UStephen umfel 'ukholo wokuqala
NGIYEZWA enhliziyweni yami amazwi athi kuyeza elinye igagasi.
In Ushushiso!, Ngabhala nge-tsunami yokuziphatha eyahlasela umhlaba, ikakhulukazi abaseNtshonalanga, eminyakeni engamashumi ayisithupha; futhi manje lelo gagasi selizobuyela olwandle, ukuphatha bonke abanakho wenqabile ukulandela uKristu nezimfundiso zakhe. Leli gagasi, yize libukeka lingenasiyaluyalu ngaphezulu, linomsebenzi oyingozi we ukukhohlisa. Ngikhulume kabanzi ngalokhu kule mibhalo, my incwadi entsha, naku-webcast yami, Ehlanganisa Ithemba.
Umfutho onamandla ufike kimi izolo ebusuku ukuya kulo mbhalo ongezansi, manje, ukuwushicilela kabusha. Njengoba kunzima kwabaningi ukugcina umqulu wemibhalo lapha, ukushicilela kabusha okubaluleke kakhulu kuqinisekisa ukuthi le milayezo iyafundwa. Azibhalelwanga ukuzijabulisa kwami, kodwa zilungiselelwe thina.
Futhi, amasonto ambalwa manje, ukubhala kwami Isexwayiso Esidlule ubelokhu ebuyela kimi kaninginingi. Ngiyivuselele ngenye futhi ividiyo ephazamisayo.
Okokugcina, ngisanda kuzwa elinye igama enhliziyweni yami: “Izimpisi ziyahlangana.”Leli gama libe nengqondo kimina njengoba ngifunda lo mbhalo ongezansi, engiwubuyekezile.
Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngo-Ephreli 2, 2008:
THE Ama-liturgy eSt.Parish's New Boston, eMichigan mhlawumbe mahle kunawo wonke engike ngaya kuwo. Uma ufuna ukwazi ukuthi ababhali beVatican II babehloseni ngoshintsho lwezinkonzo, ungakubona lapho: ubuhle bendlu engcwele, ubuciko obungcwele, izithombe, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, inhlonipho nothando ngoJesu kuMthendeleko oNgcwele ku leli bandla elincane.
Leli parishi kulapho futhi umyalezo we-Divine Mercy ka-St Faustina waqala khona emhlabeni okhuluma isiNgisi. Ngo-1940, umpristi wasePoland, uFr. UJoseph Jarzebowski, wabalekela amaNazi waya eLithuania. Wathembisa iNkosi ukuthi uma ingafika eMelika, izonikela ngempilo yayo ekusabalaliseni umyalezo we-Divine Mercy. Ngemuva kochungechunge lwezimangaliso ohambweni lwakhe, uFr. UJarzebowski wagcina eseMichigan. Wabamba iqhaza njengomunye wabapristi bangempelasonto eStephen's, sonke lesi sikhathi wayesebenza ekuhumusheni nasekusabalaliseni umyalezo we-Divine Mercy kuze kube yilapho abaseMarian be-Immaculate Conception eStockbridge, eMassachusetts bewuthatha.
Akunasidingo sokusho, leli isonto elikhetheke kakhulu, futhi indawo lapho kwaqala khona umsebenzi okhethekile kimi. Okuthile kwashintsha ngikhona. Umlayezo engiphoqeleka ukuwunikeza unokuphuthuma okusha, ukucaciseleka okusha. Ungumyalezo wesexwayiso, nomlayezo wesihe. Kungumlayezo Wesihe Saphezulu:
Khuluma nomhlaba ngomusa wami. Sonke isintu masibonise umusa Wami ongenakulinganiswa. Kuyisibonakaliso sezikhathi zokugcina; emva kwalo luzofika usuku lobulungiswa. Ngenkathi isikhathi sisekhona, mababe nesizotha emthonjeni womusa Wami… —UJesu ekhuluma noSt. Faustina, Idayari,n. 848
UKUVAKASHELA OKUNGCWELE
UFr. UJohn ungumfundisi eSt.Stephen's, futhi usenhliziyweni yeqiniso nobuhle obuqhamuka kuleli parishi elincane. Ngesikhathi sokuthunywa kwami kwezinsuku ezintathu lapho, uma wayengasho iMisa, wayezwa ukuvuma izono. Wayehlala ezungezwe amaseva e-altare egqoke okwembadada no-surplice, ababengezona izingane kuphela, kodwa abantu abadala asebekhulile — amadoda ayekucacele ukuthi omele ukuba seduze “komthombo nenhlangano” kaJesu kuMthendeleko. Ukuba khona kukaNkulunkulu kwagcwala kule Liturgy.
Angikaze ngihlangane nomphefumulo othanda ukuthandaza kakhulu njengoFr. UJohn. Unikwe futhi ukuvakashelwa nsuku zonke evela eMimoya Engcwele esihlanzweni.
Njalo ebusuku ephusheni, umphefumulo uza kuye futhi ucele imithandazo. Kwesinye isikhathi zivela kumbono wangaphakathi ngesikhathi seMisa noma phakathi nemithandazo yakhe yangasese. Muva nje, uthole ukuvakashelwa okukhulu kakhulu wanginika imvume yokukhuluma ngakho.
UKUHLUSHWA KUSEDUZE
Ephusheni, uFr. UJohn wayemi eqenjini labantu ababehlukanisiwe. Bekukhona elinye iqembu labantu ebelihamba, nelinye iqembu ebelibukeka lingenazinqumo zokuthi lelo qembu kumele libe yiliphi.
Kungazelelwe, sekwephuzile UFr. UJohn A. Hardon, umbhali nothisha odumile ongumKatolika, wavela phakathi kweqembu elalizobulawelwa ukholo, lapho umngane wami ongumfundisi ayemi khona.
UFr. UHardon waphendukela kuye wathi,
Ushushiso luseduze. Ngaphandle kokuthi sizimisele ukufela ukholo lwethu futhi sibe abafel 'ukholo, ngeke siphikelele okholweni lwethu.
Labe seliphela iphupho. Njengoba uFr. UJohn wangitshela lokhu, inhliziyo yami yasha, ngoba ngumyalezo ofanayo engiwuzwayo nami.
KWABikezelwa
Sekukaningi ngibhala ngezimpawu zezikhathi ezisizungezile. Lezi “yizinhlungu zokubeletha” uJesu akhuluma ngazo, futhi ngazo uthi:
Lezi zinto kumele zenzeke, kodwa ngeke kube ukuphela. Isizwe siyovukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso; kuyakuba khona indlala nokuzamazama komhlaba izindawo ngezindawo. Konke lokhu kungukuqala kwemihelo. Ngemuva kwalokho bazokunikela ekushushisweni, futhi bazokubulala. Niyakuzondwa yizizwe zonke ngenxa yegama lami. (Math 24: 6-8)
Lokhu sikubona kudlalwa kuSambulo 12 futhi (sikhumbula ukubonakala okungavamile kukaMama wethu Obusisiwe emakhulwini amabili eminyaka edlule):
Kwabonakala isibonakaliso esikhulu esibhakabhakeni, owesifazane embethe ilanga… Wayekhulelwe futhi ekhala ngokuzwakalayo ngenxa yobuhlungu njengoba ayesebeletha. Kwabe sekuvela esinye isibonakaliso esibhakabhakeni; kwakungudrako omkhulu obomvu… udrako wema phambi kowesifazane owayesezobeletha, ukushwabadela ingane yakhe lapho ebeletha. (IsAm 12: 1-6)
Owesifazane (uphawu lukaMariya neSonto) ubelokhu esebenza kanzima ukuze abelethe “inani eliphelele labezizwe.” Lapho enza lokho, kuzoqubuka ushushiso. Ngibhale muva nje ukuthi ngikholelwa kanjani ukuthi a ubunye phakathi “kwabezizwe,” okungamaKrestu, izokwenzeka nge Umthendeleko, kuqhamuke mhlawumbe yi-universal “Ukukhanya” konembeza. Yilobu bunye obuzodonsa intukuthelo nodrako noshushiso oluvela ezincekwini zakhe, i Umprofethi Wamanga Nesilo—Ukristu, uma empeleni, lezi yizikhathi esezifikile.
Khona-ke udrako wathukuthelela owesifazane futhi wahamba wayokulwa nabaseleyo benzalo yakhe, labo abagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu futhi abafakaza ngoJesu. (IsAm 12:17)
Vele, lezi zinto sezivele zenzeka ngezinga elithile noma kwenye. Engikhuluma ngakho lapha yimicimbi esezingeni lomhlaba wonke, ethinta wonke umzimba kaKristu.
KUSEDUZE KANJANI?
Lapho ngicabanga ngokusondela kwalokhu, iNkosi yakhuluma ngokusobala kimi ukuthi lokhu kushushiswa kuzokwenzeka ngokushesha.
Khumbula i-French Revolution. Khumbula iJalimane lamaNazi. (Bheka Isexwayiso Esidlule)
Lapho umshini wobushiqela usukhona ngokuguguleka kwenkululeko nokweneliseka kwesixuku, ushushiso luzofika ngokushesha nangokuphikiswa okuncane, noma kunalokho, kube namandla amancane okumelana.
Uma isexwayiso sikaMama kaNkulunkulu eFatima siqondakala ngomqondo waso obanzi, ("iRussia izosabalalisa amaphutha ayo emhlabeni wonke nezizwe eziningi zingabe zisaba khona."), Okwenzeka manje emhlabeni jikelele kuyigagasi elisha loqobo amabutho aqala igagasi leNguquko YaseFrance, alandelwa izinguquko ezilandelanayo ezenza umphakathi wesintu wawenza impepho ngokwengeziwe. Kwabe sekufika amagagasi amakhulu ombuso wamaKhomanisi, iFascism, njalonjalo, amagagasi alinganisa imiphakathi nezikhungo zabantu — impela yona kanye imibono yokuphila uqobo. Njengamanje siphakathi kwegagasi elibi kakhulu neliyingozi kunawo wonke, i-tsunami ye-Materialism yomhlaba wonke. - UMichael D. O'Brien, Isibonakaliso Sokuphikisana neNew World Order; k. 6
Njengoba ngibhala Isiphepho Esiphelele, lesi sakhiwo esiyinkohliso se-Materialism sibonakala sesizowa. Kepha uSathane uyazi ukuthi okokusebenza akukaze kwanelise inhliziyo yomuntu. Yi- Inkohliso enkulu. Ngoba lapho sesisuthi ukudla okungenamsoco, kuzonikezwa idili lokudla okubonakala ngathi kucebe futhi kwanelisa. Kepha nabo bazobe bengenalutho kumsoco weQiniso, amakhophi nje aguqulwe izakhi zofuzo wangempela, okuyiVangeli likaJesu Kristu.
Futhi-ke, ngizwa futhi isexwayiso.
Leli oda lomhlaba elisha lizokwethulwa ngendlela eheha kakhulu futhi enokuthula. Lokho amaKristu amaningi azolindela ukuphoqelelwa ukusongelwa nodlame kuzokwethulwa ngokwemigomo ye ukubekezelelana, ubuntu kanye nokulingana—Kungenani lapho usaqala. AmaKrestu amaningi axegise umoya wezwe, anezimpande ezingatheni eVangelini, azosuswa yile tsunami futhi aqhutshekwe nenkohliso.
IZIMPANDU EZIJULILE
Uthini uMoya? Ukuthi sidinga nje ukuphila lokho uJesu asitshele ukuthi sikuphile kusukela ekuqaleni! Ngaphandle kokuthi sizimisele ukufela ukholo lwethu futhi sibe abafel 'ukholo, ngeke siphikelele okholweni lwethu:
… Noma ubani ofisa ukusindisa impilo yakhe uyolahlekelwa yiyo, kepha noma ngubani olahlekelwa ngumphefumulo wakhe ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli uyowusindisa. (Marku 8:35)
Lomhlaba awulona ikhaya lethu.
Ngaphandle kokuthi inhlamvu kakolweni iwele emhlabathini bese ifa, ihlala njengenhlamvu kakolweni kuphela; kodwa uma ifa, ithela izithelo eziningi. (Johane 12:24)
Sibizelwe ukuhlala njengabahambi, izihambi nabahambi.
Lowo othanda impilo yakhe uyalahlekelwa yiyo, kanti loba ngubani ozonda impilo yakhe kulumhlaba uzayilondolozela impilo elaphakade. (Johane 12:25)
Umzimba kufanele ulandele iNhloko yawo.
Lowo ongikhonzayo kufanele angilandele, futhi lapho ngikhona, nenceku yami iyoba lapho futhi. (Johane 12:26)
Futhi ukulandela uJesu kuqukethe lokhu:
Uma umuntu eza kimi engazondi uyise nonina, umkakhe nezingane, abafowabo nodadewabo, ngisho nokuphila kwakhe uqobo, angebe ngumfundi wami. Noma ngubani ongathwali isiphambano sakhe angilandele angeke abe ngumfundi wami. (Luk 14: 26-27)
Ngizwa uMoya usho lezi zinto ngamandla amasha, ukucaca okusha, ukujula okusha. Ngiyakholelwa Isonto lizophucwa yakho konke ngaphambi kokuthi iphinde igqokiswe ubuhle. Sekuyisikhathi sokulungiselela lokhu kuhlanzwa kunanini ngaphambili.
QAPHELA IZIMPAHLA!
Izazi zemfundiso yenkolo ezinesiphetho zilithele ngamanzi iqiniso. Abefundisi abadukile baye yehlulekile ukuyishumayela. Kufakwe amafilosofi esimanjemanje. Yingakho Umhlatshelo weMisa wenziwe waba “umgubho womphakathi.” Kungani igama elithi “isono” lingajwayele ukusetshenziswa. Kungani ukuvuma izono kunamakhwebu. Abalungile! IVangeli, umyalezo kaJesu, ngukuthi insindiso iza ngokuphenduka, futhi ukuphenduka kusho ukuguquka esonweni futhi ulandele ezinyathelweni zegazi zeNkosi yethu, esiphambanweni, ngeThuna, nasekuVukeni kwaphakade! Qaphela lezo zimpisi ezigqoke isikhumba semvu ezishumayela iVangeli elihlukile kunaleli uKristu asinike lona. Qaphela labo baprofethi bamanga abazama ukubhebhethekisa amalangabi esihogo ngamagama anamanzi, bese bezama ukugcwala iNdlela Yesiphambano ngama-daisy namakhushini agwedliwe. Hlala kude nalabo abenza umgwaqo omncane oya eZulwini ungene emgwaqeni omkhulu, ogandayiwe ngokunethezeka kwalomhlaba.
Kepha ukwenza njalo, ukuthatha umgwaqo omncane namuhla, ngeke nje kukuqinise njengophawu lokuphikisana, kepha uzobhekwa njengomphazamisi wokuthula. AmaKristu athembekile ngokushesha aba "amaphekula" amasha ezikhathini zethu:
Kuyacaca ukuthi namhlanje sibhekene nesikhathi somzabalazo omkhulu futhi obucayi ekuthuthukiseni isiko lempilo esizweni sakithi [i-USA}. Ukuphathwa kukahulumeni wethu wobumbano kulandela ngokusobala nangokuhlukumeza ukulandela uhlelo lwezwe. Yize ingasebenzisa ulimi lwenkolo futhi ibize negama likaNkulunkulu, empeleni, iphakamisa izinhlelo nezinqubomgomo zabantu bethu ngaphandle kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu noMthetho Wakhe. Ngokwamazwi eNceku kaNkulunkulu uPapa John Paul II, iyaqhubeka 'kube sengathi uNkulunkulu akekho'….
Okunye okuxakayo kulesi simo esikhona manje ukuthi lowo ohlangabezana nehlazo ezenzweni zomphakathi ezinesono esikhulu somunye umKhatholika usolwa ngokushoda kwesisa kanye nangokudala uqhekeko ebunyeni beSonto. Emphakathini ukucabanga kwawo kubuswa 'ngubushiqela bokweyelana' futhi lapho ukunemba kwezepolitiki nenhlonipho yabantu kuyizindlela zokugcina zalokho okumele kwenziwe nokuthi yini okufanele igwenywe, umbono wokuholela umuntu ekoneni kokuziphatha awunangqondo . Okubangela isimanga emphakathini onje iqiniso lokuthi umuntu uyehluleka ukugcina ukulungiswa kwezepolitiki futhi, ngalokho, ubonakala ephazamisa lokho okubizwa ngokuthi ukuthula komphakathi. -UMbhishobhi Omkhulu uRaymond L. Burke, Umphathi we-Apostolic Signatura, Ukucabanga ngomzabalazo wokuthuthukisa isiko lempilo, NgaphakathiCatholic Partnership Dinner, eWashington, Septhemba 18, 2009
Indandatho yokuzibandakanya yoMlobokazi kaKristu kulokhu kuphila ukuhlupheka. Kepha indandatho yomshado elandelayo ithi okuphakade injabulo embusweni kaNkulunkulu, onikezwe labo Ababusisiwe abakhuthazelela ukushushiswa (Math 5: 10-12). Thandazani-ke, bafowethu nodadewethu, ngomusa ka ukuphikelela kokugcina.
Labo abanjengami ebuhlungwini nasekudelelekeni ababhekana nakho bayofana nami nasenkazimulweni. Futhi labo abafana nami kancane ebuhlungwini nasekudeleleni bazophinde bangafani nami enkazimulweni. —UJesu kuya eSt Faustina, Idayari: Isihe SikaNkulunkulu Somphefumlo Wami, hhayi. 446
Ngakho-ke, njengoba uKristu wahlupheka enyameni, zihlomeni ngesimo sengqondo esifanayo (ngoba noma ngubani ohlupheka enyameni uphule isono), ukuze ungasebenzisi okusele empilweni yomuntu enyameni ezinkanukweni zomuntu, kodwa ngentando kaNkulunkulu… Ngoba sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ukwahlulela kuqale kwabendlu kaNkulunkulu; uma iqala ngathi, izophela kanjani kulabo abahluleka ukulalela ivangeli likaNkulunkulu? (1 Pt 4: 1-2, 17)
Khumbulani izwi engalikhuluma kini, ngithi: 'Akukho sigqila esikhulu kunenkosi yaso.' Uma bangishushisa mina, bazokushushisa nani ... Bhekisisani ngaso sonke isikhathi, ukuze nibe namandla okuphunyuka kuzo zonke lezi zinto ezizokwenzeka, futhi nime phambi kweNdodana yomuntu. (Johane 15:20; Luka 21:36)
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