NgoJulayi, inyanga yeGazi elixabisekileyo likaYesu: nge-1 kaJulayi
Julayi, inyanga yeGazi eliXabisekileyo likaYesu
Ngomhla woku-1 kuJulayi UKUPHELELWA KWEGAZI ELIBALULEKILEYO
IZIPHUMO ZESIXHENXE
Yiza, masimthande uKristu, uNyana kaThixo, owasikhulula ngeGazi lakhe. Ukusihlangula, uYesu waphalaza igazi lakhe izihlandlo ezisixhenxe! Isizathu sokunyanzelwa okuninzi kunye nokubuhlungu akufumaneki kwimfuno yokusindisa umhlaba, kuba ithontsi elinye belinokwanela ukulisindisa, kodwa kuthando lwakhe kuthi kuphela. Ekuqaleni kwembali yoluntu kwenzeka isenzo esibi segazi: ukubulawa kukaKayin; UYesu, ekuqaleni kobomi bakhe basemhlabeni, ufuna ukuqala ukuhlangulwa ngokuthululwa kwegazi okokuqala, oko kwaluka, kugalelwa ezingalweni zikaMama, njengesibingelelo sokuqala seTestamente eNtsha. Ke umnikelo wokuqala ofanelekileyo ukusuka emhlabeni uphakama uye kuThixo, ukusukela ngoko, akasayi kulujonga uluntu ngokujonga ubulungisa, kodwa inceba. Iminyaka idlula ukusuka kokuthululwa kokuqala-iminyaka yokufihla ngokuthobeka, ukushiywa kunye nomsebenzi, wokuthandaza, ukuthotywa kunye nentshutshiso- kwaye uYesu uqalisa ukukhululwa kwakhe ngentlawulelo kumyezo weminquma, ephalaza ukubila kwegazi. Ayizizo iintlungu zomzimba ezenza ukuba abile ngeGazi, kodwa umbono wezono zoluntu lonke, athe wazithatha ngobumsulwa kuye, kunye nokungabuleli okumnyama kwabo babeza kulinyathela iGazi lakhe balugatye uthando lwakhe. U-Yesu waphinda waphalaza igazi ngokutyakatya ukuze ahlambulule izono zethu, kuba “ngenxa yesilonda esonakeleyo akunakubakho yeza lisempilweni” (iSt. WaseCyprian). Igazi elininzi kwisithsaba ngameva. NguKristu, ukumkani wothando, owathi endaweni yegolide wakhetha isithsaba sameva, esibuhlungu nesinegazi, ukuze ikratshi lomntu liguqe phambi kobuKhulu bukaThixo. Igazi elingakumbi ecaleni kwe-Via Dolorosa, phantsi kweenkuni ezinzima zomnqamlezo, phakathi kwezithuko, izinyeliso kunye nokubethwa, ukungcungcuthekiswa kukaMama kunye nokulila kwabafazi abazinikeleyo. "Nabani na ofuna ukundilandela-uthi-azikhanyele, athabathe umnqamlezo wakhe andilandele". Ayikho enye indlela yokufikelela kwintaba yezempilo ngaphandle kokuhlamba ngeGazi likaKristu. UYesu useKalvari kwaye uphinde athulule iGazi ezandleni nasezinyaweni zakhe ezinamathele emnqamlezweni. Ukusuka encotsheni yale ntaba-indawo yokwenene yothando lobuthixo-ezo zandla ziphaphayo zolulela ukwanga okubanzi kwemfesane nenceba: "Yizani kum nonke!". Umnqamlezo uyitrone nosihlalo weGazi elixabisekileyo, umfuziselo oza kuzisa impilo kunye nempucuko entsha kwiinkulungwane, umqondiso woloyiso lukaKristu phezu kokufa. Elona Gazi likhulu ngesisa alinakuphuthelwa, lelo leNtliziyo, kanye la mathontsi okugqibela ashiyekileyo kuMzimba woMsindisi, kwaye usinika lona ngenxeba, elivulwa ngumkhonto ecaleni kwakhe. Yiyo loo nto uYesu etyhila iimfihlelo zentliziyo yakhe eluntwini, ukuze afunde uthando lwakhe olukhulu kuwe. Le yindlela uYesu awayefuna ukucudisa lonke iGazi kuwo wonke umthambo aze ngesisa alinike abantu. Kodwa yintoni abayenzileyo abantu ukusukela ngala mhla wokufa kukaKristu ukuza kuthi ga namhlanje ukubuyisa uthando olungaka? Amadoda aqhubeka nokungakholelwa, ukunyelisa, ukuzonda nokuzibulala, ukunganyaniseki. Abantu balinyathele ngeGazi likaKristu!
UMZEKELO: Ngo-1848 uPius IX, ngenxa yokuhlala kweRoma, wanyanzelwa ukuba abalekele eGaeta. Umkhonzi kaThixo, uFr Giovanni Merlini, waya phaya waxela kuBawo oyiNgcwele ukuba xa ethe wathembisa ukongeza umthendeleko weGazi eliXabisekileyo kulo lonke iBandla, uzakubuyela eRoma. Upopu, emva kokucingisisa nokuthandaza, nge-30 kaJuni, ngo-1849 wamenza waphendula ngelithi akazukukwenza oko ngokuvota, kodwa ngokuzenzekelayo, ukuba ukuxelwa kwangaphambili kuyenzeka. Ukunyaniseka kwisithembiso sakhe, nge-10 ka-Agasti kwakuloo nyaka, watyikitya isimiselo sokongezwa komthendeleko weGazi eliXabisekileyo kwiCawe yonke ngeCawa yokuqala kaJulayi. USt Pius X. ngo-1914, wayilungisa ngomhla wokuqala kaJulayi kunye noPius XI ngo-1934, ekukhunjweni kweXIX Centenary of the Redemption, wayiphakamisela kwiklasi yokuqala. Ngo-1970 uPaul VI, emva kohlaziyo lwekhalenda, wayidibanisa neSolemnity of Corpus Domini, kunye nesihloko esitsha seNdibano yoMzimba neGazi likaKristu. INkosi isebenzise isiprofetho somntu ongcwele ongumthunywa wevangeli ukuba andise lo msitho kwiCawe iphela kwaye efuna ukubonisa indlela alithanda ngayo unqulo lwegazi lakhe elixabisekileyo.
INJONGO: Ndiza kuziqhelanisa nale nyanga, ngokumanyene neGazi elixabisekileyo, ndithandazela inguquko yaboni.
ISIHLOKO: Igazi likaYesu, ixabiso lentlawulelo yethu, malisikelelwe ngonaphakade!