USanta wosuku lukaFebhuwari 1: Indaba kaSanta Ansgar, usanta ongumvikeli waseDenmark
"Umphostoli wasenyakatho" (eScandinavia) waba nezinkinga ezanele zokuba ngusanta, futhi wakwenza. Waba yiBenedictine eCorbie, eFrance, lapho ayefunde khona. Eminyakeni emithathu kamuva, lapho inkosi yaseDenmark iguquka, u-Ansgar waya kulelo zwe iminyaka emithathu yomsebenzi wezithunywa zevangeli, ngaphandle kwempumelelo ephawulekayo. ISweden yacela izithunywa zevangeli ezingamaKristu, futhi waya lapho, ebanjwa ukuthunjwa kwepirate nobunye ubunzima endleleni. Kungakapheli neminyaka emibili, wabizwa ukuba abuye abe induna kaNew Corbie (Corvey) nombhishobhi waseHamburg. Upapa wamenza waba ngumlandeli wemishini yaseScandinavia. Izimali zobuhlubuki basenyakatho zamiswa ngokufa kuka-Emperor Louis. Ngemuva kweminyaka engu-13 esebenza eHamburg, u-Ansgar wayibona icekelwa phansi ngokuhlasela kwamaNorthmen; ISweden neDenmark babuyela ebuhedeni.
Uqondise imisebenzi emisha yabaphostoli eNyakatho, eya eDenmark futhi esiza ukuguqula enye inkosi. Ngokusizakala okuyinqaba kokwenza inkatho, inkosi yaseSweden yavumela izithunywa zevangeli ezingamaKrestu ukuba zibuye.
Abalobi bomlando ka-Ansgar baphawula ukuthi wayengumshumayeli ongajwayelekile, umpristi othobekile nozincishayo. Wayezinikele kwabampofu nabagulayo, walingisa iNkosi ngokugeza izinyawo zabo nokubakhonza etafuleni. Ushone ngokuthula eBremen, eJalimane, ngaphandle kokufeza isifiso sakhe sokuba ngumfel 'ukholo.
ISweden yabuye yaba yiqaba futhi ngemuva kokufa kwakhe futhi yahlala kanjalo kwaze kwafika izithunywa zevangeli emakhulwini amabili eminyaka kamuva. USant'Ansgar uhlanganyela idili lakhe lezinkonzo neSan Biagio ngoFebhuwari 3.
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Umlando uqopha okwenziwa ngabantu kunalokho abayikho. Noma kunjalo isibindi nokubekezela kwabesilisa nabesifazane abanjengo-Ansgar kungavela kuphela esisekelweni esiqinile sobumbano nesithunywa sevangeli sokuqala nesinesibindi. Impilo ka-Ansgar ngesinye isikhumbuzi sokuthi uNkulunkulu ubhala aqonde ngemigqa egwegwile. UKristu uyayinakekela imiphumela yobuphostoli ngendlela yakhe; ukhathalela kuqala ubumsulwa babaphostoli uqobo.