San Lorenzo, oNgcwele wosuku 10 Agasti
(c. 225 - 10 Agasti 258)
Umlando weSan Lorenzo
Ukuhlonishwa kweSonto nguLawrence kubonakala ngokuthi umgubho wanamuhla uyiholide. Sazi okuncane kakhulu ngempilo yakhe. Ungomunye walabo ukufel 'ukholo kwabo okushiye isithombe esijulile futhi esihlala njalo eSontweni lokuqala. Ukugubha iholide lakhe kwasabalala ngokushesha.
Wayengumdikoni waseRoma ngaphansi kukaPapa San Sisto II. Ezinsukwini ezine ngemuva kokufa kukapapa, uLawrence kanye nabefundisi abane babulawa ukholo, mhlawumbe ngesikhathi kushushiswa umbusi uValerian.
Imininingwane eyinganekwane yokufa kukaLawrence yayaziwa ngoDamasus, Prudentius, Ambrose no-Augustine. Isonto elakhiwe ethuneni lakhe laba ngelinye lamasonto ayisikhombisa amakhulu eRoma nendawo eyintandokazi yokuhambela amaRoma.
Inganekwane edumile isindile kusukela ezikhathini zokuqala. Njengomdikoni waseRoma, uLawrence wabekwa icala lokuthwala izimpahla zeSonto kanye nokwabela abampofu izipho. Lapho uLawrence ezwa ukuthi uzoboshwa njengopapa, wafuna abampofu, abafelokazi nezintandane zaseRoma wabanika yonke imali ayenayo, waze wathengisa nezitsha ezingcwele ze-altare ukukhulisa isamba. Lapho umphathi waseRoma ezwa ngalokhu, wacabanga ukuthi amaKristu kumele abe nengcebo enkulu. Wathumela ukuba kubizwe uLawrence wathi, “Nina maKrestu nithi sininonya kini, kodwa akukhona lokho enginakho emqondweni wami. Ngitshelwe ukuthi abapristi bakho banikela ngegolide, ukuthi igazi elingcwele litholwa ngezinkomishi zesiliva, ukuthi unezibani zegolide phakathi nezinkonzo zakusihlwa. Manje, imfundiso yakho ithi kufanele ubuyisele kuKesari okungokwakhe. Letha le ngcebo - umbusi uyayidinga ukugcina amandla akhe. UNkulunkulu akenzi ukubalwa kwemali: akayilethanga lutho emhlabeni kanye naye, kuphela amagama. Ngakho-ke nginike imali ngicebe ngamazwi ”.
ULawrence uphendule wathi iSonto licebile impela. “Ngizokukhombisa ingxenye ebalulekile. Kepha nginike isikhathi sokubeka konke ngokuhlelekile bese ngithatha uhlu lwempahla. “Ngemuva kwezinsuku ezintathu wabutha inqwaba yezimpumputhe, izinyonga, abakhubazekile, abanochoko, izintandane nabafelwa wabafaka emgqeni. Lapho umphathi efika, uLawrence uvele wathi, "Lezi ingcebo yeSonto."
Umphathi wathukuthela wagana unwabu waze watshela uLawrence ukuthi ngempela unesifiso sakhe sokufa, kodwa kuzoba ngamasentimitha. Wayephethe i-grill enkulu eyayilungiswe ngamalahle ngaphansi kwayo, futhi wayebeke isidumbu sikaLawrence kuyo. Ngemuva kokuba umfel 'ukholo ehlupheke isikhathi eside, le nganekwane iyaphetha, wabhala amazwi akhe adumile ajabulisayo: “Wenze kahle. Ngiguqule! "
Ukuzindla
Nakulokhu futhi sinosanta okungaziwa lutho ngaye, kepha ngubani othole udumo olungavamile eSontweni kusukela ngekhulu lesi-XNUMX. Cishe akukho lutho, kepha iqiniso elikhulu kakhulu empilweni yakhe liqinisekile: wafela uKristu. Thina esilambele imininingwane ngezimpilo zabangcwele siyakhunjuzwa futhi ukuthi ubungcwele babo babuyimpendulo ephelele kuKristu, evezwe ngokufa okunje.