Impilo Yabangcwele: Sant'Agata
ISant'Agata, iNsikazi, umfel 'ukholo, c. Ngekhulu lesithathu
NgoFebhuwari 5 - ISikhumbuzo (Isikhumbuzo ongakukhetha uma usuku lweviki Lenten)
Umbala we-Litological: Bomvu (onsomi uma usuku lwesonto leLenten)
UPatron waseSisily, umdlavuza webele, odlwengulwa kanye nezisulu zokudlwengulwa kwezinsimbi
Kuwo wonke amadoda amheha, wayefuna eyodwa kuphela
UPapa San Gregorio Magno wabusa njengoPhakama Pontiff weSonto ukusuka ngonyaka ka-590 kuya ku-604. Umndeni wakhe wawumthanda kakhulu uSicily futhi enezakhiwo lapho, ngakho-ke uGregorio osemncane ubazi abangcwele namasiko alesi siqhingi esihle. Lapho eba upapa, uSan Gregorio wafaka amagama wababulali abahlonishwa kakhulu baseSicain, u-Agata noLucia, enhliziyweni yeMisa, incwadi yohlu lwamaRoma. ISan Gregorio yaze yabeka la maSicilians amabili phambi kwedolobha labesifazane ababili ababulawa ukholo, u-Agnese noCecilia, ababeyingxenye yohlu lwezincwadi zamaRoma amakhulu eminyaka ngaphambili. Kwakuyisinqumo sikapapa lesi esasigcina inkumbulo yeSt. Agatha isebenza kakhulu kunanoma yini enye. I-Liturgy ilondoloze ubuhle futhi ivikela izinkumbulo ezindala zeSonto. Ngakho ezindebeni zezinkulungwane zabaphristi nsuku zonke kunamagama abanye abafelokazi abahlonishwayo besifazane beBandla:
Akukho okuningi okwaziwayo ngokuphila nokufa kukaSant'Agata, kepha isiko elide linikeza okungekho emibhalweni eyinhloko. Kungenzeka ukuthi uPapa Damus, obuse kusukela ngonyaka ka-366 kuya ku-384, waqamba inkondlo eyayihlonipha, ekhombisa ukuthi idumela lakhe lalilikhulu kangakanani ngaleso sikhathi. ISant'Agata yaqhamuka emndenini ocebile eSicily ngezikhathi zamaRoma, cishe ngekhulu lesithathu. Ngemuva kokunikezela ngokuphila kwakhe kuKristu, ubuhle bakhe baheha amadoda anamandla anjengezibuthe kuye. Kepha wenqaba konke ukufanela iNkosi. Mhlawumbe ngesikhathi kushushiswa uMbusi u-Decius cishe ngo-250, waboshwa, waphenywa ngemibuzo, wahlushwa futhi wabulawa ngenxa yokuthi wafela ukholo.Wenqaba ukuyeka ukholo lwakhe noma ezinikele emadodeni anamandla ayemfisa. Umuntu wasekhaya osekhulile uthi: "Intombi eyiqiniso, wayegqoka ukugqwala kukanembeza omsulwa kanye nokubomvu kwegazi lewundlu ngenxa yezimonyo zakhe".
Futhi kuyisiko elihlala njalo ukuthi ukuhlukunyezwa kwakhe kufaka nokugawulwa kwezitho zobulili. Ngenkathi uSanta Lucia ekhanya kwezobuciko ngamehlo akhe epuletini, iSant'Agata ijwayele ukukhonjiswa ibambe ipuleti lapho kuphumule khona amabele akhe, ngoba basikwa abahluphi bakhe abangamaqaba ngaphambi kokubulawa kwakhe. Lesi sithombe esiyingqayizivele empeleni, siqoshwe odongeni olungaphezulu komnyango wesonto le-XNUMX leSant'Agata eRoma, isonto elalinikezelwe uPapa San Gregorio ngokwakhe kudala.
Amadoda enza iningi lodlame lomzimba emhlabeni. Futhi lapho izisulu zabo zingabesifazane, udlame lungaba nobubi ikakhulukazi ngoba izisulu zabo azikwazi ukusiza. Izindaba zabafelokazi bokuqala beBandla zilandisa izindaba zokuhlukunyezwa ngokweqile ngabathumbi babo baseRoma. Kepha izindaba zabesifazane ababulawa ukholo zivame ukubhekisela kokunye okwengeziwe: ukuthotshiswa ngocansi. Akwaziwa ukuthi akekho umfelikazi wesilisa oye wahlaselwa ngale ndlela. AbakwaSant'Agata nabanye kwakungekho nzima ngokwasemzimbeni ukubekezelela lobuhlungu ababuzwayo, kodwa futhi benamandla nangokomoya ngokomoya wokumelana nokufa, amahloni kanye nokululazeka komphakathi ikakhulukazi kubo njengabesifazane. Babenamandla. Kwakungabathumbi babo besilisa ababukeka bebuthakathaka.
Kwakuwukuphakanyiswa kobuKristu ngabesifazane, izingane, izigqila, iziboshwa, asebekhulile, abagulayo, abokufika kanye nalabo ababekade bexoshwa abambambisa imvubelo enkulu yeBandla emhlabeni waseMedithera. ISonto alizange lenze isigaba sezisulu ezikhononda ngesigaba esinamalungelo. ISonto lalishumayela isithunzi sabantu. ISonto alikaze lishumayele ukulingana kwabantu noma ifundise ukuthi ohulumeni kumele bakhiphe imithetho ukuvikela abangavikelwe. Konke kunamuhla. ISonto lalikhuluma ngolimi lwemfundiso yenkolo futhi lifundisa ukuthi wonke umuntu wesilisa, owesifazana kanye nowomntwana wenziwe ngomfanekiso nangokufana uNkulunkulu futhi ngenxa yalokho wayefanelwe inhlonipho. Wafundisa ukuthi uJesu Kristu wafela wonke umuntu osesiphambanweni. ISonto lanikeza, futhi lanikeza, izimpendulo eziphelele zemibuzo ephelele, futhi lezo zimpendulo zazikhona futhi ziyagculisayo.Umkhosi weSant'Agata usagujwa kakhulu ngoFebhuwari 5 eCatania, eSicily. Amakhulu ezinkulungwane ezithembekile aqhubeka emigwaqweni ukuhlonipha ongcwele walesi siqhingi. Amasiko asendulo ayaqhubeka.
Santa Agatha, ubuyintombi nto ushade noKristu uqobo, umakoti weNkosi ozigcinele yena kuphela. Isifungo sakho sokuthanda uNkulunkulu ngaphezu kwakho konke sikwenze waba nzima ukuze ubekezelele izilingo, ukuhlukunyezwa nokucekelwa phansi. Ukuthi singazimisela njengawe lapho noma yiluphi uhlobo loshushiso, noma luncane kangakanani, sifuna thina.