IVangeli likaFebhuwari 17, 2021 nokuphawula kukaPapa Francis
UKUFUNDWA KOSUKU Ukufunda kokuqala Encwadini yomprofethi uJoweli Jl 2,12: 18-XNUMX Isho kanje iNkosi:
"Buyela kimi ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho,
ngokuzila ukudla, ngokukhala nangokukhala.
Dabula inhliziyo yakho hhayi izingubo zakho,
buyela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho,
ngoba unesihe futhi unesihe,
wephuza ukuthukuthela, wothando olukhulu,
ukulungele ukuphenduka ebubini ».
Kwazi bani ukuthi akashintshi futhi akaphenduki
futhi ushiye isibusiso?
Umnikelo nomnikelo wempuphu kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nishaye uphondo eSiyoni,
memezelani ukuzila okunesizotha,
biza umhlangano ongcwele.
Buthani abantu,
biza umhlangano onesizotha,
biza abadala,
uhlanganise izingane, izinsana;
umyeni makaphume ekamelweni lakhe
amshade embhedeni wakhe.
Bakhala phakathi kompheme ne-altare
abapristi, izikhonzi zeNkosi, futhi bathi:
«Xola, Nkosi, abantu bakho
futhi ungalivezi ifa lakho libe yinhlekisa
nasekuhlekiseni ngabantu ».
Kungani kufanele kuthiwe phakathi kwabantu:
"Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo?" INkosi inomhawu ngomhlaba wayo
futhi uhawukela abantu bakhe.
Ukufundwa Kwesibili Kusuka encwadini yesibili kaSt Paul Umphostoli eya kwabaseKorinte
2Cor 5,20-6,2 Bazalwane, thina, egameni likaKristu, singamanxusa: ngathi uNkulunkulu uqobo uyasikhuthaza. Siyanincenga egameni likaKrestu: vumelani ukubuyisana noNkulunkulu. Lowo owayengasazi isono, uNkulunkulu wamenza wona ngenxa yethu, ukuze ngaye sibe ngukulunga kukaNkulunkulu. Njengoba singabambisene naye, siyanincenga ukungamukeli umusa ngeze.kaNkulunkulu. Uthi empeleni:
«Ngesikhathi esifanele ngikuzwile
nangosuku lwensindiso ngikusizile ».
Manje yisikhathi esivumayo, manje usuku lwensindiso!
IVANGELI LOSUKU Kusuka eVangelini ngokukaMathewu Mt 6,1: 6.16-18-XNUMX Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe:
“Qaphelani ukuthi ningenzi ukulunga kwenu phambi kwabantu ukuze nituswe yibo, uma kungenjalo anikho umvuzo ngenxa kaYihlo osemazulwini. Ngakho-ke uma unikela isipho, ungashayi icilongo phambi kwakho, njengalokhu kwenza abazenzisi emasinagogeni nasemigwaqweni, ukuze badunyiswe ngabantu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, Sebewutholile umvuzo wabo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngenkathi unikela ngezipho zomusa, isandla sakho sobunxele asazi ukuthi elakho ilungelo lenzani, ukuze izipho zakho zihlale ekusithekeni; uYihlo obona ekusithekeni uzakukuvuza. Futhi lapho uthandaza, ungafani nabazenzisi abathi, emasinagogeni nasemakhoneni ezigcawu, bathande ukuthandaza bemi bemi, ukuze babonwe ngabantu. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, Sebewutholile umvuzo wabo. Kepha wena, nxa uthandaza, ngena ekamelweni lakho, uvale umnyango, ukhuleke kuYihlo osekusithekeni; uYihlo obona ekusithekeni uzakukuvuza. Futhi lapho uzila ukudla, ungabi lusizi njengabazenzisi, abenza umoya wokwehluleka ukukhombisa abanye ukuthi bazilile. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, Sebewutholile umvuzo wabo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, lapho uzila ukudla, yenza ikhanda lakho libe lukhulu futhi ugeze ubuso bakho, ukuze abantu bangaboni ukuthi uzilile, kodwa babone uYihlo osekusithekeni; uYihlo obona ekusithekeni uzakukuvuza.
AMAZWI KA BABA OYINGCWELE
Siqala iLente ngokuthola umlotha: "Khumbula ukuthi uluthuli, uzobuyela othulini" (cf uGenesise 3,19:2,7). Uthuli olusekhanda lusibuyisela emhlabeni, lusikhumbuza ukuthi sivela emhlabeni nokuthi sizobuyela emhlabeni. Okusho ukuthi, sibuthakathaka, sibuthakathaka, siyafa. Kepha thina siluthuli oluthandwa uNkulunkulu. INkosi yathanda ukuqoqa uthuli lwethu ezandleni zayo futhi yaphefumulela umoya wayo wokuphila kuyo (bheka uGen 26: 2020). Bafowethu nodadewethu abathandekayo, ekuqaleni kweLente masikubone lokhu. Ngoba iLent akusona isikhathi sokuthulula izimilo ezingenamsebenzi kubantu, kodwa ukuqaphela ukuthi umlotha wethu odabukisayo uyathandwa nguNkulunkulu.Isikhathi somusa, ukwamukela ukubuka kukaNkulunkulu kothando kithi, futhi ngale ndlela, ukushintsha impilo . (IMisa loMlotha, ngomhlaka XNUMX Nhlolanja XNUMX)