Chii chinonzi Ash Chitatu? Nekuti maKristu anoipemberera

Gore rega rega, Ash Chitatu inoratidza kutanga kweLent uye inogara iri mazuva makumi mana pasati pasita Svondo. Nguva yeLent inguva yemazuva makumi mana (kusasanganisa maSvondo) anoonekwa nekutendeuka, kutsanya, kuratidzira uye pakupedzisira kupemberera. Nguva yemazuva makumi mana inomiririra nguva yaKristu yekuyedzwa murenje, kwaakatsanya uye kwaakaedzwa naSatani. Lent inokumbira vatendi kuti vatore nguva gore rega rega yekutsanya kwakafanana, kuratidza mwaka wekufunga wekutarisa pahupenyu hwaKristu, hushumiri, chibayiro, uye kumuka. Ndiani anopemberera Ash Chitatu?
Wati wamboona here kuti kamwe chete pagore, kazhinji muna Kukadzi kana Kurume, kune vanhu vazhinji vanofamba nemuchinjikwa wedota pahuma dzavo? Iwe ungangove waiziva kuti yaive nechokuita neLent, asi iwe wanga usina chokwadi kuti nei muchinjikwa wedota waireva. Kana kuti pamwe iwe wakakurira muchechi yeKaturike kana yePurotesitendi yaipemberera Ash Chitatu masevhisi gore rega, saka watoziva nezve sevhisi, asi hauna chokwadi nezve nhoroondo yeAsh Chitatu neLent uye nezvavanofanira kuita nazvo kubata nekutenda kwechiKristu. Kana iwe uchida kuziva zvakawanda nezve iri zuva rakakosha mukarenda yeatural uye nei vazhinji vachipemberera Ash Chitatu neLent Kazhinji inonzi Ash Day, Ash Chitatu inotanga Lent nekuisa moyo wemuKristu pakutendeuka nekunamata, kazhinji kuburikidza nekureurura kwevanhu uye munharaunda. Izvi zvinoitika panguva yakakosha yeAsh Chitatu sevhisi.

Chii chinorehwa neAsh Chitatu uye Chii Chinoitika? Munguva yemass (yevaKaturike) kana yekunamatira sevhisheni (yevaPurotesitendi), mupristi kana mufundisi vanowanzogovera mharidzo yekutendeuka uye kuratidza hunhu. Mhepo yakapamhama: masevhisi mazhinji anozove nenguva dzakareba dzekunyarara uye vakatendeka vanowanzo siya sevhisi vakanyarara. Kazhinji, pane chidimbu chechinyorwa cheMagwaro, chinowanzoitirwa kureurura, chiverengwa zvinonzwika pamusoro pemutungamiri uye neungano. Vatori vechikamu vanozoona kureurura kwakajairika, pamwe nenguva dzavanokurudzirwa kuti vareurure chinyararire zvivi nekunamata. Mushure meizvi zvese, ungano ichakokwa kuti igamuchire madota pahuma. Kazhinji, semufundisi kana mufudzi, anonyika chigunwe chake mumadota, achiwaridza muchinjikwa pahuma yake oti: "Kubva muguruva wakabuda uye kubva muguruva uchadzoka".

Ko madota aya akabvepi uye madota acho anomiririrei? Mune ungano zhinji, madota anogadzirirwa nekupisa mapazi emichindwe paSvondo yeMapamende yapfuura. PaSvondo yeMichindwe, machechi anoropafadza nekugovera mapazi emichindwe kune vanenge varipo, kureva nhoroondo yeEvhangeri yekupinda kwekukunda kwaJesu muJerusarema, apo vaoni vakaisa matavi emichindwe munzira yake. Madota ezororo iri anomiririra zvinhu zviviri zvakakosha: rufu uye kutendeuka. "Madota akaenzana neguruva uye nyama yemunhu inogadzirwa neguruva kana ivhu (Mavambo 2: 7), uye kana chitunha chemunhu chikaora, chinodzokera kuguruva kana madota." “Patinosundira mberi kuti tigashire madota musi weChitatu weAsh, tiri kuti tine urombo nezvivi zvedu uye tinoda kushandisa mwaka weLent kugadzirisa zvikanganiso zvedu, kunatsa moyo yedu, kudzora zvishuwo zvedu nekukura muhutsvene. tichagadzirira kupemberera Isita nemufaro mukuru ”. Tichifunga nezve kufa kwedu uye kutadza, maKristu anokwanisa kupinda nguva yeLent, vachitarisira mberi nemufaro mukuru nemufaro kushoko reIsita uye kukunda kwaKristu kwekupedzisira pamusoro pechivi nerufu.