UPapa Francis: ukubhaphathizwa kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sendlela yokuthobeka
Ngokucela ukubhapathizwa, uJesu uyisibonelo sobizo lobuKristu lokulandela indlela yokuthobeka nobumnene kunokuhambahamba nokuba ngumbukwane, kusho uPapa Francis.
Ekhuluma nabahambeli bezihambi eSt.Peter's Square ngoJanuwari 12, umkhosi we-Lord's Baptism, upapa waqinisekisa ukuthi isenzo sikaKristu sokuthobeka sikhombisa "isimo sengqondo sokulula, inhlonipho, ukulinganisela nokufihla okudingeka kubafundi beNkosi namuhla."
“Bangaki - kuyadabukisa ukusho - babafundi beNkosi abazibonakalisa bengabafundi beNkosi. Umuntu obukisayo akayona umfundi omuhle. Umfundi omuhle uthobekile, umnene, wenza okuhle ngaphandle kokushiya noma ukuzibona, ”kusho uFrancis enkulumweni yakhe yasemini ekhuluma ngo-Angelus.
Upapa uqale lolu suku ngokugubha iMisa nokubhabhadisa izingane ezingama-32 - abafana abayi-17 namantombazane ayi-15 - eSistine Chapel. Enkulumweni yakhe emfushane ngaphambi kokubhapathiza izingane, upapa watshela abazali ukuthi isakramente liyigugu elinikeza izingane "amandla oMoya".
“Yingakho kubaluleke kakhulu ukubhabhadisa izingane ukuze zikhule ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele,” kusho yena.
“Lona ngumyalezo engithanda ukukunikeza wona namhlanje. Namhlanje ulethe izingane zakho lapha ukuze zibe noMoya oNgcwele ngaphakathi kwazo. Qaphela ukukhula ngokukhanya, ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele, ngokusebenzisa ikhathekisisi, ubasize, ubafundise, ngezibonelo ozobanikeza zona ekhaya, ”kusho yena.
Ngenkathi imisindo yezingane ezifuna ngenkani igcwala esontweni elisha, upapa waphinda iseluleko sakhe esijwayelekile komama bezingane, ebakhuthaza ukuthi benze izingane zabo zikhululeke futhi zingakhathazeki uma ziqala ukukhala esontweni.
"Ungathukutheli; izingane mazikhale futhi zimemeze. Kodwa, uma ingane yakho ikhala ibubula, mhlawumbe yingoba izizwa ishisa kakhulu, ”kusho yena. “Khipha okuthile, noma uma belambile, ubancelise ibele; lapha, yebo, ngaso sonke isikhathi sinokuthula. "
Kamuva, ngaphambi kokuthandaza u-Angelus nabahambeli, uFrancis wathi umkhosi wokubhabhadiswa kweNkosi "usikhumbuza ngokubhapathizwa kwethu", futhi wacela abahambeli ukuba bathole usuku ababhapathizwa ngalo.
“Gubha usuku owabhapathizwa ngalo minyaka yonke enhliziyweni yakho. Kwenze nje. Kungumsebenzi wobulungiswa futhi eNkosini ebisiphethe kahle kangaka, ”kusho upapa.