Maria Esperanza, 1928 - 2004
Chifukwa chololeza Maria Esperanza chidatsegulidwa pa Januware 31, 2010. Zolemba izi zidasindikizidwa koyamba pa Seputembara 15, 2008, pa Phwando la Dona Wathu Wachisoni. Monga momwe zinalembedwera Zotsatira, zomwe ndikulimbikitsani kuti muwerenge, kulembaku kulinso ndi "mawu tsopano" ambiri omwe tiyenera kumvanso.
Ndipo kachiwiri.
IZI Chaka chatha, ndikamapemphera mu Mzimu, liwu limakonda kutuluka mwadzidzidzi pakamwa panga: "chiyembekezo. ” Ndangophunzira kuti awa ndi mawu achi Puerto Rico otanthauza "chiyembekezo."
NTHAWI ZOLUMBUKA
Zaka ziwiri zapitazo, ndidakumana ndi wolemba Michael Brown (omwe ambiri a inu mukudziwa kuti ndiomwe akuyambitsa tsamba la Katolika Mzimu Tsiku Lililonse.) Banja lathu linkadya chakudya limodzi, ndipo pambuyo pake, ine ndi Michael tinkakambirana nkhani zambiri. Titatsala pang'ono kutuluka, adatuluka mchipindacho natenga mabuku angapo. Mmodzi wa iwo anali ndi mutu, Bridge la Kumwamba. Uwu ndi mndandanda wamafunso omwe Michael adachita ndi Maria Vesperanza wa ku Venezuela. Amamufotokozera kuti ndi mtundu wachikazi wa Padre Pio yemwe adakumana naye kangapo m'moyo wake. Adawonekera kwa iye tsiku lomwe adamwalira (monga nthawi zina amkaonekera kwa mizimu yambiri), nati, "Tsopano ndiye nthawi yanu." Chochitika chodabwitsa chodabwitsa chazungulira moyo wake, kuphatikiza mwayi wolandila zamatsenga kuchokera kwa Yesu, komanso Namwali Wodala Mariya ndi oyera mtima ena. Ndipo osati iye yekha; ambiri omwe adabwera kumudzi kwawo kwa Betania adamuwonanso Namwaliyo, m'mawonekedwe omwe alandila chivomerezo champhamvu kuchokera kwa bishopu wakomweko.
On September 11th sabata yatha, mwadzidzidzi ndinakakamizika kutenga bukuli ndikuliwerenga ndikuthawira ku Texas. Ndinachita chidwi ndi zomwe ndinawerenga. Kwa mawu omwe awonekera mumtima mwanga pazaka zitatu zapitazi ndi mauthenga achindunji Amayi athu ndi Yesu adapatsa Maria dziko lapansi. Izi zandikhuza kwambiri, popeza nthawi zina ndimalimbana kwambiri ndi ntchito yomwe ndapatsidwa: ndi chitsimikiziro kuchokera kwa munthu amene amakhala moyo wopatulika komanso wodabwitsa ndipo mawu ake, ngakhale sakhala umboni wa chipolopolo, amakhala ndi cholemera chomwe chimaposa chilichonse chomwe ndinganene. Sindikunena izi kuti ndipindule, koma zanu. Pakuti Lemba limatilamula kuti tisanyoze uneneri, koma kuti tizindikire. Popeza nthawi zomwe zikuwonekera modabwitsa tsopano, ndikuganiza ndikofunikira kuti ambiri a inu omwe mukumva mawu aulosi mumtima mwanu mutsimikizike mu mzimu wanu pazomwe mwakhala mukumva nthawi yonseyi.
Ndizachilendo, chifukwa ndimadziwa zochepa za mayiyu mpaka pano, ngakhale ndidamugwira mawu kangapo. Koma china chake mmoyo wanga chimandiuza kuti pamene Mzimu amapemphera "esperanza," kuti atha kukhala kuti "Esperanza" - kupembedzera kwa wopembedzera yemwe mwina tsiku lina atha kuyitanidwa St. Maria. Yemwe dzina lake limatanthauza ndikuyembekeza.
UTHENGA
(Pansipa, pamene ndikusanthula mawu a Maria, ndalumikizananso ziganizo ndi maudindo ena pazomwe ndalemba kuti muzitha kuziloza pongowadina.)
Maria akutsimikizira kuti tikukhala mu nthawi yachisomo, "nthawi yapadera" yomwe amachitcha kuti "ola la chisankho. ” Kudzera mwa Maria, Amayi Odala akutiitanira ife kumalo a "kupemphera ndi kulingalira," zomwe ndazitcha pano "Bastion. ” Ndikukonzekera kwa kulalikira kwatsopano adziko lapansi (Mat 24:14):
Namwali wabwera… kuti agwirizanitse kagulu kakang'ono ka miyoyo yomwe ikufuna ntchito yayikulu yamtsogolo, yomwe yayamba kale. Uko ndiko kulalikira kwa dziko lapansi kachiwirinso. -The Bridge to kumwamba: Mafunso ndi Maria Esperanza aku Betania, Michael H. Brown, tsa. 107
Ndalemba za nthawi yomwe ndidamva kuti Mzimu Woyera akuyitanaKutulutsa kwa Chinjoka”Pamene mphamvu ya satana idzathyoledwa m'miyoyo yambiri.
Mkuntho wakumwamba ubwera kudzathandiza ofooka, gulu lankhondo lotsogozedwa ndi St. Michael Mngelo Wamkulu, amene adzakutetezani chifukwa adzalengeza nthawi yotsimikiza, ndipo adzakhala omvera kuti amvere ng'oma, zitoliro, ndi mabelu, okhoza kuyimirira mwachangu kukamenya nkhondo ndi pemphero la Magnificat. -The Bridge to kumwamba: Mafunso ndi Maria Esperanza aku Betania, Michael H. Brown, p. 53
Ndi chitsimikiziro chokongola bwanji! pamene Kuyesa Kwazaka Zisanu ndi ziwiri mndandanda anamaliza, Ndidamva Ambuye wathu akunena kuti tiziimba Kukongola Kwa Mkazi- nyimbo yotamanda ndi nkhondo. Ndipo zowonadi, Maria akunena zomwe Mpingo wakhala ukunena kwa zaka mazana ambiri: kuti Mary ndiye pothawirapo pathu:
China chake chikubwera, ora lazinthu zoyipa pomwe anthu osokonezeka sadzapeza pobisalira mumtima wamunthu wapadziko lapansi. Malo okhawo adzakhala Mary. -The Bridge to kumwamba: Mafunso ndi Maria Esperanza aku Betania, Michael H. Brown, tsa. 53
Ndatchula kale m'mabuku anga Maria akunena za a chiwalitsiro cha chikumbumtima yomwe idzakhala mphatso yayikulu yochokera Kumwamba ku dziko lapansi — Tsiku la Chifundo momwe miyoyo yambiri idzapatsidwe chisomo cholapa. Ngakhale Maria adakana kuyankha ngati amadziwa ngati Wokana Kristu ali padziko lapansi (mwanzeru, mwina), Namwaliyo adati tikukhala mu "nthawi yowonongeka":
Cholinga cha Atate wathu ndikupulumutsa ana ake onse ku kunyozedwa ndi kunyozedwa kwa afarisi a nthawi zowawazi. -The Bridge to kumwamba: Mafunso ndi Maria Esperanza aku Betania, Michael H. Brown, tsa. 43
Pamaso pa Sacramenti Yodala, ndimotani momwe masomphenya amkati zaka zingapo zapitazo, ndinazindikira Ambuye akunena kuti kukubwera “madera ofanana”Zomwe zitha kulimba kudzera mu Chiwalitsiro. Maria amalankhulanso zamagulu achikhristu awa:
Ndikuganiza kuti pakangopita kanthawi pang'ono tidzakhala m'magulu azachipembedzo. -The Bridge to kumwamba: Mafunso ndi Maria Esperanza aku Betania, Michael H. Brown, tsa. 42
Ndipo Maria amalankhulanso kawirikawiri za zomwe zimatchedwa "nyengo yamtendere”Momwe dziko ndi Mpingo zidzakonzedwanso mu m'badwo waulemerero. Zidzatsogola "kudza" kwa Ambuye wathu. Apanso, Maria sanena zakubwera komaliza kwa Yesu muulemerero, koma kubwera kwapakatikati kwa Khristu, mwina mwa mawonekedwe apakalezi:
Akubwera — osati kutha kwa dziko lapansi, koma kutha kwa zowawa za m'zaka za zana lino. Zaka zana lino zikuyeretsa, ndipo pambuyo pake padzabwera mtendere ndi chikondi… Chilengedwe chidzakhala chatsopano komanso chatsopano, ndipo tidzatha kukhala achimwemwe mdziko lathu komanso m'malo mwathu, popanda ndewu, osakhala ndi nkhawa. Tonsefe timakhala… -The Bridge to kumwamba: Mafunso ndi Maria Esperanza aku Betania, Michael H. Brown, tsa. 73, 69
Apanso, Maria akunena za kuyenda kwa Mzimu Woyera, komwe kumafika pachimake mu Nyengo Yamtendere, ngati a mbandakucha:
Ndimayesetsa kudzikonzekeretsa kuti Chisomo cha Mzimu Woyera chitsegule kuwala kwa mbandakucha wa Yesu. -The Bridge to kumwamba: Mafunso ndi Maria Esperanza aku Betania, Michael H. Brown, tsa. 71
Zowonadi, nditafufuza pamtima panga mutu wa buku lomwe ndikulemba, mawuwa adabwera mwachangu: "Chiyembekezo ndikucha. " Ndinalandira mawu omwewo mumtima mwanga miyezi ingapo yapitayo mu zomwe zimawoneka ngati a uthenga wochokera kwa Amayi athu. Inde, chilichonse chikamawoneka ngati chodera komanso chosautsa, tiyenera kuyang'anitsitsa ndikuwona kuwuka kwa Dzuwa Lachilungamo. Ngakhale dziko tsopano likulowa munthawi yakuda kwambiri, ikhalanso nthawi yaulemerero komanso yamphamvu mu Mpingo, Mkwatibwi amene adzatuluke woyeretsedwa, kulimbikitsidwa, ndi kupambana:
Tikudutsa munthawi zaulemerero. Zidzapanga zonse bwino. Zizindikiro zambiri zikuwululidwa. Tiyenera kukhala achimwemwe basi. Chilichonse chili m'manja mwa Mulungu. -The Bridge to kumwamba: Mafunso ndi Maria Esperanza aku Betania, Michael H. Brown, tsa. 107
Inde, inde… esperanza kukucha!
NGALOLO YOBADWIRA
Bambo Fr. A Kyle Dave aku Louisiana anena kuti, "Zinthu ziziipiraipira zisanakhale bwino." Izi sizoyambitsa mantha kwa Mkhristu, koma zakuzindikiritsa kuti Tsikulo "silidzakugwirani ngati mbala usiku." Inde, Maria akutsimikiziranso m'malemba ake tanthauzo lankhondo lomwe likuyandikira (lomwe lingathetsedwe chifukwa cha kulapa ndi kupemphera), kugawanika, masautso, miliri, mwina mwachidule m'mawu oti "tsoka lalikulu." Koma zinthu izi nthawi zonse zimakhazikitsidwa munjira ya chifundo ndi chikondi cha Mulungu kuti akhazikitse dziko lapansi mwa kuyeretsedwa ndikukhazikitsa njira ku ulamuliro wamtendere wa Khristu. Ganizani, abale ndi alongo, za mwana wolowerera. Kudzera mu tsoka laumphawi ndiyeno njala pomwe pamapeto pake adabwerera kwa abambo ake. Nthawi yachifundo iyi yalola kumwamba kuti ife tibwerere kwa Iye osatilanga kwambiri. Ichi ndichifukwa chake adatsanulira Mzimu Woyera mowolowa manja pakukonzanso. Ichi ndichifukwa chake adadzutsa ife apapa odzichepetsa, oyera, komanso anzeru munthawi yathu ino. Ichi ndichifukwa chake watitumizira Amayi Ake. Pakuti ndikukhulupirira kuti Tsiku la Ambuye yakhala ikuyandikira, koma mulingo wachilango nthawi zonse umadalira kulapa kwathu. Chifukwa chake, Mulungu adzatilanga chifukwa ndife ana ake aamuna ndi aakazi, ndipo Mulungu amalanga iwo amene Iye amawakonda.
O, ndizosangalatsa bwanji kwa Mulungu moyo womwe umatsatira mokhulupirika kulimbikitsidwa kwa chisomo Chake! Ndinapereka Mpulumutsi ku dziko lapansi; za inu, muyenera kulankhula ndi dziko lapansi za chifundo Chake chachikulu ndikukonzekeretsa dziko lapansi Kudza Kwachiwiri kwa Iye amene adzabwera, osati ngati Mpulumutsi wachifundo, koma monga Woweruza wolungama. O, ndi lowopsa tsikulo! Latsimikiza tsiku la chilungamo, tsiku la mkwiyo wa Mulungu. Angelo amanjenjemera pamaso pake. Lankhulani ndi mizimu za chifundo chachikulu ichi ikadali nthawi yoperekera chifundo. Ngati mungakhale chete tsopano, mudzakhala mukuyankha miyoyo yambiri patsiku loopsali. Musaope chilichonse. Khalani okhulupirika mpaka kumapeto. Ndikumvera chisoni inu. -Mary akulankhula ndi St. Faustina, Zolemba: Chifundo Chaumulungu M'moyo Wanga, n. Zamgululi
Chifukwa chomwe ndadziwitsira Maria Esperanza kwa owerenga anga motere (kapena mwina akundidziwitsa kwa inu!) Ndichakuti wanenanso zina zomwe zikuwonetsa nthawi yomwe tikukhala. M'kalata yanga yotsatira, ndikupita kufotokoza izi. Nthawi yomwe talowa tsopano ndi yayikulu kwambiri ndipo imafuna chidwi chathu chonse kwa Mary. Chithunzi chomwe ndinali nacho mumtima mwanga dzulo chinali cha timu ya mpira. Yesu ndiye mphunzitsi wamkulu, ndipo Mary ndiye kotala wathu. Amalandira "sewero" lotsatira kuchokera kwa Khristu, kenako nkubwera kudzandikumbatira kuti adzatibweretsere kwa ife. Cholakwacho sichitembenuka ndikukumana ndi wophunzitsa-ayi, amadikirira kotala kotala ndikumamvetsera mwachidwi iye akuyenera kunena-zomwe Coach wamuuza. Koma Khristu ndiye mphunzitsi wathu "Mutu". Iye ndi Mulungu. Iye ndiye Mpulumutsi wathu, ndipo Maria ndi chida Chake chosankhidwa kuti chititsogolere ndi kutitsogolera. Ndizodabwitsa bwanji kuti alinso Amayi athu!
Ichi ndichifukwa chake tiyenera kupemphera Korona. Chifukwa chomwe tiyenera kukhalira patsogolo pa Sacramenti Yodala. Ichi ndichifukwa chake tiyenera kusonkhana "mchipinda chapamwamba", Bastion, gulu laumulungu. Amayi athu akutikonzekeretsa ngati chidendene, mbewu yomwe idzaphwanye mutu wa Satana. Aleluya, aleluya, aleluya! Limbikitsani mphatso yamoto yomwe Khristu wakupatsani kudzera mu Ubatizo ndi Chitsimikizo chanu! Pempherani, pempherani, pempherani!
Miyoyo yanu iyenera kukhala yanga: odekha komanso obisika, osalumikizana ndi Mulungu, kuchonderera anthu ndikukonzekera dziko lapansi kubweranso kwa Mulungu. -Mary polankhula ndi St. Faustina, Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul, n. 625
Mvetserani mwatcheru, abale anga ndi alongo, chifukwa kusintha tsopano kukubwera mwachangu kwambiri, ndipo muyenera kuti mumamvetsera mwatcheru Kumwamba. Mvetserani ngati mwana. Wopanda kanthu, wodzipereka, wodalira, wodikira, mwamtendere. Pakuti mugwiritsidwa ntchito ngati chida cha Mulungu, kukhala kupezeka kwa Khristu padziko lino lapansi mu nthawi yake yayikulu yolalikira (Mat 24:14). Ndipo sitiri tokha. Ndikumva mumtima mwanga kuti Mulungu akutitumizira miyoyo monga St. Pio ndi Maria Esperanza ndi oyera mtima ambiri, kuti atipempherere, kutithandiza, ndi kutipempherera panthawiyi. Sitili tokha. Ndife thupi limodzi. Thupi lopambana.
Chiyembekezo kukucha.
Madzi abwera ndipo mphepo zamkuntho zatigwera, koma sitiopa kumira, chifukwa takhazikika pathanthwe. Nyanja ikwiyire, siingathe kuthyola thanthwe; Lolani mafunde akwere, sangathe kumira bwato la Yesu. Kodi tiyenera kuchita chiyani? Imfa? Moyo kwa ine umatanthauza Khristu, ndipo imfa ndi phindu. Kuthamangitsidwa? Dziko lapansi ndi zonse zili mmenemo ndi za Yehova. Kulandidwa kwa katundu wathu? Sitinabwere ndi kanthu m'dziko lino lapansi, ndipo sititengapo kanthu kalikonse…. Ndimalingalira za zomwe zilipo, ndipo ndikukulimbikitsani, abwenzi, kuti mukhale olimba mtima.— St. John Chrysostom, Liturgy of the Hours, Vol IV, tsa. 1377
PS Monga mtundu wa "kuphethira" kulemba uku…. italembedwa, mayi wina anabwera kwa ine ndikundipatsa khadi lake la bizinesi. Kampani yake dzina lake ndi "Esperanza-Hope Entertainment." Kenako, milungu ingapo pambuyo pake, mnzake wa a Esperanza adanditumizira chingwe cha tsitsi lagolide la Maria - mphatso yokongola ..
