URembrandt van Rinj, 1631, Umpostile uPeter Uguqe
ISIKHUMBUZO SE-ST. IBRUNO
MALUNGA Kwiminyaka elishumi elinesithathu eyadlulayo, mna nomfazi wam, singamaKatolika ngokuzalwa, samenyelwa kwicawa yaseBhaptizi ngumhlobo wethu owayekade engumKatolika.
Sithathe inkonzo yangeCawa kusasa. Ukufika kwethu, sabethwa kwangoko ngabo bonke izibini eziselula. Kwathi qatha kuthi ngequbuliso ukuba kanjani ezimbalwa abantu abancinci apho babebuyele kwicawa yethu yamaKatolika.
Singene kulengcwele yanamhlanje sahlala. Ibhendi yaqala ukukhokela ibandla elunqulweni. Iimvumi neemvumi zazimalunga neminyaka yethu — kwaye zazipolishiwe. Umculo wawuthanjisiwe kwaye unqulo lwaluphakamisa. Kungekudala emva koko, umfundisi wahambisa umyalezo wakhe ngothando, ubuciko, namandla.
Emva kwenkonzo, mna nenkosikazi yam saziswa kwizibini ezininzi ezazikhona. Ubuso obuncumileyo, obufudumeleyo busimeme ukuba sibuye, hayi kuphela kwinkonzo, kodwa nakubusuku besi sibini sitshatileyo nakomnye umcimbi wokudumisa nokunqula weveki nganye. Siziva sithandwa, samkelekile, kwaye sisikelelekile.
Ukungena kwethu emotweni ukuba sihambe, ekuphela kwento endandicinga ngayo yayiyinkonzo yam… umculo obuthathaka, iintsapho ezibuthathaka, kunye nokuthatha inxaxheba kwebandla. Izibini ezisencinci ubudala bethu? Ngokusisiseko ayisekho kwizitulo. Okona kubuhlungu yayikukuziva ulilolo. Ndandidla ngokushiya iMisa ndiziva ndibanda ngakumbi kunokuba ndandingena.
Njengoko sasihamba, ndathi kumfazi wam, “Kufuneka sibuyele apha. UMthendeleko singafumana kuMthendeleko wemihla ngemihla ngoMvulo. ” Ndandidlala isiqingatha kuphela. Sigodukile sagoduka, sibuhlungu, kwaye sinomsindo.
UBIZO
Ngobo busuku ndandihlamba amazinyo kwigumbi lokuhlambela, ndiphantse ndavuka kwaye ndadada kwiziganeko zosuku, ngequbuliso ndeva ilizwi elikhethekileyo entliziyweni yam:
Hlala, kwaye ukhanye kubazalwana bakho…
Ndayeka, ndajonga, ndamamela. Ilizwi liphindaphindwe:
Hlala, kwaye ukhanye kubazalwana bakho…
Ndothuka. Ukuhamba ezantsi ndothukile, ndafumana umfazi wam. "Sthandwa sam, ndicinga ukuba uThixo ufuna sihlale kwiCawe yamaKatolika." Ndamxelela okwenzekileyo, kwaye ngokuvisisana ngokugqibeleleyo nengoma esentliziyweni yam, wavuma.
UKUVUKA
Kodwa kwakusamele uThixo ajongane nam. Bendicaphuka kukungalulanga eCaweni. Ukukhuliswa kwikhaya apho “ukushunyayelwa kweendaba ezilungileyo” yayiligama esilisebenzisileyo, ndandinolwazi olomeleleyo ngentlekele yokholo ebila ngaphantsi kweCawe eCanada. Ngapha koko, bendiqala ukuthandabuza inkolo yam yamaKatolika… uMariya, indawo yentlambululo miphefumlo, ububingeleli obungatshatanga…. uyazi, njengesiqhelo.
Kwiiveki ezimbalwa kamva, saya kwindawo yabazali bam iiyure ezimbalwa kude. Umama uthe unayo le vidiyo ekufuneka ndiyibukele nje. Ndazitsibela egumbini lokuhlala ndedwa, ndaza ndaqala ukumamela umfundisi owayesakuba ngumRhabe xa exelela yena ibali ngendlela awayeyeyona ngqondi ichasene nobuKatolika awayenokucinga ngayo. Wayexhalabile kakhulu kwizimangalo zobuKatolika, kangangokuba wagqiba kwelokuba angqine ukuba zibubuxoki. Kuba iCawa yamaKatolika yayikuphela kwenkolo yobuKristu eyayifundisa loo nto ukulawula inzala Akakho kwicebo likaThixo kwaye ngenxa yoko uziphethe kakubi, uya kubabonisa ukuba baphosakele.
Ngokufunda ngenyameko uBawo weCawa, iingxoxo zezakwalizwi, kunye nemfundiso yeCawa, UGqr. Scott Hahn wafumanisa ukuba iCawa yamaKatolika kunene. Oku akuzange kumguqule, nangona kunjalo. Yamenza umsindo ngakumbi.
Njengokuba uGqr. Hahn wayezama ukwenza enye yeemfundiso zeCawa nganye nganye, wafumana into eyothusayo: nganye yezi mfundiso ayinakulandelwa ukutyhubela iinkulungwane kumxokelelwane ongavulekanga weNkcubeko kuKristu naBapostile, kodwa apho yayisisiseko seBhayibhile kubo.
yakhe ubungqina yaqhubeka. Wayengasenakuphika inyaniso phambi kwakhe: Icawa yamaKatolika yayiyicawa uKristu awayisekela kuPeter, ilitye. Ngokuchasene nentando yomfazi wakhe, uGqirha Hahn ekugqibeleni waba ngumKatolika, walandelwa kamva liqabane lakhe, uKimberly… emva koko amashumi amawaka amaKristu avela kumahlelo aliqela, kubandakanya nokudilika komhlaba kwabafundisi bamaProtestanti. Ubungqina bakhe bodwa bunokuthi buvelise eyona mfuduko inkulu eCaweni ukusukela ngeminyaka ye-1500 xa u-Lady of Guadalupe wabonakala ngaphezulu kwama-9 ezigidi zabantu base Mexico. (A ikopi yasimahla Ubungqina bukaGqirha Hahn bunikiwe Apha.)
Ividiyo iphelile. Ukuma ngokungagungqiyo kwiscreen. Iinyembezi, ziqengqelekela izidlele zam. "Eli likhaya lam,”Ndatsho ngaphakathi. Kwakungathi uMoya uvusile kum inkumbulo yeminyaka engamawaka amabini.
UKUFUMANA INYANISO
Into ethile ngaphakathi kwam yandikhuthaza ukuba ndimbe nzulu. Kwiminyaka emibini elandelayo, ndagalela kwiZibhalo, imibhalo yaBaseki beCawa, kunye nezinto ezintle ezazivela kumbutho omtsha "wokuxolisa". Ndandifuna ukuzibonela, ndifunde ndize ndizazi ngokwam ukuba yayiyintoni na inyaniso.
Ndikhumbula ngenye imini ndoyame ngebhayibhile, kwaqaqamba intloko xa ndizama ukuqonda indima kaMariya eCaweni. "Yintoni na malunga noMariyaNkosi? Kutheni ebalasele kangaka? ”
Kanye ngelo xesha, umzala wam wankqonkqoza emnyango. UPaul, omncinci kunam, ubuze ukuba ndinjani. Njengokuba ndandimchazela ingxaki yam yangaphakathi, ngokuzolileyo wahlala esofeni wathi, “Ayimangalisi na into yokuba kungafuneki ukuba siyiqonde yonke le nto- ukuba themba UYesu ukhokela abaPostile kunye nabalandela babo kuyo yonke inyaniso, kanye njengoko watshoyo. ” (UJohn 16: 13)
Yayingumzuzu onamandla, ukhanyiso. Ndabona kanye apho ukuba nangona ndandingaqondi yonke into, Bendikhuselekile ezandleni zeMother Church. Ndabona ukuba inyani ishiyelwe wonke umntu ukuba aziqonde ngokwakhe, ngokusekwe "kwiimvakalelo" zakhe, "ukuqonda", okanye kwinto ayivayo ukuba "uThixo uthi" kuye, singaba nesiphithiphithi. Siza kuba necandelo. Singaba namawaka amahlelo namawaka “oopopu”, bonke bebanga ukungabinasiphoso, Ukusiqinisekisa ukuba bona ube nekona kwinyaniso. Singaba nento esinayo namhlanje.
Kungekudala emva koko, uNdikhoyo wathetha elinye ilizwi entliziyweni yam, licacile, kwaye linamandla:
Umculo lisango lokuhambisa ivangeli…
Ndayilungisa ikatala yam, ndatsalela umnxeba, kwaye yaqala.
