Ngizoba Isiphephelo Sakho

`` Indiza Iya EGibhithe '', UMichael D. O'Brien

UJoseph, uMary, noChrist Child bakanise ehlane ebusuku njengoba bebalekela eGibhithe.
Indawo eshubile iqinisa usizi lwabo,
ubungozi abakubo, ubumnyama bomhlaba.
Njengoba umama encelisa ingane yakhe, ubaba ume abuke futhi adlale kamnandi ngomtshingo,
umculo upholisa ingane ukulala.
Impilo yabo yonke isekelwe ekwethembaneni, uthando, ukuzidela,
nokushiya ekuhlinzekweni kukaNkulunkulu. -Amanothi womculi

WE manje usungayibona iqala ukubonakala: emaphethelweni eSiphepho Esikhulu. Eminyakeni eyisikhombisa eyedlule, isithombe sesiphepho yilokho iNkosi esisebenzisile ukungifundisa ngalokho okuzayo emhlabeni. Ingxenye yokuqala yeSiphepho "yizinhlungu zokubeletha" uJesu akhuluma ngazo kuMathewu nalokho iSt John akuchaza ngokuningiliziwe kusAmbulo 6: 3-17:

Niyakuzwa ngezimpi nemibiko yezimpi; qaphelani ukuthi ningethuki, ngoba lezi zinto zimelwe ukwenzeka, kepha azikabi ukuphela. Isizwe siyovukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso; kuyakuba khona indlala nokuzamazama komhlaba izindawo ngezindawo. Konke lokhu kungukuqala kwemihelo… (Math 24: 6-8)

UPHAWU LWESIBILI?

KuSambulo kunesikhathi sokulandelana kwezikhathi uSt John afakaza ngaso embonweni oqala ngodlame lomhlaba wonke, umnotho onomthelela, izinhlupho, indlala, ukushushiswa… njll. Kuqala futhi, ngokuqedwa kokuthula komhlaba wonke:

Lapho evula uphawu lwesibili… Kwaphuma elinye ihhashi, elibomvu. Umgibeli wayo wanikwa amandla okususa ukuthula emhlabeni, ukuze abantu babulalane. Futhi wanikwa inkemba enkulu. (IsAm 6: 3-4)

Ngenkathi izizwe ziqhubeka ukuhlangana eMiddle East ngamabutho abo kanye nemikhumbi yezempi, kunengqondo ukuzibuza ukuthi asisondeli ngokushesha ekuvulweni okucacile koPhawu lwesiBili. Njengoba umnotho womhlaba untekenteke kangaka, noma yiluphi uhlobo lokuphazamiseka lungathumela izimali emsileni — okungenakugwenywa kungakhathalekile ngenxa yesikweletu esikhulu esenziwe, ikakhulukazi amazwe aseNtshonalanga. Engizizwa ngiphoqelekile ukukubhalela ngokuqinisekile ukuthi kukhona isikhathi esincane esisele, nokuthi kufanele silungiselele izinguquko ezinkulu ezizothinta zonke izici zempilo yethu. Singase sibe njalo amasonto kude nemicimbi emikhulu…, ngokusho kwabahlaziyi bemibala eminingi, ezomnotho, ezepolitiki, yebo, eziyimfihlakalo. Lapho nje iSphepho Esikhulu sihlasela, izinguquko emhlabeni zizoshesha, zingalungiseki, futhi zizophetha ngokunqoba kwezinhliziyo ezimbili. ^[1]qhathanisa Izimpawu Eziyisikhombisa Zenguquko Lesi siphepho sihlala isikhathi esingakanani, yiZulu kuphela elaziyo. Impela, imithandazo yethu ibamba iqhaza elikhulu ekubambezeleni, ekunciphiseni, noma mhlawumbe kwezinye izifunda, ize ikhansele nokujezisa okuthile okuzayo manje. Sengathi la mazwi alandelayo, abhalwe ngoMeyi 25, 2007, angaduduza futhi aqinise umphefumulo wakho…

Ngenkathi ngihamba ngingena ekushoneni kwelanga izolo kusihlwa, ngezwa iNkosi isithi,

Ngizoba yisiphephelo sakho.

Ngibona uthando lwaKhe olujulile nokukhathalela kwakhe… ukuthi asingesabi njengoba sibuka umhlaba uqhubeka nomthelela wokungena komthetho ngokweqile.

Ngikwenzele amalungiselelo!

Ushintsho olukhulu luyeza, kepha kulabo abathembela Kuye, asidingi ukwesaba nakancane. Cabanga ngabaPhostoli ngaphambi kwePhentekoste. Babesekamelweni eliphezulu, bethuthumela ngokwesaba iziphathimandla. Kepha ngemuva kwePhentekoste, bagcwala isibindi kakhulu baze babhekana nabashushisi babo, eguqulela abaningi kuKristu. Futhi ngenkathi beshaywa ngenxa yokholo lwabo Kuye, bakuthola kuyithuba, hhayi lokugijima ngokwesaba, kepha lokuthokoza eNkosini.

Ungalenzi iphutha: lokhu kujabula akuzange kukhuphuke ekuphakameni ngokomzwelo, kepha kusuka Ngaphakathi. Kwakungaphezu kwamandla emvelo.

Amandla abawathola kuMoya abenza bakwazi ukubambelela ngokuqinile othandweni lukaKristu, bebhekene nodlame lwabashushisi babo bengesabi. —USt. UCyril wase-Alexandria, I-Liturgy of the Hours, Umq. II, iphe. I-990

UMOYA WESIBINDI

UNkulunkulu akasinikanga umoya wobugwala kepha wasinika amandla nothando nokuzithiba. (2 Thim 1: 7)

Ngiyakukholwa lokho nge Iso Lesiphepho, kuzofika ukuthululwa okukhulu koMoya oNgcwele. Kuzoba nokufakwa kwamandla nothando nokuzithiba, kokuzethemba okungcwele nesibindi. Kulabo abathola lesi Sipho, bazoba njengetshe lapho kunesiphepho. Izilingo Ezinkulu zokuhlupheka kanye nemimoya yokushushiswa izoshaya ibhekane nabo, kepha ngeke ingene ekuKhanyeni naseMandleni kaKristu ahlala ngaphakathi ezinhliziyweni zabo ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele.

Futhi uMary, Umlingani kaMoya oNgcwele, uzobe eseduze, ingubo yakhe yelulelwe phezu kwezingane zakhe njengephiko loKhozi phezu kwamantshontsho akhe.

ISHELU

Ngicabanga kulobubusuku ngendaba kaHiroshima, eJapan, nabapristi abangamaJesuit abayisishiyagalombili abasinda ebhomu le-athomu eliwele edolobheni labo… amabhulokhi ayisishiyagalombili kuphela ukusuka ekhaya labo. Abantu abayingxenye yesigidi babhujiswa babazungeza, kodwa abapristi bonke basinda. Ngisho nesonto eliseduze labhujiswa ngokuphelele, kodwa indlu ababekuyo yalimala kancane.

Sikholwa ukuthi sisindile ngoba besiphila umyalezo kaFatima. Sasihlala futhi sithandaza iRosari nsuku zonke kulelo khaya. —Fr. UHubert Schiffer, ongomunye wabasindile abaphila eminye iminyaka engama-33 bephilile futhi engenayo nemiphumela engemihle evela emisebeni; www.kugcola.com

Yebo, abapristi babehlala endaweni ye- Umphongolo Wesivumelwano Esisha.

Bese kuba nendaba ka-Anne Caron owayehamba yedwa ngobusuku obubodwa emhubheni omnyama omnyama. Indoda ethile yaqhamuka ngakolunye uhlangothi iphethe induku ngesandla — kodwa ingamsizi ukuba ahambe; wayeyiphatha nje.

Ngehla uvalo, ngangifuna ukulahla yonke into bese ngiphenduka ngibaleka, kepha cishe ngaso leso sikhathi ngathi ngibona uMary ethatha isandla sami, izikhwama nakho konke, saqhubeka nokuhamba. Sahamba ngqo ngale ndoda, futhi yabonakala ingangiboni nokungibona. Ngafunda kamuva ukuthi umama akakwazanga ukulala ngalobo busuku futhi wahlala esihlalweni sakhe esinyakazayo ethandazela irosari yakhe, ikakhulukazi kimi. —Izindaba Ezigqugquzela NgeRosari, Udade Patricia Proctor, OSC. ikhasi 73

Futhi ngicabanga ngomngane wami othandekayo owayefundela ukuba ngumfundisi. Wayeshayela imoto yakhe egoduka, ethandazela iRosari, ngesikhathi elala esondweni. Imoto yakhe isike iloli enkulu ebithumela imoto yayo iphaphalaza emgwaqeni omkhulu. Umthelela wengozi wamshiya ekhubazekile kusukela esifubeni kwehle… futhi wangakwazi ukuqhubeka nokuqeqeshwa kwakhe kwezobufundisi.

Kungani ngifaka le ndaba? Ngoba umngani wami manje unikela ngokuhlupheka kwakhe kwamanje ngensindiso yenqwaba yemiphefumulo angeke ahlangane nayo kulokhu kuphila. Ngaphandle kobuhlungu obuqhubekayo emhlane wakhe ongezansi, nokuthi izama kanjani ukubekezela kwakhe kwesinye isikhathi, akazange abe munyu futhi angayilahlanga iNkosi. Uhlala ku- umzuzu wamanje, ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu ukuthi ulapho kufanele abe khona… (Qaphela: le nsizwa selokhu yadlula emhlabeni. Ngibe nelungelo lokucula emngcwabeni wayo, isikhathi senjabulo nosizi selokhu impilo yayo yaba ugqozi olukhulu.)

IZINHLIZIYO EZIMBILI ZOKUPHEPHA

UJesu unikela uMama wakhe abe yisiphephelo, uMphongolo Wokuphepha. Kepha akuvikelekile njalo umzimba-odlulayo kulokhu kuphila noma kunjalo-kodwa ukuvikela ngaphezu kwakho konke umphefumulo. Labo-ke, ababizelwe ukuphila ngokusebenzisa i- Izilingo ezinkulu, Uzoba nomusa wokuphikelela kuwo isibindi kanye nokuvikelwa — noma ukubhekana “namandla nothando nokuzibamba” koMoya oNgcwele — abashushisi babo.

Kungakho kungani manje yisikhathi sokubamba isandla salomama — yena onguMlingani woMoya oNgcwele. Okungukuthi, thandaza iRosari nsuku zonke, okumele uzindle ngalo futhi wazi uJesu futhi umthande uqobo. Kufanele isongwe ngengubo ekhethekile yesivikelo enikezwe ngokuhlinzeka kukaNkulunkulu. Kuphephe endaweni yokuphephela kwenhliziyo yakhe… ehlezi ngokuphepha esiphephelweni seNdodana yakhe, uJesu Kristu, uMsindisi womhlaba.

Idwala nesiphephelo.

Bayeke bancenge futhi ukuncengelwa okunamandla kweNcasakazi Engumsulwa okwathi, njengoba ichithe ikhanda lenyoka yakudala, ihlala ingumvikeli oqinisekile futhi “Usizo LwamaKristu” olungenakunqotshwa —I-POPE PIUS XI, I-Divini Redemptoris,n. 59

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