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Il-Paċi ġejja, minn Jon McNaughton

 

 

KIF ħafna Kattoliċi qatt jieqfu biex jaħsbu li hemm pjan globali ta ’salvazzjoni għaddej? Li Alla qed jaħdem kull mument biex jitwettaq dak il-pjan? Meta n-nies iħarsu 'l fuq lejn is-sħab li jżommu f'wiċċ l-ilma, ftit jaħsbu dwar il-firxa kważi infinita ta' galassji u sistemi planetarji li jinsabu lil hinn. Huma jaraw sħab, għasfur, maltempata, u jkomplu mingħajr ma jirriflettu fuq il-misteru li jinsab lil hinn mis-smewwiet. Soo wkoll, ftit erwieħ iħarsu lil hinn mit-trijonfi u l-maltempati tal-lum u jirrealizzaw li qed iwasslu għat-twettiq tal-wegħdiet ta ’Kristu, espressi fil-Vanġelu tal-lum:

I will lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.

In the first reading, we see Christ’s plan for unity among all peoples beginning to unfold, as some of the first Gentiles begin to enter the Church. And the key word here is bidu. For there is a logical question that arises: how far and long must the plan of Christ extend until it reaches fulfillment? There are three answers to this question found in the Scriptures, Sacred Tradition, and the voice of the Magisterium:

I. Until all the nations acknowledge Jesus as Lord. [1]Isa 11:9-10; Matt 24:14

II. Until there is universal peace. [2]Isa 11:4-6; Rev 20:1-6

III. Until the Church follows her Lord in His “death and resurrection.” [3]Eph 5 :27; Rev 20:6

And lest anyone think that these are rogue interpretations of Scripture, listen to the voice of Christ in the mind of the Church:

"U għandhom jisimgħu leħni, u għandu jkun hemm darbiet wieħed u ragħaj wieħed." Jalla Alla ... fi żmien qasir iwettaq it-twettiq tal-profezija tiegħu għat-trasformazzjoni ta 'din il-viżjoni ta' konsolazzjoni tal-futur f'realtà preżenti ... Huwa kompitu ta ’Alla li jġib dan il-ferħ siegħa u biex tagħmlu magħruf lil kulħadd ... Meta tasal, jirriżulta li jkun solenni siegħa, waħda kbira b'konsegwenzi mhux biss għar-restawr tas-Saltna ta 'Kristu, iżda għall-paċifikazzjoni ta' ... id-dinja. Nitolbu bl-aktar mod ferventi, u nitolbu lill-oħrajn bl-istess mod biex jitolbu għal din il-paċifikazzjoni tant mixtieqa tas-soċjetà. —POP PIUS XI, Ubi Arcani dei Consilioi "Dwar il-Paċi ta 'Kristu fir-Renju tiegħu", Diċembru 23, 1922

L-għaqda tad-dinja tkun. Id-dinjità tal-persuna umana għandha tkun rikonoxxuta mhux biss formalment iżda b'mod effettiv. L-invjolabbiltà tal-ħajja, mill-ġuf sax-xjuħija ... L-inugwaljanzi soċjali bla bżonn jiġu megħluba. Ir-relazzjonijiet bejn il-popli se jkunu paċifiċi, raġonevoli u fraterni. La l-egoiżmu, la l-arroganza, u lanqas il-faqar ... [m'għandhom] jipprevjenu t-twaqqif ta 'ordni uman veru, ġid komuni, ċiviltà ġdida. —POPE PAUL VI, Urbi et Orbi Message, April 4th, 1971

This is precisely the teaching of the early Church Fathers: that the kingdom of God will reign to the ends of the earth, though not in that perfection reserved only for Heaven, but in fulfillment of Christ’s promise that he will be the sole and Good Shepherd over all the nations.

So, il- barka foretold undoubtedly refers to il-ħin tar-Renju Tiegħu... Dawk li raw lil Ġwanni, id-dixxiplu tal-Mulej, [għidilna] li semgħu mingħandu kif il-Mulej għallem u tkellem dwar dawn iż-żminijiet ... —St. Irenaeus ta 'Lyons, Missier tal-Knisja (140–202 AD); Avvers Haereses, Irinew ta 'Lyon, V.33.3.4, Il-Padri tal-Knisja, Pubblikazzjoni CIMA

Huwa "barka" [4]cf. Il-Konverġenza u l-Barka that will come about, as it did in today’s first reading, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

…and I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, ‘John baptized with water but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

... fil- "ħin tat-tmiem" l-Ispirtu tal-Mulej iġedded il-qlub tal-bnedmin, inċiżjoni ta ’liġi ġdida fihom. Huwa se jiġbor u jirrikonċilja l-popli mxerrda u maqsuma; hu jittrasforma l-ewwel ħolqien, u Alla joqgħod hemm mal-bnedmin fil-paċi. -Katekiżmu tal-Knisja Kattolika, le. 715

But lest we be overcome with euphoria and tempted toward a “new millenarianism,” St. John reminds us that man’s fallen nature will always accompany him until the end of the world: the peace and unity to come is only temporary (see Rev 20:7-8). But this is precisely why the pacification and unity of the nations will be, as it were, a final testament and witness to the world that Jesus Christ is the only source of salvation—before the Last Judgment [5]cf. L-Aħħar Sentenzi and conflagration of all things. [6]cf. Il-Vindikazzjoni tal-Għerf

... dan l-evanġelju tas-saltna se jkun ippridkat mad-dinja kollha as a witness għan-nazzjonijiet kollha, u allura jiġi t-tmiem. (Matt 24:14)

So brothers and sisters, look beyond the clouds of this moment, beyond the temporal and transitory things of this world, toward the present and imminent plan of God unfolding right now, that is bringing the Church into a…

... “new and divine” holiness with which the Holy Spirit wishes to enrich Christians at the dawn of the third millennium, in order to make Christ the heart of the world. —ST. ĠWANNI PAWLU II, L'Osservatore Romano, Edizzjoni Ingliża, 9 ta ’Lulju, 1997

 

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1 Isa 11:9-10; Matt 24:14
2 Isa 11:4-6; Rev 20:1-6
3 Eph 5 :27; Rev 20:6
4 cf. Il-Konverġenza u l-Barka
5 cf. L-Aħħar Sentenzi
6 cf. Il-Vindikazzjoni tal-Għerf
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