Yintoni i-Advent? Livela phi eli gama? Iqanjwa njani?

NgeCawa elandelayo, i-28 kaNovemba, iphawula ukuqala konyaka omtsha we-liturgical apho iCawa yamaKatolika ibhiyozela ngeCawa yokuqala yeAdvent.

Igama elithi 'Advent' livela kwigama lesiLatini elithi 'I-adventus'nto leyo ebonisa ukuza, ukufika kunye nobukho bomntu obaluleke ngokukodwa.

Kuthi maKristu, ixesha leAdvent lixesha lokulindela, ixesha lethemba, ixesha lokulungiselela ukufika koMsindisi wethu.

"Xa iCawa ibhiyozela i-Advent liturgy minyaka yonke, yenza ukuba kubekho ulindelo lwamandulo lukaMesiya, ekubeni ngokuthatha inxaxheba ekulungiseleleni ixesha elide lokuza kokuqala koMsindisi, abathembekileyo bahlaziya umnqweno wabo onyanisekileyo wokuza kwakhe okwesibini" ( iCatechism of the Catholic Icawa, inombolo 524).

Ixesha le-Advent liquka iiveki ezi-4 zokulungiselela kwangaphakathi:

• isikhumbuzo sokuza koku-1 yoMsindisi wethu neNkosi uYesu Kristu kwiminyaka engama-2000 eyadlulayo ngokuzalwa Kwakhe a IBetlemme ukuba sibhiyozele ngoSuku lweKrisimesi;
• Ukuza kwakhe okwesibini nto leyo eya kwenzeka ekupheleni kwehlabathi xa uYesu esiza esebuqaqawulini ukuze agwebe abaphilayo nabafileyo yaye uBukumkani Bakhe abuyi kuba nasiphelo.

Nangona kunjalo, masingalibali ukuba njengoko silungiselela isikhumbuzo sokuza kokuqala koMsindisi wethu kunye nokuza kwakhe okwesibini, uThixo ukhona phakathi kwethu apha kwaye ngoku kwaye kufuneka sisebenzise eli xesha limangalisayo ukuvuselela umnqweno wethu, i-nstra nostalgia, yethu. umnqweno wokwenene kaKristu.

Ngendlela, njengoko watshoyo UPopu Benedict XVI kwikhaya elimnandi ngoNovemba 28, 2009: “Intsingiselo ebalulekileyo yegama elithi adventus yayikukuba: UThixo ukho, akakashiyi ehlabathini, akasilahlanga. Nokuba asinakumbona kwaye simchukumise njengoko sinako ngezinto ezibambekayo, ulapha kwaye uza kusityelela ngeendlela ezininzi ”.