USanta John Eates, oNgcwele wosuku lomhla ziyi-19 Agasti
(14 Novemba 1601 - 19 Agasti 1680)
Indaba yeSanta John Elies
Kuncane kangakanani esikwaziyo ukuthi umusa kaNkulunkulu uzosithatha kuphi.Wazalelwa epulazini elisenyakatho neFrance, uJohn wafa eneminyaka engama-79 "elokishini" noma emnyangweni olandelayo. Ngaleso sikhathi, wayengumuntu okholwayo, isithunywa sevangeli esontweni, umsunguli wemiphakathi emibili yezenkolo futhi owayekhuthaza kakhulu ukuzinikela kwiNhliziyo Engcwele KaJesu Nenhliziyo kaMariya Engaqondile.
UJohn wajoyina umphakathi wezenkolo wama-oratorian futhi wagcotshwa waba ngumfundisi eneminyaka engu-24. Ngesikhathi sezinhlupho ezinzima ngo-1627 nango-1631, wazinikela ukunakekela labo ababethintekile esifundeni sakhe. Ukuze angatheleleli abafowabo, ngesikhathi sobhadane wayehlala emgqonyeni omkhulu phakathi nensimu.
Lapho eneminyaka engama-32, uJohn waba isithunywa sevangeli sesifunda. Izipho zakhe njengomshumayeli nokuvuma izono zamenza waduma kakhulu. Useshumayele imishini engaphezu kwezi-100 zesifunda, eminye ihlala amasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa.
Lapho ekhathalela ukuthuthuka okungokomoya kwabefundisi, uJohn wabona ukuthi isidingo esikhulu kunazo zonke kwakungamaseminaari. Wayenemvume kumkhuzi wakhe omkhulu, umbhishobhi kanye noKhadinali Richelieu ukuthi aqale lo msebenzi, kepha umphathi omkhulu owalandela. Ngemuva komthandazo neseluleko, uJohn wanquma ukuthi kungcono ukushiya umphakathi okholwayo.
Ngawo lowo nyaka uJohn wasungula umphakathi omusha, owagcina ubizwa ngokuthi ama-Eudist - iBandla likaJesu noMariya - elizinikele ekwakhiweni kwabefundisi ngokwenza izifundiso zasesifundabhishobhi. Leli bhizinisi elisha, yize lavunywa ngababhishobhi abangabodwana, lahlangabezana nokuphikiswa okusheshayo, ikakhulukazi kumaJansenists nakwabanye ababesebenzisana naye. UJohn wasungula amaseminari amaningana eNormandy, kepha akakwazanga ukuthola imvume evela eRoma, ngokwengxenye, kwathiwa, ngoba akazange asebenzise indlela enokuqonda.
Emsebenzini wakhe wezithunywa zevangeli wesifunda, uJohn wayekhathazekile ngosizi lwabaqwayizi abazama ukubalekela impilo yabo ebuhlungu. Izindawo zokukhosela zesikhashana zitholakele, kodwa izindawo zokuhlala bezingagculisi. UMadeleine Lamy othile, owayenakekele abesifazane abaningi, ngolunye usuku wamtshela: “Uyaphi manje? Kwesinye isonto, ngicabanga, lapho uzobheka khona izithombe bese uzibheka njengomuntu ongcwele. Futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi okufunayo kuwe kuyikhaya elihle lalezi zidalwa ezihluphekayo. " Amazwi nokuhleka kwalabo ababekhona kwamthinta ngokujulile. Umphumela waba omunye umphakathi omusha wezenkolo, owawubizwa ngokuthi amaSisters of Charity of the Refuge.
UJohn Elies cishe waziwa kakhulu ngengqikithi eyinhloko yemibhalo yakhe: uJesu njengomthombo wobungcwele; UMariya njengesibonelo sempilo yobuKristu. Ukuzinikela kwakhe kuNhliziyo Engcwele Nenhliziyo Engaqondile kwaholela kuPapa uPius XI ukuthi amveze njengokhokho wezinkolelo-zeziqu zeLivets of Jesus and Mary.
Ukuzindla
Ubungcwele ukuvuleleka ngobuqotho othandweni lukaNkulunkulu.Kubonakala ngezindlela eziningi, kepha izinkulumo ezahlukahlukene zinekhwalithi efanayo: ukukhathalela izidingo zabanye. Endabeni kaJohn, labo ababedinga kwakungabantu abahlaselwe yisifo, amakholwa avamile, labo abalungiselela ubupristi, izifebe nawo wonke amaKristu abizelwe ukulingisa uthando lukaJesu nonina.