UPapa Francis: 'Usizo lobuKhristu alulona uzipho olulula'

Inhlangano esiza abantulayo eKhristu ingaphezu kokuphana nje, kusho uPapa Francis enkulumweni yakhe yeSunday Angelus.

Ekhuluma esewindini elibheke eSt.Peter's Square ngo-Agasti 23, upapa uthe: "Isisa sobuKhristu akusona isipho esilula kodwa, ngakolunye uhlangothi, sibheka abanye ngamehlo kaJesu uqobo futhi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, bheka uJesu phambi kwabampofu “.

Enkulumweni yakhe, upapa ubhekise ekufundweni kosuku lwamaVangeli (Mathewu 16: 13-20), lapho uPeter ethi uyakholelwa kuJesu njengoMesiya neNdodana kaNkulunkulu.

"Ukuvuma kukaMphostoli kucasulwa nguJesu uqobo, ofuna ukuhola abafundi bakhe bathathe isinyathelo esinqumayo ebudlelwaneni babo naye. Eqinisweni, lonke uhambo lukaJesu nalabo abamlandelayo, ikakhulukazi abayiShumi naMbili, ukufundisa inkolo yabo, ”kusho yena, ngokusho kwenguqulo yesiNgisi engavumelekile enikezwe ihhovisi lezindaba laseHoly See.

Upapa wathi uJesu ubuze imibuzo emibili ukufundisa abafundi: "Abantu bathi iNdodana yomuntu ingubani?" (v. 13) nokuthi "Wena uthi ngingubani?" (v. 15).

Upapa uphakamise ukuthi, ekuphenduleni umbuzo wokuqala, abaphostoli babonakala bencintisana ekubikeni imibono eyehlukene, mhlawumbe behlanganyela umbono wokuthi uJesu waseNazaretha wayengumphrofethi impela.

Ngesikhathi uJesu ebabuza umbuzo wesibili, bekubonakala sengathi kube khona "isikhashana sokuthula," kusho upapa, "ngoba ngamunye wababekhona ubizelwe ukuba azibandakanye, aveze isizathu sokuthi kungani belandela uJesu."

Uqhube wathi: “USimon ubakhipha enkingeni ngokumemezela obala: 'UnguMesiya, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo' (v. 16). Le mpendulo, ephelele futhi ekhanyiselayo, ayiveli ekuthatheni kwakhe, noma ngabe wayenomusa kangakanani - uPetru wayephana - kepha kunalokho isithelo somusa othile ovela kuBaba osezulwini. Empeleni, noJesu uqobo uthi: "Lokhu akwembulwanga kuwe enyameni nasegazini" - okusho ukuthi, ngokwesiko, okufundile, cha, lokhu akuvezelwe wena. Kwembulwe kuwe "nguBaba osezulwini" (v. 17) ".

“Ukuvuma uJesu kungumusa kaBaba. Ukusho ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, onguMhlengi, kungumusa okufanele siwucele: 'Baba, ngiphe umusa wokuvuma uJesu'.

Upapa waphawula ukuthi uJesu waphendula uSimoni ngokumemezela: "UnguPetru, futhi phezu kwaleli dwala ngizokwakha ibandla lami, namasango eHayidese angeke alinqobe" (v. 18).

Uthe: “Ngale nkulumo, uJesu wenza uSimoni azi ngencazelo yegama elisha amnike lona, ​​elithi 'Peter': ukholo asanda kulukhombisa 'yidwala' elinganyakazi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu efuna ukwakha kulo iSonto layo, lowo ngumphakathi “.

"Futhi iSonto liqhubeka njalo ngokuya ngokukholwa kukaPeter, lokho kukholwa uJesu akubonayo [kuPetru] nokumenza abe yinhloko yeBandla."

Upapa uthe ekufundweni kweVangeli kwanamuhla sizwa uJesu ebuza umbuzo ofanayo komunye nomunye wethu: "Futhi nina, nithi ngingubani?"

Akumele siphendule "ngempendulo ethiyori, kepha ehilela ukukholwa", echaza, elalela "izwi likaYise nongwaqa wakhe nalokho iSonto, elalihlangene kuPeter, liqhubeka nokumemezela".

Wanezela: "Umbuzo wokuqonda ukuthi ungubani uKristu ngathi: uma eyisikhungo sempilo yethu, uma kungumgomo wokuzibophezela kwethu eSontweni, ukuzibophezela kwethu emphakathini".

Wabe esenikeza inothi lokuqapha.

Uthe: "Kodwa qaphela", kubalulekile futhi kuyancomeka ukuthi ukunakekelwa kwemiphakathi yethu kuvuleleke ezinhlotsheni eziningi zobumpofu nezinkinga, okukuyo yonke indawo. Isisa njalo ngumgwaqo ophakeme wohambo lokholo, lokuphelela kokholo. Kepha kuyadingeka ukuthi imisebenzi yobumbano, imisebenzi yesisa esiyenzayo, ingasiphazamisi ekuxhumaneni neNkosi uJesu ”.

Ngemuva kokufunda i-Angelus, upapa waphawula ukuthi u-Agasti 22 kwakuwuSuku Lomhlaba Wonke Lokukhumbula Abahlukunyeziwe Ngezenzo Zodlame olususelwa enkolweni noma enkolelweni, eyasungulwa yi-United Nations General Assembly ngo-2019.

Uthe: "Siyabathandazela laba, abafowethu nodadewethu, futhi nathi siyabasekela labo ngomkhuleko nangobumbano lwethu, futhi baningi abashushiswa namuhla ngenxa yokholo lwabo nenkolo yabo".

Upapa uphawule ukuthi u-Agasti 24 umaka iminyaka eyishumi kwabulawa abantu bokufika abangama-10 yinkampani yezidakamizwa kumasipala waseSan Fernando, esifundazweni saseMexico iTamaulipas.

“Babengabantu abavela emazweni ehlukene befuna impilo engcono. Ngizwakalisa ubumbano lwami nemindeni yezisulu ezisacela iqiniso nobulungiswa ngamaqiniso. INkosi izosigcina silandisa ngabo bonke abokufika abaye bawela ohambweni lwabo lwethemba. Bebeyizisulu zesiko lokulahla, ”kusho yena.

Upapa uphinde wakhumbula ukuthi u-Agasti 24 wusuku lwesine lokuzamazama komhlaba okuhlasele enkabeni ye-Italy, kwashona abantu abangu-299.

Uthe: "Ngivuselela imithandazo yami emindenini nasemiphakathini eye yabhekana nomonakalo omkhulu ukuze iqhubekele phambili ngobumbano nangethemba, futhi ngithemba ukuthi ukwakhiwa kabusha kuzoshesha ukuze abantu babuye bazohlala ngokuthula kule nsimu enhle. . Yama-Apennine Hills. "

Uzwakalise ubumbano lwakhe namaKhatholika aseCabo Delgado, okuyisifundazwe esisenyakatho neMozambique, esike sahlukumezeka kakhulu ezandleni zamaSulumane.

Upapa ushayele ucingo kungazelelwe ngesonto eledlule ubhishobhi wendawo, uMsgr. U-Luiz Fernando Lisboa wase Pemba, okhulume ngokuhlaselwa okubangelwe ukufuduka kwabantu abangaphezu kwama-200.

UPope Francis wabe esebingelela abahambeli ababebuthene eSt. Peter's Square, bobabili abavela eRoma nakwezinye izingxenye ze-Italy. AmaPilgrim ahlala esikhaleni esithile ukuvimbela ukusabalala kwegciwane le-coronavirus.

Wabona iqembu lezihambeli ezincane elaligqoke izikibha eziphuzi ezivela esontweni laseCernusco sul Naviglio, enyakatho ye-Italy. Ubahalalisele ngokuhamba ngebhayisikili ukusuka eSiena kuya eRoma ngomgwaqo wasendulo wokuhamba ngezinyawo weVia Francigena.

Upapa uphinde wabingelela imindeni kaCarobbio degli Angeli, umasipala esifundazweni saseBergamo enyakatho neLombardy, obehambele uhambo lokuya eRoma ngenhloso yokukhumbula izisulu ze-coronavirus.

ILombardy ibingenye yezindawo lapho kuqubuke khona isifo i-COVID-19 e-Italy, esidlule nemiphefumulo yabantu abangu-35.430 kusukela ngo-Agasti 23, ngokusho kweJohns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.

Upapa unxuse abantu ukuthi bangakhohlwa abantu abathintwe yilo bhubhane.

“Namuhla ekuseni ngizwe ubufakazi bomndeni olahlekelwe ngugogo noma ugogo wawo ngaphandle kokuthi uzovalelisa ngosuku olufanayo. Ukuhlupheka okungaka, abantu abaningi kakhulu abalahlekelwe yimpilo yabo, izisulu zalesi sifo; namavolontiya amaningi, odokotela, abahlengikazi, izindelakazi, abapristi, nabo abalahlekelwe yimpilo yabo. Siyayikhumbula imindeni ehlupheke ngenxa yalokhu, ”kusho yena.

Ephetha ukucabanga kwakhe ngo-Angelus, uPapa Francis wathandaza: "Kwangathi uMariya oNgcwele Ngcwele, obusiswe ngoba wakholwa, angaba ngumqondisi wethu nohambo lwethu lokholo kuKristu, futhi asenze sazi ukuthi ukuthembela kuye kunikeza incazelo ephelele charity futhi kukho konke ukuphila kwethu. "