IF ufuna umuntu ozokutshela ukuthi konke kuzolunga, nokuthi umhlaba uzoqhubeka njengoba unjalo, ukuthi iSonto alikho enkingeni enkulu, nokuthi isintu asibhekene nosuku lokwahlulelwa — noma ukuthi uMama wethu uzovele nje avele esibhakabhakeni futhi asisindise sonke ukuze kungadingeki sihlupheke, noma ukuthi amaKrestu "azohlwithelwa" emhlabeni… bese ufika endaweni engafanele.
ITHEMBA ELISEMTHETHWENI
Yebo, nginegama lethemba enginalo lokunikeza, ithemba elingakholeki: bobabili opapa futhi Ntokazi Yethu bamemezele ukuthi kukhona "ukusa okusha" okuzayo.
Basha abathandekayo, kukithi ukuba kube ngabalindi basekuseni abamemezela ukuza kwelanga ngubani onguKhristu ovusiwe! —I-POPE JOHN PAUL II, Umlayezo KaYise Ongcwele kuNtsha Yomhlaba, i-XVII World Youth Day, n. 3; (cf.Is. 21: 11-12)
Kodwa ukusa kuyandulelwa ebusuku, ukuzalwa kwandulelwe imihelo, isikhathi sentwasahlobo sandulelwa ubusika.
AmaKrestu eqiniso awawona amathemba wokuzibona aye abeka isiphambano ngemuva kwabo unomphela. Futhi ababona abaphelelwa yithemba abangaboni lutho ngaphandle 
ukuhlupheka ngaphambili. Esikhundleni salokho, bangamaqiniso abaziyo ukuthi kunezinto ezintathu ezihlala zihlala: ukholo, ithemba, futhi uthando—noma kuhlangana amafu eSiphepho.
Kepha futhi kuyiqiniso ukuthi phakathi kobumnyama kukhona okusha okuhlala kuphuma kube khona futhi kungekudala kuthele izithelo. Emhlabeni ocekiwe impilo idlula, inenkani kepha ayinakunqotshwa. Noma kunjalo izinto ezimnyama zinjalo, ubuhle buhlala buvela futhi busabalala. Usuku ngalunye ebuhleni bethu bomhlaba buzalwa kabusha, bukhuphuka buguqulwa ngeziphepho zomlando. Amanani ajwayele ukuvela futhi ngaphansi kwezigqoko ezintsha, futhi abantu bavele kaningi ezimweni ezibonakala zilahlekile. Anjalo-ke amandla ovuko, futhi bonke abavangelayo bangamathuluzi alowo mandla. —UPAPA UFRANCIS,U-Evangelii Gaudium,n. 276
Yebo, ezinye izinto engizibhalayo zingaba “nokwethusa” kancane. Ngoba imiphumela yokuhlubuka kuNkulunkulu iyesabeka futhi ayikho into encane. Abakwazi nje ukubhidliza izimpilo zethu kepha nezizwe zonke nezizukulwane ezizayo.
I-SOAPBOX… NOMA ISENTINEL?
Abanye bacabanga ukuthi le webhusayithi iyibhokisi nje lesepha lokuqashiswa komuntu siqu. Ukube bewazi nje ukuthi bengifuna kangaki run kusuka kulesi sihlubuki. Eqinisweni, iNkosi Wayazi lokho kungaba njalo — ukuthi njengoJona wasendulo, ngingakhetha ukuphonswa olwandle ekujuleni kolwandle kunokuba ngibhekane nesixuku esinobutha (ah, Isilingo Sokuba Ejwayelekile.) Kanjalo ekuqaleni kwale nkonzo yokubhala eminyakeni eyishumi nambili eyedlule, wanginikeza imiBhalo embalwa ukuphonsela inselelo ekuzithandeni kwami futhi “ukunginikela” emsebenzini Wakhe. Baqhamuka esahlukweni samashumi amathathu nantathu sikaHezekeli, naye uqobo "owayengumlindi" weNkosi.
Wena ndodana yomuntu, ngikubekile ube ngumbonisindlu wendlu yakwa-Israyeli; lapho uzwa izwi eliphuma emlonyeni wami, ungixwayise bona. Lapho ngithi komubi: “Wena omubi, uzakufa,” ungakhulumi ukuxwayisa ababi ngezindlela zabo, bayakufa ngezono zabo, kepha mina ngiyakukubeka icala ngegazi labo. Kepha-ke, uma ubaxwayisa ababi ukuba babuye ezindleleni zabo, kepha bangenzi, bayakufa ngezono zabo, kepha wena wowusindisa umphefumulo wakho. (Hezekeli 33: 7-9)
Ngilukhumbula kahle lolo suku. Kwakunokuthula okuyinqaba kulelo gama, kodwa futhi kwakuqinile futhi kuyakholiseka. Isigcinile isandla sami egejeni yonke le minyaka; noma ngabe ngangizoba yigwala, noma 
uthembeke. Ngibe sengifunda ukuphela kwalesi sahluko, okwangenza ngahleka insini:
Abantu bami beza kuwe, babuthane njengesixuku futhi bahlala phambi kwakho ukuzwa amazwi akho, kodwa ngeke benze ngokuvumelana nawo… Kubo ungumculi wezingoma zothando kuphela, unezwi elimnandi nokuthinta okukhaliphile. Balalela amazwi akho, kodwa abawalaleli. Kepha uma ifika - futhi izofika nakanjani! - bazokwazi ukuthi kwakukhona umprofethi phakathi kwabo. (Hezekeli 33: 31-33)
Yebo, anginalo izwi elimnandi futhi angiyena umprofethi. Kepha ngithole iphuzu: uNkulunkulu uzokhipha konke ukuma; Uzothumela hhayi kuphela izwi lesiprofetho ngemuva kwezwi, umboni emva komboni, oluyimfihlakalo ngemuva kwemfihlakalo, kodwa futhi Umama wakhe impela ukuxwayisa nokubizela isintu kuye. Kodwa ingabe silalele?
Khuluma nomhlaba ngomusa Wami; sonke isintu asibonise umusa Wami ongenakulinganiswa. Kuyisibonakaliso sezikhathi zokugcina; emva kwalo luzofika usuku lobulungiswa. —UJesu kuya eSt Faustina, Isihe Saphezulu Emphefumulweni Wami, Idayari, n. 848
VUKA NOMA ULELE?
Njengoba uPhapha futhi asho, akungabazeki ukuthi "siphila esikhathini somusa."[1]qhathanisa Ukuvula Banzi Iminyango Yomusa Pho-ke, luseduze kangakanani lolo “suku lokwahlulela”? Ingabe kuseduze lapho amazwe "amaKatolika" afana ne-Ireland evota en masse esivuna ukubulawa kwezinsana? Lapho emazweni “angamaKristu” afana neCanada uhulumeni efuna ukuthi amasonto kumele asayine isivumelwano sokuthi avumela ukukhipha isisu kanye nemibono yobulili?[2]qhathanisa Lapho UbuKhomanisi Bubuyela Lapho useMelika, ukuvota okusha kukhombisa ukuthi amaphesenti angama-72 alelo zwe avumela ukuzibulala okusizwayo? Lapho cishe wonke umphakathi wamaKristu eMiddle East uhlushwa noma uxoshwa? Lapho emazweni ase-Asia afana neChina neNyakatho Korea, ubuKrestu buqhutshwa ngomshoshaphansi? Lapho iSonto ngokwalo liqala ukufundisa i- “Ukulwa nesihe,” nababhishobhi bazimisa ngokumelene nababhishobhi, ukhadinali umelene nohadinali na? Ngamafuphi, lapho umhlaba ugona ukufa njengesixazululo sokubamba konke?
Angazi. UNkulunkulu akahlanganyeli nohambo Lwakhe nami. Kepha mhlawumbe imicimbi evunyelwe ngokwesonto e-Akita, eJapan inokuthile engakusho:
Umsebenzi kasathane uzongena ungene eSontweni ngendlela yokuthi umuntu abone amakhadinali aphikisana nokhadinali, ababhishobhi abamele ababhishobhi… iSonto lizogcwala labo abamukela ukuyekethisa… Umcabango wokulahleka kwemiphefumulo eminingi kangaka uyimbangela yokudabuka kwami. Uma izono zanda ngenani namandla adonsela phansi, ngeke kusaba khona ukuthethelelwa…. Njengoba ngishilo kuwe, uma abantu bengaphenduki futhi bazenze ngcono, uBaba uzokwenza isijeziso esibi kuso sonke isintu. Kuzoba isijeziso esikhulu ukwedlula uzamcolo, njengaleso esingasoze sabonwa ngaphambili. Umlilo uzokuwa esibhakabhakeni futhi uzosula ingxenye enkulu yesintu, enhle kanye nenhle, kungabi nabapristi noma abathembekile. Abasindile bazozibona bencithakalo kangangokuthi bazofisa abafileyo. Izingalo kuphela ezizosala kuwe kuzoba yiRosari nePhawu elishiywe yiNdodana Yami. Usuku ngalunye yisho imithandazo yeRosari. NgeRosari, thandazela uPapa, ababhishobhi nabapristi. —Umyalezo owanikezwa uSr. Agnes Sasagawa wase-Akita, eJapan, ngo-Okthoba 13, 1973; ngo-Ephreli 22, 1984, ngemuva kweminyaka eyisishiyagalombili yophenyo, uMfu John Shojiro Ito, uMbhishobhi waseNiigata, eJapane, waqaphela “isimangaliso esingaphezu kwemvelo” salezi zenzakalo; ewtn.com
(Ah, kukhona uMama wethu othi masithandazele uPhapha futhi — hhayi ukuthi simshaye ngezilimi zethu.) Manje, lawo amagama amahle kakhulu avela kuMama Obusisiwe. Ngeke ngibashaye indiva — futhi uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, lokho kubakhathaza abanye abantu.
Ubuthongo bethu phambi kukaNkulunkulu busenza singabunaki ububi: asimuzwa uNkulunkulu ngoba asifuni ukuphazanyiswa, ngakho-ke sihlala singenandaba nobubi… labo bethu abangafuni ukubona amandla aphelele wobubi futhi abafuni ukungena ku-Passion yakhe. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, iCatholic News Agency, iVictoria City, ngo-Ephreli 20, 2011, General Audience
UPHAWU LOKUPHIKISANA
Enye ingxenye yale nkonzo ibilokhu ifunda ubuciko bokuba yisikhwama sokubhoboza cishe wonke umuntu. Uyabona, angilingani nabantu abaningi. Ngiyakuthanda ukuhleka nokuhlekisa ngapha nangapha — hhayi umfana ongathí sina, onobukhazikhazi abanye abalindelayo. Ngiyazithanda nezinkonzo zasendulo ngezingoma zabo, izinsimbi, amakhandlela, impepho, ama-altare aphezulu nomdlalo ... kodwa ngidlala isiginci Novus Ordo ama-liturgy lapho ngithola khona uJesu ethula khona kakhulu (ngoba ukhona). Ngibambelela futhi ngivikele yonke imfundiso eyodwa yamaKhatholika njenganoma iyiphi "inkolelo yendabuko"… kodwa futhi ngivikela uPapa Francis ngoba umbono wakhe wevangeli weSonto "njengesibhedlela sasensimini" ulungile (futhi kufanele ulalelwe njengoMmeli kaKristu). Ngiyakuthanda ukucula nokubhala ama-ballads… kodwa ngilalela umculo wamakhwaya kanye noweRussia wokuqinisa umphefumulo wami. Ngiyathanda ukuthandaza buthule futhi ngilale phansi phambi kweSakramente elibusisiwe… kodwa futhi ngiphakamisa izandla zami emibuthanweni yomusa, ngiphakamisa izwi lami ngokudumisa. Ngithandaza iHhovisi noma uhlobo lwalo… kodwa futhi ngikhuluma noNkulunkulu ngesipho sezilimi ezikhuthazwa yiMibhalo kanye neCatechism.[3]qhathanisa CCC, 2003
Lokhu akusho, impela, ukuthi ngiyindoda engcwele. Ngiyisoni esaphukile. Kepha ngiyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubelokhu engibizele njalo isikhungo soKholo lwamaKatolika nokwanga konke yezimfundiso zeMama Church, njengoba esibiza sonke.
Konke iNkosi ekushilo, sizokuzwa futhi sikwenze. (I-Exodux 24: 7)
Lokho ukuthi, ukuthembeka kwiMagisterium, ukucabangisisa ngomkhuleko, 
isenzo esinomusa, uMarian ekuzinikeleni, oMdabu ngokuziphatha, nokuhlala kabusha ngokomoya. Konke engisanda kukusho kufundiswe ngokusobala futhi kwamukelwa yiSonto LamaKatolika. Uma impilo yami ihloselwe ukuphonsela inselelo amanye amaKhatholika ukuthi ayeke ukwenza njengabaguquli bamaProthestani, akhethe futhi akhethe futhi alahle noma yini ayithandayo, makube njalo. Ngizoba yisikhwama sabo sokubhoboza, uma lokho kuyilokho okudingekayo, baze bazikhathaze ngokulwa noMoya oNgcwele.
Eminyakeni eminingi eyedlule, indela yathumela enye yemibhalo yami kumshana wayo owabhala futhi wayitshela ukuthi angaphinde ayithumele leyo "nkinga" kuye. Ngemuva konyaka, waphinda wangena eSontweni. Lapho ebuza ukuthi kungani, wathi, “Lokho yekubhala kuqalwe konke. ”
Emasontweni ambalwa edlule, ngahlangana nobaba osemusha owathi lapho esakhula, wahlangana nemibhalo yami. "Kungivusile," esho. Futhi kusukela lapho, ubengumfundi othembekile, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu, ungumKristu othembekile.
UKUBUKELA NOKUTHANDAZA…
Konke lokhu ukusho ukuthi ngizoqhubeka nokubhala nokukhuluma kuze kube iNkosi ithi “Kwanele!” Ngenkathi ukubekezela kweNkosi kuqhubeka kungimangaza (futhi kungishaqisa), ngiyabona izinto eziningi Ngibhalile mayelana kubonakala sengathi onqenqemeni lokugcwaliseka. [4]qhathanisa IziMpawu eziyisiKhombisa zeRevolution Kubonakala kimi ukuthi sesingene emaphethelweni ewa futhi manje yizikhathi nje zokushona. Kepha wehlela ekufeni? Okuningi njengokungena emseleni wokuzalwa…
Ngalokho, ngikushiya namazwi avela kwizithunywa ezikhethwe nguNkulunkulu angamaqiniso, kepha asangulukisayo, kepha aqukethe nethemba
Ngakho-ke ukholo, ithemba, uthando kusala, lokhu kokuthathu; kepha okukhulu kulokho luthando. (1 KwabaseKorinte 13:13)
Kukhona ukungakhululeki okukhulu ngalesi sikhathi emhlabeni naseSontweni, futhi okubuzwayo ukukholwa. Kuyenzeka manje ukuthi ngiphinde kimina ibinzana elingaqondakali likaJesu eVangelini likaSt. Luke: 'Lapho iNdodana yoMuntu ibuya, ingabe isazoluthola ukholo emhlabeni?'… Ngezinye izikhathi ngifunda isigaba seVangeli sokuphela izikhathi futhi ngifakazela ukuthi, ngalesi sikhathi, ezinye izimpawu zalesi siphelo ziyavela. Ngabe sesiseduze nokuphela? Lokhu ngeke sazi. Kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi sizibambe sikulungele, kepha konke kungahlala isikhathi eside kakhulu okwamanje. —I-POPE PAUL VI, Imfihlo Paul VI, UJean Guitton, k. 152-153, Reference (7), k. ix.
Manje sesifikile cishe eminyakeni yesithathu eyizinkulungwane ezimbili, futhi kuzoba nokuvuselelwa kwesithathu. Lesi yisizathu sokudideka okujwayelekile, okungekho okunye ngaphandle kokulungiselela ukuvuselelwa kwesithathu. Uma ekuvuseleleni kwesibili ngiveze ukuthi yini my
isintu senza futhi sahlupheka, futhi kuncane kakhulu okwakufezwa ubunkulunkulu Bami, manje, kulokhu kuvuselelwa kwesithathu, ngemuva kokuba umhlaba uzoba kuhlanzwe futhi ingxenye enkulu yesizukulwane samanje ichithwe… Ngizokufeza lokhu kuvuselelwa ngokukhombisa okwenziwe ubunkulunkulu Bami ngaphakathi kwesintu Sami. —UJesu Encekwini KaNkulunkulu uLuisa Picarretta, IDayari XII, ngoJanuwari 29, 1919; kusuka Isipho Sokuphila Ngentando Yaphezulu, UMfu Joseph Iannuzzi, umbhalo waphansi n. 406, ngemvume yesonto
Ngikukhombisile izimpawu zobusika obunonya iSonto elidlula kulo manje… Umlingani kaJesu wami uvela futhi embozwe ngamanxeba futhi efihliwe iSitha sami, esibonakala sigubha ukunqoba kwakhe okuphelele. Uqinisekile ukuthi uzuze ukunqoba eSontweni, ngokudideka okuchithe amaqiniso alo amaningi, ngokuntuleka kwesimilo esidale ukuthi kusabalale isiphithiphithi, ngokuhlukana okuhlasele ubunye bakhe bangaphakathi… Kepha bona ukuthi kanjani lobu busika bakhe obunonya kakhulu, amahlumela empilo evuselelwe asevele avela. Bayakutshela ukuthi ihora lokukhululwa kwakho seliseduze. EBandleni, sekuzophuma umthombo omusha wokunqoba kwe-My Immaculate Heart. Usazoba yiSonto elifanayo, kodwa avuselelwe futhi akhanyiselwe, enziwe athobeke futhi aqine, ahlupheke futhi ashumayele kakhulu ngokuhlanzwa kwakhe, ukuze kuye umbuso okhazimulayo weNdodana yami uJesu ukhanyisele bonke. —Umama wethu kuFr. UStefano Gobbi, n. 172 Kubapristi iNdodana ka-Beleoved kaMama wethu, n. 172; Imprimatur inikezwe nguMbhishobhi uDonald W. Montrose waseStockton, Febhuwari 2, 1998
Manje kunanini ngaphambili kubalulekile ukuthi nibe “abalindi bokuntwela kokusa”, ababukeli abamemezela ukukhanya kokuntwela kokusa kanye nesikhathi esisha sentwasahlobo seVangeli lapho imicu ingabonakala khona. —UPAPA ST. UJOHN PAUL II, uSuku lweNtsha loMhlaba lwe-18, ngo-Ephreli 13, 2003; v Vatican.va
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| ↑1 | qhathanisa Ukuvula Banzi Iminyango Yomusa |
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| ↑2 | qhathanisa Lapho UbuKhomanisi Bubuyela |
| ↑3 | qhathanisa CCC, 2003 |
| ↑4 | qhathanisa IziMpawu eziyisiKhombisa zeRevolution |