FLASH
Shkruar nga Agron Gjekmarkaj
It seems to me that in no other country throughout the centuries, the "death" and "resurrection" of Catholicism has been a more experienced doctrine than in Albania. Birth, martyrdom, agony and resurrection alike. How many made the Way of the Cross with a crown of thorns on their forehead.
From the ancient Greek "pascha" and a little beyond with roots to the Aramaic "pasah" which means "passing over" or "crossing", a great symbol of humanity, the Easter holiday, comes to life. The Jews associate it with the crossing of the Red Sea, the escape from slavery in Egypt, while the Christians associate it with the triumph of life over death, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Tomorrow is the turn of Albanian Catholics to believe, meditate, reflect or pray more.
It seems to me that in no other country throughout the centuries, the "death" and "resurrection" of Catholicism has been a more experienced doctrine than in Albania. Birth, martyrdom, agony and resurrection alike. How many made the Way of the Cross with a crown of thorns on their forehead.
Centuries have attacked Christianity in our country as nowhere else, a double blow on it and simultaneously on the national fabric often associated with it. Under the pressure of time, it shriveled. They took the mountains. The wooden cross with itself was printed. Inscribed are the names Arbëror, Progon, Gjergj, Gjon, Aranit, Skura, Span and many, many others. The spiritual fathers at the front of the path as in Quaron's "diplomatic suitcase", ascetic and biblical. When the language had to bless the identity, Pal Angel appeared and from the castles of the center of Kastriot issued the message "Unte paghesont premeni Atit et birit et spertit senit". When this became insufficient, the Shkodran priest Marin Barleti left the holy book of arboreal consciousness, the one that became the DNA of the National Renaissance "Historia e Skenderbeu". We had ours, Europe always recognized it for its own. A life-giving symbiosis, between us and the old continent.
Gjon Buzuku "enşeh dashuni seh döhdaë sâhnh", wrote the Albanian Language Massar as a revival after the closed epic and the Chief God left without a grave. On January 22, 1622, Bishop and writer Pjetër Budi donates the "Doctrine of Christianity" to the Vatican Library. A little later, a well was built on the river Drin as he tried to revive the arboretums in consciousness and rebellion.
Another arboretum with Zhgun, on December 18, 1685 in Padua published "Ceta e Profetënve", the first original book of Albanian prose. But, as Albania and its prophets were attacked by the dark Ottoman world, he almost became a leader of freedom to remain without a grave in Pristina.
When the night was in the middle, language and deeds had to arrive at dawn. The bishop of Zadrima, Frang Bardhi, lit the candle with the "Apology of Skënderbeu" and an Albanian dictionary. Among the cells with dim pine light, Albanian was taught, time after time, century after century. By order of Pope Alban with Arbër blood, Monsignor Vinçens Zmajeviçi convenes the "Assembly of Arbër" in Merqi of Lezha, it was January 14-15, 1703.
Leonardo De Martino, Pjetër Zarishi laid the foundations of the "Catholic Cultural District of the North" in Zadrima, from which came the national poet Father Gjergj Fishta, Father Shtjefen Gjeçovi and many other bearers of literature, schools, magazines, efforts for state formation and emancipation. national that "Albania was defeated, now the Albanians need to be defeated". Abbot Preng Doçi and his society "Bashkimi" with alphabet and primers also receive the honor. In others I continued. Dom Ndre Mjeda and Dom Ndoc Nika, Ambroz Marlaskaj as other brothers.
With the advent of communism, the heavy burden again fell on many eyes, the example of martyrdom was asked of them, Anton Harapi, Lazer Shantoja, Vinçens Prendushi, Ndre Zadeja, Gjon Shllaku, Bernardin Palaj, Pal Dodaj, Mati Prenushi, Nikolle did not avoid Mzreku and 63 shot clerics, writers, scientists, albanologists, philosophers and religious prelates.
Who of them remained alive spent his life in the prisons of communism. Maybe for this reason, you should read "Rrno only for show me" and "The great Franciscans" by Father Zef Pllumi, how Catholicism and the Albanian world intertwine with each other, repeating the old times.
This short commemoration full of absence is valuable for everyone, for the history of the entire Albanian nation. Together on the vigil of the revival, in the age of freedom where we love to say out loud and exchange the words of Father Gjergj Fishta, "indeed we have Bajram and Easter and we have Albania together". On the eve of Easter, we remember a fundamental part of Albanian history where great beliefs are the walls of that edifice we call our Motherland. Harmony, our emancipating force. White Easter. Mother Teresa, pray for us.
Lini një Përgjigje