U Mishoneri Bakhraw (U Francis Xavier Bakhuid)
U Mishoneri Bakhraw Hadien U Paulus Bakhuid
(U Francis Xavier Bakhuid)
Sngi Burom – 3 Nohprah
Nongda Jong ki Mishoneri
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“Kan myntoi aiu ïa u briew lada u ioh ïa ka pyrthei baroh kawei; hynrei u duh ei ïa la ka jingim?”
(Mt 16:26)
Ïa U Francis Xavier Bakhuid la ithuh kum u mishoneri uba khraw tam jong ka Balang hadien U Paulus Bakhuid. U Francis Xavier Bakhuid u dei u Jesuit uba la wan sha India ban ïalap ïa u Khrist. U dei u nongda jong ki mishoneri baroh. U la long ruh uwei na ki nongseng jong ka Society of Jesus (ki Jesuit).
La kha ïa u ha ka 7 tarik u bnai Iaiong 1506 ha Navarre, Spain, ha ka longiing Xavier kaba pawnam bha jong ka Navarre. U la pyndep ïa ka jingleit skul jong u ha ka ri Navarre. Ynda u la dap 19 snem ka 'rta, ha u bnai Nailur1525, u Francis Bakhuid u la leit sha Paris ban pyndep ïa ka jingpule ka University jong ka Paris. Hangta ha University, u la ioh lad ban sah lang ha ka juh ka kamra bad u Peter Faber Bakhuid bad u Ignatius Bakhuid jong ka Loyola. U Francis Xavier Bakhuid u la long uba stad bha bad u la kwah ban ioh ka kam kaba kynja pyrthei. Um don jingsngewtynnad ban long lyngdoh. U la pyndep bha ïa ka jingpule bad u la ioh ïa ka kyrdan postgraduate ha ka Humanities ha u snem 1530.
Ha ka snem 1533, u paralok ba sah lang bad u, u Peter Faber Bakhuid, u la leit jngoh ïa ka ïing ka sem jong u. Kumta u Francis Xavier Bakhuid u la sah marwei tang bad u Ignatius Bakhuid ha ka kamra jong ki. Ha kata ka por, u Ignatius Bakhuid u la ïalam suki suki ïa u Francis Bakhuid bad u la pynkhih jingmut ïa u ban aiti ïa la ka jingim ha U Blei. U Ignatius Bakhuid u ju pynkynmaw bunsien ïa u Francis Bakhuid ïa ki kyntien U Jisu, “Kan myntoi aiu ïa u briew lada u ioh ïa ka pyrthei baroh kawei; hynrei u duh ei ïa la ka jingim?” (Mt 16:26). Kine ki kyntien ki la ktah jur ïa ka dohnud jong u Francis Bakhuid haduh ba u la aiti lut ïa ka jingim jong u ha U Blei.
Hadien ba ki la dep ïa ka jingpule ha Paris, u Ignatius Bakhuid bad u Francis Bakhuid ki la lah ban khring ïa 8 ngut ki paralok jong ki na ka university, kiba la kwah ban shakri ïa U Jisu bad ban im na ka bynta jong U. Ha ka snem 1534, baroh arngut u Ignatius Bakhuid bad u Francis Bakhuid ki la sdang ïa ka jingpule theology jong ki bad la pynkyntang lyngdoh lang ïa ki ha ka snem 1537. Baroh shiphew ngut ki paralok ki la kwah ban leit sha Jerusalem bad ban ïalap ïa ka Gospel bad ban jop ïa ki Turk. Kumta, ki la ap ïa kawei ka lieng ha Venice ban ïalam ïa ki sha Jerusalem. Namar ba ka jingleit jong ki ka la slem, baroh ki la trei ha ki hospital, ki la hikai niam ïa ki khynnah ha ki surok bad ki la pyndep ïa ki kam lyngdoh.
Namar ba ka lieng kam ju leit sha Jerusalem, ki paralok ki la rai ban phah ïa u Ignatius Bakhuid sha Rome ban buh ïa ka kynhun baroh kawei ha ka jingpyniaid jong u Pope, da kaba mon bad kloi ban leit sha kano kano ka jaka kaba u Pope u kwah. Katba u Ignatius Bakhuid u la dang don ha Rome, u Pope Paul III u la kyrpad ïa u ban phah arngut ki lyngdoh sha India. U Ignatius Bakhuid u la jied ïa u Fr Simon Rodrigues SJ bad u Fr Nicholas Bobadilla SJ. Hynrei u Fr Simon Rodrigues SJ u la kem pang bad um lah shuh ban leit jingleit. Ha kum kata ka por, u Ignatius Bakhuid u la kyrpad ïa u paralok ba jan tam jong u, u Francis Xavier Bakhuid ban leit sha India. U Francis Bakhuid u la mynjur, bad u Ignatius Bakhuid u la ong ha u, “Khie leit, ban wiang ding ïa ka pyrthei.” U Ignatius Bakhuid u la tip ba un ym iohi shuh ïa la u paralok ba jan tam, hynrei u la jied ïa u ban leit sha India.
Ha ka 7 tarik u bnai Iaiong, 1541, u Francis Bakhuid u la sdang ïa ka jingleit jong u da ka lieng. Ka la shim por ïa u haduh 13 bnai ban poi sha India. Hadien ba u la poi sha India da ka jingïarap jong ki katto katne ki paralok na Spain, u la sdang ban ïalap ïa ka Gospel bad ban leit jngoh ïa ki phatok bad ki hospital. U la nang ban kren bha ha ka ktien Tamil ban ïalap ïa ki briew. Man la ka sngi u la iaid katto katne kilomitar ban ïalap ïa ka Gospel, ban pynbaptis ïa ki briew bad ban hikai niam ïa ki katkum ka jinghikai jong ka Balang Katholik. La tip ba u Francis Bakhuid u la pynbaptis ïa palat 30,000 ngut ki briew ha ri India. U Francis Bakhuid u la pyrshang ban nang ïa ki ba bun ki ktien jong ka ri India, hynrei ka la long kaba eh ïa u namar ba u la long ruh u mission superior jong ki Jesuit ha ri India. Wat la um nang ban kren katto katne ki ktien, hynrei u ju khot barabor ïa u nongpynkylla ktien.
U la iaid kham sha Mihngi bad u la leit sha Malacca, ha kaba u la ioh jingtip shaphang uwei u riewdonburom na Japan uba kwah ban long Khristan. Kumta, ha ka 24 tarik u bnai Jylliew, 1549, u la hiar ha Kagoshima kaba don shathie jong ka ri Japan. U la pyrshang eh ban pynkylla niam ïa u patsha jong ka ri Japan, hynrei ka jingpyrshah na ka ïing syiem ka la long jur bha bad u la hap ban mih noh na kata ka jaka. Ha ka 17 tarik u bnai Nohprah, kawei ka lieng ka la sahkut ha ka ïew Sancian. Katba u Francis Bakhuid u la dang peit shalor ka lieng shaphang China, u la sngew ba ka ri ka khot ïa u.
Ha u bnai Iaiong 1552, namar ka jingkwah ban leit sha China, u la hiar ha ka dewlynnong Sancian. Ka la long ka jaka jong ki nongkhaii tuh na China bad ki nongkhaii Portugal. Hynrei ym don uwei ruh u nonglute uba nud ban shim ïa ka jingkitkhlieh ban kit ïa u mishoneri Jesuit sha ka ri China. Katba u Francis Bakhuid u la dang ap ïa kawei ka lieng, u la kem pang shit. Hadien hynriew sngi, ka jingshit jong u ka la nang jur bad um tipbriew shuh. Ha ka 1 tarik u bnai Nohprah, u la kyndit bynriew biang bad u la pynlut ïa ka por kaba dang sah ha ka jingduwai. Ha ka step jong ka 3 tarik u bnai Nohprah, u la aiti ïa la ka mynsiem ha U Blei.
U Francis Bakhuid u la ïap ha ka dewlynnong Sancian. Ka long kaba eh ban rah pat ïa ka met jong u sha India. Kumta ki synran jong u ki la theh shun ha ka synduk, da kaba pyrkhat, hadien kin sa kit tang ïa ki shyieng. Hynrei ka shun kam shym la ktah ïa ka met jong u Francis Xavier Bakhuid. Kumta, ki la wanrah biang ïa ka met jong u sha Goa bad ki la buh ïa ka ha ka iingmane ba la ai kyrteng Bom Jisu bad haduh kine ki sngi ïa ka met la pynneh pynsah ha kane ka iingmane ha Goa.
U Francis Xavier Bakhuid u la shah pynkyntang Balakyrkhu ha ka 25 tarik u Risaw 1619 da u Pope Paul V bad la pynkyntang riewkhuid ïa u ha ka 12 tarik u Risaw 1622 da u Pope Gregory XV, ha kajuh ka sngi bad U Ignatius Bakhuid. Ha ka snem 1927, la pynbna ïa u kum u nongda jong ki Mission.
Jingai mynsiem
1. Ka Dohnud na ka bynta ka jingshakri – U la leit sha ki jaka kiba jngai ban ialap ia ka Gospel ha ki briew.
2. Ka Jingshlur ban bud ïa ka jingkhot U Blei – U la iehnoh ïa ka jingim kaba suk ban shakri ha ki ri kiba jngai. Um shym la tieng ban leit sha India, sha Japan, sha China. U la shaniah beit ha U Blei.
3. Ka jingieit ia kiba duk – U im hapdeng kiba duk, u sumar ïa kiba pang, u pyntngen ïa kiba jynjar, bad u hikai niam ïa ki khynnah ha ki surok. U la iohi ïa U Khrist ha kiba duk bad kiba shah shitom.
4. Ka jingshaniah kaba jylliew ha U Blei – Wat ha ka jingma ne jinglong marwei, u shaniah ba U Blei U don ryngkat bad u.
Ko Francis Xavier Bakhuid, to duwai na ka bynta jong ngi.
“Khie leit, ban wiang ding ïa ka pyrthei"
The Greatest Missionary after St Paul
(St Francis Xavier)
Feast day – 3 December
Patron Saint of Missions
"What does it profit a man to win the whole world and lose his life"
(Mt 16:26)
St Francis Xavier is recognised as the greatest missionary of the church after St Paul, the greatest of all missionaries. St Francis Xavier was a Jesuit who came to India to preach Christ. He is the patron saint of all missionaries. He is also one of the founding members of the Society of Jesus.
St Francis Xavier was born on April 7, 1506, in Navarre, Spain. He was born into the well-known Xavier family of Navarre. He received all his early education in Navarre. When he was 19 years old, in September 1525, Francis went to Paris for his higher studies. In the University there, he was assigned to share the room with St Peter Faber and St Ignatius of Loyola. St Francis Xavier was an excellent student and aspired to a worldly career. He was not interested in becoming a priest. He successfully completed his studies and received his postgraduate degree in Humanities in 1530.
In 1533, the third roommate, St Peter Faber, went to visit his family and St Francis was left alone to share the room with St Ignatius of Loyola. During that time, St Ignatius slowly guided St Francis and influenced him to offer his life to God. Ignatius often reminded Francis of the words of Jesus, “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?” (Mt 16:26). Eventually, these words of Jesus touched Francis so deeply that he surrendered his life completely to God.
By the end of their studies in Paris, St Ignatius and St Francis were able to gather eight more companions from the university, who wished to serve Jesus and live for Him. In 1534, both Ignatius and Francis began their theology studies and were ordained priests together in the year 1537. All ten companions wanted to go to Jerusalem and preach the Gospel and win over the Turks. So, they waited for a ship in Venice. As their departure was delayed, they all worked in hospitals, taught catechism to the children in the streets, and carried out priestly ministries.
Since the ship never left for Jerusalem, the companions decided to send St Ignatius to Rome to place the entire group at the disposal of the Pope, willing and ready to go anywhere the Pope wished. While St Ignatius was in Rome, Pope Paul III asked him to send two priests to India. St Ignatius chose Fr Simon Rodrigues SJ and Fr Nicholas Bobadilla SJ. But Simon Rodrigues fell sick and was unable to travel. In that situation, St Ignatius asked his best friend, St Francis Xavier, to go to India. St Francis agreed, and St Ignatius said to him, “Go, set the world on fire.” St Ignatius knew that he would never see his best friend again, yet he still chose him to go to India.
On April 7, 1541, St Francis began his journey by ship. It took him 13 months to reach India. After reaching India with the help of some Spanish friends, he began preaching the Gospel and visiting prisons and hospitals. He learnt to speak in Tamil to preach to the people. Each day he walked several kilometres to preach the Gospel, baptise people, and instruct them in the catechism of the Catholic Church. Francis is known to have baptised more than 30,000 people in India. Francis made an effort to learn many local languages, but it was difficult for him as he was also the mission superior of the Jesuits in India. Though he could not speak some languages, he always took a translator.
He proceeded further East and went to Malacca, where he learnt about a Japanese nobleman who wanted to become a Christian. So, on June 24, 1549, he landed in Kagoshima in southern Japan. He tried hard to convert the emperor of Japan, but the opposition from the royal court was intense and he had to leave the place. On December 17, a ship anchored at Sancian Island. As St Francis looked over the ship towards China, he felt that the country was calling him.
In April 1552, desiring to travel to China, he landed on Sancian Island. It was a place for Chinese smugglers and Portuguese traders. But no pirate was willing to take the risk of transporting a Jesuit missionary to mainland China. As St Francis waited for a ship, he fell sick with fever. Seven days later, his fever grew worse, and he went into a coma. On December 1st, he regained consciousness and spent his remaining time in prayer. On the morning of December 3rd, he finally surrendered his soul to God.
St Francis died on Sancian Island. It was difficult to take his body back to India. Therefore, his disciples poured lime into the coffin, thinking, later they would carry only the bones. But the lime did not affect the flesh of St Francis Xavier. So, they brought his body back to Goa and kept it in the Church of Bom Jesus and to this day the body is preserved in this church in Goa.
St Francis Xavier was beatified on 25 October 1619 by Pope Paul V and canonised on 12 March 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, on the same day as St Ignatius of Loyola. In 1927, he was proclaimed the Patron Saint of the Missions.
Inspiration
A Heart for Service – He travelled long distances to preach the Gospel to the people.
Courage to Follow God’s Call – He left his comfortable life to serve in distant lands. He was not afraid to go to India, Japan, and China. He always trusted in God.
Love for the Poor – He lived among the poor, cared for the sick, comforted the suffering, and taught catechism to children in the streets. He saw Christ in the poor and the suffering.
Deep Trust in God – Even in danger or loneliness, he trusted that God was with him.
St Francis Xavier, pray for us
"Go, Set the World on Fire"
Sngewtynnad bha ba phi la nang ban thoh ha ka ktien Khasi ruh. Keep it up
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