UPapa Francis: 'I-Advent yisikhathi sokukhumbula ukusondela kukaNkulunkulu'
NgeSonto lokuqala le-Advent, uPapa Francis wancoma umthandazo wendabuko we-Advent wokumema uNkulunkulu ukuba asondele kulo nyaka omusha wezinkolelo.
"I-Advent yisikhathi sokukhumbula ukusondela kukaNkulunkulu owehla wazohlala phakathi kwethu," kusho uPapa Francis eSt. Peter's Basilica ngoNovemba 29.
“Senza umthandazo wethu wendabuko we-Advent: 'Woza, Nkosi Jesu'. ... Singakusho ekuqaleni kosuku ngalunye bese sikuphinda kaningi, ngaphambi kwemihlangano yethu, izifundo zethu nomsebenzi wethu, ngaphambi kokwenza izinqumo, kuwo wonke umzuzu obalulekile noma onzima wempilo yethu: 'Woza, Nkosi Jesu' ", kusho ubaba ekhayeni lakhe.
UPapa Francis wagcizelela ukuthi i-Advent isobabili isikhashana "sokusondela kuNkulunkulu nokuqapha kwethu".
"Kubalulekile ukuhlala uqaphile, ngoba iphutha elikhulu empilweni wukuzivumela ungene ezintweni eziyinkulungwane futhi ungamnaki uNkulunkulu. U-Augustine Ongcwele uthe:" Timeo Iesum transeuntem "(nginovalo lokuthi uJesu uzongidlula enganakiwe). Sihehwa yizintshisekelo zethu ... futhi siphazanyiswa izinto eziningi eziyize, sizibeka engcupheni yokulahlekelwa okubalulekile. Yingakho namuhla iNkosi iphinda ithi: 'Kubo bonke engithi kubo: qaphelani' ”, esho.
“Kodwa-ke kumele siqaphele kusho ukuthi kusebusuku manje. Yebo, asiphili emini ekhanyayo, kepha silinde ukusa, phakathi kobumnyama nokukhathala. Ukukhanya kosuku kuyofika lapho sineNkosi. Masingapheli amandla: ukukhanya kwemini kuyofika, amathunzi obusuku ayosuswa futhi iNkosi, eyasifela esiphambanweni, izovuka ibe yijaji lethu. Ukuqapha ngokulindela ukuza kwakhe kusho ukungazivumeli ukunqotshwa ukudikibala. Kuphila ngethemba. "
NgeSonto ekuseni upapa ugubhe imisa kanye nokhadinali abasha abali-11 abadalwe endaweni yomphakathi ejwayelekile kule mpelasonto.
Emndenini wakhe, uxwayise ngobungozi bokuzimela, ukuba sivivi nokunganaki empilweni yobuKristu.
“Ngaphandle kokulwela ukuthanda uNkulunkulu nsuku zonke futhi silinde ubusha ahlala ebuletha, siba phakathi kwabantu, sibe sivivi, sibe ngabezwe. Futhi lokhu kudla kancane ukholo lwethu, ngoba ukukholwa kuphambene ngqo nokungenami: kuyisifiso esivuthayo ngoNkulunkulu, umzamo onesibindi wokushintsha, isibindi sothando, inqubekela phambili engapheli, ”kusho yena.
“Ukukholwa akuwona amanzi acisha amalangabi, ngumlilo ovuthayo; akuyona into yokuthula kubantu abanengcindezi, yindaba yothando kubathandi. Kungakho uJesu ngaphezu kwakho konke ezonda ukuba sivivi “.
UPapa Francis uthe umkhuleko kanye nesisa senhliziyo kuyizindlela zokulwa nokuzimela nokunganaki.
“Umkhuleko usivusa ekubeni sivivi kobukhona bendawo obucwengekile futhi usenze sibheke phezulu ezintweni eziphakeme kakhulu; kusenza sivumelane neNkosi. Umthandazo uvumela uNkulunkulu ukuba asondele kithi; kusikhulula kumzwangedwa wethu kusinike nethemba, ”kusho yena.
"Umthandazo ubalulekile empilweni: njengoba singeke siphile ngaphandle kokuphefumula, ngakho-ke asikwazi ukuba ngamaKristu ngaphandle kokuthandaza".
Upapa ucaphune umthandazo wokuvula iSonto lokuqala le-Advent: "Siphe [thina] ... isinqumo sokugijima sihlangabeze uKristu ngezenzo ezifanele ekufikeni kwakhe."
Isikhangiso
"UJesu uyeza, futhi indlela yokumhlangabeza ibhalwe ngokusobala: idlula ngemisebenzi yokupha," esho.
"Isisa senhliziyo yishaya umKrestu: njengoba nje umuntu engeke aphile ngaphandle kokushaya kwenhliziyo, kanjalo-ke angeke abe ngumKrestu ngaphandle kwesisa senhliziyo"
Ngemuva kweMisa, uPapa Francis washo u-Angelus ngefasitela le-Vatican Apostolic Palace nabahambeli ababebuthene eSt.
“Namuhla, ngeSonto lokuqala le-Advent, kuqala unyaka omusha wezinkonzo. Kuyo, iSonto limaka ukuhamba kwesikhathi ngokugubha imicimbi esemqoka empilweni kaJesu kanye nomlando wensindiso. Ngokwenza lokho, njengoMama, ukhanyisa indlela yokuphila kwethu, asisekele emisebenzini yethu yansuku zonke futhi asiqondise ekuhlanganeni kokugcina noKristu, 'kusho yena.
UPapa wamema wonke umuntu ukuthi aphile ngalesi sikhathi sethemba nokulungiselela "ngobungqondo obukhulu" nangezikhathi ezilula zomkhuleko womndeni.
“Isimo esibhekene naso, esikhonjwe ubhubhane, sidala ukukhathazeka, ukwesaba nokuphelelwa yithemba kwabaningi; kunengozi yokuwela kokungabi nathemba ... Ungasabela kanjani kukho konke lokhu? IHubo Lanamuhla liyasincoma: 'Umphefumulo wethu ulindele iNkosi: Ungumsizi wethu nesihlangu sethu. Izinhliziyo zethu zikuYe, '”kusho yena.
"I-Advent isimemezelo esingapheli sethemba: kusikhumbuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona emlandweni ukuyiholela ekugcineni kwayo, ukuyiholela ekugcwaleni kwayo, okuyiNkosi, iNkosi uJesu Kristu", kusho uPapa Francis.
“Kwangathi uMariya oNgcwelengcwele, owesifazane wokulinda, angahamba nezinyathelo zethu ekuqaleni kwalonyaka omusha wezinkonzo futhi asisize ukufeza umsebenzi wabafundi bakaJesu, okhonjiswe ngumphostoli uPetru. Uyini lo msebenzi? Ukuphendula ngethemba elikithi "