USanta wosuku lukaJanuwari 16: Indaba kaSan Berardo nabangane bakhe

(d. Januwari 16, 1220)

Ukushumayela ivangeli kuvame ukuba ngumsebenzi oyingozi. Ukushiya izwe lomuntu futhi ajwayele amasiko amasha, ohulumeni nezilimi kunzima ngokwanele; kepha ukufela ukholo kuhlanganisa yonke eminye imihlatshelo.

Ngo-1219, ngesibusiso sikaSt. Francis, uBerardo washiya i-Italy ehamba noPeter, Adjute, Accurs, Odo noVitalis ukuyoshumayela eMorocco. Ngesikhathi sohambo oluya eSpain, uVitalis wagula futhi wayala amanye ama-friars ukuthi aqhubeke nomsebenzi wawo ngaphandle kwakhe.

Bazama ukushumayela eSeville, base behamba ngezandla zamaSulumane, kodwa abaphendukanga. Baya eMorocco, lapho bashumayela khona emakethe. Abasolwa baboshwa ngokushesha kwathiwa mabahambe ezweni; Benqaba. Lapho beqala kabusha ukushumayela, induna eyayithukuthele yayalela ukuba babulawe. Ngemuva kokubekezelela ukushaywa ngobudlova nokwenqaba ukufumbathiswa okuhlukahlukene ukuze balahle ukholo lwabo kuJesu Kristu, abakwa-friars banqunywa ikhanda ngu-sultan uqobo ngoJanuwari 16, 1220.

Laba kwakungabafel 'ukholo bokuqala baseFranciscan. Lapho uFrancis ezwa ngokufa kwabo, wababaza: "Manje sengingasho ngeqiniso ukuthi ngine-Friars Minor emihlanu!" Izinsalela zabo zilethwe ePortugal lapho zagqugquzela u-Augustinian canon omncane ukuba ajoyine amaFranciscans base beshiya iMorocco ngonyaka olandelayo. Leyo nsizwa kwakungu-Antonio da Padova. Laba bafel 'ukholo abahlanu bagcotshwa ngo-1481.

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Ukushona kukaBerard nabangane bakhe kwavusa ubizo lobufundisi ku-Anthony wasePadua nakwabanye. Kwakukhona abaningi, abaningi baseFranciscans abaphendula inselelo kaFrancis. Ukumemezela iVangeli kungabulala, kepha lokhu akuvimbanga abesilisa nabesifazane baseFranciscan abasabeka izimpilo zabo engcupheni namuhla emazweni amaningi omhlaba.