UMDLALO WE-ST. UYOSEFU
LWE ukubhala kwapapashwa okokuqala nge-5 ka-Okthobha ka-2007. Ndinyanzelekile ukuba ndiyipapashe kwakhona namhlanje, enguMthendeleko wase-St. Esinye sezibizo zakhe njengomxhasi oyingcwele “nguMkhuseli weCawa.” Ndiyathandabuza ixesha lokuphefumlelwa ukuba uphinde uthumele eli nqaku ngamabona-ndenzile.
Eyona nto ibangela umdla apha ngezantsi ngamagama ahamba nomzobo omangalisayo kaMichael D. O'Brien, "IEksodus eNtsha". Amagama asisiprofeto, kunye nokuqinisekiswa kwemibhalo kwi-Eucharist endiye ndakhuthazeka kule veki iphelileyo.
Kubekho ukomelela entliziyweni yam yesilumkiso. Kubonakala kucacile kum ukuba ngeenxa zonke ukuwa kwe "Bhabhiloni" athe iNkosi yathetha nam ngayo, kwaye endibhalileyo ngayo Amaxilongo Esilumkiso – Icandelo I nakwezinye iindawo, iqhubela phambili ngokukhawuleza. Ndathi ndisacinga ngale nto ngenye imini, kwafika imeyile evela kuSteve Jalsevac ka I-LifeSiteNews.com, Inkonzo yeendaba ezinikele ekunikeni ingxelo yamadabi phakathi "kwenkcubeko yobomi" kunye "nenkcubeko yokufa." Ubhala,
Besiwenza lo msebenzi ngaphezulu kweshumi leminyaka kodwa nathi siyothuswa sisantya senkqubela phambili kwihlabathi namhlanje. Yonke imihla kuyamangalisa indlela idabi phakathi kokulungileyo nokubi eliqina ngayo. -Isishwankathelo seendaba ze-imeyileMatshi 13, 2008
Lixesha elinomdla lokuphila njengomKristu. Siyazazi iziphumo zeli dabi, elinye. Okwesibini, sizalelwe la maxesha, kwaye ke siyazi ukuba uThixo unecebo lomntu ngamnye wethu lokoyisa, ukuba sihlala sithobekile kuMoya oyiNgcwele.
Eminye imibhalo ezitsiba kum iscreen kum namhlanje, kwaye endikucebisa ngayo kwabo bafuna ukuvuselela iinkumbulo zabo, zifumaneka emazantsi ephepha phantsi ko "Ukuqhubeka nokuFunda".
Masiqhubeke sibambane omnye nomnye kubudlelwane bomthandazo… kuba le yimihla enzulu efuna ukuba siqhubeke nokuhlala sizolile kwaye siphaphile, "sibukele kwaye sithandaza."
uJoseph oNgcwele, sithandazeleni.
IEksodus eNtshaNguMichael D. O'Brien
NjengakwiPasika kunye neEksodus yeTestamente eNdala, abantu bakaThixo kufuneka bawele intlango besiya kwiLizwe Lesithembiso. Ngexesha leTestamente eNtsha, "intsika yomlilo" bubukho beNkosi yethu ye-Ekaristi. Kule peyinti, amafu amoyikisayo ahlanganayo kwaye umkhosi usondela, ngenjongo yokutshabalalisa abantwana bomnqophiso omtsha. Abantu banokudideka kwaye bayoyika, kodwa umbingeleli uphakamisa ubungangamsha apho uMzimba kaKrestu utyhilwayo, iNkosi ihlanganisa kuye bonke abo balambele inyaniso. Kungekudala ukukhanya kuyakusasaza ubumnyama, kwahlule amanzi, kwaye kuvule indlela engenakwenzeka kwilizwe lesithembiso leParadesi. -UMichael D. O'Brien, amagqabantshintshi ngomzobo IEksodus eNtsha
INTSIKA YOMLILO
UYESU Uzakukhokela abantu baKhe baye “kwilizwe lesithembiso” —an Isahluko soxolo apho abantu bakaThixo bomnqophiso baya kuphumla kwimisebenzi yabo.
Kuba uthethile ndaweni ithile ngomhla wesixhenxe ngale ndlela, “Waza waphumla uThixo ngawo umhla wesixhenxe kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe”… Ke ngoko, abantu bakaThixo bahleli ngesabatha. (Heb 4: 4, 9)
Ewe, le Ntsika yoMlilo yintliziyo eNgcwele evuthayo kaYesu, UMthendeleko. Umama wakhe, uMary, ufana neNtsika yeLifu ebikhokele le ntsalela incinci yeCawe kubusuku besono kule minyaka ingama-40 idlulileyo. Kodwa njengoko iDawn isondela, simele Jonga eMpuma, kuba iNtsika yoMlilo iyasikhokelela ekuphumeleleni. Nathi, njengamaSirayeli, kufuneka siziqhekeze izithixo zethu, senze lula ubomi bethu ukuze sihambe kancinci, sibeke amehlo ethu emnqamlezweni, sibeke ithemba lethu ngokupheleleyo kuThixo. Ngale ndlela kuphela apho siya kuba nakho ukwenza uhambo.
UVANGELWANO OLUKHULU
UMary usilungiselela iMfazwe eNkulu… Idabi lemiphefumlo. Ikufuphi kakhulu nabantakwethu noodadewethu, ikufuphi kakhulu. UYesu uyeza, uMkhweli wehashe elimhlopheINtsika yoMlilo, ukuzisa uloyiso olukhulu. LiTywina lokuQala:
Ndabona, nalo ihashe elimhlophe; lowo ke wayehleli phezu kwalo enesaphetha. Wanikwa isithsaba, kwaye wakhwela ihashe esoyisa eqhubela phambili noloyiso lwakhe. (ISityhi. 6: 2)
[UMkhweli] nguYesu Krestu. Umvangeli ophefumlelweyo [uSt. John] akabonanga kuphela intshabalalo eziswa sisono, imfazwe, indlala nokufa; Wabona kwasekuqaleni uloyiso lukaKrestu. —IIPOPE PIUS XII, Idilesi, kaNovemba 15, 1946; umbhalo osemazantsi IBhayibhile yeNavarre, “Isityhilelo", Iphepha 70
xa AmaTywina eSityhilelo aphuliwe, abaninzi baya kujika babuyele kwiNtsika yoMlilo, ngakumbi abo sibathandazelayo nokuzila ukutya ngoku. Indima yethu iya kuba kukubakhomba kule Ntsika yoMlilo.
Ndibona ukuqala kwexesha elitsha lobufundisi, eliya kuba lusuku oluqaqambileyo olunesivuno esikhulu, ukuba onke amaKristu, kunye nabavangeli kunye neecawe ezincinci kanye, phendula ngesisa nangobungcwele kwiifowuni kunye nemiceli mngeni yexesha lethu. —UPOPE JOHN PAUL II, ngoDisemba 7, 1990: Iincwadi zoncwadi, URedemptoris Missio “Umsebenzi KaKristu uMhlawuleli”
Ngelishwa, uninzi luya kulahleka ngonaphakade, lukhethe endaweni yoko ukukhanya kobuxoki yesikhulu sobumnyama. Ngeli xesha, kuya kubakho ukubhideka okukhulu kunye noxinzelelo. Yiyo le nto uYesu wabiza la maxesha "ziintlungu zokubeleka", kuba bazakube bezala amaKristu amatsha phakathi kwentlungu nosizi.
Musa ukulindela ukubona lonke ilizwe liguquka. Ngapha koko, into endiyibonayo entliziyweni yam kukuqhubeka kokuhlulwa kwengqolowa kumququ.
Akufuneki sicinge ukuba kwikamva elingekude ubuKrestu buza kuba sisininzi kwakhona, sibuyele kwimeko efana namaxesha aphakathi… imbinana enamandla, enento yokuyithetha nento eza kuyizisa eluntwini, iya kumisela ikamva. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI (UKhadinali Ratzinger), I-Arhente yeendaba yamaKatolika, Agasti 9, 2004
Ngaphambi kokuba iTywina leSixhenxe liphulwe, uThixo uyaqinisekisa ukuba abantu baKhe baya kuphawulwa ziingelosi Zakhe ukuze bakhuseleke:
Ndabona enye ingelosi inyuka ivela empumalanga, iphethe itywina loThixo ophilayo. Wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu kwiingelosi ezine ezazinikwe amandla okonakalisa umhlaba nolwandle. Ungonakalisi umhlaba okanye ulwandle okanye imithi de sibeke itywina emabunzini abakhonzi boThixo wethu… Lowo uhleli etroneni uya kubagcina. (ISityhi. 7: 2-3, 15)
Imikhosi kaThixo, kunye nemikhosi kaSathana iya kuhluzwa iqhubeke kwaye ichazwe ngalo lonke eli xesha, kwaye ingxabano enkulu uPopu John Paul uyayikhupha iya kufikelela kuvuthondaba:
Sijongene nomlo wokugqibela phakathi kweCawa nabachasene neCawe, iVangeli kunye neVangeli ezichasene neVangeli ... Lityala elo iBandla liphela. . . kufuneka uthathe phezulu. —Yaphinde yashicilelwa The Wall Street Journal
ITYWINA LESIXHENXE
Abo bathatha isigqibo ngoKrestu bayakuba njalo ngokomoya zikhuselekile njengoko zilandela iNtsika yoMlilo. Baza kuba seTyeyeni, enguMama wethu.
Xa iTywina leSixhenxe liphuliwe…
… Kwathi cwaka ezulwini kangangesiqingatha seyure…. Emva koko ingelosi yathatha ugcedevu wayizalisa ngamalahle avuthayo aphuma esibingelelweni, wayiphosa emhlabeni. Babe Iindudumo, iindudumo, imibane kunye nenyikima. (ISityhi. 8: 1, 5)
ITywina leSixhenxe liphawula ukuthula kweNkosi, xa iBandla liza kuqala ukuthuliswa ngokusesikweni, kunye nexesha le indlala yelizwi likaThixo izakuqala:
Yabona, kuza imihla, itsho iNkosi uYehova, endiya kuthumela ukulamba kulo ilizwe, kungabi kuko ukulambela isonka, kungabi kuko ukunxanela amanzi; (UAmosi 8:11)
Kuphawula ukuqala kwenqanaba eliqinisekileyo lemfazwe phakathi kweCawa kunye ne-anti-Church. Sibona lo mboniso ngokweenkcukacha kwiSityhilelo 11 & 12:
Yavulwa itempile kaThixo ezulwini, kwaza kwabonakala ityeya yomnqophiso wakhe etempileni. Babe imibane, neendudumo, neendudumo, nenyikima, nesichotho esinamandla. Kwabonakala umqondiso omkhulu esibhakabhakeni, umfazi ambethe ilanga, inyanga ingaphantsi kweenyawo zakhe, entloko kuye isisithsaba seenkwenkwezi ezilishumi elinambini. Wayenomntwana kwaye elila ngokuvakalayo ngeentlungu njengoko wayesebenza nzima ukuba abeleke. Kwaphinda kwavela omnye umqondiso esibhakabhakeni; Yayiyinamba enkulu ebomvu, ineentloko ezisixhenxe neempondo ezilishumi, kwiintloko zayo izizithsaba ezisixhenxe. Umsila wayo wawususa isahlulo sesithathu seenkwenkwezi esibhakabhakeni waza waziphosa emhlabeni. (11:19, 12: 1-4)
Umama obusisiweyo unxibe iLanga, kuba utyikitya Ukufika kolawulo lweLanga loBulungisa, uMthendeleko. Khumbula ukuba lo “mfazi wembethe ilanga” ukwangumqondiso weCawa. Uyabona ngoku ukuba uMama wethu kunye noBawo Oyingcwele basebenze ngokudibeneyo ukuzalwa kolawulo lwe-Ekaristi! Kukho imfihlelo apha: Umntwana ozelwe ngulo mfazi nguKrestu kwi-Eucharist, ekwangalixesha elinye iSonto lentsalela elingumzimba kaKristu. Umfazi uyabulaleka ngokuzala lonke Umzimba kaKristu oza kulawula kunye naye ngexesha Isahluko soxolo:
Wazala unyana, umntwana oyinkwenkwe, omiselwe ukulawula zonke iintlanga ngentonga yentsimbi. Umntwana wakhe wathatyathelwa kuThixo nakwitrone yakhe. Umfazi ngokwakhe wabalekela entlango apho wayenendawo ayilungiselelwe nguThixo, ukuze anyanyekelwe khona iintsuku ezilishumi elinambini anamanci mathandathu. (ISityhi. 12: 5-6)
“Unyana” obanjiwe etroneni ngandlel 'ithile nguYesu, “lowo uhleli etroneni”. Oko kukuthi, umbingelelo wemihla ngemihla weMisa uya kuvalwa kunqulo lwasesidlangalaleni- (jonga Ukusithwa koNyanaNgelo xesha, iCawe kuyakufuneka ibaleke intshutshiso, kwaye abaninzi baya kusiwa “kwiindawo ezingcwele” apho baya kukhuselwa ziingelosi zikaThixo. Abanye baya kubizwa ukuba bajongane nomkhosi kaSathana kwiinzame zokubaguqula: ixesha lamaNgqina amabini.
Ndiya kuthumela amangqina am amabini ukuba aprofete ngezo ntsuku zilikhulu elinamanci mathandathu, benxibe ezirhwexayo. (ISityhi. 11: 3)
AMAXESHA OMCHASI KRISTU
Inamba itshayela isinye kwisithathu seenkwenkwezi esibhakabhakeni emhlabeni. Oku kufikelela encotsheni Ixesha lamaXilongo aSixhenxe, kwaye yintoni enokubangela ukuba kubekho ukwahlukana okugcweleyo eCaweni, kunye neenkwenkwezi ezimele, ngokuyinxalenye, inxalenye yolawulo oluphezulu luyehla:
Eyokuqala yavuthela ixilongo layo, kweza isichotho nomlilo oxutywe negazi, waphoswa emhlabeni. Isinye kwisithathu somhlaba satshiswa, kunye nesithathu semithi kunye nengca eluhlaza. Xa ingelosi yesibini yavuthela ixilongo layo, into enjengentaba enkulu evuthayo yaphoswa elwandle. Isinye kwisithathu solwandle sajika saba ligazi, nesahlulo sesithathu sezidalwa ezihlala elwandle safa, saza isahlulo sesithathu seenqanawa sona saphuka… (IsiTy. 8: 7-9)
Emva kolu hlaselo, kuyakuvela umchasi-Kristu, oneexesha aBawo abaNgcwele belixesha liphelileyo kufuphi.
Xa konke oku kuthathelwa ingqalelo kukho isizathu esivakalayo soloyiko… ukuze kubekhona ehlabathini “uNyana wentshabalalo” athetha ngaye uMpostile. (2 Tes. 2: 3). —IPOPA ST. IPIUS X
Yaza ke inamba yamqumbela umfazi, yaya kulwa nayo yonke imbewu yakhe, abo bagcina imithetho kaThixo benikela ubungqina ngoYesu. Ithathe indawo yayo entlabathini yolwandle… Ndabona irhamncwa liphuma elwandle, lineempondo ezilishumi. ezimpondweni zalo izizithsaba ezilishumi, kwiintloko zayo amagama okunyelisa. Inamba yanika eyayo amandla kunye netrone, ndawonye negunya elikhulu. (Rev 12:17, 13:1-2)
Okwexeshana, ekuphelisweni kwe-Ekaristi, ubumnyama buya kugquma kubemi bomhlaba ade uKristu atshabalalise 'umchasi-mthetho' ngomoya wakhe, ephosa irhamncwa kunye noMprofeti wobuxoki echibini lomlilo, kwaye ebotshele uSathana i "iminyaka eliwaka."
Luya kuqala ke ngoku ulawulo lomzimba kaKristu: uYesu, kunye noMzimba wakhe oyimfihlakalo, umanyano lweentliziyo, nge-Ekaristi Engcwele. Kolu lawulo oluya kuzisa aKhe buya ubuqaqawuli.
AMAZWI AMAKUMKANI
Uhlanga luya kuvukelana nohlanga, nobukumkani buvukelane nobukumkani; kuya kubakho iindlala, neendyikitya zokufa, nezinyikimo zomhlaba kwiindawo ngeendawo. Zonke ezi zinto zikukuqaleka kwenimba. Emva koko baya kukunikezela kwintshutshiso, kwaye baya kukubulala. Niya kuthiywa ziintlanga zonke ngenxa yegama lam. Kwaye ke abaninzi baya kukhokelelwa esonweni; baya kungcatshana, bathiyane. Kuya kuvela abaprofeti ababuxoki babe baninzi, balahlekise abantu abaninzi. Nangenxa yokwanda kokubi, luya kuphola uthando lwabaninzi. Ke onyamezeleyo kwada kwaba sekupheleni, lowo uya kusindiswa. Kwaye ezi ndaba zilungileyo zobukumkani ziya kushunyayelwa kulo lonke ihlabathi, zibe bubungqina kuzo zonke iintlanga; kwandule ke ukufika ukuphela. (Mat 24: 7-14)
Ixesha elitsha lobufundisi liyakuvela, ixesha elitsha lentwasahlobo leCawa. -POPE JOHN PAUL II, Homily, Meyi ka-1991
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