UThomas Thomas waseVillanova, uSanta wosuku lwango-10 Septhemba
(1488 - 8 Septhemba 1555)
Umlando kaSt. Thomas waseVillanova
USanta Thomas wayevela eCastile eSpain futhi wathola isibongo sakhe edolobheni lapho akhulela khona. Uthole imfundo ephakeme eNyuvesi yase-Alcala futhi waba ngusolwazi wefilosofi odumile lapho.
Ngemuva kokujoyina amafreyini ka-Augustinian eSalamanca, uThomas wagcotshwa waba ngumfundisi futhi waqala kabusha ukufundisa kwakhe, naphezu kokuphazamiseka okungapheli nokukhumbula kabi. Waba ngowokuqala futhi wabe esesifundazwe sabasekeli, ethumela ama-Augustinians okuqala eNew World. Wabekwa ngumbusi esikhundleni sombhishobhi omkhulu waseGranada, kodwa wenqaba. Lapho isihlalo singasenamuntu futhi, waphoqeleka ukuthi asamukele. Imali anikezwe yona isahluko sesonto elikhulu ukuthi ahlinzekele ngayo indlu yakhe kunalokho yanikezwa isibhedlela. Incazelo yakhe yayiwukuthi “iNkosi yethu izosizakala kangcono uma imali yakho isetshenziswa abampofu esibhedlela. Ngabe i-friar empofu njengami ifunani nefenisha? "
Wayegqoke lo mkhuba ayewuthole ku-novitiate, wazilungisa ngokwakhe. Ama-canon nezisebenzi babenamahloni ngaye, kepha abakwazanga ukumshintsha. Abantu abampofu abangamakhulu amaningana babefika kwaThomas njalo ekuseni bathola ukudla, iwayini nemali. Ngesikhathi egxekwa ngokuxhashazwa kwesinye isikhathi, waphendula wathi: “Uma kukhona abantu abenqabayo ukusebenza, lowo ngumsebenzi wombusi namaphoyisa. Umsebenzi wami ukusiza nokusiza labo abeza kwami “. Wathatha izintandane futhi wakhokhela izisebenzi zakhe yonke ingane elahliwe abamlethela yona. Ugqugquzele abacebile ukuthi balingise isibonelo sakhe futhi bacebe ngesihe nangothando kunokuba banjalo ngempahla yasemhlabeni.
Egxekwa ngokwenqaba ukuba nokhahlo noma ukushesha ekulungiseni izoni, uThomas wathi: “Makabuzwe (ummangali) abuze ukuthi ingabe uSanta Augustine noSanta John Chrysostom basebenzise isiqalekiso nokuxoshwa ebandleni ukuze kunqandwe ukudakwa nokuhlambalaza obekuvamile phakathi kwabantu abantu abangaphansi kwabo. "
Ngenkathi efa, uThomas wayala ukuthi yonke imali ayenayo yabelwe abampofu. Izinto zakhe ezibonakalayo kwakufanele zinikezwe umphathi wekolishi lakhe. IMisa ibibungazwa phambi kwakhe lapho, ngemuva kweSidlo, edonsa umoya, efunda amagama athi: "ezandleni zakho, Nkosi, ngiyawubeka umoya wami".
Kakade empilweni yakhe uTommaso da Villanova wayebizwa "ngezipho" futhi "ubaba wabampofu". Wabekwa njengogcwalisiwe ngo-1658. Idili lakhe lezinkonzo lingomhlaka 22 Septhemba.
Ukuzindla
Uprofesa ongenamqondo ungumuntu wamahlaya. UTommaso da Villanova uthole ukuhleka usulu ngokwedlulele ngokuzimisela kwakhe nokuzimisela kwakhe ukuzivumela ukuthi asizakale ngabampofu ababetheleka emnyango wakhe. Waphoxa ontanga yakhe, kepha uJesu wamjabulisa kakhulu. Sivame ukulingeka ukuba sibheke isithombe sethu emehlweni abanye ngaphandle kokunaka ngokwanele ukuthi sibukeka kanjani kuKristu. UThomas usasinxusa ukuthi siphinde sicabangisise ngezinto eziza kuqala kithi.