USanta Elizabeth waseHungary, uSanta wosuku lukaNovemba 17
Ongcwele wosuku lwango-17 Novemba
(1207-17 Novemba 1231)
Indaba kaSt. Elizabeth waseHungary
Empilweni yakhe emfushane, u-Elizabeth wakhombisa uthando olukhulu ngabampofu nokuhlupheka waze waba ngumphathi wezinhlangano zosizo zamaKatolika kanye ne-Secular Franciscan Order. Indodakazi yeNkosi yaseHungary, u-Elizabeth wakhetha impilo yokuzisola nokuzincisha lapho impilo yokuzilibazisa nokunethezeka kwakungaba ngeyakhe. Lokhu kukhetha kumthande ezinhliziyweni zabantu abavamile kulo lonke elaseYurophu.
Lapho eneminyaka engu-14, u-Elizabeth wayeshade noLouis waseThuringia, ayemthanda kakhulu. Wazala izingane ezintathu. Ngaphansi kokuholwa ngumoya wompristi waseFranciscan, wahola impilo yokuthandaza, ukuzidela nokusebenzela abampofu nabagulayo. Ezama ukuba munye nabampofu, wayegqoka izingubo ezilula. Nsuku zonke wayeletha isinkwa kwabangamakhulu abampofu ezweni ababefika kwakhe.
Ngemuva kweminyaka eyisithupha beshadile, umyeni wakhe washona ngesikhathi seMpi Yenkolo futhi u-Elizabeth wadabuka. Umndeni womyeni wakhe ubumthatha njengomuntu odlalisa isikhwama sobukhosi futhi amphathe kabi, ekugcineni amkhiphe esigodlweni. Ukubuya kozakwabo bomyeni wakhe ezimpini zenkolo kwaholela ekubuyiselweni kwakhe, njengoba indodana yakhe yayiyindlalifa efanelekile yobukhosi.
Ngo-1228 u-Elizabeth waba yingxenye ye-Secular Franciscan Order, echitha iminyaka yokugcina yempilo yakhe enakekela abampofu esibhedlela asisungula ngokuhlonipha uSt. Francis wase-Assisi. Impilo kaElizabeth yawohloka futhi washona ngaphambi komhla wokuzalwa kwakhe wama-24 ngo-1231. Ukuthandwa kwakhe okukhulu kwaholela ekutheni agcotshwe njengogcotshiwe eminyakeni emine kamuva.
Ukuzindla
U-Elizabeth wasiqonda kahle isifundo uJesu asifundisa lapho egeza izinyawo zabafundi bakhe eSidlweni Sokugcina: UmKristu kufanele abe yilowo osebenzela izidingo zabanye ezithobeke kakhulu, noma ngabe ukhonza esikhundleni esiphakeme. Ngegazi lobukhosi, u-Elizabeth wayengabusa izikhonzi zakhe. Yize kunjalo ubakhonze ngenhliziyo enothando kangangoba impilo yakhe emfushane yamzuzela indawo ekhethekile ezinhliziyweni zabaningi. U-Elizabeth futhi uyisibonelo kithi ekulandeleni kwakhe ukuqondiswa ngumqondisi wezomoya. Ukukhula empilweni yokomoya kuyinkqubo enzima. Singadlala kalula uma singenaye umuntu ozosiphonsela inselelo.