Ukuphawula nge-liturgy kaFebhuwari 2, 2021 nguDon Luigi Maria Epicoco

Umkhosi Wokwethulwa KukaJesu Ethempelini uhambisana nendima evela eVangelini elandisa le ndaba. Ukulinda uSimeone akusitsheli nje indaba yale ndoda, kepha kusitshela isakhiwo esiyisisekelo sayo yonke indoda nowesifazane. Kuyisikhungo sokulinda.

Sivame ukuzichaza ngokuqondene nokulindela kwethu. Singabantu okulindelwe thina. Futhi ngaphandle kokukuqaphela, ingqikithi yeqiniso lakho konke esikulindele ngaso sonke isikhathi inguKristu. Ungukugcwaliseka kwangempela kwalokho esikuphethe ezinhliziyweni zethu.

Into okumele sonke sizame ukuyenza ukufuna uKristu ngokuvuselela okulindelweyo. Akulula ukuhlangana noKristu uma ungenakho okulindelwe. Impilo engenakho okulindelwe ihlala iyimpilo egulayo, impilo egcwele isisindo nomuzwa wokufa. Ukufunwa kukaKristu kuqondana nokwazi okuqinile kokuzalwa kabusha kokulindelwe okukhulu enhliziyweni yethu. Kepha akukaze kube njengoba kuVangeli lanamuhla indikimba yokuKhanya ivezwe kahle kanje:

"Ukukhanya ukukhanyisa izizwe nenkazimulo yabantu bakho u-Israyeli".

Ukukhanya okususa ubumnyama. Ukukhanya okwembula okuqukethwe ubumnyama. Ukukhanya okusindisa ubumnyama kubushiqela bokudideka nokwesaba. Futhi konke lokhu kufingqiwe enganeni. UJesu unomsebenzi othile empilweni yethu. Inomsebenzi wokukhanyisa amalambu lapho kukhona ubumnyama bodwa. Ngoba kuphela lapho sibiza ububi bethu, izono zethu, izinto ezisesabisayo, izinto esixhugela phezu kwazo, lapho-ke kuphela lapho sikwazi ukuvulwa kuzo empilweni yethu.

Namuhla ngumkhosi "wokukhanya". Namuhla kufanele sibe nesibindi sokuma sibize ngamagama yonke into "ephikisana" nenjabulo yethu, konke okungasivumeli ukuba sindiza phezulu: ubudlelwano obungalungile, imikhuba esontekile, ukwesaba okunamanzi, ukungavikeleki okuhlelekile, izidingo ezingavunyelwanga. Namuhla akumele sikwesabe lokhu kukhanya, ngoba kungemva kwalokhu kuphela "ukulahlwa" okunamandla lapho "ubusha" obuthi inkolo busindisa insindiso buqala phakathi kwempilo yethu.