Ingabe Omunye U-Eva Ongcwele?

NINI Ngivuke namhlanje ekuseni, ifu ebingalindelekile nelimangazayo lilengele emphefumulweni wami. Ngizwe umoya onamandla we udlame futhi ukufa emoyeni nxazonke zami. Lapho ngingena edolobheni ngemoto, ngakhipha iRosari yami, futhi ngasebenzisa igama likaJesu, ngathandazela ukuvikelwa uNkulunkulu. Kungithathe cishe amahora amathathu nezinkomishi ezine zekhofi ukuthi ekugcineni ngithole ukuthi yini engangihlangabezana nayo, futhi kungani: kunjalo Halloween namuhla.

Cha, angizukungena emlandweni waleli “holide” eliyinqaba laseMelika noma ngiye empikiswaneni yokuthi ngibambe iqhaza kulo noma cha. Ukusesha okusheshayo kwalezi zihloko kwi-Intanethi kuzonikeza ukufundwa okwanele phakathi kwama-ghouls afika emnyango wakho, okusongela ngamaqhinga esikhundleni sokuphatha.

Kunalokho, ngifuna ukubheka ukuthi i-Halloween isibe yini, nokuthi iyisibonakaliso kanjani, esinye “isibonakaliso sezikhathi.”

UMDANISO NGOKUFA

I-Halloween, empeleni, ayisavinjelwe ku-Okthoba 31. Ine ube yingxenye ye-zeitgeist yamasiko yokuphila kwansuku zonke kwaseMelika. Ama-Vampire, ama-zombies, ubuthakathi nokusebenzelana nemimoya kulukelwe ngokuqhubekayo ezithombeni, emculweni, ekuzijabuliseni nasekufundiseni izakhamizi zakhona. Ngaphezu kwalokho, futhi okuthusa kakhulu, wukugcwala kwezihloko ezisematheni zokubulawa kwabantu abaningi, ukudutshulwa kwabantu, ukubulawa kwabantu, ukudliwa kwamuntu, umatikuletsheni, ukuhlukunyezwa namanye amacala anobudlova asephenduke “into ejwayelekile.” Okusho ukuthi, i-Halloween "iphilwa" emasikweni. Njengomsunguli weMadonna House uCatherine de Hueck Doherty wake wabhalela uThomas Merton:

Ngesizathu esithile ngicabanga ukuthi ukhathele. Ngiyazi ukuthi nami ngiyesaba futhi ngikhathele. Ngoba ubuso beNkosana Yobumnyama buyacaca futhi bucace kimi. Kubukeka sengathi akasenandaba nokuhlala "engaziwa kakhulu," "incognito," "wonke umuntu." Kubonakala sengathi ungene kwezakhe futhi uzibonakalisa kulo lonke iqiniso lakhe elibuhlungu. Bambalwa-ke abakholelwa ebukhoneni bakhe angabe esadinga ukuzifihla! -Umlilo Onesihawu, Izincwadi zikaThomas Merton noCatherine de Hueck DohertyMashi 17, 1962, Ave Maria Press (2009), ikhasi. 60.

Ngempela, abantu abaningi babonakala bekholelwa kwizipoki — kodwa hhayi uDeveli, lowo uJesu ambiza ngokuthi “umbulali kwasekuqaleni.” ^[1]John 8: 44 Futhi yilokho okuphazamisa kakhulu: ngenkathi ubugebengu obunobudlova bukhula eMelika; ^[2]www.usatoday.com njengoba uhulumeni wawo eqhubeka nokubeka izikhali ezandleni zabashayeli bezidakamizwa namaphekula; ^[3]www.izolali.com; www.uhinyus.uk njengoba izakhamizi ziqhubeka nokuhloma ngamanani aqopha umlando; ^[4]imali.msn.com njengoba Ezokuphepha Kwasekhaya ziqhubeka nokulungiselela izinxushunxushu zasekhaya kanye nomthetho wezempi… ^[5]www.fbo.gov abantu bayaqhubeka nokuchitha izigidigidi zamaRandi nezigidi zamahora beshaya imidlalo yevidiyo, amabhayisikobho nochungechunge lwethelevishini olwandayo nolunobudlova. Abantu abasabuboni ububi lapho bebubona. Njengoba iMelika ihamba, ngakho kubonakala, iya kuwo wonke umhlaba. Ngisho nasemazweni lapho ubuKhatholika buqhuma khona, njengaseNdiya nasezingxenyeni ezithile ze-Afrika, udlame lwamahlelo luyaqhubeka nokudambisa izifunda.

… Sibona izehlakalo zansuku zonke lapho abantu babonakala bekhula baba nolaka nolaka… —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, wePentekoste Homily, Meyi 27, 2012

Kungukugcwaliseka kwe- Isiprofetho SikaJuda. ^[6]Isiprofetho sikaJuday

Ngokunikwa isimo esinzima kangako, manje sidinga kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili ukuba nesibindi sokubheka iqiniso emehlweni nokubiza izinto ngegama lazo, ngaphandle kokuvumela ukuyekethisa okulula noma isilingo sokuzikhohlisa. Mayelana nalokhu, isihlamba soMprofethi siqonde kakhulu: “Maye kulabo ababiza okubi ngokuhle nokuhle ngokubi, ababeka ubumnyama esikhundleni sokukhanya nokukhanya esikhundleni sobumnyama” (Is 5:20). —POPE JOHN PAUL II, Evangelium Vitae, “IVangeli Lokuphila”, n. 58

Ukwehliswa kwemvelo kweMelika, futhi ekugcineni izwe elingenisa isiko lalo njenge "standard" "yenkululeko", empeleni ukulungiselela. Njengoba ngibhala Ukuqwashisa Ngomoya, UMama Wethu wavela e-Afrika, eminyakeni engu-12 ngaphambi kwembubhiso yaseRwanda, ezoxwayisa ngokuthi kwakuzochitheka igazi. Njengobufakazi kubo bonke abangakholwa, abangakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, nabangakhathali, waveza emibonweni ezinganeni eziningana izinto ezimbi ezazisondela uma abantu bengaphenduki (futhi lokho ekugcineni kwagcwaliseka, njengoba kwakuprofethiwe). Kodwa-ke, izixwayiso zakhe, uMama Wethu uthe, bezingezona eze-Afrika kuphela, kodwa ebezenzelwe i- Umhlaba wonke:

Izwe lishesha ukuya ekuchithekeni kwalo, liyowela kwalasha… Izwe lihlubuka kuNkulunkulu, lenza izono eziningi kakhulu, alinalo uthando noma ukuthula. Uma ungaphenduki futhi ungaguquli izinhliziyo zakho, uzowela kwalasha. -www.kibeho.org

MAYELANA UKUBHODA

Kuleli sonto eledlule, iNkosi ibilokhu ibeka phambi kwenhliziyo yami isithombe segedlela noma imbiza yamanzi abilayo. Izohlala lapho imizuzu, ibonakale ingenzi lutho ngaphandle kokukhipha umsindo omncane ongajwayelekile noma ikhiphe amabhamuza amancane. Kwathi kungazelelwe, amanzi aqala ukuvuvukala futhi aqhuqha, futhi ngemizuzwana nje, ibhodwe lonke selifinyelele ezingeni elibilayo. Leso isingathekiso esinamandla salokho okwakha iminyaka eminingi eRwanda, bese kuqhuma ngokungazelelwe ngobusuku obubodwa.

Lowo mfanekiso webhodwe uyisexwayiso emphakathini ukuthi asikwazi ukuqhubeka nokudansa nokufa. Umhlaba wonke ufinyelela endaweni ebilayo. Ukwanda kokushoda kokudla (emazweni omhlaba wesithathu), ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu okuyinqaba, izikweletu ezingalawuleki zomuntu siqu nezikazwelonke, izindleko eziphakeme zokuphila, ukuwohloka komndeni, ukuwohloka kokwethembana phakathi kwezizwe, kanye nokucekelwa phansi kokuzihlonipha ngezithombe ezingcolile zobulili nezinkanuko ezingalawulwa. umhlaba onqenqemeni lwesiphithiphithi. Amaski we-Halloween ngandlela-thile ukuqaqa isimo sangempela semiphefumulo yethu, esonakele futhi esontekile yisono.

Cha, lokhu akulona nje olunye “usuku olungcwelisiwe” Ukuqubuka okungalawuleki, ukwethuka, nobubi ezingutsheni kulo nyaka ^[7]qhathanisa www., izindaba.ca 'ziyisibonakaliso sezikhathi' njengomculo onobudlova esiwulalelayo, osabisayo kumabhayisikobho esiwabukayo, nezimpi esizigqugquzelayo. ^[8]qhathanisa Ukuqhubekela phambili komuntu Kepha kukho konke lokhu… kukho konke lokhu… ngibona uJesu esondela kithi emomotheka ngozwelo olukhulu futhi ukulangazelela. Lapho umhlaba wethu uphukeka ngokwengeziwe, empeleni, ububele nesihe seNkosi yethu kuvuselelwa kuze kube yilapho beba njengomlilo ovuthayo, ofisa ukusetshenziswa.

Amalangabi omusa ayangishisa — ekhala ngokuthi makasetshenziswe; Ngifuna ukuqhubeka ngibathululela emiphefumulweni; imiphefumulo nje ayifuni ukukholelwa ebuhleni Bami. —UJesu kuya eSt Faustina, Isihe Saphezulu Emphefumulweni Wami, Idayari, n. 177

Indida yothando lukaNkulunkulu ukuthi, uma isimo somphefumulo womuntu siba sibi ngokwengeziwe, kulapho uthando luthanda ngokwengeziwe ukubonisa isihe kulo. ^[9]qhathanisa Isiphephelo Esikhulu Netheku Eliphephile

O mphefumulo ocwile ebumnyameni, ungalahli ithemba. Konke akukalahlekile. Woza uthembe uNkulunkulu wakho, oluthando nomusa… Makungabikho noyedwa umphefumulo owesabayo ukusondela kimi, noma izono zawo zibomvu tebhu… Angikwazi ukujezisa ngisho nesoni esikhulu kunazo zonke uma sinxusa ububele baMi, kepha Ngokuphambene nalokho, ngiyamthethelela ngesihe Sami esingaqondakali futhi esingaqondakali. —UJesu kuya eSt Faustina, Isihe Saphezulu Emphefumulweni Wami, IDayari, n. 1486, 699, 1146

Le akuyona ibhulogi elula ukubhala. Eqinisweni, ngifuna ukugijima ngenye indlela, ngenze sengathi impilo ngeke iguquke; ukuthi ngizobuka izingane zami ziguge ezweni elifana nezolo. Noma kunjalo, alikho ithemba uma kuyithemba elingamanga — uma sehluleka ukubona izimpawu zezikhathi futhi lalela kubo. Njengoba uSt. Paul wabhala:

Zama ukufunda ukuthi yini ejabulisa iNkosi. Ungabambi iqhaza emisebenzini yobumnyama engenazithelo; kungcono ubaveze obala. (Efe 5: 10-11)

SENZANI?

Into yokuqala ukuthi uqaphele ukuthi ungagqugquzeli futhi uwele emoyeni wokuphelelwa yithemba. UPapa Francis ufana nesibani sokukhanya ezikhathini zethu. Esikhundleni sokucasha eVatican, ^[10]… Futhi nabanduleli bakhe abenzanga kanjalo. ukhethe ukuhamba phakathi "kwabathelisi nezifebe", ebakhumbuza ukuthi bayathandwa. Sonke siyazi ukuthi izihloko zezindaba zimbi. Ngisho nezindatshana ezinjengalezi kufanele zifundwe ngokulinganisela okuthile, kugcine ilangabi lethemba liphila.

Ngeke sikufihle iqiniso lokuthi amafu amaningi asongelayo ayaqoqana phezulu. Akumele, nokho, siphele amandla, kunalokho kufanele sigcine ilangabi lethemba liphila ezinhliziyweni zethu. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, iCatholic News Agency, ngoJanuwari 15, 2009

Ngempela, i-blog yami ihloselwe ukukulungiselela, hhayi uMphikukristu, kodwa uJesu Kristu! UkuMemukela manje, esikhathini samanje. Ukukulungiselela ukungena ekunqobeni kwenhliziyo yakhe engcwele. Kodwa ukunqoba okukhulu kukaJesu kwaba yiSiphambano — futhi ngeke kwehluke naseBandleni. Uzonqoba ngothando lwakhe oluhlangene nolwakhe.

Lapho kufika i-Autumn, singalingeka ukuthi siphelelwe yithemba njengoba ubuhle behlobo buya ngokukhohlakala ekwindla, lapho amaqabunga efa, izimila ziyanyamalala, futhi umhlaba uhlala ngaphansi kwamakhaza asebusika. Kepha yilokhu kufa impela okulungiselela isikhathi esisha sentwasahlobo. Lokho ukusho, izimpawu ezisizungezile kulokhu isiko lokufa akuzona izimpawu zokunqoba kukaSathane, kodwa ukwehlulwa kwakhe kwamanje nokuzayo. UNkulunkulu manje udalula imisebenzi yenkohlakalo nobumnyama; Ubakhanyisela ekukhanyeni ukuze basulwe ebusweni bomhlaba. Ngakho-ke ukupenda ikusasa eligcwele izimbali nenjabulo yodwa akunakuphikiswa, ngaphandle komkhakha weqiniso ngokukhanya kwamaVangeli. Sibizelwe ukulandela iNkosi yethu ngokufela ukholo lwamanga, uma kungenjalo kuchithwa igazi lethu uqobo.

Kepha ukufunda kwanamuhla, emlindelweni we-All Saint's, kusikhumbuza ukuthi uthando lukaNkulunkulu lukhulu kunokufa, lukhulu kunenkohliso ebonakala iphumelela ezikhathini zethu.

Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi nakufa, nakuphila, nazingelosi, nababusi, nezinto ezikhona, nezinto ezizayo, namandla, nokuphakama, nokujula, noma esinye isidalwa ngeke sikwazi ukusihlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu. UJesu iNkosi yethu. (Roma 8: 38-39)

Siyathandwa. Futhi ngoba sithandwa kakhulu, singaqiniseka ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzoba nathi ezikhathini ezinzima kakhulu nezinzima kakhulu; ukuthi umusa waKhe uzosiletha enkazimulweni enkulu kakhulu kunalokho esingakucabanga. Sidinga ukholo ukuthi ubusika buzolandelwa yintwasahlobo, noma ngabe isilingo samanje singabonakala simnyama futhi sibanda kanjani. Ngamafuphi, uvuko.

Yebo, nalokhu ngikubona kuseduze…. kunokuchithwa kwamandla nomusa oza eSontweni okuzosinika amandla angaphezu kwawemvelo izikhathi ezinzima ezizayo. Kungakho uMama wethu eza phakathi kwethu, ukuzosilungiselela ukuza kukaMoya oNgcwele. "Ungesabi, ”Esho ngenjabulo. "Okuthile okuhle kuyeza ngeSonto!"

Okokugcina, njengoba sengibhale kaninginingi, akumele sibe yizibukeli kepha sihlanganyele ku Isivunguvungu Esikhulu lokho sekuqala ukubila emhlabeni. Sibizelwe ukuzincisha, silahle impahla yethu, bese sibuza ukuthi, “Yini manje, Jesu? Yini oyifunayo kimi ngaleli Hora emhlabeni? ”

Futhi ngimuzwa ethi,

Yiba ukukhanya Kwami ebumnyameni; yiba Ithemba Lami kwabangenathemba; ube yindawo yami yokukhosela kwabalahlekile; yiba uthando Lwami kwabangathandwa.

Kuyinto esingayenza nsuku zonke, noma ngabe sikuphi, ngoba ubumnyama, ukungabi nathemba, ukuphelelwa yithemba nokubanda kusizungezile emhlabeni wethu ophukile. 

Ngibona ngokusobala ukuthi into ibandla eliyidinga kakhulu namuhla yikhono lokwelapha amanxeba nokufudumeza izinhliziyo zabathembekile; idinga ukusondela, ukusondela. Ngibona isonto njengesibhedlela sasensimini ngemuva kwempi. —UPAPA UFRANCIS, ingxoxo, www.samokume.lcom, Septhemba 30th, 2013

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngomkhuleko nangokuzila ukudla, njengoba uMama Wethu ecele, singaphula izinqaba zikaSathane, sidilize imaski ephazamisa ubuso bomuntu, futhi sisize ekuvuseleleni ubuso bukaJesu kwabanye. Ngakho-ke ungapheli amandla. Uma kuba mnyama, kuzokhanya kimi nawekuthanda abe, uma sizinikela ngokuphelele kuJesu.

… Ningenasici futhi nimsulwa, bantwana bakaNkulunkulu abangenasici phakathi kwesizukulwane esigwegwile nesonakele, enikhanya phakathi kwabo njengezinkanyiso emhlabeni. (Fil 2: 15)

Cha, lokhu akuyona nje enye i-Halloween… kepha kungaba omunye u-Eva oNgcwele ngokubala amandla obumnyama ngothando nokukhanya kukaJesu ngokumomotheka kwakho, umusa wakho, ukubonakalisa kwakho ubuso bukaKristu…. hhayi isifihla-buso, kodwa isibuko.