Kugujwa ngoNovemba 6
U-Blessed Martiniano ungusanta odumile ezingxenyeni eziningi zomhlaba, ikakhulukazi e-Italy. Waziwa ngokuthi “ungcwele wezilwane” futhi ucelwa ukuba asize ekunakekeleni izilwane futhi azivikele ezifweni. Uyacelwa futhi ukuthi usize ekutholeni umsebenzi futhi uthuthukise umnotho.
Umlando kanye nempilo kaMartiniano Obusisiwe
UMartinian wazalelwa emndenini wamaKristu edolobheni laseRoma cishe ngonyaka ka-310. Abazali bakhe babecebile futhi bekhonza uNkulunkulu, futhi wathola imfundo enhle. Eminyakeni eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, uMartiniano wagcotshwa idikoni nguMbhishobhi waseRoma, uMiltiades.
Ngemva kwesikhathi esebenza njengedikoni, uMartiniano wezwa ubizo lweNkosi lokuthi aqhubekele phambili futhi waba yindela. Wangena endlini yezindela eduze neRoma futhi ngokushesha waziwa ngokuphila kwakhe okuhle nokuzinikela okujulile kuNkulunkulu.
Njengoba uMartiniano ekhula, waba nomuzwa wokuthi uNkulunkulu wayembiza ukuba akhonze ngenkuthalo iBandla Lakhe, ngakho wabuyela eRoma ukuze abe umpristi. Njengompristi, wazinikela ngokuphelele ekukhonzeni abantu bakaNkulunkulu, eshumayela njalo futhi esiza abaswele.
Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, ukushushiswa kwamaKristu kwakushubile futhi abaningi babulawelwa ukholo lwabo. UMartiniano wayengesabi ukufakaza obala ngoKristu noma athwale imiphumela eyayingase ihambisane nakho; nokho, uNkulunkulu wayenamanye amacebo ngaye. Kunokuba abulawelwe ukholo njengamanye amaKristu amaningi phakathi nalokhu shushiso, uMartininus waboshwa futhi wagqunywa ejele ngomyalo woMbusi uGalerius.
Ngesikhathi eboshiwe, uMartiniano waba namathuba amaningi okuzindla ngokuphila kwakhe nobuhlobo bakhe noNkulunkulu. Wachitha amahora amaningi ethandaza futhi efunda imiBhalo Engcwele; Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabhalela abangane bakhe abangamaKristu izincwadi eziningana ezikhuthazayo ababengaphandle kwejele. Lezi zincwadi manje sezaziwa ngokuthi "Izincwadi Zokuziphatha" zeSanta Martinian futhi zibhekwa njengengxenye ye-patristic corpus (imibhalo eyabhalwa oFata Babaphostoli).
Ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa esejele, uMartiniano wakhululwa ngenxa yokungenela koMbusi uConstantine I (oMkhulu). Lapho esekhululiwe, wabuyela ngokushesha enkonzweni ekhuthele eSontweni LamaRoma Katolika; nokho, ngokushesha ngemva kokuba kudingeke ukuba ahoxe ngenxa yezinkinga zempilo. Wachitha izinsuku zakhe zokugcina ehlala yedwa njengendawo eseduze neRoma ngaphambi kokuba afe ngokuthula cishe ngo-340 AD.
Umthandazo kuMartiniano Obusisiwe
USanta Anthony wase-padua,
ngobuhle bakho angingabazi,
ukuthi ngenxa yakho unike abaningi impumuzo,
ngoba ungumuntu oqotho kakhulu.
umusho wesibili
O ongcwele futhi ohloniphekile waseMartinian,
ukuthi ukhanye emhlabeni njengenkanyezi yethemba,
manje usuwukukhanya okukhanyayo esibhakabhakeni;
siyakunxusa ukuba usikhulumele phambi kukaNkulunkulu,
ukuze sikhululeke kukho konke okubi futhi sibe nomusa wokwethembeka ubizo lwethu.
O, uMartiniano ongcwele nohloniphekile, okuphila kwakhe kwakuyisibonelo sothando nokuzinikela okuphelele kwabanye,
sicela ukuba usisize silandele isibonelo sakho futhi sibe abantu abangcono.
Sifuna ukufana nawe, sigcwele uthando lukaNkulunkulu futhi sizimisele ukusinika abanye ngaphandle kwesilinganiso.
Sifuna ukuba ofakazi bothando lwakho kulo mhlaba ngakho sidinga isisa.
Sithethelele, Martinian oNgcwele, ukuze sibe amathuluzi okuthula nothando kulomhlaba. Amen.
izinto ezibalulekile ozenzile
- washumayela iVangeli izikhathi eziningi
– kwasiza abampofu nabaswele
– wathandazela abagulayo nabahluphekayo
– wavakashela iziboshwa futhi waboshwa
– basize ukuthola izindela nezindela
- wabhala imisebenzi yezenkolo nengokomoya
- washumayela izintshumayelo nezinkomfa eziningi
– wabamba iqhaza ngenkuthalo empilweni yeBandla