Kungani amaKristu egubha inkathi ye-Advent?
Ukugubha i-Advent kuhlanganisa ukuchitha isikhathi ekuzilungiseleleni ngokomoya ukufika kukaJesu Kristu ngoKhisimusi. Kwinkolo yobuNtshonalanga, inkathi ye-Advent iqala ngeSonto lesine ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi, noma ngeSonto esondele kakhulu ngoNovemba 30 futhi iqhubeke kuze kube nguKhisimusi Eva, noma ngoDisemba 24.
Kuyini i-Advent?
I-Advent iyinkathi yokulungiselela ngokomoya lapho amaKhristu amaningi elungiselela ukuza noma ukuzalwa kweNkosi, uJesu Kristu. Ukugubha i-Advent ngokujwayelekile kufaka inkathi yemikhuleko, ukuzila ukudla nokuphenduka, kulandelwa ukulindelwa, ithemba nenjabulo.
AmaKhristu amaningi agubha i-Advent hhayi ngokubonga uNkulunkulu ngokuza kukaKristu kokuqala eMhlabeni esemncane, kodwa futhi nangobukhona bakhe phakathi kwethu namuhla ngoMoya oNgcwele nangokulungiselela nangokulindela ukufika kwakhe kokugcina ekugcineni kwesikhathi.
Ukuchazwa Kokufika
Igama elithi "ukufika" lisuselwa egameni lesi-Latin elithi "adventus" elisho "ukufika" noma "ukufika", ikakhulukazi entweni ebaluleke kakhulu.
Isikhathi sokufika
Kumahlelo agubha i-Advent, akhombisa ukuqala konyaka wesonto.
KumaKrisimesi aseNtshonalanga, i-Advent iqala ngeSonto lesine ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi, noma ngeSonto esondele kakhulu ngoNovemba 30 futhi iqhubeke kuze kube nguKhisimusi Eva, noma ngoDisemba 24. Lapho u-Eva ngoKhisimusi ewela ngeSonto, kuyiSonto lokugcina noma lesine le-Advent.
Emasontweni ase-Eastern Orthodox asebenzisa ikhalenda likaJulian, i-Advent iqala ngaphambili, ngoNovemba 15, futhi ahlala izinsuku ezingama-40 esikhundleni samasonto amane. I-Advent yaziwa nangokuthi indawo yokuzalwa okusheshayo ku-Orthodox yobu-Orthodox.
Izinsuku Zokufika Kwekhalenda
Amademoni agubha i-Advent
Umkhosi ugcinwa ikakhulukazi emasontweni obuKhrestu alandela ikhalenda lesonto lezinkathi zenkolo zokunquma imikhosi, isikhumbuzo, ukudla kanye nezinsuku ezingcwele:
UmKatolika
I-Orthodox
Anglican / Episcopalian
UmLuthela
Amehlo
Presbyterian
Namuhla, nokho, amaKhristu amaProthestani kanye nama-Evangelical ayanda aqaphela ukubaluleka okungokomoya kwe-Advent futhi aseqalile ukuvuselela umoya wenkathi ngokukhombisa okukhulu, ukulindela okujabulisayo nangokugcina amasiko athile endabuko yama-Advent.
Umsuka Wokufika
Ngokwe-Catholic Encyclopedia, i-Advent yaqala ngemuva kwekhulu lesine njengesikhathi sokulungiselela i-Epiphany, hhayi ukulindela uKhisimusi. I-Epiphany igubha ukubonakaliswa kukaKristu ngokukhumbula ukuhanjelwa kwabesilisa abahlakaniphile futhi, emasikweni athile, ubhaptizo lukaJesu. Ngaleso sikhathi amaKhristu amasha abhaphathizwa futhi amukelwa okholweni, ngakho-ke isonto lokuqala lasungula isikhathi sezinsuku ezingama-40 sokuzila nokuguquka.
Kamuva, ngekhulu le-XNUMX, uSt. Gregory the Great waba ngowokuqala ukuhlanganisa le nkathi ye-Advent nokuza kukaKristu. Ekuqaleni, kwakungekhona ukuza kwengane kaKristu okwakulindelwe, kodwa ukuBuya kwesiBili kukaKristu.
NgeNkathi Ephakathi, isonto lalande umcimbi wokugubha i-Advent ukuze lifake phakathi kokuza kukaKristu ngokuzalwa kwakhe eBetlehema, ikusasa lakhe ekugcineni kwesikhathi nokuba khona kwakhe phakathi kwethu ngoMoya oNgcwele owethenjisiwe. Izinsizakalo ze-Advent yanamuhla zifaka amasiko angokomfanekiso aphathelene nabo bobathathu laba "bameli" bakaKristu.
Ukuthola eminye imininingwane ngemvelaphi ye-Advent, bheka udaba lukaKhisimusi.
Izimpawu zezikhangiso namasiko
Kunokwehluka okuningi nezincazelo ezahlukahlukene zamasiko ama-Advent namuhla, kuya ngehlobo nohlobo lwensizakalo ebonwe. Izimpawu namasiko alandelayo anikezela ngombono nje ojwayelekile futhi awameleli insiza eqeda yonke imisiko yobuKristu.
Amanye amaKristu akhetha ukufaka imisebenzi ye-Advent kumasiko wamaholide emindeni, noma ngabe isonto lawo lingayamukeli ngokusemthethweni inkathi ye-Advent. Lokhu bakwenza njengendlela yokugcina uKristu eyisizinda semikhosi yabo kaKhisimusi.
Advent wreath
Ukukhanyiswa kwe-Advent wreath kuwumkhuba owaqala ngamaLuthere namaKatolika ngekhulu le-XNUMX laseJalimane. Imvamisa, i-Advent wreath iyindilinga yamagatsha noma i-garland enamakhandlela amane noma amahlanu abekwe emqheleni. Ngesikhathi sonyaka we-Advent, kukhanyiswa ikhandlela ekhoneni njalo ngeSonto njengengxenye yemisebenzi ye-Advent.
Landela le miyalo yesinyathelo-nge-step ukudala i-Advent wreath yakho.
Imibala yokufika
Amakhandlela we-Advent kanye nemibala yazo acebile ngencazelo ecebile. Ngamunye umele isici esithile sokulungiselela kukaKhisimusi ngokomoya.
Imibala emithathu esemqoka ingumbala onsomi, opinki kanye nomhlophe. I-Purple ifanekisela ukuphenduka kanye nobukhosi. I-Pink imelela injabulo nenjabulo. Futhi imhlophe imelela ubumsulwa nokukhanya.
Ikhandlela ngalinye futhi linegama elithile. Ikhandlela lokuqala onsomi libizwa ngokuthi iCandle of Prophecy noma iCandle of Hope. Ikhandlela lesibili elinsomi yikhandlela laseBetlehema noma ikhandlela lokulungiselela. Ikhandlela lesithathu (elipinki) liyikhandlela likaMelusi noma Ikhandlela Lenjabulo. Ikhandlela lesine, i-violet, libizwa nge-Angel Candle noma IKhandlela Lothando. Futhi ikhandlela lokugcina (elimhlophe) liyikhandlela likaKhristu.
Umuthi wesandla kaJese. Izithombe ngoncedo lokuphila Sweetlee
Isihlahla seJesse yiphrojekthi eyingqayizivele yesihlahla se-Advent engaba wusizo olukhulu futhi ijabulise ukufundisa izingane iBhayibheli ngoKhisimusi.
Umuthi kaJese umelela umuthi wohlu lozalo, noma uhlu lozalo, lukaJesu Kristu. Ingasetshenziswa ukutshela indaba yokusindiswa, kusukela ekudalweni nasekuqhubekeni kuze kufike uMesiya.
Vakashela leli khasi ukuze ufunde konke nge-Jesse Tree Advent Custom.
U-Alfa no-Omega
Kwamanye amasiko esonto, u-Alfa no-Omega bayizimpawu ze-Advent:
Isambulo 1: 8
"Ngingu-Alfa no-Omega," kusho iNkosi uNkulunkulu, "ukuthi ungubani, nokuthi wayengubani nokuthi uzofika ngubani, uSomandla." (NIV)