Gbin nipasẹ ṣiṣan naa

WGENTN awọn ọdun sẹyin, ọrẹ mi ati Emi, mejeeji jojolo-Katoliki, ni a pe si ibi iṣẹ Ọjọbọ Baptisti nipasẹ ọrẹ wa kan ti o jẹ Katoliki lẹẹkan. Ẹnu ya wa si gbogbo awọn ọdọ ati ọdọ, orin ti o lẹwa, ati iwaasu ẹni-ororo nipasẹ aguntan. Ifihan ti iṣeun-ifẹ tootọ ati itẹwọgba fọwọkan nkan jinlẹ ninu awọn ẹmi wa. ^[1]cf. Ẹri Ti ara Mi

Nigbati a wọ inu ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ lati lọ, gbogbo ohun ti Mo le ronu ni gbogbo ijọsin ti ara mi… orin alailagbara, awọn ile ti ko lagbara, ati paapaa ikopa alailagbara nipasẹ ijọ. Awọn tọkọtaya ọdọ wa ọjọ-ori? Oba parun ninu awọn pews. Ibanujẹ pupọ julọ ni ori ti irọra. Nigbagbogbo Mo fi silẹ ni rilara tutu ju igba ti Mo wọ inu.

Bi a ti nlọ, Mo sọ fun iyawo mi pe, “O yẹ ki a pada wa si ibi. A le gba Eucharist ni Misaamu ojoojumọ ni ọjọ Mọndee. ” Mo jẹ ọmọde-idaji nikan. A wa ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ lọ si idamu, ibanujẹ, ati paapaa binu.

Ni alẹ yẹn bi mo ti n wẹ awọn ehin mi ni baluwe, o fee ji ati ki o leefofo loju omi lori awọn iṣẹlẹ ọjọ naa, lojiji ni mo gbọ ohùn kan pato laarin ọkan mi:

Duro, ki o si jẹ imọlẹ si awọn arakunrin rẹ…

Mo duro, mo woran, mo tẹtisi. Ohùn naa tun sọ:

Duro, ki o jẹ imọlẹ si awọn arakunrin rẹ.

O ya mi lẹnu. Nrin ni isalẹ ni itumo daamu, Mo wa iyawo mi. “Oyin, Mo ro pe Ọlọrun fẹ ki a wa ni Ile ijọsin Katoliki.” Mo sọ ohun ti o ṣẹlẹ fun u, ati bi isokan pipe lori orin aladun ninu ọkan mi, o gba.

To make a longer story shorter, over the next few years, the Lord poured into my heart a deep hunger to know my faith. I dived deep into the Scriptures and began working away at every Catholic doctrine to understand for myself what the Church taught about purgatory, the papacy, Mary, etc. To my amazement, I discovered that not only were the answers logical and clear, but firmly rooted in Apostolic Tradition and the Scriptures.

That is not to say that I did not find some teachings challenging at first—such as on contraception. ^[2]cf. Ijẹrisi timotimo But as my wife and I embraced ohun gbogbo that the Catholic Church was teaching us, we soon discovered for ourselves the meaning of today’s words from the Psalm:

Blessed the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked nor walks in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of the insolent, but delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on his law day and night.

The Church is not the Pope’s. It is not Peter’s nor the bishops, but it is Christ’s. She is His Bride. And He literally took great pains for our happiness. And our happiness, our joy, comes from keeping His commandments.

Ti o ba pa awọn ofin mi mọ, iwọ yoo duro ninu ifẹ mi… Mo ti sọ fun ọ ki ayọ mi ki o le wa ninu rẹ ati pe ayọ rẹ le pe. (Johannu 15: 10-11)

We know what these commandments are, for they come to us through the stream of Sacred Tradition.

Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD. He is like a tree planted beside the waters that stretches out its roots to the stream… (first reading)

So I want to say to all my brothers and sisters in Jesus, put down your roots deep into the gift that God has given us in the Catholic Church. Despite her scandals, despite her flaws, the River of Life carries the truth that sets us free in an unending chain of Apostolic Succession. So don’t be afraid! You don’t have to figure it all out. Simply be humble before the mystery of the Word of God that comes to us safely through His Church, and the Lord will do the rest in your heart. For fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom… obedience to all He has taught.

Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the LORD… If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead. (First reading; Gospel)

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IWỌ TITẸ

• Ẹri Ti ara Mi

• Ijẹrisi timotimo

• Lori itumọ Iwe-mimọ: Isoro Pataki

• Lori aṣa mimọ: The Unfolding Spendor of Truth