USanta Anthony wasePadua, uSanta wosuku ngoJuni 13
(1195-13 Juni 1231)
Umlando weSant'Antonio di Padova
Ukubizwa kweVangeli ukushiya konke bese ulandela uKristu kwakuwukubusa kwempilo kaSanta Anthony wasePadua. Kaningi, uNkulunkulu wambizela kokuthile okusha ngecebo lakhe. Noma nini lapho u-Anthony ephendula ngentshiseko evuselelayo nangokuzinikela kwakhe ukuze akhonze iNkosi yakhe uJesu ngokugcwele.
Uhambo lwakhe njengenceku kaNkulunkulu lwaqala esemncane kakhulu lapho enquma ukujoyina ama-Augustinias eLisbon, enikela ngekusasa lomcebo namandla okuba inceku kaNkulunkulu .. Kamuva, lapho izidumbu zabafel ’ukholo bokuqala bakaFrancisan zambuka idolobha lasePortugal lapho ayekhona wamiswa, futhi wagcwala isifiso esikhulu sokuba ngomunye wabasondelene noJesu uqobo: labo abafela izindaba ezinhle.
Ngemuva kwalokho u-Anthony wangena kuFrancis Order ukuze ahambe ayoshumayeza amaMoors. Kepha ukugula kwamvimbela ekufinyeleleni le nhloso. Waya e-Italy futhi wamiswa endaweni encane yezimonyo lapho echitha khona isikhathi sakhe esiningi ethandaza, efunda imibhalo futhi enza imisebenzi ethobekile.
Ubizo lukaNkulunkulu lwaphinde lwafika ekugcotshweni lapho kwakungekho muntu owayezimisele ukukhuluma. U-Anthony othobekile nothobekile wasamukela ngokunqikanqika lesi sabelo. Iminyaka yokufuna kukaJesu umthandazo, ukufundwa kweMibhalo eNgcwele kanye nenkonzo ngobumpofu, ubumsulwa kanye nokulalela kwakumlungiselele u-Antonio ukuvumela uMoya ukuba usebenzise ithalente lakhe. Intshumayelo ka-Anthony yayimangalisa kulabo ababelindele inkulumo engalungiselelwe futhi bengazi amandla oMoya wokunika abantu amazwi.
Wamukelwa njengendoda enkulu yomkhuleko futhi eyisazi esikhulu semibhalo nemfundiso yenkolo, u-Antonio waba ngumdidiyeli wokuqala ukufundisa inkolo kwezinye izinhlayiya. Kungekudala wabizelwa kuleyondawo ukuzoshumayeza ama-Albanian eFrance, esebenzisa ulwazi olujulile lwemiBhalo nemfundiso yenkolo ukuguqula nokuqinisekisa labo abebekhohlisiwe ngokwenqaba kwabo ubunkulunkulu bukaKristu namasakramente.
Ngemuva kokuhola izinhlaka enyakatho ye-Italy iminyaka emithathu, wamisa indlunkulu yakhe ePadua. Waqhubeka nokushumayela futhi waqala ukubhala amanothi ezintshumayelo ukusiza abanye abashumayeli. Ngentwasahlobo ka-1231 u-Anthony uthathe umhlalaphansi waya eCostosampiero lapho akhe khona uhlobo lwendlu yezihlahla njenge-hermitage. Lapho wathandaza walungiselela ukufa.
Ngomhlaka 13 kuJuni wagula kakhulu wacela ukuthi abuyiselwe ePadua, lapho eshonele khona ngemuva kokuthola amasakramente wokugcina. U-Anthony wamukelwa ngokusemthethweni kungakapheli unyaka kamuva futhi wamiswa njengodokotela weSonto ngo-1946.
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U-Antonio kufanele abe ngumlandeli walabo abathola izimpilo zabo zisuswe ngokuphelele futhi babekwe enkambweni entsha nengalindelekile. Njengabo bonke abangcwele, yisibonelo esiphelele sendlela yokuguqula ngokuphelele impilo yomuntu kuKristu. UNkulunkulu wenza no-Antonio ngendlela uNkulunkulu athanda ngayo - futhi lokho uNkulunkulu akuthandayo kwakuyimpilo yamandla ngokomoya nobungqabavu obuheha ukuthandwa nanamuhla. Lowo ukuzinikela okudumile okumkhethile njengokufuna izinto ezilahlekile uzithole elahlekelwe ngokuphelele wukuvezwa nguNkulunkulu.