ISt. John weSiphambano, uSanta wosuku luka-Agasti 17

(18 Juni 1666 - 17 Agasti 1736)

Umlando weSt. John weSiphambano

Ukuhlangana nesalukazi esidabukile abaningi ababesithatha njengehlanya kwaholela eSt John ukunikela ngempilo yakhe kwabampofu. KuJoan, owayedume njengosomabhizinisi onenhloso yokuphumelela ngokwezimali, lokhu kwaba ukuguqulwa okuphawulekayo.

Wazalwa ngo-1666 e-Anjou, eFrance, uJoan wasebenza ebhizinisini lomndeni, esitolo esincane esiseduze nethempeli lenkolo, kusukela esemncane. Ngemuva kokushona kwabazali bakhe wathatha isitolo. Ngokushesha waziwa ngokuhaha nokungakhathali kwakhe kubaceli ababevame ukufuna usizo.

Kwaze kwaba yilapho ethintwa owesifazane ongaziwa owayethi usondelene nonkulunkulu. UJohn, owayehlale ezinikele, futhi ehlakaniphile, waba ngumuntu omusha. Uqale ukunakekela izingane eziswele. Bese kuthi abampofu, abadala nabagulayo beze kuye. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wavala ibhizinisi lomndeni ukuze akwazi ukuzinikela ngokuphelele emisebenzini emihle nasekuzisoli.

Uqhubeke nokuthola okwaziwa ngokuthi yiBandla laseSant'Anna della Provvidenza. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho athatha khona igama lenkolo likaGiovanna della Croce. Ngesikhathi sokushona kwakhe ngo-1736 wayesesungule izindlu zezenkolo eziyi-12, izibhedlela kanye nezikole. UPapa John Paul II wamgcwelisa njengompristi ngo-1982.

Ukuzindla
Izindawo ezisenkabeni yedolobha lamadolobha amakhulu kakhulu zihlala abantu "basemgwaqweni". Abantu abagqoke kahle bavame ukugwema ukubheka iso, mhlawumbe ngenxa yokwesaba ukucelwa iflaya. Lesi kwakuyisimo sikaJohn kwaze kwaba usuku lapho omunye wabo ethinta inhliziyo yakhe. Iningi labantu lalicabanga ukuthi isalukazi siyahlanya, kodwa wabeka uJoan endleleni eya ebungcweleni. Kwazi bani ukuthi umkhongi olandelayo esihlangana naye angasenzelani?