Kuyini isihlanzo? AbaNgcwele bayasitshela

Inyanga enikezelwe kwabafileyo:
- izoletha impumuzo kuleyo miphefumulo ethandekayo nengcwele, ngokusithokozisa ukuthi sibaxhase;
- kuzosizuzisa, ngoba uma umcabango wesihogo usiza ukugwema isono esifayo, umcabango wesihlanzo usisusa ku-venial;
-izonikeza iNkosi inkazimulo, ngoba ipharadesi livulele imiphefumulo eminingi kangaka ezoculela iNkosi udumo naphakade.

I-Purgatory yisimo sokuhlanzwa lapho imiphefumulo edlulele kwenye impilo noma ngesijeziso esithile esisazokhonzwa, noma ngezono ezingakaxolelwa, bazithola sebefile.

ISt. Thomas uthi: «Kubhaliwe kwi-Wisdom ukuthi akukho lutho olunamabala olutholakalayo kuyo. Manje umphefumulo uyazihlanza ngokuqondile nesono, okungahlanzeka kuwo uqobo kodwa ngokuziphenduka. Kepha kwesinye isikhathi kwenzeka ukuthi ukuzisola okuphelele nokugcwele akwenziwa emhlabeni. Futhi-ke siqhubekela phambili kwaphakade sithwele izikweletu nge-Divine Justice: ngoba akuzona zonke izono zezitho ezihlala zisolwa futhi zinengwa; futhi futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi ekuzivumeni asijezisi isijeziso ngenxa yesono esibi noma esileso singasasebenzi ngokuphelele. Futhi-ke lemiphefumulo ayifanele isihogo; futhi bangakwazi ukungena ezulwini; kumele kube nendawo yokuxoshwa, futhi lokhu kukhululwa kwenziwa ngenhlawulo ethe xaxa noma engaphansi, eziningi noma ezingaphansi kakhulu ».

«Uma umuntu ephila nenhliziyo yakhe inamathele emhlabeni angakushintsha ngokungazelelwe izinkambiso zakhe? Umlilo wokuhlanza kumele uqede ukungcola kothando; ukuze umlilo wothando lwaphezulu othela ababusayo ushise.

Lapho umuntu esenamandla, acishe acishe ukholo, futhi umphefumulo uphila ngokungathi umbozwe ngokungazi nasesithunzini futhi uqondiswa maxims asemhlabeni, kungakhuthazeka kanjani ngokungazelele lokho kukhanya okuphezulu kakhulu, okukhanya, nokungafinyeleleki, okuyiNkosi? Nge-Purgatory amehlo akhe azokwenza kancane kancane ukuguquka kusuka ebumnyameni kuye ekukhanyeni kwaphakade ».

I-Purgatory yisimo lapho imiphefumulo ebandayo izenza khona izifiso ezingcwele zokuba njalo futhi ingukuphela kukaNkulunkulu kuphela.Purigatori yisimo lapho uNkulunkulu, ngomsebenzi ohlakaniphe kakhulu nesihe, enza imiphefumulo mihle futhi iphelele. Lapho ukuthintwa kokugcina kwebhulashi; kukhona umsebenzi we-chisel wokugcina ukuze umphefumulo ufanelekele ukuhlala emakamelweni asezulwini; kukhona isandla sokugcina ukuze umphefumulo ugcotshwe ngamakha futhi wagcotshwa ngeGazi leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu futhi wemukelwe ngephunga elimnandi nguBaba waseZulwini. I-Purgatory ingubulungisa bukaNkulunkulu nesihe ngasikhathi sinye; ukuthi ubulungiswa nesihe kuhlanganisile kanjani imfihlakalo yonke yokuhlenga. NguNkulunkulu owenza umsebenzi owayengenawo umdlandla wokufeza umphefumulo uwedwa emhlabeni.

Ukukhishwa etilongweni lomzimba, umphefumulo ngokubheka okukodwa kuzokwamukela zonke izenzo zawo zangaphakathi nangaphandle, ngazo zonke izimo ababehambisana nazo. Uyolandisa ngayo yonke into, noma evela kwizwi eliyize, eliyize, noma mhlawumbe eminyakeni engamashumi ayisikhombisa edlule. "Wonke amagama angenasisekelo amadoda azolandisa ngawo ngosuku lokwahlulela." Ngosuku lokwahlulela, izono zizokhonjiswa zimbi kakhulu kunangesikhathi sokuphila, njengoba isinxephezelo esilungile nje noma izimfanelo ezinhle zizokhanya ngobukhazikhazi obukhanya ngokwengeziwe.

Inkolo egama linguStefano yathuthwa yaphefumulelwa enkantolo kaNkulunkulu. Wancishiswa kabuhlungu esebulewe lapho efa, lapho ethukuthele engazelele futhi ephendula umsizi ongabonakali. Abafowabo benkolo abebezungeze umbhede balalele ngokwesabeka ngezimpendulo zakhe: - Kwakuyiqiniso, ngenza lesi senzo, kodwa ngazimisela iminyaka eminingi yokuzila ukudla. - Angiliphiki lelo qiniso, kodwa bengilokhu ngikhalela iminyaka eminingi. - Lokhu kuseyiqiniso, kepha ekufukukeni ngikhonze umakhelwane wami iminyaka emithathu eqhubekayo. - Kwathi emva kwesikhashana athule, wababaza: - Ah! ngalesi sikhathi anginampendulo; ungimangalela kufanele, futhi anginalutho olunye ekuzivikeleni kwami ​​kunokuba ngizituse ngesihe sikaNkulunkulu esingenamkhawulo.

U-St John Climacus, obika leli qiniso ayezibonele ngawakhe, usitshela ukuthi le nkolo yayihlale iminyaka engamashumi amane endlini yayo yezindela, eyayinesiphiwo sezilimi kanye namanye amalungelo amaningi amahle, okude kwadlula ezinye izindela ngesimo esiyisisekelo sokuphila kwakhe nobulukhuni bezimpawu zakhe, futhi uphetha ngala mazwi: “Ungangithandi! ngizoba yini futhi yini engingathemba ukuthi iyize nje uma indodana yewugwadule nokuphenduka yazithola ingenakuzivikela ebusweni bezono ezimbalwa ezikhanyayo? ».

Umuntu wayekhule usuku nosuku ngobuhle, nangobuqotho bakhe ekuphenduleni emseni waphezulu wayesephumelele ngezinga eliphakeme kakhulu, lapho egula kakhulu. Umfowabo, uGiovanni Battista Tolomei obusisiwe, ocebile phambi kukaNkulunkulu, akakwazanga ukuthola ukwelashwa ngayo yonke imithandazo yakhe eqatha; ngakho-ke uthole amasakramente okugcina ngesihawu esishukumisayo, futhi ngaphambi nje kokuba aphelelwe yisikhathi waba nombono lapho abona khona indawo ayeyigcinelwe ePurigatori, ejezisa ezinye iziphambeko ezingafundwanga ngokwanele ukuba azilungise ngesikhathi sokuphila kwakhe; ngasikhathi sinye kwaboniswa kuye ukuhlushwa okuhlukahlukene imiphefumulo ehlupheka ngakho; okwathi ngemuva kwalokho wadlulela ngokwakhe emithandazweni yomfowabo ongcwele.
Ngenkathi isidumbu sihanjiswa emngcwabeni, uBusisiwe uJohane uMbhaphathizi wasondela ebhokisini, wayala udadewabo ukuthi avuke, wacishe wavuka ebuthongweni obukhulu, wabuya nesimangaliso empilweni. Ngesikhathi esaqhubeka nokuphila emhlabeni lowo mphefumulo ongcwele wakhumbula ngokwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu izinto ezinjalo ukumenza wethuke ngokwesaba, kepha lokho okwedlula noma yini okunye kwaqinisekisa iqiniso lamazwi akhe kwakuyimpilo ayiholayo: izimpendulo zakhe zazinzima kakhulu ukuba naye, angagculiseki ngobuhle bakhe obujwayelekile kubo bonke abanye abangcwele, njengobungqabavu, izingilazi, ukudla, nokuyala, wasungula izimfihlo ezintsha zokufela umzimba wakhe.
Futhi njengoba kwesinye isikhathi wayethathwa futhi asolwe, ehaha njengoba enamahloni futhi ecasulwa, akazange akhathazeke ngakho, futhi nakulabo ababuyayo waphendula wathi: Ah! ukube ubukwazi ubulukhuni bezahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu, ubungeke ukhulume kanjena!

Ku-Symbol of the Apostles sithi uJesu Kristu ngemuva kokufa kwakhe "wehlela esihogweni". "Igama lesihogo, kusho ikhathekizimu yoMkhandlu waseTrent, kusho ukuthi lezo zindawo ezifihliwe lapho imiphefumulo engakakutholi injabulo yaphakade igcinwa ejele. Elinye ijele elimnyama nelimnyama, lapho imiphefumulo yabaphilayo ihlushwa khona njalo, ngemimoya engcolile, ngomlilo ongacimi. Le ndawo, efanelekile, isabizwa nangokuthi i-gehenna kwalasha.
«Kukhona esinye isihogo, lapho kutholakala khona umlilo wePurgatory. Kuyo imiphefumulo yabalungileyo ihlupheka isikhashana, ukuze ihlanzwe ngokuphelele, ngaphambi kokuba bavule indlela yokungena ezweni lasezulwini; ngoba akukho lutho olunamabala olungangena kuwo.

«Isihogo sesithathu kwakuwukuthi, ngaphambi kokufika kukaJesu Kristu, imiphefumulo yabangcwele yamukelwa, futhi lapho babejabulela ukuphumula okunokuthula, ngaphandle kobuhlungu, baduduzeka futhi basekelwa yithemba lokuhlengwa kwabo. Yileyo miphefumulo engcwele eyayilindele uJesu Kristu esibelethweni sika-Abrahama futhi eyakhululwa lapho ehlela esihogweni. Lapho-ke uMsindisi wabe esekhanyisela ukukhanya okukhulu phakathi kwabo, okwabagcwalisa injabulo engapheli futhi kwabenza bathokozela ubukhazikhazi obabungcwele, obabutholakala embonweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngemuva kwalokho leso sithembiso sikaJesu kusela senzekile: "Namuhla uzoba nami ezulwini "[Lk 23,43:XNUMX]».

"Umuzwa okungenzeka kakhulu, kusho uSt. Thomas, futhi okuthi, ngaphezu kwalokho, avumelana namagama abaNgcwele nangezambulo ezithile, ukuthi ngokuxoshwa kwePurgatory kuzoba nendawo ephindwe kabili. Esokuqala sasihlelelwe imiphefumulo eminingi, futhi sisezansi phansi, eduze nesihogo; elesibili kuzoba ngamacala akhethekile, kanti nokuvela okuningi kuzovela kuwo. "

ISt. Bernard, igubha kanye neMisa eNgcwele esontweni elima eduze kweMithombo emithathu yeSt Paul eRoma, yabona isitebhisi esivela emhlabeni saya ezulwini, ngaso leso sikhathi izingelosi ezafika zivela ePurgatory, isusa imiphefumulo yokuhlanza lapho futhi iholele kukho konke okuhle ezulwini.