USanta wosuku lukaFebhuwari 4: indaba kaSanta Joseph waseLeonissa

UGiuseppe wazalelwa eLeonissa eMbusweni waseNaples. Njengomfana nomfundi ebudaleni, uJoseph wadonsela ukunakekela amandla nobuhle bakhe. Enikela ngomshado indodakazi yesicukuthwane, uJoseph wenqaba futhi esikhundleni salokho wajoyina abakwaCapuchin edolobheni lakubo ngo-1573. Ukugwema ukuvumelana okulondekile abantu kwesinye isikhathi ababukela phansi ivangeli, uJoseph wazincisha ukudla okumnandi nendawo yokuhlala ekahle ngenkathi elungiselela ukugcotshwa nempilo eshumayela.

Ngo-1587 waya eConstantinople eyonakekela izigqila zemikhumbi yamaKristu eyayisebenza ngaphansi kwamakhosi aseTurkey. Eboshelwe lo msebenzi, waxwayiswa ukuthi angaphinde awuthathe uma esekhululiwe. Wenza futhi waphinde waboshwa wabe esegwetshwa intambo. Ukhululwe ngokuyisimangaliso, ubuyela e-Italy lapho ashumayela khona kwabampofu futhi abuyisane nemindeni namadolobha asenkingeni iminyaka eminingi. Wahlanjululwa ngo-1745.

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Abangcwele bavame ukusilimaza ngoba babuza imibono yethu mayelana nalokho esikudinga "impilo enhle". “Ngizojabula lapho. . . , “Singasho ukuthi, sichitha isikhathi esiningi ngendlela emangalisayo. Abantu abanjengoGiuseppe da Leonissa basiphonsela inselelo yokubhekana nempilo ngesibindi futhi sifinyelele enhliziyweni yayo: ukuphila noNkulunkulu.UJoseph wayengumshumayeli okholisayo ngoba impilo yakhe yayikholisa njengamazwi akhe.