Uyini u-Ash ngoLwesithathu? Ngoba amaKrestu ayaligubha
Unyaka ngamunye, u-Ash ngoLwesithathu ubeka ukuqala kweLente futhi njalo izinsuku ezingama-46 ngaphambi kweSonto lePhasika. ILent yisikhathi sezinsuku ezingama-40 (ngaphandle kwamaSonto) esibonakala ekuphendukeni, ngokuzila ukudla, ngokuzindla futhi ekugcineni sigubha. Isikhathi sezinsuku ezingama-40 simele isikhathi sikaKristu sokulingwa ehlane, lapho azila khona ukudla nalapho uSathane amlinga khona. I-Lent icela amakholwa ukuthi abeke eceleni isikhathi unyaka nonyaka sokuzila okufanayo, kumaka inkathi yokugxila empilweni kaKristu, inkonzo yakhe, ukuzidela nokuvuka kwakhe. Ngubani ogubha u-Ash ngoLwesithathu?
Wake waqaphela ukuthi kanye ngonyaka, imvamisa ngoFebhuwari noma ngoMashi, kunabantu abaningi abahamba nesiphambano somlotha emabunzini abo? Cishe bewazi ukuthi inokuthile okuphathelene neLente, kepha wawungaqiniseki ukuthi kungani isiphambano somlotha sasisho okuthile. Noma mhlawumbe ukhulele esontweni lamaKhatholika noma lamaProthestani ebeligubha izinkonzo zango-Ash ngoLwesithathu minyaka yonke, ngakho-ke usuvele ujwayelene nale nkonzo, kepha awuqinisekile ngomlando we-Ash ngoLwesithathu neLent nokuthi uhlangana ini esebenza ngokukholwa kobuKristu. Uma ufuna ukwazi kabanzi ngalolu suku olubalulekile ekhalendeni le-liturgical nokuthi kungani abaningi begubha u-Ash ngoLwesithathu neLent evame ukubizwa ngokuthi yi-Ash Day, u-Ash ngoLwesithathu uqala iLent ngokugxila enhliziyweni yomKristu ekuphendukeni nasekuthandazeni, imvamisa ngokuvuma komuntu siqu kanye nomphakathi. Lokhu kwenzeka ngesikhathi senkonzo ekhethekile yango-Ash ngoLwesithathu.
Iyini incazelo yoLwesithathu Lomlotha futhi Kwenzekani? Ngesikhathi semisa (samaKatolika) noma inkonzo yokukhonza (yamaProthestani), umpristi noma umfundisi uvame ukuhlanganyela intshumayelo yesimo sokuzisola nesibonakalisayo. Isimo sinesizotha: izinsizakalo eziningi zizoba nezikhathi ezinde zokuthula futhi abathembekile bavame ukushiya insizakalo bethule. Imvamisa, kunendima ebucayi yemiBhalo, evame ukugxila ekuvumeni izono, ifundwe ngokuzwakalayo ngomholi nangebandla. Abahlanganyeli bazothola ukuvuma okuvamile, kanye nezikhathi lapho betshelwa ukuthi bavume izono buthule futhi bathandaze. Ngemuva kwakho konke lokhu, ibandla lizomenywa ukuthi lithole umlotha esiphongweni. Imvamisa, njengompristi noma umalusi, uzofaka umunwe wakhe emlotheni, awusakaze esiphambanweni esiphongweni sakhe bese ethi: "Uvela othulini futhi uzobuya othulini".
Uvelaphi umlotha futhi umelelani umlotha? Emabandleni amaningi, umlotha ulungiswa ngokushisa amagatsha esundu ngeSonto eledlule lePalm. NgeSonto lePalm, amasonto ayabusisa futhi asabalalise amagatsha esundu kulabo abazobe bekhona, okuyireferensi yokulandisa kweVangeli ngokungena kukaJesu ngokunqoba eJerusalema, lapho ababukeli bebeka amagatsha esundu endleleni yakhe. Umlotha waleli holide ufanekisela izinto ezimbili eziyinhloko: ukufa nokuphenduka. "Umlotha ulingana nothuli futhi inyama yomuntu yakhiwa ngothuli noma ubumba (uGenesise 2: 7), kuthi lapho isidumbu somuntu sibola, sibuyele othulini noma emlotheni." “Uma siqhubekela phambili ukuthola umlotha ngoLwesithathu Lomlotha, sithi siyaxolisa ngezono zethu futhi sifuna ukusebenzisa isikhathi seLente ukulungisa amaphutha ethu, sihlanze izinhliziyo zethu, silawule izifiso zethu futhi sikhule ebungcweleni. sizobe sesikulungele ukugubha iPhasika ngenkulu injabulo ”. Ngalokhu kugxila ekufeni kwethu nasezonweni zethu, amaKrestu angangena ngokuqinile esikhathini seLente, ngenkathi futhi ebheke phambili ngokulangazela okukhulu nangenjabulo kumyalezo wePhasika nokunqoba kokugcina kukaKristu esonweni nasekufeni.