AmaKatolika kufanele aziphathe kanjani kulesi sikhathi se-coronavirus?

I-Lent ifakazela ukuthi asisoze sayikhohlwa. Njengomqondo osabisayo, njengoba sithwala iziphambano zethu ezihlukile ngemihlatshelo ehlukahlukene le Lent, siphinde sibe neqiniso lomqedazwe obangela ukwethuka okukhulu emhlabeni jikelele. Amasonto ayavala, abantu bayazihlukanisa, amashalofu ezitolo ayaphenduka incithakalo nezindawo zomphakathi azinalutho.

NjengamaKatolika, yini okufanele siyenze ngenkathi umhlaba wonke usenkingeni? Impendulo emfushane ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisa ukholo. Ngeshwa, kodwa-ke, ukugujwa komphakathi kweMass kwamiswa ngababhishobhi abaningi ngenxa yokwesaba lesi sifo.

Uma iMass namaSakramente kungatholakali, singaqhubeka kanjani sibonisa ukholo futhi sisabele kulesi simo? Ngingaphakamisa ukuthi asidingi ukuzama into entsha. Simane senza indlela efakazelwe iBandla elisinike yona. Indlela esebenza kangcono enkingeni. Leyo ndlela elula yile:

Ungakhathazeki
Ukuthandaza
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Le ndlela eyisisekelo yokuhlala uzolile, ukuthandaza nokuzila ukudla kuzokwenza umsebenzi wenziwe. Hhayi ukuthi lokhu okusha. Esikhundleni salokho, ngoba le formula ivela ngqo eSontweni ngoJesu noSanta Paul.

"Ungakhathazeki ngalutho, kepha kukho konke, ngokukhuleka nokunxusa kanye nokubonga, yenza izicelo zakho zaziswe uNkulunkulu" (KwabaseFiliphi 4: 6-7).

Okokuqala, qaphela ukuthi iSt Paul sincoma ukuhlala uzolile. IBhayibheli lisixwayisa kaninginingi ukuba singesabi. Inkulumo ethi "ungesabi" noma "ungesabi" ivela izikhathi ezingaba ngu-365 emiBhalweni (Dut. 31: 6, 8, Roma 8:28, U-Isaya 41:10, 13, 43: 1, Joshuwa 1: 9, 1 Johane 4 : 18, Amahubo 118: 6, NgokukaJohane 14: 1, UMathewu 10: 31, Marku 6:50, Heberu 13: 6, uLuka 12: 32, 1 KaPitrosi 3:14, njll.

Ngamanye amazwi, lokho uNkulunkulu azama kaningi ukwazisa kulabo abamlandela ngentshiseko ukuthi: "Kuzolunga". Lo ngumyalezo olula noma yimuphi umzali ongawazisa. Ungayicabanga inkathi lapho ufundisa umfana wakho oneminyaka engu-4 ubudala ukubhukuda noma ukugibela ibhayisekili? Kuyisikhumbuzo esijwayelekile esithi “Ungesabi. Ngikutholile." Ngakho-ke kuyafana kulabo abalandela uNkulunkulu. Sidinga ukuphepha okuphelele kuNkulunkulu. Njengoba uPawulu esho, "Zonke izinto zisebenza kahle kulabo abathanda uNkulunkulu" (KwabaseRoma 8:28).

Njengomjaho womdlalo wokugcina obalulekile noma isosha enkundleni yempi, manje kufanele ubonise isimo sokuthula esingenakukhathazeka noma ukwesaba.

Kepha singazola kanjani phakathi nobhadane emhlabeni jikelele? Elula: thandaza.

Ngemuva kokusuka emshuwalense ukuze wehlise umoya, uPaul usitshela kwabaseFiliphi ukuthi into elandelayo ebalulekile okufanele yenziwe ukuthandaza. Ngempela, uPhawuli usho ukuthi kumele "sithandaze ngokungagxiliwe" (1 Thes 5:16). Kuyo yonke ibhayibheli, izimpilo zabangcwele, sibona ukuthi umthandazo ubaluleke kangakanani. Ngempela, isayensi manje ikhanyisa izinzuzo ezingokwengqondo zomkhuleko.

Kuliqiniso, uJesu wafundisa abafundi bakhe ukuthi bathandaze kanjani (UMathewu 6: 5-13) futhi kunezikhathi eziphindaphindwayo emaVangelini uJesu awathandaza (Johane 17: 1-26, Luka 3:21, 5:16, 6:12, 9:18 , UMathewu 14: 23, Marku 6: 46, Marku 1: 35, njll. Ngempela, ngesikhathi esibaluleke kakhulu lapho ayedinga ukukhashelwa futhi aboshwe, wayenzani uJesu? Ukuqagele lokho, uthandaza (uMathewu 26: 36-44). Akagcinanga lapho kuphela lapho ethandaza ngokungaphezi (wathandaza amahlandla ama-3), kodwa nomkhuleko wakhe futhi wawumkhulu kakhulu lapho izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamaconsi egazi (Luka 22:44).

Yize kungenzeka ukuthi awungeke wenze imithandazo yakho ibe mikhulu kangako, enye indlela yokwandisa i-ante yemikhuleko yakho ngokuzila ukudla. Ifomula + lokuzila ukudla lihlasela noma imuphi umoya wobudemoni kanzima. Kungekudala ngemuva kokuqothula, abafundi bakaJesu babuza ukuthi kungani amazwi abo ehluleka ukukhipha idemoni. Impendulo kaJesu yilapho sithatha indlela yethu eshiwo ngenhla. "Lolu hlobo alunakuxoshwa kunoma yini ngaphandle komkhuleko nokuzila ukudla" (Marku 9:29).

Ngakho-ke uma umthandazo ubalulekile, enye isithako sokuzila kufanele ibaluleke ngokulinganayo. Ngaphambi kokuba ngisho aqale inkonzo yakhe yasobala, uJesu wenza indawo yokuzila ukudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane (uMathewu 4: 2). Empendweni kaJesu kubantu embuzweni mayelana nokuzila ukudla, ugcizelela isidingo sokuzila (Marku 2: 18-20). Khumbula ukuthi uJesu akazange asho uma uzila ukudla, wathi, “lapho nizila ukudla” (uMathewu 7: 16-18), ngalokho-ke okusikisela ukuthi ukuzila ukudla kumele sekuthathwe kalula.

Ngaphezulu, i-exorcist edumile, k. UGabriele Amorth wake wathi, "Ngaphandle komkhawulo othile, udeveli uhlulekile ukumelana namandla omthandazo nokuzila ukudla." (I-Amorth, k. 24) Ngaphezu kwalokho, uSt. Francis de Sales uthe "isitha sihlonipha kakhulu ngokwesaba ukwedlula labo abakwaziyo ukuzila ukudla." (I-Devout Life, k. 134).

Ngenkathi izici ezimbili zokuqala zalefomula zibonakala zinengqondo: uhlale uzolile futhi uthandaze, isithako sokugcina sokuzila sivame ukukhipha imihuzuko ekhanda. Ukuzila ukudla kufezani? Kungani abangcwele kanye nabaxoshi bemvelo begcizelela ukuthi siyakudinga?

Okokuqala, kuhlala kuyamangaza ukuthi imiphumela yakamuva ikhombise izinzuzo eziningana zezempilo zokuzila. Encwadini yakhe, uDkt Jay Richard uveza ukuthi ukuzila ukudla ngezikhathi ezithile kuhle engqondweni futhi ekugcineni kwehlisa izinga lokucindezelwa.

Kodwa ukuqonda ukuthi kungani sidinga ukuzila ukudla kusuka embonweni wemfundiso yenkolo, okokuqala kufanele sicabangele ubuntu bomuntu. Umuntu, owadalwa ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu, unikezwe ubuhlakani nentando ngayo angakwazi ukubona iqiniso nokukhetha okuhle. Ngokunikwa lezi zithako ezimbili ekudalweni komuntu, umuntu waziwa uNkulunkulu futhi ukhetha ngokukhululeka ukumthanda.

Ngala mandla amabili, uNkulunkulu unike umuntu amandla okucabanga (ukuhlakanipha) nokwenza ngokukhululeka (intando). Kungakho lokhu kubalulekile. Kunezingxenye ezimbili emphefumulweni womuntu ezingekho emphefumulweni wesilwane. Lezi zingxenye ezimbili zingumqondo nentando. Inja yakho inezifiso (izifiso), kepha ayinayo ingqondo nentando. Ngakho-ke, ngenkathi izilwane zilawulwa izinkanuko futhi zakhiwe ngemvelo yokuhlelela, abantu badalwe bekwazi ukucabanga ngaphambi kokwenza isenzo samahhala. Ngenkathi thina bantu sinemikhanuko, izinkanuko zethu zenzelwe ukulawulwa yintando yethu ngobuhlakani bethu. Izilwane azinayo le ndlela yokudala lapho zingakwazi ukukhetha ngokulandela ingqondo nentando yazo (uFrans de Wall, ikhasi 209). Lesi ngesinye sezizathu esenza ukuthi abantu bakhuliswe ngenhla kwezilwane endaweni yobukhosi bendalo.

Le ndlela esungulwe ngokwaphezulu yilokho iSonto elikubiza ngokuthi "ubulungiswa bokuqala"; ukuhleleka okulungile kwengxenye engezansi yomuntu (izinkanuko zakhe) kumandla akhe aphezulu naphezulu (ubuhlakani nentando). Lapho umuntu ewa, umyalo kaNkulunkulu owaphoqelelwa umuntu ukuba abone iqiniso futhi awukhethe walimala, futhi izifiso zomuntu kanye nokudla kwakhe okuphansi kwafika kwalawula ubuhlakani bakhe intando. Thina esazuza ifa lemvelo yabazali bethu bokuqala asikuphunyukanga kulokhu kuphazamiseka futhi ubuntu buyaqhubeka nokuzabalaza ngaphansi kobushiqela benyama (Efe 2: 1-3, 1 Johane 2:16, Roma 7: 15-19, 8: 5, Gal. 5:16).

Noma ngubani othathe i-Lenten ngokushesha uyazi ngokungathi sína impi eyalwa emphefumulweni womuntu. Izinkanuko zethu zifuna ukuphuza utshwala, kepha ukuhlakanipha kwethu kusitshela ukuthi ukuphuza utshwala kwehlisa amandla ethu okuqonda. Intando yethu kumele yenze isinqumo - noma ilalele ubuhlakani noma izinkanuko. Lapha kulele i-crux yokuthi ngubani olawula umphefumulo wakho. Isimo sobuntu esingaphelele silalela ngokulalela ubushiqela bamandla ethu aphansi ngaphezulu kwamandla ethu aphezulu ngokomoya. Isizathu? Ngoba besijwayele ukunethezeka kokukhululeka nobumnandi kangangokuba izinkanuko zethu zilawula umphefumulo wethu. Ikhambi? Thatha umbuso wombuso wakho ngokuzila ukudla. Ngokuzila, i-oda elifanele lingasungulwa futhi emiphefumulweni yethu. Yikuphi futhi,

Ungacabangi ukuthi ukuzila ukudla ngesikhathi seLent kunqunywe yiBandla ngoba ukudla ukudla okuhle kuyisono. Esikhundleni salokho, iSonto ligxila futhi lenqabe enyameni njengendlela yokuqinisekisa ukulawulwa kwengqondo ngaphezu kwenkanuko. Umuntu wadalelwa okuthile okungaphezulu kwalokho inyama ekulethayo. Imizimba yethu yenzelwe ukukhonza imiphefumulo yethu, hhayi okuphambene nalokho. Ngokwenqaba izinkanuko zethu zenyama ngezindlela ezincane, Siyazi ukuthi lapho kuzokuvela isilingo sangempela kanye nenkinga (njengama-coronavirus), onobuhlakani bayobona okuhle kwangempela hhayi izinkanuko eziqondisa umphefumulo. Njengoba uSanta Leo Omkhulu efundisa,

"Sizihlanza kukho konke ukungcola kwenyama nokomoya (2 Kor 7: 1), ngendlela yokuthi kube nokuxabana okukhona phakathi kwento nenye, umphefumulo, okumele kube yiProvidence of God umbusi womzimba angabuyisa isithunzi segunya lakhe elisemthethweni. Ngakho-ke kufanele silinganise ukusetshenziswa kwethu okusemthethweni kokudla ukuze ezinye izifiso zethu zingaphansi komthetho ofanayo. Ngoba nalokhu yisikhathi sobumnandi nokubekezela, isikhathi sokuthula nokuzola, lapho kuthi, lapho sesisusile lonke ibala lobubi, silwele ukuqina kokuhle ”.

Lapha, uLeo the Great uchaza umuntu esimweni ayithandayo - ukubusa phezu kwenyama yakhe lapho esondelene kakhulu noNkulunkulu. Kodwa-ke, uma umuntu edliwa izinkanuko, ngokungenakuhamba umgwaqo onqobayo. U-St John Chrysostom uveze ukuthi "i-wolverine, njengomkhumbi ogcwele kakhulu, ihamba kanzima nokuthi, esivunguvungwini sokuqala sokulingwa, isebenzisa ingozi yokulahleka" (True Spouse of Christ, k. 140).

Ukuntula ukuzithiba nokulawula izinkanuko kuholela ekuthambekeleni kokuthola imizwa engenakubekelwa engaphezulu. Futhi uma imizwa idalulwa, njengoba kungenzeka kalula ngesimo se-coronavirus, lokhu kuzosusa abantu kude nomfanekiso wabo kaNkulunkulu nowesilwane - lowo olawulwa ngokuphelele yizinkanuko zabo.

Uma singakwazi ukuzila ukudla ngokweqile nemizwa yethu, ifomula elula yezinyathelo ezintathu izobuyiselwa emuva. Lapha, ngeke sizole enkingeni bese ukhohlwa ukuthandaza. Ngempela, iSt Alphonsus ikhombisa ukuthi izono zenyama zilawula kakhulu kangangokuba zicishe zenze umphefumulo ukhohlwe konke okuhlobene noNkulunkulu futhi ucishe ube yimpumputhe.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, endaweni yokomoya, ukuzila ukudla kunikeza ukuphenduka okukhulu lapho umuntu angasebenza khona ukuphakamisa ukuhlupheka kwakhe noma kwabanye. Lo bekungomunye wemiyalezo evela ku-Our Lady of Fatima. Ngisho no-Ahabi, oyisoni esibi kunazo zonke emhlabeni, wakhululwa isikhashana ekubhujisweni ngokuzila ukudla (1 Kk 21: 25-29). INineve laphinde lakhululwa ekubhujisweni okuseduze ngokuzila ukudla (Gen 3: 5-10). Ukuzila kuka-Esteri kwasiza ukukhulula isizwe samaJuda ekuqothulweni (Est 4: 16) ngenkathi uJoweli ememezela ucingo olufanayo (Jn 2: 15). Bonke laba bantu babeyazi imfihlo yokuzila ukudla.

Yebo, emhlabeni owonayo siyoqhubeka nokuzibonela izifo, usizi, izinhlekelele zemvelo futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke isono. Lokho thina maKatolika esibizelwe ukukwenza ukumane siqhubeke nokwakha izisekelo zokholo. Iya eMass, thula, uthandaze futhi usheshe. Njengoba uJesu asiqinisekisa, "Emhlabeni uzoba nosizi: kepha ngithembe, senginqobile umhlaba" (NgokukaJohane 16: 33).

Ngakho-ke uma kukhulunywa nge-coronavirus. Ungabi novalo. Thatha umdlalo wakho bese uqhubeka nokuba yiqiniso. Kunezindlela eziningi zokuntywila okholweni lwamaKatolika phakathi nalesi sifo: imibhalo, ukufunda izincwadi, ukubuka amavidiyo, ukulalela ama-podcasts. Kepha, njengoba iSonto lisikhumbuza, zola, uthandaze futhi usheshe. Yindlela yokupheka ezokuphelezela nakanjani kule Lent.