Unyaka ka-St Joseph: yini amaKhatholika adinga ukuyazi
NgoLwesibili, uPapa Francis umemezele uNyaka kaSt Joseph, ngenhloso yokuhlonipha iminyaka engu-150 kumenyezelwa usanta njengomphathi weSonto lomhlaba wonke.
UPope Francis uthe ubeka unyaka ukuze "wonke amakholwa, ngokulandela isibonelo sakhe, aqinise impilo yakhe yansuku zonke yokukholwa ekufezekisweni okuphelele kwentando kaNkulunkulu."
Nakhu odinga ukukwazi mayelana nonyaka ka-St Joseph:
Kungani iSonto lineminyaka linikezelwe ezihlokweni ezithile?
ISonto libheka ukuhamba kwesikhathi ngekhalenda lezinkolo, okubandakanya amaholide afana nePhasika noKhisimusi nezikhathi ezifana neLent and Advent. Futhi, nokho, opapa bangabeka eceleni isikhathi sokuba iSonto licabangisise ngokujulile ngesici esithile semfundiso noma inkolelo yamaKatolika. Iminyaka edlule ekhethwe ngopapa bakamuva ifaka unyaka wokholo, unyaka weSidlo Sokuthula, kanye nonyaka wejubili womusa.
Kungani uPapa amemezela unyaka kaSt. Joseph?
Ethula inkulumo yakhe, uPapa Francis uphawule ukuthi kulo nyaka kugujwa iminyaka engu-150 kumenyezelwa usanta njengomphathi weSonto lomhlaba wonke nguPapa Pius IX ngoDisemba 8, 1870.
UPapa Francis uthe ubhadane lwe-coronavirus lukhulise isifiso sakhe sokucabanga ngoSt Joseph, njengoba abantu abaningi ngesikhathi salo bhubhane benza imihlatshelo efihliwe ukuvikela abanye, njengoba noSt Joseph evikela futhi elapha uMariya noJesu buthule.
“Ngamunye wethu angathola kuJoseph - indoda enganakwa, ukuba khona nsuku zonke, ngokuqonda nangokufihlekile - umlamuleli, umsekeli nomqondisi ngezikhathi zobunzima,” kubhala upapa.
Uthe futhi ufuna ukugcizelela iqhaza likaSt Joseph njengobaba osebenzela umndeni wakhe ngesisa nangokuzithoba, wengeza ngokuthi: "Umhlaba wethu namuhla udinga obaba".
Uqala futhi uphele nini unyaka kaSt.
Unyaka uqala ngoDisemba 8, 2020 uphele ngoDisemba 8, 2021.
Yiziphi izinzuzo ezikhethekile ezitholakalayo kulo nyaka?
Ngenkathi amaKhatholika ethandaza futhi ecabanga ngempilo ka-St Joseph ngonyaka ozayo, banethuba lokuthola ukuzitika okuphelele noma ukuthethelelwa konke ukujeziswa kwesikhashana ngenxa yesono. Ukuzitika kungasetshenziswa kuwe noma emphefumulweni ePurigator.
Ukuzitika kudinga isenzo esithile, esichazwe yiSonto, kanye nokuvuma isakramente, isidlo seMthendeleko, ukuthandazela izinhloso zikapapa, nokuqina okugcwele esonweni.
Ukwehlulwa okukhethekile phakathi nonyaka ka-St Joseph kungatholwa ngemikhuleko nezenzo ezehlukene ezingaphezu kweshumi, kufaka phakathi ukuthandazela abangasebenzi, ukuphathisa uSt.Joseph umsebenzi wansuku zonke, ukwenza umsebenzi wobumbano noma wokomoya womusa zindla okungenani imizuzu engama-30 ngomthandazo weNkosi.
Kungani iSonto lihlonipha iSt Joseph?
AmaKhatholika awakhonzi abangcwele, kepha acela ukuncengelwa kwabo kwasezulwini phambi kukaNkulunkulu bese bezama ukulingisa ubuhle babo lapha emhlabeni. ISonto LamaKhatholika lihlonipha uSt Joseph njengobaba kaJesu wokutholwa.Ubizwa njengomphathi weSonto lendawo yonke. Ungumphathi wabasebenzi, ubaba nokufa okujabulisayo