UPapa Francis: Ekupheleni konyaka wobhadane, 'siyakudumisa, Nkulunkulu'

UPope Francis uchaze ngoLwesine ukuthi kungani iSonto LamaKhatholika libonga uNkulunkulu ekupheleni konyaka wekhalenda, noma yiminyaka ebhalwe usizi, njengobhadane lwe-coronavirus lwango-2020.

Enkulumweni yakhe efundwe uKhadinali Giovanni Battista Re ngoDisemba 31, uPapa Francis uthe “kusihlwa sinikeza isikhala sokubonga unyaka osuzophela. 'Siyakudumisa, Nkulunkulu, siyakumemezela Nkosi ...' "

UKhadinali Re unikeze umkhaya kaPapa emcimbini wokukhulekela iFirst Vatican Vespers eSt. Peter's Basilica. IVespers, eyaziwa nangokuthi iVespers, iyingxenye yeLiturgy of the Hours.

Ngenxa yobuhlungu be-sciatic, uPapa Francis akazange abambe iqhaza emthandazweni, owawuhlanganisa ukukhulekelwa kanye nesibusiso se-Eucharistic, nokuculwa kwe "Te Deum", iculo lesiLatini lokubonga elivela eSontweni lokuqala.

"Kungabonakala kuyisibopho, futhi kucishe kube nzima, ukubonga uNkulunkulu ekupheleni konyaka onjengalona, ​​omakwe yilesi sifo," kusho uFrancis emndenini wakhe.

"Sicabanga ngemindeni elahlekelwe yilungu elilodwa noma ngaphezulu, kwalabo abebegula, labo abahlupheke ngenxa yesizungu, nalabo abaphelelwe yimisebenzi…" wanezela. "Kwesinye isikhathi othile uyabuza: yini iphuzu lenhlekelele enjengale?"

Upapa wathi akufanele sijahe ukuphendula lo mbuzo, ngoba ngisho noNkulunkulu akaphenduli "kungani" esikhathaza kakhulu ngokusebenzisa "izizathu ezingcono" ".

"Impendulo kaNkulunkulu", ukuqinisekisile, "ilandela indlela yokuba sesimweni somuntu, njengoba i-antiphon eya eMagnificat izocula maduzane:" Ngothando olukhulu asithanda ngalo, uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe enyameni yesono ".

AmaVesper okuqala ayefundwa eVatican ngokulindela isizotha sikaMariya, uMama kaNkulunkulu, ngoJanuwari 1.

“UNkulunkulu ungubaba, 'uYise Ongunaphakade', futhi uma iNdodana yakhe yaba ngumuntu, kungenxa yobubele obukhulu benhliziyo kaYise. UNkulunkulu ungumalusi, futhi yimuphi umalusi ongadela ngisho nemvu eyodwa, ecabanga ukuthi okwamanje usesalelwe ezinye eziningi? ”Kuqhuba upapa.

Ubuye wathi: “Cha, lo nkulunkulu osolisayo nononya akanakho. Lo akuyena uNkulunkulu 'esidumisa' futhi 'simemezele iNkosi'.

UFrancis ukhombe esibonelweni sozwelo loMsamariya Olungileyo njengendlela "yokuqonda" ngenhlekelele yesifo se-coronavirus, athe sinomthelela "wokuvusa ububele kithina nokudala imicabango nezenzo zokusondelana, ukunakekelwa, ubumbano. "

Ephawula ukuthi abantu abaningi bakhonze abanye ngokuzidela phakathi nonyaka onzima, upapa wathi “ngokuzibophezela kwabo kwansuku zonke, bevuselelwa uthando lwabo ngomakhelwane, bafeze lawo mazwi eculo elithi Te Deum: 'Nsuku zonke sikubusisa, sidumisa igama kuze kube phakade. "Ngoba isibusiso nendumiso ejabulisa uNkulunkulu kakhulu uthando lobuzalwane".

Leyomisebenzi emihle "ayinakwenzeka ngaphandle komusa, ngaphandle kwesihe sikaNkulunkulu," echaza. “Ngenxa yalokhu siyamdumisa, ngoba siyakholwa futhi siyazi ukuthi konke okuhle okwenziwa usuku nosuku emhlabeni kuza, ekugcineni, kuvela kuye. Futhi ngokubheka ikusasa elisilindeleyo, siyancenga futhi: 'Sengathi umusa wakho ungahlala unathi njalo, sithembele kuwe' "