UPapa Francis: "Sicela uNkulunkulu isibindi sokuthobeka"
UPapa Francis, ntambama, efikile i-basilica yaseSan Paolo fuori le Mura wokugubha amavesi esibili omkhosi wokuGuqulwa kukaPawuli uMphostoli, ekupheleni kwesonto lama-55 lokuthandazela ubunye bamaKristu ngendikimba ethi: “EMpumalanga sabona inkanyezi yakhe ivela, seza lapha ukuze mhloniphe".
UPapa Francis wathi: "Ukwesaba akuyivimbi indlela eya ebunyeni bobuKristu", Ukuthatha indlela yeZazi njengesibonelo. "Ngisho endleleni yethu ebheke ebunyeni, kungenzeka ukuthi sizibophe ngesizathu esifanayo esakhubaza labo bantu: ukuphazamiseka, ukwesaba," kusho uBergoglio.
“Ukwesaba izinto ezintsha okunyakazisa imikhuba ezuziwe kanye neziqiniseko; kuwukwesaba ukuthi omunye uzothunaza amasiko ami namaphethini amisiwe. Kodwa, empeleni, kungukwesaba okuhlezi enhliziyweni yomuntu, iNkosi eVukile ifuna ukusikhulula kukho. Masivumele isikhuthazo sakhe sePhasika sizwakale ohambweni lwethu lwesidlo: “Ningesabi” (Mt 28,5.10). Asesabi ukubeka umfowethu ngaphambi kokwesaba kwethu! INkosi ifuna sithembane futhi sihambe ndawonye, naphezu kobuthakathaka bethu nezono zethu, naphezu kwamaphutha esikhathi esidlule kanye namanxeba afanayo ", wanezela uPontiff.
UPapa wabe esegcizelela ukuthi, ukuze kuzuzwe ubunye bobuKristu, isibindi sokuthobeka siyadingeka. “Ubunye obuphelele nakithi, endlini eyodwa, bungafika kuphela ngokudunyiswa kweNkosi. Bafowethu nodadewethu abathandekayo, isigaba esiwujuqu sohambo oluya esidlweni esigcwele sidinga umkhuleko oqine kakhudlwana, ukudumisa uNkulunkulu, ”kusho yena.
“Nokho iZazi zisikhumbuza ukuthi ukuze sikhonze kunesinyathelo okufanele sithathwe: kumele siqale siguqe. Nansi indlela, ukugoba, ukubeka eceleni izimfuno zethu ukushiya iNkosi kuphela esikhungweni. Kukangaki ukuziqhenya kube yisithiyo sangempela sesidlo! IZazi zaba nesibindi sokushiya udumo nedumela ekhaya, ukuze zizehlisele endlini encane empofu eBetlehema; ngalokho bathola injabulo enkulu ”.
"Yehla, hamba, wenze lula: masicele lesi sibindi kuNkulunkulu kulobubusuku, isibindi sokuthobeka, okuwukuphela kwendlela yokudumisa uNkulunkulu endlini eyodwa, eduze kwe-altare elifanayo ”, kuphetha uPapa.