{"id":15771,"date":"2020-04-16T16:32:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T13:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angelus.com.ro\/?p=15771"},"modified":"2020-10-31T18:31:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T16:31:08","slug":"dan-suciu-damian-leprosul-epidemia-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/2020\/04\/16\/dan-suciu-damian-leprosul-epidemia-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Pr. Dan Suciu FSJ: Sf\u00e2ntul Damian Leprosul \u0219i epidemia de coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sf\u00e2ntul Damian Leprosul \u0219i epidemia de coronavirus<\/strong><\/h3>\n

de Pr. Dan Suciu FSJ<\/p>\n

Lepra b\u00e2ntuia deja de 24 de ani \u00een Insulele Hawaii, c\u00e2nd Damian ajunge acolo ca preot misionar, \u00een 1864. Ravagiile erau mari, lepra fiind atunci o boal\u0103 contagioas\u0103 care nu se trata. Pentru a stopa r\u0103sp\u00e2ndirea ei autorit\u0103\u021bile hawaiiene hot\u0103r\u0103sc \u00een 1866 izolarea bolnavilor pe insula Molokai, una din insulele arhipelagului. La dezn\u0103dejdea de a \u0219ti c\u0103 nu se vor vindeca niciodat\u0103 se adaug\u0103 astfel suferin\u021ba de a se vedea izola\u021bi complet \u0219i, treptat, neglija\u021bi de guvern. Aceast\u0103 insul\u0103 de o frumuse\u021be uimitoare, adev\u0103rat\u0103 perl\u0103 a Crea\u021biei, ajunge infernul unei comunit\u0103\u021bi marcate de mizerie fizic\u0103 \u0219i moral\u0103, violen\u021b\u0103 \u0219i alcoolism.<\/p>\n

P\u0103rintele Damian se ofer\u0103 voluntar \u0219i ob\u021bine aprobarea episcopului pentru a merge la cei 800 de lepro\u0219i de pe insula Molokai. Va r\u0103m\u00e2ne acolo 16 ani, p\u00e2n\u0103 la sf\u00e2r\u0219itul vie\u021bii sale. T\u00e2n\u0103rul preot de 33 de ani le ofer\u0103 la \u00eenceput prezen\u021ba \u0219i apropierea sa, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu rug\u0103ciunea \u0219i sacramentele Bisericii. De\u0219i fusese sf\u0103tuit de superiori s\u0103 evite orice contact fizic, Damian decide s\u0103 nu-\u0219i asculte frica \u0219i s\u0103 mearg\u0103 \u00een vizit\u0103 la toate casele lepro\u0219ilor. Se intereseaz\u0103 de nevoile lor, m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 cu ei, \u00eei \u00eencurajeaz\u0103, \u00eei \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219eaz\u0103. Descoper\u0103 astfel repede urgen\u021bele carit\u0103\u021bii pentru comunitatea sa. \u00cempreun\u0103 cu lepro\u0219ii reface cimitirul, deschide un magazin de haine, creeaz\u0103 o fanfar\u0103, construie\u0219te un spital, un orfelinat, o biseric\u0103 \u0219i un sistem de canalizare pentru a aduce apa p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een sat. Prin toate acestea, lepro\u0219ii \u00ee\u0219i recap\u0103t\u0103 demnitatea \u0219i bucuria de a tr\u0103i \u00eempreun\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00cen decembrie 1884, lepra \u00eel atinge \u0219i pe P\u0103rintele Damian. Va muri cinci ani mai t\u00e2rziu. \u00cen ultima scrisoare adresat\u0103 fratelui s\u0103u, el scria: \u201eSunt mereu fericit \u0219i mul\u021bumit, \u0219i, de\u0219i sunt bolnav, nu-mi doresc dec\u00e2t s\u0103 \u00eemplinesc voia Bunului Dumnezeu.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sfin\u021benia sa reiese indirect din m\u0103rturia unui vizitator al insulei, \u00een 1888, cu pu\u021bin timp \u00eenainte de moartea P\u0103rintelui Damian: \u201eAm mers \u00een Molokai g\u00e2ndindu-m\u0103 c\u0103 voi g\u0103si un loc groaznic ca iadul \u0219i am fost surprins s\u0103 g\u0103sesc oameni bucuro\u0219i, peisaje minunate \u0219i o via\u021b\u0103 relativ lipsit\u0103 de dureri. Oamenii aceia s\u0103rmani p\u0103reau deosebit de ferici\u021bi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oare ce putem \u00eenv\u0103\u021ba de la Sf\u00e2ntul Damian, \u00een zilele de epidemie pe care le travers\u0103m? V\u0103 propun patru idei pentru a \u00eencepe aceast\u0103 medita\u021bie.<\/p>\n

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  1. Sf\u00e2ntul Damian ne spune c\u0103 leprosul e fratele nostru \u0219i ne \u00eentreab\u0103 cum ne uit\u0103m la ceilal\u021bi<\/strong>. Micul virus a str\u0103b\u0103tut lumea \u00eentreag\u0103 de la om la om \u0219i ne confirm\u0103 ceea ce ne spune credin\u021ba: Dumnezeu ne-a creat uni\u021bi \u00eentr-o singur\u0103 familie omeneasc\u0103. Vom \u0219ti oare \u00een zilele urm\u0103toare s\u0103-i privim pe ceilal\u021bi ca fra\u021bi, cu normalitate, cu simplitate, chiar \u0219i atunci c\u00e2nd tu\u0219esc?<\/li>\n
  2. Sf\u00e2ntul Damian ne spune c\u0103 orice infern poate fi transformat<\/strong> prin felul \u00een care suntem prezen\u021bi, prin curaj, printr-o via\u021b\u0103 d\u0103ruit\u0103. Toate acestea \u00ee\u0219i au opusul \u00een cultura noastr\u0103: disp\u0103rem c\u00e2nd e vorba de greu, ne temem, tr\u0103im pentru noi \u00een\u0219ine. Vom \u0219ti oare, cum spunea Fericitul Ioan Suciu, s\u0103 nu r\u0103spundem printr-o absen\u021b\u0103 la chem\u0103rile Domnului? Vom \u0219ti oare, la nevoie, s\u0103 transform\u0103m localitatea noastr\u0103 \u00eentr-un loc \u00een care \u201eoamenii aceia s\u0103rmani p\u0103reau deosebit de ferici\u021bi\u201d?<\/li>\n
  3. Sf\u00e2ntul Damian ne arat\u0103 c\u0103 m\u0103surile statului \u00ee\u0219i au rostul lor, dar cu siguran\u021b\u0103 nu sunt suficiente<\/strong>. Statul vrea \u00een primul r\u00e2nd s\u0103 elimine problemele, \u00een vreme ce inima oric\u0103rui om, cu at\u00e2t mai mult atunci c\u00e2nd e amenin\u021bat sau \u00eengrijorat, a\u0219teapt\u0103 ascultare, apropiere, \u00eencurajare. S\u0103 respect\u0103m deci m\u0103surile comune, dar s\u0103 p\u0103str\u0103m vie inventivitatea credin\u021bei \u0219i a compasiunii.<\/li>\n
  4. Sf\u00e2ntul Damian ne arat\u0103 c\u0103 am primit via\u021ba pentru a o d\u0103rui<\/strong>, \u0219i nu doar pentru a tr\u0103i bine \u0219i a ne \u00eembog\u0103\u021bi. Vom \u0219ti oare, av\u00e2nd grij\u0103 de s\u0103n\u0103tate, s\u0103 avem grij\u0103 \u0219i mai mare s\u0103 nu dispar\u0103 iubirea cre\u0219tin\u0103 din faptele \u0219i atitudinile noastre?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \nArticol ap\u0103rut \u00een revista \u201eActualitatea cre\u0219tin\u0103\u201d, nr. 4\/2020, p. 26.<\/p>\n

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    Sf\u00e2ntul Damian Leprosul \u0219i epidemia de coronavirus de Pr. Dan Suciu FSJ Lepra b\u00e2ntuia deja de 24 de ani \u00een Insulele Hawaii, c\u00e2nd Damian ajunge acolo ca preot misionar, \u00een 1864. Ravagiile erau mari, lepra fiind atunci o boal\u0103 contagioas\u0103 care nu se trata. Pentru a stopa r\u0103sp\u00e2ndirea ei autorit\u0103\u021bile hawaiiene hot\u0103r\u0103sc \u00een 1866 izolarea […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5872,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[55],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15771"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18896,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15771\/revisions\/18896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}