USanta wosuku lukaJanuwari 6: indaba kaSanta André Bessette
I-Saint of the day kaJanuwari 6
(9 Agasti 1845 - 6 Januwari 1937)
Umlando kaSanta André Bessette
UMfoweth 'u-André uzwakalise ukholo losanta ngokuzinikela impilo yakhe yonke kuSanta Joseph.
Ukugula nobuthakathaka kuye kwahlupha u-André kusukela azalwa. Wayengowesishiyagalombili ezinganeni eziyi-12 ezazalwa ngabashadikazi baseFrance-baseCanada ngaseMontreal. Watholwa eneminyaka engu-12, ngokushona kwabo bobabili abazali, waba isisebenzi sepulazi. Kwalandela imisebenzi ehlukahlukene: umenzi wezicathulo, umbheki wezinkwa, umkhandi wensimbi: konke ukwehluleka. Wayesebenza efemini e-United States ngezikhathi zobudlova beMpi Yombango.
Lapho eneminyaka engu-25, u-André wacela ukungena eBandleni LaseSanta Croce. Ngemuva konyaka we-novitiate, akazange angeniswe ngenxa yempilo yakhe ebuthaka. Kepha ngokwelulwa nokunxuswa kombhishobhi uBourget, ekugcineni kwamukelwa. Wanikezwa umsebenzi ophansi wokuba ngumgcini wezindlu e-Notre Dame College eMontreal, neminye imisebenzi njenge-sacristan, washerman kanye nesithunywa. "Ngesikhathi ngingena kulo mphakathi, abaphathi bangikhombisa umnyango ngahlala iminyaka engama-40," esho.
Egumbini lakhe elincane elingasemnyango, uchithe ubusuku bonke eguqe ngamadolo. Ewindini lewindi, elibheke eMount Royal, kwakunesithombe esincane sikaSanta Joseph, ayekade ezinikele kuye kusukela ebuntwaneni. Lapho ebuzwa ngakho, wathi, "Ngelinye ilanga, uSanta Joseph uzohlonishwa ngendlela ekhetheke kakhulu eMount Royal!"
Lapho ezwa ukuthi kukhona ogulayo, wamvakashela ukuze athokoze futhi athandaze nabagulayo. Wahlikihla kancane lo muntu ogulayo ngamafutha elambu elikhanyisiwe esontweni lasekolishi. Izwi lamandla okuphulukisa laqala ukusabalala.
Lapho ubhadane luqubuka ekolishi eliseduze, u-André wazinikela ekwelapheni. Akushonanga muntu. Ukungena kwabagulayo emnyango wakhe kwaba uzamcolo. Abaphathi bakhe babengakhululekile; iziphathimandla zedayosisi zazisolisa; odokotela bambiza ngomuntu okhohlisayo. "Anginandaba," esho ephindaphinda. "St. Joseph uyaphilisa." Ekugcineni wayedinga onobhala abane abazophatha izincwadi ezingama-80.000 azithola unyaka nonyaka.
Sekuyiminyaka eminingi iziphathimandla ze-Holy Cross bezama ukuthenga umhlaba eMount Royal. UMfoweth 'u-André nabanye bakhuphuka igquma futhi batshala izindondo ze-Saint Joseph. Ngokushesha, abanikazi bavuma. U-André waqongelela u- $ 200 ukwakha isonto elincane futhi waqala ukwamukela izivakashi lapho, emomotheka ngamahora amaningi okulalela, esebenzisa uwoyela waseSt. Abanye baye belashwa, abanye abakalashwa. Inqwaba yezinduku, izinduku kanye nezinsimbi zakhula.
Isonto likhule futhi. Ngo-1931, kwakukhona izindonga ezicwebezelayo, kodwa imali yaphela. “Beka umfanekiso kaSt. Joseph maphakathi. Uma efuna uphahla phezu kwekhanda lakhe, uzoluthola. “Kuthathe iminyaka engama-50 ukwakha iMount Royal Oratory ebabazekayo. Umfana ogulayo ongakwazi ukugcina umsebenzi ushone eneminyaka engama-92.
Ungcwatshwe e-Oratory. Wahlonishwa ngo-1982 futhi wagcotshwa ngo-2010. Ekugcotshweni kwakhe njengo-Okthoba 2010, uPapa Benedict XVI waqinisekisa ukuthi uSanta Andrew "wayephila injabulo yabahlanzekile enhliziyweni".
Ukuzindla
Hlikihla izitho ezigulayo ngamafutha noma ngendondo? Tshala indondo ukuze uthenge umhlaba? Akuyona inkolelo-ze lena? Ngabe asikaze sidlule kukho isikhashana? Abantu abakholelwa ezeni bathembela kuphela "kumlingo" wezwi noma isenzo. Amafutha nezindondo zikaMfoweth 'u-André kwakungamasakramente angempela okholo olulula noluphelele kuBaba ozivumela ukuba asizwe ngabangcwele bakhe ukubusisa izingane zakhe.