Uyazi ukuthi uMsombuluko ohlanzekile kumaKristu uyini?
Usuku lokuqala lweLent enkulu kumaKatolika aseMpumalanga nase-Orthodox.
KumaKristu aseNtshonalanga, ikakhulukazi amaRoma Katolika, amaLuthere namalungu enhlanganyelo yama-Anglican, iLent iqala ngo-Ash ngoLwesithathu. KumaKhatholika emicimbini yaseMpumalanga, nokho, iLent isivele isiqalile lapho kufika u-Ash ngoLwesithathu.
Yini uMsombuluko ohlanzekile?
Ukuhlanzeka ngoMsombuluko kuwusuku lokuqala lweGreat Lent, njengoba amaKatolika aseMpumalanga kanye ne-Eastern Orthodox ebhekisa kwisizini yeLent. Kuwo womabili amaKhatholika aseMpumalanga nase-Orthodox yobu-Eastern Cape, uMsombuluko ohlanzekile uwela ngoMsombuluko wesonto lesikhombisa ngaphambi kweSonto le-Easter; kuma-Eastern Katolika, abeka uMsombuluko ohlanzekile ezinsukwini ezimbili ngaphambi kokuba amaKhristu aseNtshonalanga agubhe u-Ash ngoLwesithathu.
Ngabe uMsombuluko uhlanzekile nini kumaKhatholika aseMpumalanga?
Ngakho-ke, ukubala usuku oluhlanzekile lwangoMsombuluko lwamaKatolika aseMpumalanga ngonyaka othile, umane nje udinga ukuthatha usuku lwe-Ash ngoLwesithathu kulowo nyaka bese ukhipha izinsuku ezimbili.
Ingabe ama-Eastern Orthodox agubha uMsombuluko ohlanzekile ngosuku olufanayo?
Usuku ama-Orthodox aseMpumalanga agubha ngalo uMsombuluko ohlanzekile luvame ukwehluka ngosuku amaKhatholika aseMpumalanga agubha ngalo. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi usuku oluhlanzekile lwangoMsombuluko luxhomeke osukwini lwePhasika futhi i-Eastern Orthodox ibala usuku lwe-Easter kusetshenziswa ikhalenda likaJulian. Eminyakeni lapho i-Ista iwela ngosuku olufanayo kuwo womabili amaKhristu aseNtshonalanga kanye ne-Orthodox yaseMpumalanga (njengo-2017), uMsombuluko ohlanzekile nawo uwa ngosuku olufanayo.
UMsombuluko uhlanza nini i-Eastern Orthodox?
Ukubala usuku oluhlanzekile lwangoMsombuluko lwe-Orthodox yaseMpumalanga, qala ngosuku lwe-Eastern Orthodox bese ubala emuva amasonto ayisikhombisa. UMsombuluko ohlanzekile we-Eastern Orthodox unguMsombuluko walelo sonto.
Kungani uMsombuluko oCocekile kwesinye isikhathi ubizwa ngokuthi yi-Ash Monday?
Ukuhlanzeka ngoMsombuluko kwesinye isikhathi kubizwa ngokuthi yi-Ash Monday, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwama Katolika ama Maronite, isiko lama Katolika laseMpumalanga. Eminyakeni edlule, abakwaMaronon bamukele umkhuba waseNtshonalanga wokusabalalisa umlotha ngosuku lokuqala lweLent, kepha selokhu i-Great Lent iqale amaMaron ngoMsombuluko ohlanzekile esikhundleni se-Ash ngoLwesithathu, bawusabalalisa umlotha ku bahlanza uMsombuluko, futhi ngakho-ke baqala ukubiza u-Ash ngoMsombuluko. (Ngaphandle kokuncane, akekho omunye umuntu wase-Eastern Katolika noma we-Eastern Orthodox osabalalisa umlotha ngoMsombuluko ohlanzekile.)
Amanye amagama oMsombuluko ahlanzekile
Ngaphezu kwe-Ash Monday, uMsombuluko ohlanziwe waziwa ngamanye amagama phakathi kwamaqembu amaningi angamaKristu aseMpumalanga. UMsombuluko ohlanzekile igama elijwayelekile kakhulu; KumaCatholic nama-Greek Orthodox, uMsombuluko ohlanzekile ukhulunywa ngegama lawo lesiGrikhi, uKathari Deftera (njengoba nje ne-Shrove ngoLwesibili kumane nje kungamaFulentshi ngokuthi "Shrove Lwesibili"). Phakathi kwamaKristu aseMpumalanga eCyprus, uMsombuluko ohlanzekile ubizwa ngokuthi uMsombuluko oluhlaza, okubonisa ukuthi uMsombuluko ohlanzekile ngokwesiko uthathwe ngamaKhristu amaGrikhi njengosuku lokuqala lwentwasahlobo.
UMsombuluko uhlanzekile ugcinwa kanjani?
UMsombuluko ohlanzekile usikhumbuza ukuthi kufanele siqale ukubolekwa ngezinhloso ezinhle nangesifiso sokuhlanza ikhaya lethu elingokomoya. UMsombuluko ohlanzekile wusuku lokuzila okuqinile kuma-Eastern Katolika kanye ne-Eastern Orthodox, kufaka phakathi ukungagcini inyama kuphela kepha namaqanda nemikhiqizo yobisi.
NgoMsombuluko ohlanzekile nakuwo wonke uLent, ama-Eastern Katolika ajwayele ukuthandaza umthandazo weSt. Ephrem umSyria.