I-Immaculate Conception: UPapa Francis ukhansela isenzo sendabuko sokuhlonishwa ngenxa yalolu bhubhane

IVatican isimemezele ukuthi uPapa Francis ngeke avakashele iSpanish Steps eRome kulo nyaka ngenhloso yokuhlonishwa kwendabuko kukaMary eSolemnity of the Immaculate Conception ngenxa yalolu bhubhane.

UFrancis, ngakolunye uhlangothi, uzogubha umkhosi "ngesenzo sokuzinikela ngasese, ephathisa idolobha laseRoma, izakhamizi zalo kanye nabantu abaningi abagulayo kuzo zonke izingxenye zomhlaba eMadonna," kusho umqondisi we-Holy See Ihhovisi lezindaba uMatteo Bruni.

Kuzoba ngokokuqala ngqa kusukela ngo-1953 ukuthi uPhapha anganikeli ngokuhlonishwa kwendabuko kwesithombe se-Immaculate Conception ngomkhosi ka-8 Disemba. UBruni uthe uFrancesco ngeke aye ezitaladini ukuvimba abantu ekuqoqeni nasekudluliseni leli gciwane.

Isifanekiso se-Immaculate Conception, eduze kwezinyathelo zaseSpain, sihlala ngaphezu kwekholomu elingamamitha angu-40 ubude. Yanikezelwa ngoDisemba 8, 1857, eminyakeni emithathu ngemuva kokuba uPapa Pius IX ememezele isimemezelo esasichaza imfundiso ye-Immaculate Conception of Mary.

Kusukela ngo-1953 bekulokhu kuyisiko lopapa ukuhlonipha isithombe sosuku lomkhosi, ukuhlonipha idolobha laseRoma. UPapa Pius XII wayengowokuqala ukwenza lokho, ehamba cishe amamayela amabili ngezinyawo esuka eVatican.

Abacimi bomlilo baseRoma bavame ukuba khona kulo mkhuleko, behlonipha iqhaza labo ekuvulweni kwesithombe ngo-1857. Bekukhona neMeya yaseRoma nezinye izikhulu.

Eminyakeni edlule, uPapa Francis washiyela uMariya uMariya izimbali ezimbali, esinye sazo sabekwa engalweni yesithombe ngabacimi bomlilo. Upapa wabuye wenza umthandazo wokuqala wosuku lomkhosi.

Umkhosi we-Immaculate Conception yiholide likazwelonke e-Italy futhi izixuku zivame ukuhlangana esigcawini ukuzobona ukuhlonishwa.

Njengokwesiko lemikhosi yaseMarian, uPapa Francis uzophinde ahole umthandazo ka-Angelus ewindini elibheke eSt.Peter's Square ngomhlaka 8 Disemba.

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