IVangeli noSanta wosuku: 14 Disemba 2019
Incwadi ye-Orthodoxastical 48,1-4.9-11.
Ngalezo zinsuku kwavuka umprofethi u-Eliya, njengomlilo; izwi lakhe lishiswe njengethoshi.
Wabalethela indlala futhi wabanciphisa ngentshiseko baba abambalwa.
Ngomyalo weNkosi wavala isibhakabhaka, ngakho wehlisela umlilo kathathu.
Wayedume kanjani, Elija, ngezimangaliso! Futhi ubani ongaziqhayisa ngokuthi ulingana nawe?
Waqashwa ngesivunguvungu somlilo enqoleni yamahhashi avuthayo,
yenzelwe ukukhuza izikhathi ezizayo zokuqeda intukuthelo ngaphambi kokuba iqale, ukubuyisela izinhliziyo zabobaba ezinganeni zabo futhi ibuyise izizwe zikaJakobe.
Babusisiwe abakubonileyo nabalele othandweni! Ngoba nathi ngokuqinisekile sizophila.
Salmi 80(79),2ac.3b.15-16.18-19.
Wena, malusi ka-Israyeli, lalela,
uhleli phezu kwamakherubi owakhanyayo!
Vusa amandla akho
Nkulunkulu wamabutho, jika ubheke ezulwini
ubone futhi uvakashele lesi sivini,
Vikela isiphunzi esitshalwe yilungelo lakho,
ihlumela olilimile.
Isandla sakho masibe kumuntu ongakwesokunene sakho,
endodaneni yomuntu owaziqinisela yona.
Ngeke size sisuke kuwe,
uzosenza siphile futhi sizonxusa igama lakho.
Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaMathewu 17,10-13.
Lapho behla entabeni, abafundi babuza uJesu: "Kungani-ke ababhali bethi u-Eliya kufanele eze kuqala?"
Kepha waphendula wathi: "Yebo, u-Eliya uzofika abuyise konke."
Kepha ngithi kuwe: U-Eliya usevele wafika, abamazanga; nempela, bakuphatha ngendlela ababefisa ngayo. Kanjalo neNdodana yomuntu izakuhlupheka ngomsebenzi wabo.
Lapho-ke abafundi baqonda ukuthi wayekhuluma ngoJohane uMbhapathizi
DECEMBER 14
USAWULE UJOHANE WAMAKHOSI
Kubukeka sengathi wazalwa ngo-1540, eFontiveros (Avila, Spain). Wayengenayise futhi kwakufanele asuke nonina esuka kwenye indawo aye kwenye, ayeqhubeka nezifundo zakhe ngangokunokwenzeka. EMedina, ngonyaka we-1563, wagqoka umkhuba wamaKarmeli. Ubuye waba ngumpristi ngo-1567 ngemuva kokufunda ifilosofi nemfundiso yenkolo eShamanca, ngawo lowo nyaka wahlangana noSt. Teresa kaJesu, owayesanda kuthola imvume kuRossi Jikelele wangaphambili ngesisekelo semikhakha emibili ecatshangelwe iCarmelite (kamuva eyabizwa ngokuthi Scalzi), ukuze babe lusizo kubahlengikazi ayebaqalise. NgoNovemba 28, 1568 uGiovanni wayeyingxenye yeqembu lokuqala lezinguquko eDuruelo, washintsha igama leGiovanni di San Mattia laba lelo likaGiovanni della Croce. Kwakukhona izikhundla ezahlukahlukene ngaphakathi kwezinguquko. Ukusuka ngo-1572 kuya ku-1577 waphinde waba ngumbusi-mbusi wesigodlo sezindela sase-Incila. Walahlwa kabi waboshwa izinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili ngengozi ngaphakathi kwesigodlo. Kwakusejele lapho ebhala khona izinkondlo zakhe eziningi. Ushone eneminyaka engama-49 ubudala phakathi kuka-13 no-14 Disemba 1591 e-Ubeda. (Avvenire)
UMTHANDAZO
O Nkulunkulu, owahola iSt John of the Cross eya entabeni engcwele eyi-Kristu, ngalobusuku obumnyama bokulahlwa kabusha nothando lomdlandla wesiphambano, sivumele simlandele njengomfundisi wempilo yokomoya, ukuze sifinyelele ekucabangeni kwenkazimulo yakho.