Ukuzinikela kwanamuhla: UMartin oNgcwele waseBethany, umuntu ongumvangeli
JULAYE 29
ISETHA MARTH YaseBETANIA
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UMatha ungudadewabo kaMariya noLazaru waseBethaniya. Emakhaya abo anomoya omuhle wayethanda ukuhlala ngesikhathi sokushumayela eJudiya. Esimweni sokunye kwalokhu kuvakashelwa sazi uMarta. IVangeli limveza kithina njengowesifazane wasendlini, ocebile futhi ematasatasa ukwamukela isivakashi esimukelekile, kanti udadewabo uMariya uthanda ukuhlala ethule elalele amazwi eNkosi. Umsebenzi owonakalisiwe futhi ongaqondakali womfazi wasekhaya uhlengwa yile ngcwele esebenzayo egama layo linguMarta, okusho nje ukuthi "intokazi". UMartha ubuya eVangelini esihlokweni esimangalisayo sokuvuswa kukaLazaru, lapho acela khona ngokuphelele lesi simangaliso ngomsebenzi olula futhi onesibindi wokholo emandleni oMsindisi, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo nasebunkulunkulwini bukaKristu, nangesikhathi edilini uLazaru ahlanganyela kulo , osanda kuvuswa, kanti kulokhu uziveza eyisisebenzi. Owokuqala ukunikezela umgubho wokuhlwaya okwenziwa eSt Martha kwaba amaFrancis, ngo-1262. (Avvenire)
THANDAZA USANTA MARTA
Siphendukela kuwe ngokuqiniseka. Sikhuluma nawe ngobunzima kanye nokuhlupheka kwethu. Sisize ukuthi sikubone ebukhoneni bethu ubukhazikhazi beNkosi njengoba usuphethe futhi wayikhonza endlini yaseBethaniya. Ngobufakazi bakho, ngokuthandaza nokwenza okuhle uyazi ukuthi ungalwa kanjani nobubi; kuyasisiza futhi ukwenqaba okubi, nakho konke okuholela. Sisize siphile imizwa nezimo zengqondo zikaJesu futhi sihlale naye othandweni lukaYise, sibe ngabakhi bokuthula nobulungisa, sihlale sikulungele ukwamukela nokusiza abanye. Vikela imindeni yethu, sisekele uhambo lwethu futhi sigcine ithemba lethu ligxilile kuKristu, uvuko lusendleleni. Amen.
UKUTHANDAZA SANTA MARTA DI BETANIA
“Virgo Yokwamukeleka, ngokuzethemba okugcwele ngiyakuncenga. Ngithembela kuwe ngethemba lokuthi uzongifeza ezidingweni zami nokuthi uzongisiza ekulingweni kwami kobuntu. Ngiyabonga kusengaphambili, ngiyathembisa ukusabalalisa lo mkhuleko. Ngiduduze, ngicela kuwe kuzo zonke izidingo zami nobunzima. Ungikhumbuza injabulo enkulu egcwalise Inhliziyo Yakho ekuhlanganyeleni noMsindisi womhlaba ekhaya lakho eBethany. Ngiyakucela: ngisize kanye nabathandekayo bami, ukuze ngihlale ebunyeni noNkulunkulu nokuthi ngifanele ukufezekiswa ezidingweni zami, ikakhulukazi ngesidingo esikangisindayo .... (esho umusa owufunayo) Ngokuqiniseka okugcwele ngiyacela, Wena, Mncwaningimabhuku wami: nqoba ubunzima obungicindezelayo kanye nokuthi usunqobile udrako onobuhle osele unqotshwe ngaphansi konyawo lwakho. Amen "
Ubaba wethu; Ave Maria; Udumo kubaba
S. Marta usithandazele
Babusisiwe labo ababefanelwe ukwamukela iNkosi ekhaya labo
Amagama eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu afuna ukusikhumbuza ukuthi kunenhloso eyodwa esihlose kuyo, lapho sikhathala emisebenzini ehlukahlukene yaleli lizwe. Sithambekele kuwe ngenkathi singabahambi futhi esingakazinzi; isendleleni hhayi okwamanje ekhaya; ngokwesifiso hhayi okwamanje kokugcwaliseka. Kepha kufanele silwe singalahliki futhi ngaphandle kokungenelela, ukuze ekugcineni sifinyelele umgomo wethu ngolunye usuku. UMartha noMariya babeng odade ababili, hhayi kuphela ezingeni lemvelo, kodwa futhi nakwezenkolo; bobabili bahlonipha uNkulunkulu, bobabili basebenzela iNkosi ekhona enyameni ngokuvumelana okuhle kwemizwa. UMartha wamemukela njengabahambi abajwayele, kanti nokho wamukela iNkosi njengenceku, uMsindisi waba buthakathaka, uMdali njengesidalwa; wamemukela ukuthi amondle emzimbeni wakhe ngenkathi ezokondla ngoMoya. Eqinisweni, iNkosi yafuna ukuthatha uhlobo lwenceku futhi yondliswe ngale ndlela yizinceku, ngesikhundla hhayi ngesimo. Eqinisweni, nalokhu kwakuyisibonakaliso, okungukuthi, esinikeza ukuzondla: wayenomzimba lapho ayezizwa elambile futhi omile.
Vumela abanye bakho, Marta, kushiwo ngokuthula kwakho okuhle, wena, osuvele ubusisiwe ngenkonzo yakho encomekayo, njengomvuzo, cela ukuphumula. Manje usungene ezindabeni eziningi, ufuna ukubuyisela imizimba efayo, noma ngabe yabantu abangcwele. Kepha ngicela ungitshele: Lapho usufikile kulelozwe, uzolithola yini uhambo oluzokwamukelwa njengesihambi? Ngabe uzothola abalambile ukweqa isinkwa? Unomqondo wokuphuza? Abagulayo ukuvakasha? Ukuxabana ukubuyisa ukuthula? Umuntu ofile uzongcwatshwa?
Ngeke ibe khona indawo lapho konke lokhu. Manje kuzoba yini? Okukhethwe nguMariya: lapho sizokondliwa khona, ngeke sondle. Ngakho-ke lokho uMariya akhethile kuzoba okuphelele nokuphelele: Kulelo tafula elicebile waqoqa imvuthuluka yezwi leNkosi. Futhi ufuna ngempela ukwazi ukuthi yini phezulu lapho? INkosi uqobo iyavuma ezincekwini zayo: "Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, Uzobabeka etafuleni futhi uzobakhonza" (Lk 12:37).