UPeter Martyr Ujoyina Ukuthula, UFra Angelico
WONKE UMUNTU ngikhuluma ngakho. IHollywood, amaphephandaba asemhlabeni, izikhonkwane zezindaba, amaKrestu ashumayela ivangeli… wonke umuntu, kubonakala sengathi, kodwa iningi leSonto LamaKatolika. Njengoba abantu abaningi bezama ukubhekana nezehlakalo ezimbi kakhulu zesikhathi sethu-kusuka amaphethini wezulu angajwayelekile, ezilwaneni ezifa ngobuningi, ekuhlaselweni kaningi kwamaphekula — izikhathi esiphila kuzo sezisuke zaba yisaga, kusukela ekuthatheni okwejwayelekileindlovu egumbini lokuphumula.”Iningi lawo wonke umuntu lizwa ngezinga elithile ukuthi siphila kumzuzu ongavamile. Kuphuma ezihlokweni nsuku zonke. Nokho amapulpiti ezifundeni zethu zamaKhatholika avame ukuthula…
Ngakho-ke, umKatolika odidekile uvame ukushiywa ezimweni zaseHollywood zokuphela komhlaba ezingenathemba ezishiya iplanethi ingenalo ikusasa, noma ikusasa elisindiswe ngabafokazi. Noma kushiywe ngezaba zokungakholelwa ebukhoneni bezindaba zezwe. Noma izincazelo eziyimbuka zamanye amahlelo obuKrestu (vele uwele iminwe yakho bese ulengisa kuze kube-sekuhlwithweni). Noma ukusakazwa okuqhubekayo "kweziprofetho" ezivela kuNostradamus, abalumbi beminyaka emisha, noma amadwala e-hieroglyphic.
IDWALE LEQINISO
Phakathi kwala magagasi agadla ngokungaqiniseki kumi a ezinamandla IDwala, iSonto LamaKatolika, isisekelo futhi isibani se iqiniso esungulwe nguKristu ukuhola abantu baKhe kulezi zikhathi zokugcina, ezaqala ngokukhuphuka kukaKrestu ezulwini.
Lokhu, naphezu kwakhe amahlazo abuhlungu namalungu angenaphutha. Futhi-ke, kwezinye izindawo, abashumayeli bakhe kanye nothisha bakhe bathule uma kukhulunywa ngokubhekana nezikhathi zethu: i-tsunami yokuziphatha okuhle, ukuhlaselwa komshado nomndeni, ukubhujiswa kwengane engakazalwa, i-hedonism edlangile, nokunye okuningi okuphazamisayo izitayela. "Izikhathi zokugcina," isihloko okukhulunywa ngaso kakhulu emiBhalweni nguSt. UPaul, uPeter, uJakobe, uJohane, uJude, neNkosi uqobo lwayo, akukhulunywa kangako emapulpiti amaningi. Izinto ezine zokugcina — ukwahlulelwa, isihlanzo, izulu, isihogo — sezinganakiwe kangako esikhathini esingaphezu kwesizukulwane. Izithelo zalokhu kuthula — njengoba sibuka ngesikhathi sangempela ukuwohloka kwempucuko yobuKrestu — kucace bha:
Abantu bami bayabhubha ngokuswela ulwazi! (Hoseya 4: 6)
Yiqiniso, lokhu kuthula kabuhlungu akuyona yonke indawo; Lapho kukhona abapristi abakhulumayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunamazwi aqinile futhi angaguquki eSiko. Ku- Kungani Abapapa Bengamemezi? Nginikeza ukucaphuna ngemuva kwesilinganiso sikapapa ngemuva kukapapa echaza ngesibindi izikhathi zethu ngolimi lwe-apocalyptic. Ku- Oopapa, kanye ne-Dawning Era, Ngichaza imininingwane ethembisayo nesiphrofetho yama-pontiffs maqondana nekusasa lomhlaba. Emibhalweni eminingi lapha, kufaka phakathi i- ibhuku, Ngicaphuna ngokuphelele oFata BeSonto Bokuqala abacacile mayelana nezindima ezithile zesAmbulo futhi ezicace ngokuphawulekayo ngazo Ukuphela kwale Age. Ngiphinde ngadonsela ezibukweni ezivunyiwe zikaMama Wethu (okusho ukuthi iSonto lithi imiyalezo yakhe kulezi zimo ifanele ukukholwa, futhi ngokuhlakanipha ukulalelwa) kanye nosanta abahlukahlukene nezimfihlakalo.
Lokhu konke kusho ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele is ekhuluma neBandla. Kepha kungani ababhishobhi nabapristi abaningi bengakhulumi nabathembekile ngalezi zindaba? Kungani abathembekile bengasizwa ukuzulazula, ngokwesimo samaKatolika, ingxoxo ekhulayo "yezikhathi zokuphela" emithonjeni yezindaba emikhulu?
UKUTHULA KWEZITHULU
Engxoxweni ebisanda kwenziwa nencwadi kaPapa Benedict XVI, umbhali uPeter Seelwald ukhulume ngayo le nkinga:
SEEWALD: Kungani abashumayeli bethule bevala izindlebe mayelana ne-eschatology, yize izindaba ezithinta ezesayensi zithinta ngempela
wonke umuntu ukhona, ngokungafani "nezihloko ezilokhu zivela njalo" ngaphakathi eSontweni?
I-BENEDICT XVI: Lowo ngumbuzo obucayi kakhulu. Ukushumayela kwethu, isimemezelo sethu, ngasohlangothini olulodwa, ngoba sibhekiswe kakhulu ekwakheni umhlaba ongcono, kuyilapho kungekho noyedwa umuntu osazokhuluma ngomunye, umhlaba ongcono ngempela. Kumele sihlole onembeza bethu kuleli phuzu. -Ukukhanya Kwezwe, Ingxoxo noPeter Seewald, Ch. 18, ikhasi. 179
Ingozi ukuthi silahlekelwe umbono we okudlulele—yalokho okulele ngaphezu kwezinto ezibonakalayo nje. Silahlekelwe yimiphumela yaphakade yezenzo zethu zangasese nezomphakathi. Futhi kaningi, akusakhulunywa okuncane epulpiti ngezingozi zamanje kuphela eziyingxenye “yezibonakaliso zezikhathi,” kodwa ngalezo zinto ezingokoqobo ezingaphaya kwethuna.
Kunzima ukwamukela lezi zinto kubantu namuhla futhi zibukeke zingezona ezingokoqobo kubo. Esikhundleni salokho, bafuna izimpendulo zokhonkolo okwamanje, zezinsizi zokuphila kwansuku zonke. Kepha lezi zimpendulo aziphelele inqobo nje uma zingavezi umqondo kanye nokubona okungaphakathi kokuthi ngingaphezulu kwale mpilo ebonakalayo, ukuthi kukhona ukwahlulela, nokuthi umusa nobuphakade bukhona. Ngendlela efanayo, sidinga futhi ukuthola amagama amasha nezindlela ezintsha zokwenza abantu bakwazi ukweqa isithiyo somsindo sezimali. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Ukukhanya Kwezwe, Ingxoxo noPeter Seewald, Ch. 18, ikhasi. 179
IMISEBENZI
Njengoba ngangibhala le ndatshana, ngithole i-imeyili evela kumfundi:
Izinto eziningi zilungiselela ukwenzeka. Abantu abaningi babonakala bezizwa. Abantu abaningi benza nje ibhizinisi labo, abanandaba nanoma yini, abanaki ukuthi kuzoba yini… Kuyadabukisa kanjani ukuthi abantu abasalaleli manje kuzo zonke izikhathi…
Ngithola amakhulu ezincwadi ezinjengalezi zivela kubefundisi nakubantu abavamile ngokufanayo. Abantu ingqondo kukhona okwenzekayo emhlabeni; babona ukuthi konke akulungile nokuthi okuthile sekuseduze. Obaba abaNgcwele, iCatechism, noMama wethu Obusisiwe banokuningi abangakusho ngakho! Kepha imvamisa ayihluzi iye ezingeni lesifunda; ayenzi indlela eya ezihlalweni, futhi ngenxa yalokho, izimvu zizulazula ziye kwamanye amadlelo zifuna izimpendulo.
… Ayikho indlela elula yokukusho. ISonto e-United States lenze umsebenzi omubi wokwakha ukholo nonembeza wamaKhatholika iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-40. Futhi manje sivuna imiphumela — esigcawini somphakathi, emindenini yethu nasekudidekeni kwempilo yethu. —UMbhishobhi Omkhulu uCharles J. I-Chaput, I-OFM Cap., Ukunikela KuKesari: AmaKatolika Kwezepolitiki Umsebenzi, NgoFebhuwari 23, 2009, eToronto, eCanada
… Awuzange uqinise ababuthakathaka noma welaphe abagulayo noma ubophe abalimele. Awuzange ubabuyise abadukile noma ufune okulahlekile, kepha wabusa phezu kwabo ngonya nangonya. Ngakho bahlakazeka ngokuswela umalusi, baba ngukudla kwazo zonke izilwane zasendle. (Hezekeli 34: 4-5)
Ngabe siyafuna ngempela ukushiya "izilo zasendle" ukuze zakhe amaKhatholika kulezi zikhathi ezinzima? Ngabe uNostradamus, amaMeya, noma inqwaba yezazi zetulo kumele kube ukuphela komthombo wolwazi kumaKatolika namuhla?
Abantu bami bayabhubha ngokuswela ulwazi!
Lapho kukhona abefundisi abazama "ukugqobhoza umkhawulo wemisindo" mayelana amaqiniso esibhekana nawo. Kodwa-ke, namhlanje, ukukhuluma ngoMama Wethu Obusisiwe, izinto zokugcina, noma ukusho isambulo sangasese — noma ngabe kuvunywa — kungasho inhlekelele emsebenzini wobufundisi. Kaningi kunalokho, ngibone abapristi abathembekile, abagcotshiwe, abanesibindi (futhi yebo, abangaphelele) bekhuluma ngalezi zinto… kuphela ukususwa ezifundeni zabo, babelwe njengabafundisi emajele noma ezibhedlela, noma bavalelwe ezindaweni ezikude zedayosisi (bheka umhlonyane).
Iveza inketho enzima: gwema ukubhekana nalezi zinkinga ezinempikiswano ukuze ugcine amanzi ethule… noma ukusho njengoba kunjalo, uthemba ukuthi “iqiniso liyokukhulula,” noma ngabe lidala udaka. Impela uKrestu akazange eze ukuzothulisa amanzi olwandle ngalunye:
Ningacabangi ukuthi ngizele ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni. Ngizele ukuletha hhayi Ukuthula kodwa Inkemba… (Mat 10: 34-35)
Engxoxweni ebenginayo nomdikoni osemncane, uphawule wathi, “Kufanele sikhethe amagama ethu ngokucophelela.
Ngezinye izikhathi umuntu akakwazi ukusho lokho akufunayo ngoba kukhona lowo muntu wesonto ozokudalela inkinga ... ”Ngaphendula ngathi,“ Mhlawumbe yilolo ubizo lwakho — ukubizwa kwabapristi osukwini lwethu — ukukhuluma iqiniso elizobiza izindleko ezinkulu. Yiqiniso, kungakulahlekisela ngamathuba okuba umbhishobhi ngolunye usuku noma wokuba umpristi “onegama elihle.” NjengoJesu, ungakhishwa emuva ubethelwe. Mhlawumbe lona ubizo lwakho. ”
Lapho umfundisi esaba ukugomela okulungile, akaze afulathele abaleke ngokuthula athule? —USt. UGregory Omkhulu, Umbhalo wamahora, IVol IV, k. 342-343
Umpristi ungcwelisiwe an shintsha uChristus - “omunye uKristu.” UJesu wathi kubaPhostoli Bakhe:
Khumbulani izwi engalikhuluma kini, ngithi: 'Akukho sigqila esikhulu kunenkosi yaso.' Uma bengizingele mina, nani bayakunizingela. Uma begcine izwi lami, bazoligcina nelenu. (Johane 15:20)
Ngakho, umpristi kufanele “anikele ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu zakhe” elingisa iNkosi yakhe. Iqiniso labethelwa esiphambanweni ngenxa yokukhuluma iqiniso. Kungaba yiphutha ukugodlela umndeni wonke ukudla ngoba ilungu elilodwa livame ukudla ngokweqile. Ngokufanayo, akunangqondo ukugodlela iqiniso ibandla ngoba amalungu ambalwa ajwayele ukusabela ngamawala. Namuhla, kubonakala sengathi kunomsebenzi wokugcina ukuthula kunokugcina umhlambi usendleleni emincane:
Ngicabanga ukuthi impilo yesimanje, kubandakanya nempilo eseSontweni, ihlupheka ngenxa yokungazimiseli kokukhohlisa ukucasula lokho okuwubuhlakani nemikhuba emihle, kepha kaningi kuvela ukuthi kuyigwala. Abantu bakweleta ukuhloniphana nenhlonipho efanelekile. Kodwa futhi sikweleta omunye nomunye iqiniso — okusho ukungagunci. - UMbhishobhi Omkhulu uCharles J. Chaput, OFM Cap., Ukunikela KuKesari: Umsebenzi Wezombusazwe WamaKatolika, NgoFebhuwari 23, 2009, eToronto, eCanada
UJesu ugcinele amazwi ahlabayo kulabo ababegxile ekujabuliseni abantu kunokujabulisa uNkulunkulu (Gal 1:10). Lokhu kusebenza kithi sonke:
Maye kini lapho konke kukhulunywa kahle ngani, ngoba okhokho babo babaphatha ngale ndlela abaprofethi bamanga. (Luka 6:26)
Asikwazi ukuba ngabatshali bethemba uma sihlwanyela imbewu yamanga…ukwenza sengathi izinto azizimbi kangako njengoba zinjalo noma azikho nhlobo. Futhi bona kukhona kubi. Njengoba omunye umpristi asho kimi muva nje, “Okuphansi sekuzophuma. Kuzoba nezinxushunxushu nezinxushunxushu ngoba umhlaba usonakele. ” Okungenani yilokhu okushiwo osomnotho abaqotho. Noma kunzima ukuzwa, iqiniso liyaqabula.
HLOLA NGEMPELA
Yebo, sekuyakhathaza futhi kuwubuwula ukuzwa amaKatolika ekhuluma ngalabo ababheka ukungathi sína kwezikhathi zethu ngokuthi "ababikezela inhlekelele", "isikhathi sokugcina," noma "inhlekelele kanye nosizi." Uma ngingahle ngibe buthakathaka, lawo maKatolika adinga ukukhipha amakhanda abo esihlabathini sokungazi, bese eqala ukulalela lokho uBaba oNgcwele akushoyo:
Ikusasa lomhlaba lisengozini. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Ikheli elibhekiswe kwi-Roman Curia, ngoDisemba 20, 2010 (bhekaNgosuku luka-Eva)
Yebo, kuhamba ngezindlela zombili. Lapho abapristi bashumayela ngempahla eqondile ezikhathini zethu, kunezimvu eziningi ezingancamela lokho hhayi uzwe, njalo hhayi baphazanyiswe izindlela zabo zokunethezeka.
Usuku lonke Ngelule izandla Zami kwabangalaleliyo nabaphikisayo abantu. ( Roma 10:21 )
Ngabe simathile kangangoba sicabanga ukuthi ukwamukela “isiko lokufa” kuzoholela ekuthuleni nasebulungiseni emhlabeni? Kuyophela ngokuqothulwa kwezizwe. Lokho akuyona inhlekelele nobumnyama, kepha iqiniso elibuhlungu lokuthi uMama kaNkulunkulu ubelokhu enxusa ukuba siphenduke kulo, nokuthi uJohn Paul II noBenedict XVI bachaze kuzo zombili izitatimende ezisemthethweni nezingavumelekile.
Kumele sikulungele ukubhekana novivinyo olukhulu esikhathini esizayo esingekude kakhulu; izilingo ezizodinga ukuthi sinikele ngisho nangezimpilo zethu, kanye nesipho esiphelele sokuzinikela kuKristu nakuKristu. Ngemithandazo yakho neyami, kungenzeka ukunciphisa lolu sizi, kepha akusenakwenzeka ukulunqanda, ngoba kungale ndlela kuphela lapho iSonto lingavuselelwa khona ngempumelelo. Ngempela, kukangaki kwenziwa ukuvuselelwa kweSonto ngegazi? Lesi sikhathi, futhi, ngeke kube ngenye indlela. —UPAPA JOHN PAUL II ekhuluma neqembu lezihambeli zaseJalimane, I-Regis Scanlon, Isikhukhula Nomlilo, Ukubuyekezwa Kwabakhaya Nokwelusa, Ngo-Ephreli 1994
Ukukhuluma ngezikhathi zethu zanamuhla, kanye nezixwayiso ezingokwethembeka ezingokwesiprofetho eziseBandleni, kuzohlupha abanye abantu; abangane nezihlobo bangathula ngokuzumayo; omakhelwane bangakubuka sengathi uyi-wingnut; futhi ungahle uvinjelwe kusuka kwisifunda-bhishobhi noma ezimbili.
Nibusisiwe lapho abantu benizonda, nalapho benikhipha inyumbazana, benithuka, besola igama lenu ngokuthi libi ngenxa yeNdodana yomuntu. (Luka 6:22)
Kepha leyo yingxenye yokuba ngumlandeli kaJesu, uma empeleni umlandela.
Uma beningabomhlaba, umhlaba ubungathanda okwakhe; kodwa ngoba anisibo abezwe, futhi nginikhethile ezweni, izwe linizonda. (Johane 15:19)
Sibizelwe ukuthi sishumayele iqiniso lonke, hhayi nje izingxenye "ezinethezekile" kuphela. Futhi lokho kuhlanganisa nokukhuluma ngezinto zokugcina, kufaka phakathi imfundiso yeSonto “ngezikhathi zokuphela.” Sibizelwe ukushumayela i Konke IVangeli-hleze abantu babhubhe ngokuswela ulwazi.
Lokho okunikezwe ngabaPhostoli kuqukethe konke okwenza impilo engcwele phakathi kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu nokwanda kokholo lwabo. Ngakho-ke, emfundisweni yalo, impilo nokukhonza iSonto liqhubekisela phambili futhi lidlulisele kuzo zonke izizukulwane konke ukuthi kunjalo, futhi konke ukuthi liyakholwa. —Isambulo Saphezulu soMkhandlu Wesibili weVatican, UDi Verbum,n. 7-8
Ngifuna inhliziyo enothando ngaphezu komhlatshelo, ulwazi lwezindlela zami ngaphezu kweminikelo yokushiswa. --I-Antiphon 3, Umbhalo wamahora, Vol III, k. 1000
UKUFUNDA OKWENGEZIWE:
Ngidinga ukwesekwa kwakho ukuze ngiqhubeke nale nkonzo. Ngibonga kakhulu.
