Izindaba nezimfihlakalo: phakathi kuka-Elia ePuglia njengoPadre Pio?

NjengoSt. Francis noSt.Padre Pio, iNkosi yabumbana ngokuseduze naye ngenhlamba kanye nempilo engaqondakali ecebile ngemisebenzi eminingi (ukuphulukisa, ukuguqula, ukuletha, ukwenza imisebenzi ethile, njll.) Kanye nosizo oluqhubekayo lwezingelosi nosanta. UFra 'Elia ungumuntu ozihlukanisile ongcwele. Njalo ngonyaka uvuselela izifungo zobuphofu, ubumsulwa nokulalela. Wasungula ibandla elisha elibizwa nge "Apostles of God". Ingaphansi kweSonto kanye noMbhishobhi walo, uMons. UVincenzo Paglia, uMbhishobhi waseTerni,

UFra 'Elia wazalwa ngo-1962 ePuglia. Ngesikhathi eseyingane, wayethandwa ukuxhumana okungaphezu kwemvelo. Ngesikhathi seLente wayengakwazi ukudla futhi nomndeni wakhe noma odokotela lapho ayelaliswe khona babengaqondi ukuthi kungani. Ngemuva kokuqashwa eposini, wangena nabakwaCapuchin Friars. Ngenkathi kuvela isigcwagcwa eneminyaka engama-27, uFra Elia wenqaba ngokuqinile ukuwamukela. Ushiye isigodlo sabakwaCapuchin enethemba lokuthi bazonyamalala… kepha abakwenzanga lokho! Esikhathini esithile kamuva wangena esigodlweni sezindela lapho kwakungazi muntu ngaye noma ukuthi ungubani, futhi lapho wachitha izinyanga ethandaza futhi ezindla. Lapho ephuma wabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayefunani kuye, nokuthi wayezoba "ngumhambeli emhlabeni nasemhlabeni", umphostoli kaNkulunkulu.

Ekugcineni waqonda futhi wamukela ubizo lwakhe. 'NjengomPhostoli kaNkulunkulu' emhlabeni nasemhlabeni, ngendlela yakhe uzolandela ukuthunywa kukaPadre Pio. Njalo ngoLwesihlanu ukuhlupheka kukaFra Elia kubuhlungu kakhulu ngoba amanxeba akhe ayavuleka, futhi njalo ngonyaka uhlushwa yiPassion yonke phakathi neSonto Elingcwele. Uqinisekiswe ngongoti abaziwayo bezokwelapha, ushona ngoLwesihlanu Oluhle. Amaphunga asezulwini amzungezile lapho i-stigmata ivulekile. Yena, kanye nabafowabo abangcwele abazinikezele, izimpilo zeProvidence Providence, bethandaza futhi besebenza ekwakhiweni kabusha kwesigodlo abahlala kuso.

esithombeni fra Elia ohlala uthando