USanta wosuku lukaJanuwari 8: indaba kaSant'Angela da Foligno
(1248 - Januwari 4, 1309)
Indaba kaSant'Angela da Foligno
Abanye abangcwele bakhombisa izimpawu zobungcwele kusenesikhathi. Hhayi u-Angela! Wazalelwa emndenini obalulekile eFoligno, e-Italy, wazicwilisa ekuphishekeleni ingcebo nezikhundla emphakathini. Njengonkosikazi nomama, waqhubeka nale mpilo yokuphazamiseka.
Cishe eneminyaka engama-40, wabona ukungabi nalutho kwempilo yakhe futhi wafuna usizo lukaNkulunkulu kwiSakramente Lokuphenduka. Ummeli wakhe waseFranciscan wasiza u-Angela ukuba acele intethelelo kaNkulunkulu ngempilo yakhe yangaphambilini futhi azinikele emthandazweni nasemisebenzini yokupha.
Ngokushesha ngemuva kokuguquka kwakhe, umyeni wakhe nezingane bafa. Ngokuthengisa izimpahla zakhe eziningi, wangena kwi-Secular Franciscan Order. Wangeniswa ngenye indlela ngokuzindla ngoKristu owabethelwa futhi ngokusebenzela abampofu baseFoligno njengomhlengikazi kanye nesinxibi ngezidingo zabo. Abanye besifazane bamjoyina emphakathini wezenkolo.
Ngeseluleko somuntu ovuma izono zakhe, u-Angela wabhala incwadi yakhe ethi Book of Visions and Instructions. Kuyo ukhumbula ezinye zezilingo ahlangabezana nazo ngemuva kokuguquka kwakhe; ubuye abonge uNkulunkulu ngokuzalwa kukaJesu.Le ncwadi kanye nempilo yakhe kwazuzela u-Angela isiqu esithi "Teacher of theologians". Wabuyiselwa ku-1693 futhi wagcotshwa ngo-2013.
Ukuzindla
Abantu abahlala e-United States namuhla bangasiqonda isilingo sikaSanta Angela sokukhulisa umuzwa wakhe wokuzihlonipha ngokuqongelela imali, udumo, noma amandla. Ngokuzama ukuthola izinto eziningi ngokwengeziwe, waqala ukuzicabangela yena ngokwengeziwe. Lapho ebona ukuthi ubaluleke kakhulu ngoba wayedaliwe futhi ethandwa nguNkulunkulu, waba nokuzisola okukhulu futhi wasiza kakhulu abampofu. Lokho okwakubonakala kuyisilima ekuqaleni kwempilo yakhe manje kwaba okubaluleke kakhulu. Indlela yokuzithulula ayilandele yindlela okumele ilandelwe yibo bonke abangcwele abesilisa nabesifazane. Umkhosi wezinkonzo weSant'Angela da Foligno ungoJanuwari 7.