USanta wosuku lukaJanuwari 1, 2021: indaba kaMariya, uMama kaNkulunkulu
I-Saint of the day kaJanuwari 1
UMariya, uMama kaNkulunkulu
Indaba kaMariya, uMama kaNkulunkulu
Ukuba ngumama kukaMariya ngokwaphezulu kukhulisa ukukhanya kukaKhisimusi. UMariya unendima ebalulekile okufanele ayidlale ekutholakalweni komzimba womuntu wesibili kaZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele. Uyavumelana nesimemo sikaNkulunkulu esinikezwe yingelosi (uLuka 1: 26-38). U-Elizabeth uthi: “Ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazane, futhi sibusisiwe isithelo sesisu sakho. Futhi kwenzeka kanjani kimi lokhu, ukuthi unina weNkosi yami uza kimi? ”(Luka 1: 42-43, ukugcizelela kwengeziwe). Indima kaMariya njengomama kaNkulunkulu imbeka esimweni esiyingqayizivele ohlelweni lukaNkulunkulu lokuhlenga.
Ngaphandle kokuqamba igama likaMariya, uPaul uthi "uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe, izelwe ngowesifazane, izelwe phansi komthetho" (Galathiya 4: 4). Amazwi kaPawulu aqhubekayo athi “uNkulunkulu uthumele umoya weNdodana yakhe ezinhliziyweni zethu, ememeza ethi 'Aba, Baba!'” Isisiza ukuba siqonde ukuthi uMariya ungunina wabo bonke abafowabo nodadewabo bakaJesu.
Ezinye izazi zemfundiso yenkolo ziphikelela nokuthi ukuba ngumama kukaMariya kukaJesu kuyinto ebalulekile ohlelweni lukaNkulunkulu lokudala. Umcabango kaNkulunkulu "wokuqala" ekudalweni kwakunguJesu. UJesu, uLizwi osenyameni, nguye owayenganikeza uNkulunkulu uthando oluphelele nokukhulekelwa kwayo yonke indalo. Njengoba uJesu "wayengowokuqala" emqondweni kaNkulunkulu, uMariya "wayengowesibili" ngomqondo wokuthi wakhethwa kusukela phakade ukuba abe ngunina.
Isihloko esiqondile esithi "Umama kaNkulunkulu" sihlehlela emuva okungenani ngekhulu lesithathu noma lesine leminyaka. Ngendlela yesiGreki iTheotokos (othwele uNkulunkulu), waba itshe lokuthinta imfundiso yeSonto ekuzalweni komzimba. UMkhandlu wase-Efesu ngo-431 wagcizelela ukuthi oFata Abangcwele babeqinisile ngokubiza intombi engcwele enguTheotokos. Ekupheleni kwalesi sikhathi, izixuku zabantu zimashe ngomgwaqo zimemeza zithi: "Makabongwe abakwaTheotokos!" Isiko lifinyelela ezinsukwini zethu. Esahlukweni sayo ngendima kaMariya eSontweni, umthethosisekelo waseVatican II we-Dogmatic Constitution on the Church ubiza uMary ngokuthi "uMama kaNkulunkulu" izikhathi eziyi-12.
Ukuzindla:
Ezinye izingqikithi ziyahlangana emkhosini wanamuhla. Ngu-Octave kaKhisimusi: ukukhumbula kwethu ukuba ngumama kukaMariya ngokwaphezulu kufaka enye inothi yenjabulo kaKhisimusi. Lilanga lokukhulekelwa ukuthula komhlaba: UMariya ngumama weNkosana Yokuthula. Kuwusuku lokuqala lonyaka omusha: UMariya uyaqhubeka nokuletha impilo entsha ezinganeni zakhe, nazo ezingabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.