St. Vincent de Paul, Ongcwele wosuku lwangomhla zingama-27 kuMandulo
(1580 - 27 Septhemba 1660)
Umlando weSan Vincenzo de 'Paoli
Ukuvuma ukufa kwenceku efa kwavula amehlo kaVincent de 'Paoli ezidingweni ezingokomoya zokukhala zabalimi baseFrance. Lokhu kubukeka kuyisikhathi esibalulekile empilweni yendoda evela epulazini elincane eGascony, eFrance, owabe esengumpristi onesifiso esithe xaxa kunokuphila impilo ethokomele.
U-Countess de Gondi, owayesize inceku yakhe, wanxenxa umyeni wakhe ukuba ahlomise futhi asekele iqembu lezithunywa zevangeli ezinekhono futhi ezishisekayo ezazizosebenza phakathi kwabaqashi abampofu nabantu bezwe jikelele. Ekuqaleni uVincent wayethobeke kakhulu ukwamukela ubuholi, kepha ngemuva kokusebenza isikhashana eParis phakathi kwezigqila zasejele eziboshiwe, wabuyela ekubeni yinhloko yalokho manje okwaziwa ngokuthi yiBandla leMishini, noma amaVincentian. Laba bapristi, ngezifungo zobumpofu, ubumsulwa, ukulalela nokuzinza, babefanele bazinikele ngokuphelele kubantu emadolobheni amancane namancane.
Ngemuva kwalokho, uVincent wamisa ubuzalwane benceku yokusiza abampofu nabagulayo kuzo zonke izifunda. Kulaba, ngosizo lukaSanta Luisa de Marillac, kwaqhamuka iDaughters of Charity, “esigodlo sayo siyigumbi labagulayo, isonto lalo liyisonto lesifunda, ikhabethe lalo liyizitaladi zedolobha”. Wahlela abesifazane abacebile baseParis ukuba baqoqe imali yezinhlelo zakhe zezithunywa zevangeli, wasungula izibhedlela eziningana, wakhipha imali yokusiza abahlukunyezwe yimpi, futhi wahlenga izikebhe ezingaphezu kwezi-1.200 XNUMX ezivela eNyakatho Afrika. Wayeshiseka ekwenzeni izindlela zokukhosela kubefundisi ngesikhathi lapho kwakukhona ukuxega okukhulu, ukuhlukunyezwa nokungazi phakathi kwabo. Wayeyiphayona ekuqeqesheni ubufundisi futhi waba nesandla ekwakheni izikole zokufundela ubufundisi.
Into ephawuleka kakhulu ukuthi uVincent wayengumuntu onomoya omfushane kakhulu, ngisho nabangane bakhe bakuvuma lokho. Uthe ukube bekungewona umusa kaNkulunkulu ubezoba "onzima futhi onengekayo, onolaka nolaka." Kepha waba yindoda enothando futhi enothando, ebhekelela kakhulu izidingo zabanye.
UPapa Leo XIII wamqoka njengomphathi wayo yonke imiphakathi esiza abantu. Phakathi kwalezi, iNhlangano yaseSt. Vincent de Paul ivelele, eyasungulwa ngo-1833 ngumhlonishwa wayo uBlessed Frédéric Ozanam.
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ISonto lingelabo bonke abantwana bakaNkulunkulu, abacebile nabampofu, abalimi kanye nezazi, eziyinkimbinkimbi futhi ezilula. Kepha kusobala ukuthi ukukhathazeka kweSonto kumele kube kulabo abadinga usizo kakhulu, labo abangenamandla ngenxa yokugula, ubumpofu, ukungazi noma unya. UVincent de Paul ungumnakekeli ofanele ikakhulukazi wawo wonke amaKrestu namuhla, lapho indlala isiphenduke indlala futhi impilo ephezulu yabacebile ime ngokungafani ngokugqamile ekuwohlokeni ngokomzimba nangokokuziphatha lapho izingane eziningi zikaNkulunkulu ziphoqeleka ukuba zihlale khona. .