USanta wosuku lwango-10 Febhuwari: indaba kaSanta Scolastica
Amawele ajwayele ukwabelana ngezintshisekelo nemibono efanayo ngamandla afanayo. Ngakho-ke akumangazi ukuthi uScholastica newele lakhe, uBenedict, basungula imiphakathi yezenkolo ebangeni elingamakhilomitha ambalwa komunye nomunye. Wazalwa ngo-480 kubazali abacebile, uScholastica noBenedetto bakhuliswa ndawonye waze washiya enkabeni ye-Italy waya eRoma ukuyoqhubeka nezifundo zakhe. Kuncane okwaziwayo ngempilo yokuqala kaScholastica. Wasungula umphakathi wezenkolo wabesifazane eduze kwaseMonte Cassino ePlombariola, amamayela amahlanu ukusuka lapho umfowabo abusa khona esigodlweni sezindela. La mawele avakashela kanye ngonyaka epulazini ngoba iScholastica yayingavunyelwe ngaphakathi esigodlweni sezindela. Bazisebenzisa lezi zikhathi bexoxa ngezinto ezingokomoya.
Ngokwe-Dialogues ka-St. Gregory the Great, umfowethu nodadewabo bachitha usuku lwabo lokugcina ndawonye bethandaza futhi bexoxa. UScholastica wezwa ukuthi ukufa kwakhe sekusondele futhi wanxusa uBenedict ukuthi ahlale naye kuze kube ngakusasa. Wenqaba isicelo sakhe ngoba wayengafuni ukuchitha ubusuku ngaphandle kwesigodlo, ngaleyo ndlela wephula umthetho wakhe. UScholastica ucele uNkulunkulu ukuba avumele umfowabo ahlale futhi kwaqubuka isiphepho esinamandla, savimbela uBenedict nezindela zakhe ukuthi babuyele e-abbey. UBenedict wakhala: “Unkulunkulu akuxolele, dadewethu. Wenzeni?" UScholastica uphendule wathi, “Ngakucela umusa wenqaba. Ngacela uNkulunkulu wanginika. “Ubhuti nodade bahlukane ngakusasa ekuseni ngemuva kwengxoxo yabo ende. Ezinsukwini ezintathu kamuva, uBenedict wayethandaza esigodlweni sakhe futhi wabona umphefumulo kadadewabo ukhuphukela ezulwini oyijuba elimhlophe. UBenedict wabe esememezela izindela ngokushona kukadadewabo futhi kamuva wamngcwaba ethuneni ayezilungiselele lona.
Ukuzindla: UScholastica noBenedict bazinikele ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu futhi bakubeka phambili kakhulu ukuqinisa ubungane bakhe naye ngomkhuleko. Banikele ngamanye amathuba abebengaba nawo okuba ndawonye njengomfowethu nodade ukuze bafeze kangcono ubizo lwabo empilweni yenkolo. Njengoba beza kuKristu, noma kunjalo, bathola ukuthi babesondelene kakhulu. Ngokujoyina umphakathi okholwayo, abakhohlwanga noma balahle imindeni yabo, kepha kunalokho bathole abazalwane nodade abaningi.