Julayi, inyanga yegazi Eliyigugu likaJesu: Julayi 1st
Julayi, inyanga yegazi Eliyigugu likaJesu
1st Julayi SOLEMNITY WE-PREZ.MO BLOOD
IMIPHUMO Eyisikhombisa
Wozani asikhulekele uKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, owasikhulula ngegazi lakhe. Ukusihlenga, uJesu wachitha igazi lakhe kasikhombisa! Isizathu semiphumela emibi kangaka futhi ebuhlungu akufanele ifunwe esidingweni sokusindisa umhlaba, ngoba ukwehla okukodwa bekungokwanela ukusindisa, kodwa kuphela othandweni lwethu ngathi. Ekuqaleni komlando wesintu kwenzeka isigameko esikhulu segazi: i-fratricide kaKayini; UJesu, ekuqaleni kokuphila kwakhe kwasemhlabeni, ufuna ukuqala ukuhlengwa ngokuthululwa kweGazi kokuqala, lokho kokuSoka, kuthulwe ezingalweni ezifanayo zikaMama, njenge-altare lokuqala leTestamente eNtsha. Lapho-ke umnikelo wokuqala ofanele emhlabeni uvela kuNkulunkulu futhi, kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, Akazukubheka ubuntu ngesimo sobulungiswa, kepha ngesihe. Iminyaka idlulile selokhu kuthululwa kokuqala - iminyaka yokucasha ngokuthobeka, indawo yokuhlala nomsebenzi, womkhuleko, ukuthotshiswa nokushushiswa - futhi uJesu uqala iPhasika lakhe lokuhlenga engadini yeminqumo, echitha izithukuthuku zegazi. Akuyona iminjunju esemzimbeni emenza ajuluka igazi, kepha umbono wezono zabantu bonke, azithathela yena ngokungagodli, kanye nokungabongi okumnyama kwalabo abebezonyathela iGazi lakhe futhi benqabile uthando lwakhe. UJesu uphinde athulule iGazi esishayweni ukuze ahlanze ikakhulukazi izono zenyama, ngoba "ngesifo esinjalo esibi, wawungeke ube khona umuthi onempilo" (uS. I-Cipriano). IGazi Eningi emqheleni wameva. NguKristu, inkosi yothando, owathi esikhundleni segolide wakhetha umqhele obuhlungu futhi wamagazi, wameva, kangangokuba ukuqhosha komuntu kuguqa phambi kobukhosi bukaNkulunkulu. Amanye amaGazi endleleni ebuhlungu, ngaphansi kwezinkuni ezinzima zesiphambano, phakathi kokuthukwa, ukuhlambalaza nokushaywa, ukuhlukunyezwa kukamama nokukhala kwabesifazane abakholwayo. "Noma ngubani ofuna ukungilandela - uthi - azidele, athathe isiphambano sakhe angilandele". Ngakho-ke ayikho enye indlela yokufinyelela entabeni yezempilo, ngaphandle kwalapho kugezwe yiGazi likaKristu. UJesu useKalvari futhi uphinda athulule iGazi ezandleni nasezinyaweni zinamathele esiphambanweni. Ukusuka esiqongweni sentaba leyo - yaseshashalazini yangempela yothando lwaphezulu - lezo zandla ezichichimayo zifinyelela ekwamukelweni ngesihe nesihe: "Wozani kimi nonke!". Isiphambano siyisihlalo sobukhosi nesihlalo seGazi eliyigugu, isibonakaliso esizoletha impilo nentuthuko entsha emakhulwini eminyaka, uphawu lokunqoba kukaKristu ekufeni. IGazi elinomusa omkhulu kunabo bonke, lelo leNhliziyo, belingashoda, kumane nje kuyehla amaconsi okugcina emzimbeni woMsindisi, futhi usinika lona ngenxeba, okuvulwa ngalo umkhonto ohlangothini lwakhe. Ngakho-ke uJesu wembula izimfihlo zeNhliziyo yakhe ebuntwini, ukuze azokufundela uthando olukhulu. Ngale ndlela uJesu wayefuna ukusula lonke igazi kuyo yonke imithambo futhi alinike amadoda ngesandla esivulekile. Kepha abantu benzeni kusukela osukwini lokufa kukaKristu kuze kube namuhla ukubuyisa uthando olungaka? Amadoda aqhubeka nokukhohlisana, ukuhlambalaza, ukuzondana nokubulalana, ukungathembeki. Amadoda alinyathele ngeGazi likaKristu!
ISIBONELO: Ngo-1848 uPius IX, ngenxa yokuhlala iRoma, waphoqeleka ukuba abalekele eGaeta. Lapha inceku kaNkulunkulu uFr Giovanni Merlini wahamba wayobikezela kuYise oNgcwele ukuthi uma efunge ukwengeza umkhosi weGazi eliNgcwelengcwele kulo lonke iBandla, kungekudala uzobuyela eRoma. UPapa, ngemuva kokubonakalisa nokuthandaza, ngoJuni 30, 1849 wamenza waphendula ngokuthi wayengeke akwenze ngevoti, kodwa ngokuzenzekelayo, uma lokho kubikezela kwakugcwalisekile. Ethembekile ezethembisweni, ngo-Agasti 10 wonyaka ofanayo, wasayina isimemezelo sokunwetshwa komkhosi wegazi eliningi kakhulu kulo lonke iSonto ngeSonto lokuqala likaJulayi. ISt. Pius X. ngo-1914, sayibeka ngomhla wokuqala kaJulayi noPius XI ngonyaka we-1934, lapho sikhumbula i-XIX Centenary of thehlengo, sayiphakamisa isiko lokuqala eliphindwe kabili. Ngo-1970 uPaul VI, kulandela ukuguqulwa kwekhalenda, walijoyina neSummlemity of Corpus Domini, enesihloko esisha se-Solemnity of the Body and the Christ of Christ. INkosi yasisebenzisa isiprofetho somuntu owayeyisithunywa sevangeli ukwelulwa kwalo mkhosi kulo lonke iBandla futhi ngenxa yalokho wayefuna ukukhombisa ukuthi le nkolelo yayithandwa kangakanani ngeGazi lakhe Precious.
INJONGO: Ngizozijwayeza kulenyanga, ebunyeni neGazi Precious, ngithandazela ukuguqulwa kwezoni.
IGIACULATORIA: Igazi likaJesu, inani lesihlengo sethu, malibusiswe kuze kube phakade!