I-Saint Martin yaseTours, iSanta yosuku lomhla ziyi-11 kuLwezi
Ongcwele wosuku lwango-11 Novemba
(c. 316 - Novemba 8, 397)
Umlando kaSanta Martin waseTours
Umuntu owenqaba ukuya empini ngenxa kanembeza owayefuna ukuba yindela; indela eye yakhuthazwa ukuba ibe ngumbhishobhi; umbhishobhi owalwa nobuqaba futhi wanxusa izihlubuki ukuba athole umusa: lowo kwakunguMartin waseTours, omunye wabangcwele abathandwa kakhulu futhi engomunye wabokuqala ukuthi angabi umfel 'ukholo.
Njengoba izalwa ngabazali abangamaqaba eHungary yanamuhla futhi yakhulela e-Italy, indodana yaleli qhawe yaphoqeleka ukuba isebenze ebusosheni ineminyaka engu-15. UMartin waba ukatechumen ongumKristu futhi wabhapathizwa eneminyaka engu-18. Kwathiwa wayephila njengendela kunesosha. Lapho eneminyaka engu-23, wenqaba ibhonasi yempi futhi watshela umphathi wakhe: “Ngangikukhonza njengesosha; manje ake ngikhonze uKristu. Nikeza umvuzo kulabo abalwa. Kodwa ngiyisosha likaKristu futhi angivunyelwe ukulwa “. Ngemuva kobunzima obukhulu, wakhishwa waya koba ngumfundi kaHilary wasePoitiers.
Wagcotshelwa ukukhipha idimoni futhi wasebenza ngentshiseko enkulu elwa nama-Aryan. UMartino waba yindela, ehlala kuqala eMilan wabe esehlala esiqhingini esincane. Ngenkathi uHilary ebuyiselwa esihlalweni sakhe ngemuva kokudingiswa kwakhe, uMartin wabuyela eFrance futhi wasungula okungenzeka ukuthi kwakuyisigodlo sokuqala sezindela saseFrance ngasePoitiers. Wahlala lapho iminyaka eyi-10, eqeqesha abafundi bakhe futhi eshumayela emaphandleni.
Abantu baseTours bafuna ukuthi abe ngumbhishobhi wabo. UMartin wayengelwa kulowo muzi ngeqhinga - isidingo somuntu ogulayo - futhi wayiswa esontweni, lapho avuma khona ngokunganqikazi ukuba abe ngumbhishobhi ogcotshwe. Abanye bababhishobhi ababengcwelisa babecabanga ukuthi ukubukeka kwakhe okuxakile nezinwele zakhe ezicoshiwe kukhombisa ukuthi wayengahloniphekile ngokwanele ehhovisi.
Ngokuhambisana noSt. Ambrose, uMartin wenqaba umgomo kaMbhishobhi Ithacius wokubulala izihlubuki, kanye nokungena kombusi ezindabeni ezinjalo. Wakholisa umbusi ukuthi asindise impilo yomPriscillian oyisihlubuki. Ngemizamo yakhe, uMartin wasolwa ngokuhlubuka okufanayo futhi uPriscillian wabulawa. UMartin wabe esecela ukuthi kuphele ukushushiswa kwabalandeli bakaPriscillian eSpain. Wayesenomuzwa wokuthi angasebenzisana no-Ithacius kwezinye izindawo, kepha unembeza wakhe wamkhathaza kamuva ngalesi sinqumo.
Lapho ukufa kusondela, abalandeli bakaMartin bamncenga ukuthi angabashiyi. Uthandaze wathi, “Nkosi, uma abantu bakho besangidinga, angiwenqabi lo msebenzi. Intando yakho mayenziwe. "
Ukuzindla
Ukukhathazeka kukaMartin ngokubambisana nobubi kusikhumbuza ukuthi cishe akukho lutho olumnyama noma olumhlophe konke. Abangcwele abazona izidalwa ezivela komunye umhlaba: babhekene nezinqumo ezididayo ezifana nezethu. Njalo isinqumo sikanembeza sihilela ingozi ethile. Uma sikhetha ukuya enyakatho, kungenzeka singazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani uma siya empumalanga, entshonalanga noma eningizimu. Ukuhoxa ngokweqile kuzo zonke izimo ezididayo akuyona amandla okuqonda; empeleni kuyisinqumo esingalungile, ngoba "ukungathathi isinqumo ukuthatha isinqumo".