ISant'Antonio Zaccaria, uSanta wangoJulayi 5th
(1502-5 Julayi 1539)
Indaba yeSant'Antonio Zaccaria
Ngesikhathi esifanayo lapho uMartin Luther ehlasela khona ukuhlukumezeka eSontweni, izinguquko zazivele zizanywa ngaphakathi kweSonto. U-Anthony Zaccaria wayephakathi kwabagqugquzeli bokuqala be-Counter-Reformation. Unina waba ngumfelokazi eneminyaka eyi-18 futhi wazinikela emfundweni engokomoya yendodana yakhe. Wathola udokotela wezokwelapha eneminyaka engu-22 futhi ngenkathi esebenza nabampofu bendabuko yakhe yaseCremona e-Italy, wakhangwa ngumhlubuki wezenkolo. Walahla amalungelo akhe kunoma yiliphi ifa lesikhathi esizayo, wasebenza njengomfundisi wam Katolika futhi wamiswa njengompristi eneminyaka engama-26. Ebizelwe eMilan eminyakeni embalwa, wabeka izisekelo zamabandla amathathu enkolo, enye eyabesilisa, enye yabesifazane, kanye nenhlangano yemibhangqwana eshadile. Inhloso yabo bekuwukuguqula umphakathi oguqukayo wesikhathi sabo, uqale ngabefundisi, abantu benkolo nezabantu.
Ugqozi oluqinile nguSanta Paul - ibandla lakhe libizwa ngokuthi yiBarnabiti, ukuhlonipha umlingani walesi saga - u-Anthony washumayela ngomdlandla esontweni nasemgwaqweni, wenza iminyakazo ethandwayo futhi wayengenamahloni ukuzisola emphakathini.
Ukhuthaze izinto ezintsha ezinjengokubambisana kwabantu abasebenza endaweni yokuhlubuka, inhlanganyelo ejwayelekile, ukuzinikela kwamahora angamashumi amane kanye nokukhala kwezinsimbi zesonto ngoLwesihlanu ngo-15h00. Ubungcwele bakhe baholela abaningi ekuguqukeni izimpilo zabo, kepha njengabo bonke abangcwele, waphokophela abaningi ukuba bamelane naye. Kabili umphakathi wakubo kwadingeka ukuthi uphenywe ngokwezenkolo futhi ngemuva kwalokho waxoshwa.
Ngesikhathi sokugcina ukuthula, wagula kakhulu futhi waphuthulwa ekhaya ukuvakashelwa kunina. Ushone eCremona eneminyaka engama-36.
Ukuzindla
Ubumnandi bokomoya buka-Antonio kanye nokushisekela kukaPauline ekushumayeleni kwakhe mhlawumbe “kuvala” abantu abaningi namuhla. Lapho abanye odokotela bengqondo bekhononda nangokuntuleka komqondo wesono, kungaba yisikhathi sokuzitshela ukuthi akubona bonke ububi obuchazwa ukuphazamiseka kwemizwelo, ukushayela okungazi lutho futhi okungazi lutho, ithonya labazali nokunye. Izintshumayelo ezindala ze- "gehena nokulahlwa" ukuthunywa ziye zaphenduka izindlela ezinhle nezikhuthazayo zamakhaya asebhayibhelini. Sidinga isiqiniseko sokuthethelelwa, ukukhululeka ekukhathazekeni okukhona kanye nokushaqeka okuzayo. Kepha sisadinga abaphurofethi ukuthi basukume basitshele: "Uma sithi 'Asinasono', siyazikhohlisa futhi iqiniso alikho kithi” (1 Johane 1: 8).