USanta wosuku lukaJanuwari 12: indaba kaSanta Marguerite Bourgeoys
(Ephreli 17, 1620 - Januwari 12, 1700)
"UNkulunkulu uvala umnyango abese evula iwindi," abantu kwesinye isikhathi basho uma bebhekene nokudumala kwabo noma okwomunye umuntu. Lokhu bekuyiqiniso impela endabeni kaMarguerite. Izingane ezivela emlandweni waseYurophu nowomdabu waseMelika ngekhulu le-XNUMX leminyaka eCanada zazuza entshisekweni yakhe enkulu nasekuthembekeni kwakhe okungantengantengi ekuphatheni kukaNkulunkulu.
Wazalwa engowesithupha ezinganeni eziyi-12 eTroyes, eFrance, uMarguerite eneminyaka engama-20 wakholwa ukuthi ubizelwe impilo yenkolo. Imibuzo yakhe kumaKarmeli nakubantu Abampofu ayiphumelelanga. Umngane ongumfundisi wasikisela ukuthi mhlawumbe uNkulunkulu wayenamanye amacebo ngaye.
Ngo-1654, umbusi wendawo yokuhlala yaseFrance eCanada wavakashela udadewabo, u-Augustinian canoness eTroyes. UMarguerite wayengowenhlangano exhunywe kuleso sigodlo. Umbusi wammema ukuba eze eCanada azoqala isikole eVille-Marie (ekugcineni kube idolobha laseMontreal). Lapho ifika, leli koloni lalinabantu abangama-200 ababenesibhedlela nesonto lamaJesuit mission.
Ngokushesha ngemuva kokuqala isikole, wabona isidingo sakhe sozakwabo. Ebuyela eTroyes, waqasha umngani, uCatherine Crolo, nezinye izintokazi ezimbili. Ngo-1667, bangeze amakilasi esikoleni sabo sezingane zaseNdiya. Uhambo lwesibili oluya eFrance eminyakeni emithathu kamuva lwaletha ezinye izintombi eziyisithupha kanye nencwadi evela eNkosini uLouis XIV egunyaza isikole. IBandla lase Notre Dame lasungulwa ngo-1676 kodwa amalungu alo awazange enze umsebenzi osemthethweni wezenkolo kwaze kwaba ngu-1698, lapho kuvunyelwa iMithethosisekelo yawo.
UMarguerite wasungula isikole samantombazane aseNdiya eMontreal. Lapho eneminyaka engama-69 wasuka eMontreal waya eQuebec eyophendula isicelo sombhishobhi sokusungula umphakathi wodadewabo kulelo dolobha. Ngesikhathi eshona, wabizwa ngokuthi "uMama weKoloni". UMarguerite wahlanjululwa ngo-1982.
Ukuzindla
Kulula ukudikibala uma izinhlelo esicabanga ukuthi kumele uNkulunkulu azamukele zikhungathekile. UMarguerite ubizelwe ukuthi angabi yindelakazi ehlukanisiwe kodwa abe umsunguli nomfundisi. UNkulunkulu wayengamnakanga, phela.