshisekelo zabantu bakhe. Enye yezintshumayelo zakhe isetshenziswa e-Office of Readings ngoKhisimusi.
Ngo-Leo kuthiwa incazelo yayo yangempela ilele ekugxileni kwakhe kwezimfundiso ezimfihlakalweni zikaKristu kanye neBandla kanye nasemandleni angaphezu kwavamile empilo engokomoya enikezwe isintu kuKristu nakuMzimba wakhe, iSonto. Ngakho-ke uLeo wayekholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi konke akwenzayo nakushoyo njengopapa ekuphathweni kweSonto kwakumele uKristu, inhloko yoMzimba Oyimfihlakalo, noSt. Peter, owayesebenza endaweni yakhe uLeo.
Ukuzindla
Ngesikhathi lapho kugxekwa kabanzi izakhiwo zeBandla, sizwa nokugxekwa kokuthi ababhishobhi nabapristi - impela, sonke - bakhathazeke kakhulu ngokuphathwa kwezindaba zesikhashana. UPapa Leo uyisibonelo somphathi omkhulu osebenzise amathalente akhe ezindaweni lapho umoya nesakhiwo kuhlangene khona ngokungenakuhlukaniswa: imfundiso, ukuthula nokunakekelwa kwabelusi. Wayegwema "idlozi" elifuna ukuhlala ngaphandle komzimba, kanye "nokusebenza" okusebenzelana nabantu bangaphandle kuphela.