Isikhathi seSt. Joseph

St. Joseph, nguTianna (Mallett) Williams

 

Isikhathi siyeza, yebo, sesifikile, lapho nizahlakazeka khona;
yilowo nalowo aye ekhaya lakhe, futhi uzongishiya ngedwa.
Nokho angingedwa ngoba uBaba unami.
Ngikusho lokhu kini, ukuze kimi nibe nokuthula.
Emhlabeni ubhekene nokushushiswa. Kepha yimani isibindi;
Ngiwunqobile umhlaba!
(UJohn 16: 32-33)

 

NINI umhlambi kaKristu uphucwe amaSakramente, wakhishwa eMiseni, futhi wasakazeka ngaphandle kwemihlambi yedlelo lakhe, kungazizwa njengomzuzwana wokushiywa Ubaba ongokomoya. Umprofethi uHezekeli wakhuluma ngesikhathi esinje:

Zase zihlakazekile, ngokuba kwakungekho malusi; zaba ngukudla kwazo zonke izilwane zasendle. Izimvu zami zazihlakazekile, zazulazula kuzo zonke izintaba nakuwo wonke amagquma aphakemeyo; izimvu zami zahlakazeka ebusweni bonke bomhlaba, kungekho noyedwa ongazifunisisa noma aziboneek ngabo. (UHezekeli 34: 5-6)

Vele, izinkulungwane zabapristi emhlabeni wonke ziboshwe ezindlini zabo zokukhulekela, benza iMisa, bathandazela izimvu zabo. Futhi-ke, umhlambi uhlala ulambile, ukhalela iSinkwa Sokuphila neZwi likaNkulunkulu.

Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza… lapho ngiyakuthumela indlala ezweni: kungabi ukulambela isinkwa, noma ukomela amanzi, kepha kube ngukuzwa izwi likaJehova. (Amose 8:11)

Kepha uJesu, uMalusi oMkhulu, uyezwa ukukhala kwabampofu. Akalokothi alahle izimvu Zakhe, naphakade. Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

Bhekani, mina ngokwami ​​ngiyakuzifuna izimvu zami, ngizicinge. Njengomalusi efuna umhlambi wakhe lapho ezinye zezimvu zakhe zihlakazekile, kanjalo ngiyakuzifuna izimvu zami; futhi ngizobakhulula kuzo zonke izindawo lapho behlakazeke khona ngosuku lwamafu nobumnyama obukhulu. (UHezekeli 34: 11-12)

Ngakho-ke, ngalo mzuzu lapho abathembekile baphucwe abelusi babo, UJesu uqobo unikeze ubaba ongokomoya ngalelihora: St. Joseph.

 

ISIKHATHI SE ST. UJOSEFA

Khumbula ukuthi uMama Wethu “uyisibuko” seSonto:

Uma kukhulunywa ngakunye, incazelo ingaqondwa yibo bobabili, cishe ngaphandle kweziqu. —Ubusisiwe u-Isaac waseStella, Imfundo yamahora, Umq. I, k. 252

Lapho kusondela isikhathi sokuzalwa kukaKristu, kwenzeka isimanga “emhlabeni wonke”.

Ngalezo zinsuku kwaphuma isimemezelo kuKesari Awugustu sokuba kubhaliswe umhlaba wonke. (Luka 2: 1)

Ngenxa yalokho, abantu bakaNkulunkulu babenjalo ngenkani ukushiya izimo zabo zamanje babuyele emakhaya abo ukuze babe "ebhalisiwe. ” Kwakungaleso sikhathi sokudingiswa lapho uJesu ayezozalwa khona. Ngokunjalo, uMama wethu, "owesifazane ogqoke ilanga," useyasebenza futhi ukuze abelethe Konke Isonto…

… Umele ngasikhathi sinye iBandla lonke, abantu bakaNkulunkulu bangezikhathi zonke, iSonto okuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi, ngobuhlungu obukhulu, liphinde lizale uKristu.—UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, uCastel Gandolfo, e-Italy, e-AUG. 23, 2006; I-Zenit 

Njengoba singena Inguquko Enkulu, ngakho-ke, futhi, i Isikhathi sikaSt. Ngoba wabelwa ukuba avikele futhi aholele uMama wethu ku Indawo yokuzalwa. Ngokunjalo futhi, uNkulunkulu umnikeze lo msebenzi omangalisayo wokuhola iSonto Labafazi ukuya kokusha I-Era Yokuthula. Namuhla akusona isikhumbuzo esijwayelekile sedili likaSt. Kuholwa nguBaba Ongcwele eRoma ngesikhathi ihora lomlindelo, lonke iSonto labekwa ngaphansi kwesandla sikaSt Joseph — futhi sizoqhubeka sinjalo kuze kube EzikaHerode zomhlaba ziyasuswa.

 

UKUNGCWALISWA KWE-ST. UJOSEFA

Namuhla ntambama, ngenkathi uPapa Francis eqala irosari, ngizwe ugqozi olunamandla lokuthi ngibhale umthandazo wokuzinikela kuSt Joseph (ngezansi). Ukungcweliswa kumane kusho “ukubeka eceleni” —njengokungathi unikela ngesiqu sakho komunye. Futhi kungani kungenjalo? UJesu wazinikela ngokuphelele kubo bobabili uSt Joseph noMama Wethu. NjengoMzimba Wakhe Oyimfihlakalo, sifanele ukwenza njengoba iNhloko yethu yenzile. Akujulile yini ukuthi, nalokhu kungcweliswa, nalokhu kuMama Wethu, wakha, njengokungathi, omunye uMndeni Ongcwele?

Okokugcina, ngaphambi kokwenza lesi senzo sokungcweliswa, yizwi nje kuJoseph uqobo. Uyisibonelo esijule kithi kulezi zikhathi ezineziyaluyalu ezinkulu njengoba sisondela Iso Lesiphepho.

Wayengumuntu we ukuthula, nalapho usizi "nokusongela" kwamzungeza. Wayengumuntu we ukuzindla, okwaziyo ukuzwa iNkosi. Wayengumuntu we ukuthobeka, ekwazi ukwamukela iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Wayengumuntu we ukulalela, ukulungele ukwenza noma yini atshelwa yona.

Bafowethu nodadewethu, le nkinga yamanje iyisiqalo nje. Imimoya enamandla ethunyelwa ukusilinga ngaleli hora yile ama-antitheseis yesimo sikaSt. Umoya we ukwesaba kungathanda singene umsindo nokwethuka kwezwe; umoya we ukuphazamisa kungafuna silahlekelwe ukugxila kwethu ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu; umoya we ukuziqhenya singathanda ukuthi sithathe izindaba ezandleni zethu; nomoya we ukungalaleli kungafuna sihlubuke kuNkulunkulu.

Ngakho zithobeni kuNkulunkulu. Melana nosathane futhi uyonibalekela. (Jakobe 4: 7)

Nakhu ukuthi ungazithoba kanjani kuNkulunkulu: lingisa uSt, ahlanganiswe ngamazwi amahle ka-Isaya. Kwenze lokhu kwakho inkolo ukuphila ngezinsuku ezizayo:

 

Ngokulinda nangokuthula uzosindiswa,
amandla akho anokuthula nethemba. (Isaya 30:15)

 

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UMTHETHO WOKUCHAZELEKA KWESIT. UJOSEFA

Othandekayo St. Joseph,
Umgcini kaKristu, Umlingani weVirgin Mary
UMvikeli weSonto:
Ngizibeka ngaphansi kokunakekelwa kukababa wakho.
Njengoba uJesu noMariya bakuphathise ukuthi uvikele futhi uqondise,
ukuzondla nokuzivikela
isigodi sethunzi lokufa,
Ngizinikela ebukhosini bakho obungcwele.
Ngiqoqele ezandleni zakho zothando, njengoba uqoqe uMndeni wakho Ongcwele.
Ngicindezele uye enhliziyweni yakho njengoba ucindezele ingane yakho yaseZulwini;
ungibambe ungiqinise njengoba wawubambe uMlobokazi wakho oyiNtombi;
ngenzela nina nabathandekayo bami
njengoba wawuthandazela uMndeni wakho othandekayo.
Ngithathe-ke njengengane yakho; ngivikele;
ungibheke; ungalokothi ungikhohlwe.
Uma ngingaphambuka, ungithole njengoba wenza iNdodana yakho yobuNkulunkulu,
ungibeke futhi ekunakekelweni kwakho kothando ukuze ngiqine,
ngigcwele ukuhlakanipha, futhi umusa kaNkulunkulu uhlala phezu kwami.

Ngakho-ke, ngizingcwelisa konke engiyikho nakho konke engingeyona
ezandleni zakho ezingcwele.
Njengoba waqopha futhi wenza mhlophe izinkuni zomhlaba,
ulolonge futhi ulolonge umphefumulo wami ube yisibonakaliso esiphelele soMsindisi Wethu.
Njengoba uphumule eNtandweni Yaphezulu, kanjalo futhi, ngothando lobaba,
ngisize ngiphumule futhi ngihlale njalo eNtandweni Engcwele,
size sigonane ekugcineni eMbusweni waKhe Ongunaphakade,
manje naphakade, Amen.

(yaqanjwa nguMark Mallett)

 

KUFUNDWA OKUFUNDILE

Ukuthola ulwazi oluthe xaxa ngeqhaza elinamandla likaSt Joseph eSontweni, funda uFr. UDon Calloway's Ukungcweliselwa uSt

 

Ukuhamba noMark in The Manje iZwi,
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