Impilo Yabangcwele: St. Paul Miki nabangane
Abangcwele uPaul Miki kanye nabangane, abafel 'ukholo
c. 1562-1597; ekupheleni kwekhulu le-XNUMX
Februwari 6 - Isikhumbuzo (Isikhethelo Sesikhumbuzo sosuku lweLent)
Umbala we-Litological: Bomvu (uViolet uma usuku lwesonto leLente)
Patron Saints of Japan
Abapristi bomdabu baseJapane nabantu nje abavamile bafa ngenxa yenkolo entsha
Amazwi wembongi yaseMelika uJohn Greenleaf Whittier abamba ama-pathos wesikhumbuzo sanamuhla: “Kuwo wonke amagama abuhlungu olimi noma ipeni, adabukisa kakhulu lawa:“ Kungenzeka! ”Ukwanda okusheshayo nokuwa okungazelelwe kobuKatolika eJapane kungenye“ yamandla ”amakhulu emlandweni wesintu. Abapristi abangamaPutukezi nabaseSpain, iningi labo ingamaJesuit namaFranciscans, baletha inkolo yamaKhatholika esiqhingini esinegugu laseJapan ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1500 ngempumelelo enkulu. Amashumi ezinkulungwane zabantu aguqukile, kwavulwa izikole zokufundela ezimbili, abomdabu baseJapan bagcotshwa njengabapristi kwathi iJapane yeka ukuba yinsimu yemishini, yaphakanyiselwa kwisifunda-bhishobhi. Kepha i-arc ekhulayo yempumelelo yezithunywa zevangeli yehle yaya phansi ngokushesha okukhulu. Emagagasi okushushiswa kusukela ngo-1590 kuya ku-1640, izinkulungwane zamaKatolika zashushiswa, zahlukunyezwa futhi zabulawa kwaze kwaba yilapho inkolo yamaKhatholika, futhi noma yikuphi ukubonakaliswa kwangaphandle kobuKristu, kwaqedwa nya. IJapan icishe yaba yisizwe samaKatolika, isondela ekujoyineni iPhilippines njengowukuphela komphakathi wamaKatolika ngokuphelele e-Asia. IJapan ibingayenzela i-Asia ngawo-1600s lokho i-Ireland ekwenzele iYurophu ekuqaleni kweNkathi Ephakathi. Wayengathumela izazi, izindela, nabapristi bezithunywa zevangeli ukuguqula izizwe ezinkulu kakhulu kunaye, kufaka phakathi iChina. Kwakungafanele kube njalo. kanye nabapristi bezithunywa zevangeli ukuguqula izizwe ezinkulu kakhulu kunabo, kufaka neChina. Kwakungafanele kube njalo. kanye nabapristi bezithunywa zevangeli ukuguqula izizwe ezinkulu kakhulu kunabo, kufaka neChina. Kwakungafanele kube njalo.
UPaul Miki wayengowokuzalwa eJapan owaba ngumJesuit. AmaJesuit ayengavumi ukwamukela amadoda avela eNdiya noma kwezinye izizwe ayezibheka njengezingemfundo ephakeme namasiko abo esikoleni sabo sobufundisi. Kodwa amaJesuit ayenenhlonipho enkulu ngamaJapane, amasiko awo ayelingana noma ephakeme ngisho kunalawo aseNtshonalanga Yurophu. UPaul Miki ubephakathi kwalabo okuthi, ngemuva kokufundiswa okholweni, bashumayele abantu babo ngolimi lwabo. Yena nabanye bahlela indlela entsha eya phambili, bevumela amaJapan ukuthi angaqondi nje kuphela kepha abone, enyameni nasegazini, ukuthi bangagcina amasiko abo angcono kakhulu ngenkathi bethembekile kuNkulunkulu otholakele kaJesu Kristu.
UPaul, umfowethu ongumJesuit, kanye nabangane bakhe baba yiqembu lokuqala ukubulawa ngobuningi eJapane. Umholi wezempi nomeluleki wenkosi wesaba ukunqotshwa kwesiSpain nePutukezi kulesi siqhingi futhi wayala ukuba kuboshwe abapristi nabafowethu abayisithupha baseFranciscan, amaJesuit amathathu aseJapan, amanye amaJapane ayishumi nesithupha nomunye waseKorea. Labo ababanjiwe babenqume indlebe yabo yangakwesobunxele base bephoqeleka ukuba bamashe, bachitha igazi, amakhulu amakhilomitha baya eNagasaki. NgoFebhuwari 5, 1597, uPaul nabangane bakhe baboshelwa eziphambanweni egqumeni, njengoKristu, bagwazwa ngemikhonto. Ufakazi wokuzibonela uchaze lesi sigameko:
Umfowethu, uPaul Miki, wazibona emi epulpiti elihle kunazo zonke ake wazigcwalisa. "Ebandleni" lakhe waqala ngokuzibiza ngeJapan kanye neJesuit… “Inkolo yami ingifundisa ukuxolela izitha zami nabo bonke abangicasulile. Ngithethelele ngokuzithandela uMbusi nabo bonke labo abafuna ukungibulala. Ngibacela ukuba bafune ukubhapathizwa futhi babe ngamaKristu uqobo ”. Wabe esebheka abangane bakhe futhi waqala ukubakhuthaza empini yabo yokugcina ... Kwathi ngokwesiko lamaJapane, ababulali abane baqala ukudonsa imikhonto yabo ... Ababulali bababulala ngamunye ngamunye. Ukuphonsa umkhonto, bese kuba ukushaya kwesibili. Yaqeda ngesikhathi esifushane.
Ukubulawa kwalaba bantu akwenzanga lutho ukuvimba iSonto. Ukushushiswa kubhebhethekise amalangabi okholo kuphela. Ngo-1614, amaJapane angaba ngu-300.000 1854 ayengamaKatolika. Kwabe sekulandela ukushushiswa okukhulu. Abaholi baseJapan ekugcineni bakhethe ukuhlukanisa amachweba nemingcele yabo cishe kunoma yikuphi ukungena kwangaphandle, inqubomgomo eyayizohlala kuze kube sekhulwini leshumi nesishiyagalolunye. Kuphela ngo-1 lapho iJapane yayivulekele ngenkani ukuhweba kwamanye amazwe nezivakashi zaseNtshonalanga. Kwathi kungazelelwe izinkulungwane zamaKatolika aseJapan zafihla, ikakhulukazi eduze kwaseNagasaki. Babephethe amagama abafel 'ukholo baseJapan, bakhuluma isiLatini nesiPutukezi kancane, bacela izivakashi zabo ezintsha izithombe zikaJesu noMariya futhi bazama ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ngabe umpristi waseFrance wayevumelekile yini ngemibuzo emibili: 2) Ngabe awuyishadi? no-XNUMX) ngabe uza kuPapa eRome? Lawa maKristu afihliwe abuye avule izintende zezandla zawo ukukhombisa umpristi okunye: izinsalela zabafel 'ukholo okhokho babo ababekude ababezazi futhi bezihlonipha emakhulwini eminyaka ngaphambili. Inkumbulo yabo yayingakaze ife.
St Paul Miki, wamukele ukubulawelwa ukholo kunokuba ulahle ukholo lwakho. Ukhethe ukukhonza osondelene nabo kunokuba ubaleke. Thuthukisa kithi uthando olufanayo lukaNkulunkulu nolomuntu ukuze nathi sikwazi, sithande futhi sikhonze uNkulunkulu ngendlela yobuqhawe ekwenze waba nesibindi futhi waqanjwa ebusweni bokuhlupheka okukhulu.