Impilo Yabangcwele: ISanta Scholastica
ISt. Scholastica, Ntombi
c. ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-547 - XNUMX
NgoFebhuwari 10 - ISikhumbuzo (Inkumbulo ongayikhetha uma isonto ebolekwe)
Umbala we-Litological: Umhlophe (onsomi uma ebolekiwe ngeviki)
umlandeli wezindelakazi, izingane ezihlaselayo, imfundo nezincwadi
Owesifazane ongaqondakaliyo futhi okhethiwe usiza ukuqalisa ukuvela kobudlova obuntshonalanga
ISt Scholastica yazalwa emashumini eminyaka ngemuva kokuba inkosi yokugcina yaseNtshonalanga yaphoqeleka ukuba ishiye idolobha laseRoma elalichithekile ngo-476. Amandla ayegxile eMpumalanga, eConstantinople, lapho kwenzeka khona isenzo sangempela. Amakhulu amaningi eminyaka azodlula kuze kube yilapho iRenaissance izomboza iRoma futhi enkazimulweni yayo yobukhosi. Kepha kwenzekani eNtshonalanga Yurophu phakathi kokuphela kwenkathi yamaRoma ngekhulu lesihlanu nokuvela kokuqala kweRenaissance ngolweshumi nanhlanu? Kwenzeka kanjalo. Amabutho ezindela asungula izigodlo ezingenakubalwa eziningi ezazidabula ubude nobubanzi be-Europe njengebuhlalu kwirosari. Lezi zindela zisuka emhlabathini wazo wendabuko. Zaphenduka izikhungo zokufunda, ezolimo namasiko ngokwemvelo okwazala amadolobha athembele kuwo, izikole namanyuvesi adala umphakathi wasendulo.
USt. Benedict kanye nodadewabo ngamawele, iSt. Scholastica, bayimithombo yabesilisa nabesifazane yalelo mfula obanzi we-monasticism ongenze wagxila kakhulu esimweni sezwe laseNtshonalanga. Kodwa kuncane kakhulu okwaziwayo ngokuqiniseka ngempilo yakhe. UPapa St Gregory the Great, obuse kusuka ku-590 kuya ku-604, wabhala ngala mawele adumile cishe isigamu seminyaka ngemuva kokushona kwawo. Wayeseka indaba yakhe ebufakazini bababambazi ababemazi uScholastica nomfowabo uqobo.
Ukuphawula kukaGregory ngokugcizelela ukusondelana okufudumele nokugcwele ukholo kwabafowethu. UScholastica noBenedetto babevakashelana njalo lapho kuvunyelwa izimpilo zabo. Futhi lapho behlangana bakhuluma ngezinto zikaNkulunkulu neZulu elazilindelwe. Ukuthandana kwabo kuzalwe uthando lwabo olujwayelekile ngoNkulunkulu, okubonisa ukuthi ukuqonda okufanele nothando ngoNkulunkulu kungukuphela komthombo wobunye beqiniso kunoma imuphi umphakathi, kungaba ngumphakathi omncane womndeni noma womphakathi omkhulu sonke isizwe.
Umndeni we-Benedictine monastic wafuna ukuphindaphinda ulwazi olujwayelekile nothando lukaNkulunkulu lokuthi uScholastica noBenedict bahlala emndenini wabo. Ngezinhlelo ezihlanganyelwe, imikhuleko, ukudla, ukucula, ukuzilibazisa nomsebenzi, imiphakathi yezindela eyayiphila nge-Benedictine Rule futhi eseyiphila namanje, ifune ukuphindaphinda impilo ehleleke kahle futhi enezithelo yomndeni omkhulu, ogcwele ukholo. Njenge-orchestra eqeqeshwe kahle, zonke izindela zahlanganisa amathalenta wazo ebunyeni obukhulu ngaphansi kwe-baton ye-abbot, kuze kube yilapho umzamo wazo ojwayelekile usakazekela emasontweni amahle, umculo nasezikoleni eziqhubekayo namuhla.
Ama-gravelones asemathuna ezigodlo zezindela ngokuvamile awanawo amagama aqoshwe kuwo. Imabula ebunjiwe ingasho nje ukuthi: "Indela engcwele". Ukungaziwa uqobo kuwuphawu lobungcwele. Okubalulekile umzimba wenhlangano enkulu yezenkolo, hhayi umuntu owayengomunye nje wamangqamuzana aleyo nhlangano. USanta Scolastica ushone ngo-547. Ithuna lakhe liyaziwa, limakwe futhi liyagujwa. Ungcwatshwe ethuneni elibushelelezi endaweni yokucasha engaphansi komhlaba wesigodlo sezindela saseMonte Casino ezintabeni eziseningizimu neRoma. Akaziwa endaweni yakhe yokuphumula, njengamakhosi nezindela eziningi kakhulu. Kepha akaziwa njengoba imininingwane embalwa kangaka ikhombisa isimilo sakhe. Mhlawumbe kwaklanywa. Mhlawumbe kwakuwukuthobeka. Yena nomfowabo bayizibalo ezibalulekile zenkolo ezinomkhiqizo wazo osafakwa emasikweni aseNtshonalanga. Noma kunjalo uyimfihlakalo. Uyaziwa ngefa lakhe, futhi kwesinye isikhathi ifa lanele. Endabeni yakhe, lokho kwanele.
ISt Scholastica, usungule igatsha labesifazane le-Benedictine Religious Order, ngakho-ke wanikeza abesifazane abangamaKristu imiphakathi yabo ukuthi ibuse futhi ibuse. Siza bonke abafuna usizo lwakho ukuba luhlale lungaziwa futhi bathobekile njengoba bekhulisa amacebo amakhulu kaNkulunkulu neBandla Lakhe. Umkhulu futhi awaziwa. Sisize sifise okufanayo.