Nge-1 ka-Agasti, ukuzinikela kuSant'Alfonso Maria de'Liquori

ENaples, ngo-1696 – uNocera de' Pagani, eSalerno, ngomhla woku-1 kuAgasti ngo-1787

Wazalelwa eNaples ngomhla wama-27 kuSeptemba 1696 kubazali abangabemi besixeko. Ufunda ifilosofi kunye nomthetho. Emva kweminyaka embalwa eqhelisela umthetho, wagqiba kwelokuba azahlulele ngokupheleleyo eNkosini. Wamiselwa njengomfundisi ngowe-1726, uAlfonso Maria wanikela phantse lonke ixesha lakhe nobulungiseleli kubemi bezona ndawo zihlwempuzekileyo zaseNaples ngenkulungwane yeshumi elinesibhozo. Ngoxa elungiselela ukuzibophelela kumsebenzi wobuvangeli basemazweni eMpuma, uqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe njengomshumayeli nomvumi yaye, izihlandlo ezibini okanye ezithathu ngonyaka, uba nenxaxheba kubuvangeli basemazweni kumazwe aphakathi kobukumkani. NgoMeyi ka-1730, ngomzuzu wokuphumla okunyanzeliswayo, wadibana nabelusi beentaba ze-Amalfi kwaye, ephawula ukulahlwa kwabo okunzulu kwabantu kunye nonqulo, waziva efuna ukulungisa imeko eyayimenza abe lihlazo njengomalusi nanjengendoda ephucukileyo yenkcubeko. inkulungwane yezibane. Uyayishiya iNaples kunye namanye amaqabane, phantsi kolwalathiso lukabhishophu waseCastellammare di Stabia, useka iBandla lamaSS. Msindisi. Malunga no-1760 wonyulwa njengobhishophu waseSant'Agata, kwaye walawula idayosisi yakhe ngokuzinikela de wasweleka ngomhla woku-1 ku-Agasti ka-1787. (Avvenire)

UMTHANDAZO

Owu umkhuseli wam ozukileyo kunye nothandekayo u-Saint Alfonso ukuba usebenze nzima kwaye wabandezeleka kakhulu ukuba uqinisekise amadoda ngesiqhamo sentlawulelo, jonga ububi bomphefumlo wam osweleyo kwaye undenzele inceba.

Ngothethelelo olunamandla onalo ngoYesu noMariya, ndifumane ngoguquko lwenene, uxolelo lweempazamo zam zangaphambili, ukoyikeka kwesono namandla okuhlala uxhathisa izilingo.

Nceda wabelane nam ngesiqinisekiso sothando olunothando oluhlala luhlaziswa yintliziyo yakho kwaye wenze oko ngokuxelisa umzekelo wakho okhanyayo, ndikhetha ukuthanda kukaThixo njengeyona nto iqhelekileyo ebomini bam.

Ndibongoza ndimthanda ngokungazenzisiyo kwaye ndimthanda ngokungagungqiyo kuYesu, ngokuzinikela kukaMariya ngesisa nangokuzinikela kwinkonzo yobuThixo de kufike ilixa lokufa kwam, ukuze ekugqibeleni ndinokudibana nani ukudumisa uThixo noMariya Eyona nto ingcwele ngonaphakade. Bayibenjalo.

UKUSUKA KWIZIBHALO:

Imveliso yakhe yoncwadi iyancomeka, kuba ibandakanya izihloko ezimalunga nekhulu elineshumi elinanye kwaye ibandakanya iinkalo ezintathu ezinkulu zokholo, ukuziphatha kunye nobomi bomoya. Phakathi kwemisebenzi ye-ascetic, ngokulandelelana kwexesha, sinokukhankanya uTyelelo kwi-SS. ISacramento noMariya Oyena Ngcwele, ukususela ngowe-1745, Uzuko lukaMariya, ngowe-1750, Ukulungiselela Ukufa, ukususela ngowe-1758, Kwindlela Enkulu Yomthandazo, ukususela ngowe-1759, kunye Noqheliselo Lokuthanda uYesu Kristu, ukususela ngowe-1768, umsebenzi wakhe wokomoya obalaseleyo nowokomoya. isishwankathelo seengcinga zakhe.

Kwakhona wabhala "iingoma zomoya": ezidumileyo kunye nomzekelo, phakathi kwezi, "Tu scendi dalle stelle" kunye ne "Quanno nascette ninno", enye ngolwimi kunye nenye ngolwimi.

Ukusuka ku-“UKUNIKELO LWE-SS. SACRAMENTO NOMARY SS.”

Eyona Ntombi iNgcwele iNgcwele kunye noMama wam, uMariya, mna, ongoyena ulusizi kubo bonke, ndibhenela kuwe onguMama weNkosi yam, uKumkanikazi wehlabathi, uMthetheleli, iThemba, iNdawo yokusabela yaboni.

Ndiyakuzukisa, Kumkanikazi, kwaye ndiyabulela ngazo zonke iinceba ondenzele zona ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, ngakumbi ngokundikhulula esihogweni, nto leyo ebendisoloko ndiyifanele.

Ndiyakuthanda, Nenekazi elithandekayo, kwaye ngenxa yothando olukhulu endinalo ngawe ndiyathembisa ukuba ndiya kuhlala ndifuna ukukukhonza kwaye ndenze konke endinako ukuze nabanye bakuthande.

Ndibeka kuwe onke amathemba am; usindiso lwam.

Owu Mama wenceba, ndamkele njengomkhonzi wakho, undigubungele ngengubo yakho, kwaye ekubeni unamandla kuThixo, ndikhulule kuzo zonke izilingo, okanye undifumanele amandla okuzoyisa kude kube sekufeni.

Ndikucela uthando lokwenyani lukaYesu Krestu kwaye kuwe ndinethemba lokufumana uncedo oluyimfuneko lokufa okungcwele.

Mama wam, ngenxa yothando lwakho kuThixo ndiyakubongoza ukuba uhlale undinceda, kodwa ngakumbi ngomzuzu wokugqibela wobomi bam; ungandishiyi de undibone ndikhuselekile eZulwini ukuze ndikusikelele kwaye ndicule iNceba yakho ngonaphakade. Amen.

Kwinqaku elithi “KWENZIWA LOKUTHANDA UYESU KRISTU”

Bonke ubungcwele nengqibelelo yomphefumlo iqulathe ukuthanda uYesu Kristu uThixo wethu, ongoyena ulungileyo noMsindisi wethu. Uthando luyinto emanyanisa kwaye igcine zonke izidima ezenza umntu agqibelele. Mhlawumbi uThixo akalufanelanga lonke uthando lwethu? Usithande kwasephakadeni. “Mntundini, itsho iNkosi, yazi ukuba mna ndakuthanda kuqala. Ubungekabikho emhlabeni, ilizwe belingekabikho nam besele ndikuthanda. Ekubeni ndinguThixo, mna ndiyakuthanda. Ebona ukuba uThixo uyabavumela abantu ukuba bafumane izibonelelo, wayefuna ukubathimbela kuthando lwakhe ngezipho zakhe. Ngoko ke wathi: “Ndifuna ukubatsalela abantu ukuba bandithande ngaloo migibe abantu abazivumela ukuba batsalwe ngayo, oko kukuthi, ngemixokelelwane yothando.” Ezi yayizizipho kanye uThixo azinike umntu. Emva kokuba emnike umphefumlo onamandla ngokomfanekiselo wakhe, onenkumbulo, ingqondo nentando yakhe, nomzimba oxhotyiswe ngezivamvo, wamdalela amazulu nomhlaba kwanezinye izinto ezininzi zonke ngenxa yothando lomntu; ukuze bakhonze umntu, kwaye umntu ubathande ngenxa yombulelo wezipho ezininzi. Kodwa uThixo akazange akuthande ukusinika zonke ezi zidalwa zintle. Ukuphumelela lonke uthando lwethu, weza kusinika konke ngokwakhe. uYise ongunaphakade weza kusinika uNyana okuphela kwamzeleyo. Ebona ukuba sonke sasifile yaye sihluthwe ubabalo lwakhe ngenxa yesono, wenza ntoni? Ngenxa yothando olukhulu, okanye kanye, njengoko uMpostile ebhala, ngenxa yothando oluncamisileyo awasithanda ngalo, wathumela uNyana wakhe oyintanda ukuba asanelise, aze ngaloo ndlela asibuyisele ubomi esonweni esibuhluthileyo kuthi. Kwaye ngokusinika uNyana (engaxoleli uNyana ukuba asixolele), kunye noNyana usinike konke okulungileyo: ubabalo lwakhe, uthando lwakhe kunye neparadesi; ekubeni zonke ezo zinto zintle zincinane kunoNyana; ( Roma 8, 32 )