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USanta John Paul II (1920-2005)
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Incwadi Yabaphostoli "Novo millennio ineunte", 4 - Libreria Editrice Vaticana

"Siyakubonga, Nkosi Nkulunkulu Somandla" (Ap 11,17) ... Ngicabanga ubukhulu bokudumisa, okokuqala nje. Impela, kusuka lapha ukuthi yonke impendulo eyiyo yokholo ekwambulweni kukaNkulunkulu kuKristu ihambe. UbuKrestu buwumusa, kungukumangala kukaNkulunkulu, onganelisekile ngokudala umhlaba nomuntu, ahambisana nesidalwa sakhe, nangemva kokukhuluma kaningana nangezindlela ezahlukene "ngabaprofethi muva nje, kulezi zinsuku, ukhulume nathi ngeNdodana "(Heb 1,1-2).

Kulezi zinsuku! Yebo, iJubili lisenze saba nomuzwa wokuthi sekudlule iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili zomlando ngaphandle kokubukela phansi ukusha kwalowo "namuhla" izingelosi ezimemezele ngawo kubelusi umcimbi omuhle wokuzalwa kukaJesu eBetlehema: "Namuhla uzalwe lapho edolobheni UDavida umsindisi, onguKristu iNkosi "(Lk 2,11:4,21). Sekudlule iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili, kepha isimemezelo esenziwa nguJesu ngomsebenzi wakhe phambi kwezakhamizi ezikanye naye esinagogeni laseNazaretha sisaqhubeka siphila kakhulu kunakuqala, sisebenzisa kuye isiprofetho sika-Isaya esithi: "Namuhla lo mbhalo owuzwile izindlebe zakho "(uLuka 23,43:XNUMX). Sekudlule iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili, kepha njalo kubuya kududuze izoni ezidinga umusa - futhi ngubani ongazenzi? - lowo "namuhla" wensindiso owavulelwa isela eliphendukayo iminyango yoMbuso kaNkulunkulu: "Ngiqinisile ngiyakutshela, namuhla uzokuba nami ePharadesi" (Lk XNUMX:XNUMX).