WE uvule izikhathi zamasonto zanamuhla ngengoma. Kungikhumbuze ngomcimbi emashumini eminyaka adlule…
Yabizwa ngokuthi “Mashi KaJesu.” Izinkulungwane zamaKrestu zahlangana ukumasha ezitaladini zedolobha, ziphethe amabhanela amemezela ubukhosi bukaKristu, ecula izingoma zokudumisa, futhi ememezela uthando lwethu ngeNkosi. Ngesikhathi sifika emagcekeni esishayamthetho sesifundazwe, amaKrestu avela kuwo wonke amahlelo aphakamise izandla adumisa uJesu. Umoya wawugcwele ngokuphelele ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Abantu ababengiseduze kwami babengazi ukuthi ngingumKatolika; Ngangingazi ukuthi imvelaphi yabo yayiyini, kepha sezwa uthando olukhulu omunye komunye… kwakuyinambitha yezulu. Sisonke, besifakaza emhlabeni ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi.
Lokho kwakuyi-ecumenism esebenza.
Kepha kufanele kuqhubekele phambili. Njengoba ngishilo izolo, kufanele sifune indlela yokuhlanganisa "uKristu ohlukanisiwe," futhi lokhu kuzoba kuphela ngokuzithoba okukhulu, ukwethembeka, nangomusa kaNkulunkulu.
Ukuvuleka kwangempela kubandakanya ukuhlala ugxilile ezinkolelweni ezijulile zomuntu, kucace futhi kujabulise ubuwena bakhe, kanti ngasikhathi sinye uvulekele ukuqonda okwelinye iqembu futhi "wazi ukuthi ukuxoxisana kunganothisa uhlangothi ngalunye". Okungasizi ngukuvuleleka kwezombusazwe okusho ukuthi "yebo" kuyo yonke into ukuze kugwenywe izinkinga, ngoba lokhu kungaba yindlela yokukhohlisa abanye nokubancisha okuhle esikunikiwe ukuthi sabelane ngakho ngokukhululekile nabanye. —I-POPE FRANCIS, U-Evangelii Gaudium, hhayi. 25
ISonto LamaKatolika liphathiswe “ukugcwala komusa neqiniso.” Lesi yisipho emhlabeni, hhayi isibopho.
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Ngabuza uKhadinali Francis Arinze umbuzo oqondile mayelana nokuthi kufanele silifakazele kanjani iqiniso ngothando kwabanye abaseCanada, ngenxa yenzondo “ethambile” kahulumeni okhona kulabo abaphikisana nohlelo lwabo lwezepolitiki olulungile. F
ama-ines ngisho nokuboshwa kungahle kulinde labo abangasho into elungile "egunyazwe nguhulumeni", kanye nezinye izinhlobo zokushushiswa njengokulahleka kwemisebenzi, ukukhishwa inyumbazane, njll.
Impendulo yakhe yayihlakaniphile futhi ilinganisela. Umuntu akufanele afune ukuboshwa, kusho yena. Esikhundleni salokho, indlela "eqinile" nephumelelayo kakhulu yokuthinta ushintsho ukuzibandakanya ohlelweni lwezepolitiki. Uthe abantu ababiziwe babizelwa ngqo ukushintsha izikhungo ezakhelene nabo ngoba kulapho betshalwe khona.
Amazwi akhe ayengeyona neze into yokubizela ekungeneni. Khumbula, wathi, ngenkathi uPetru, uJakobe noJohane belele eNsimini yaseGetsemane. “UJudas wayengalele. Ubekhuthele kakhulu! ”, Kusho uKhadinali. Futhi-ke, ngenkathi uPeter evuka, iNkosi yamkhuza ngokusika indlebe yesosha laseRoma.
Umlayezo engiwuthathile yilokhu: akumele silale; sidinga ukubandakanya umphakathi ngeqiniso elikhululayo leVangeli. Kepha vumela amandla obufakazi bethu alele eqinisweni nasesibonelweni sethu (emandleni kaMoya oNgcwele), hhayi ngezilimi ezibukhali ezihlasela abanye ngonya.
Ngiyabonga, Khadinali othandekayo.
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Singene eSt. Peter's Basilica namuhla. Igama elithi basilica lisho ukuthi “indlu yasebukhosini,” nokuthi kunjalo. Noma ngike ngaba lapha phambilini, ubuhle nobukhazikhazi beSt. Ngazulazula ngidlula "uPieta" wokuqala kaMichelangelo; Ngathandaza ngaphambi kwethuna likaPapa St. John Paul II; Ngikhonze isidumbu sikaSt. John XXIII ebhokisini lakhe lengilazi… kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke, ngagcina ngithole ukuvuma izono ngathola noMthendeleko. Ngathola uJesu owayengilindile.
Uqweqwe lekhekhe kwakuwukuthi, phakathi nalesi sikhathi sonke, ikhwaya ye-Orthodox yaseRussia eyayivela eSt. Umusa omuhle kanjani ukuba lapho ngasikhathi sinye.
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Ethuneni likaSt. John Paul II, nginikele eNkosini nina, bafundi bami, nezinhloso zenu. Uyakuzwa. Akasoze akushiya. Uyakuthanda.
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Emthandazweni wami wakusihlwa, ngakhunjuzwa nge nsuku zonke ukufela ukholo ngamunye wethu abizelwe kuye ngamazwi abangcwele ababili:
Kusho ukuthini ukubhobozwa kwenyama ngezipikili zokwesaba uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokubamba izinzwa zomzimba ezinjabulweni zesifiso esingekho emthethweni ngokwesaba ukwahlulelwa okungcwele? Labo abamelana nesono futhi babulale izifiso zabo ezinamandla — hleze benze noma yini efanele ukufa — bangaba nesibindi sokusho noMphostoli ukuthi: Makube kude nami ukudumisa, ngaphandle kwesiphambano seNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ngaye izwe elibethelwe ngaye kimi nami kulo izwe. Vumela amaKristu azibophezele lapho lapho uKristu ewathathe khona. —UPapa Leo Omkhulu, Izintshumayelo iSt. Leo Izintshumayelo Ezinkulu, Obaba BeSonto, Umq. 93; I-Magnificat, November 2018
UJesu kuSt Faustina:
Manje ngizokuyalela ngalokho ukuqothulwa kwesilo sakho okuzoba khona, empilweni yansuku zonke, ukuze sikuvikele emibonisweni engekho. Uzokwamukela konke ukuhlupheka ngothando. Ungahlukumezi uma inhliziyo yakho ihlale inengwa futhi ingawuthandi umhlatshelo. Onke amandla alo ahlala entandweni, ngakho-ke le mizwa ephikisanayo, kunokwehlisa inani lomhlatshelo emehlweni Ami, izowukhulisa. Yazi ukuthi umzimba nomphefumulo wakho kaningi kuzoba phakathi komlilo. Yize ungeke ubuzwe ubukhona Bami ngezikhathi ezithile, ngizohlala nginawe njalo. Ungesabi; Umusa wami uzoba nawe… -Umusa Waphezulu Emphefumulweni Wami, Idayari, hhayi. 1767
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