USaint Joseph: namuhla, cabanga ngempilo yakhe ejwayelekile futhi "engabalulekile" yansuku zonke

Ngomhla ka-8 kuZibandlela wezi-2020, uPapa Francis wamemezela ukuqala komgubho womhlaba wonke we "Year of St. Joseph", ozophela ngomhlaka 8 Disemba 2021. Wethule lo nyaka ngencwadi yabaphostoli enesihloko esithi "Ngenhliziyo kababa". Esethulweni saleyo ncwadi, uBaba oNgcwele wathi: "Ngamunye wethu angathola kuJoseph - indoda enganakwa, ubukhona bansuku zonke, obunokuqonda futhi obufihlekile - umlamuleli, umsekeli nomqondisi ngezikhathi zobunzima".

UJesu wafika lapho azalelwa khona wafundisa abantu esinagogeni labo. Bamangala bathi: “Lo ukuthathaphi lokhu kuhlakanipha okungaka nemisebenzi yamandla engaka na? Akasiyo indodana yombazi na? " UMathewu 13: 54–55

IVangeli elingenhla, elithathwe ekufundweni kwalesi sikhumbuzo, likhombisa iqiniso lokuthi uJesu "wayeyindodana yombazi". UJosefa wayesebenza. Usebenze ngezandla zakhe njengombazi ukuhlinzekela izidingo zansuku zonke zeNtombi Ezibusisiwe uMariya neNdodana kaNkulunkulu.Wabanikeza ikhaya, ukudla nezinye izidingo zansuku zonke zokuphila. UJoseph futhi wabavikela bobabili ngokulandela imiyalezo eyahlukahlukene yengelosi kaNkulunkulu eyakhuluma naye emaphusheni akhe. UJoseph wafeza imisebenzi yakhe ngokuthula nangokufihla, esebenza njengobaba, umlingani nesisebenzi.

Yize uJoseph amukelwa futhi ehlonishwa emhlabeni wonke eBandleni lethu namuhla futhi njengomuntu ohamba phambili emhlabeni, ngesikhathi esaphila ubezoba yindoda ehlala ingaziwa. Uzobonwa njengomuntu ojwayelekile enza umsebenzi wakhe ojwayelekile. Kepha ngezindlela eziningi, yilokhu okwenza uSt.Joseph abe yindoda ekahle yokulingiswa nomthombo wokhuthazo. Bambalwa kakhulu abantu ababizelwe ukukhonza abanye ekukhanyeni. Bambalwa kakhulu abantu abadunyiswa esidlangalaleni ngemisebenzi yabo yansuku zonke. Ikakhulukazi abazali, ikakhulukazi, abaziswa kakhulu. Ngalesi sizathu, impilo kaSt.Joseph, lempilo ethobekile nefihliwe eyayihlala eNazaretha, inikeza abantu abaningi ugqozi ngempilo yabo yansuku zonke.

Uma impilo yakho iyisidina, ifihliwe, ayithandwa yinqwaba, iyisicefe futhi iyisicefe ngezinye izikhathi, funa ugqozi eSt. Isikhumbuzo sanamuhla sihlonipha kakhulu uJoseph njengendoda ebisebenza. Futhi umsebenzi wakhe wawujwayelekile. Kepha ubungcwele butholakala ngaphezu kwakho konke ezingxenyeni ezijwayelekile zempilo yethu yansuku zonke. Ukukhetha ukukhonza, usuku nosuku, ngokuqashelwa okuncane noma okungekho emhlabeni, kuyinsizakalo yothando, ukulingisa impilo kaSanta Joseph kanye nomthombo wobungcwele bomuntu empilweni. Ungakubukeli phansi ukubaluleka kokusebenza ngalezi nezinye izindlela ezijwayelekile nezifihliwe.

Cabanga, namuhla, ngempilo ejwayelekile futhi "engabalulekile" yansuku zonke kaSanta Joseph. Uma uthola ukuthi impilo yakho ifana nalokho abengaphila ngakho njengesisebenzi, oshade naye nobaba, jabula ngalokho. Thokozela ukuthi nawe ubizelwe impilo yobungcwele obungavamile ngemisebenzi ejwayelekile yempilo yansuku zonke. Kwenze kahle. Kwenze ngothando. Futhi bakwenze ngokugqugquzelwa nguSanta Joseph nomakoti wakhe, uMariya OyiNcasakazi, owayengabamba iqhaza kule mpilo ejwayelekile yansuku zonke. Yazi ukuthi okwenzayo nsuku zonke, lapho kwenziwa ngothando nokusebenzela abanye, kuyindlela eqinisekile yokuya ebungcweleni bempilo. Masithandaze kuSanta Joseph isisebenzi.

Umkhuleko: Jesu wami, Ndodana yombazi, ngiyabonga ngesipho nogqozi lukababa wakho wasemhlabeni, uSanta Joseph. Ngiyabonga ngempilo yakhe ejwayelekile aphila ngayo ngothando olukhulu nangokuzibophezela. Ngisize ngilingise impilo yakhe ngokufeza imisebenzi yami yansuku zonke yokusebenza nokusebenza kahle. Kwangathi ngingabona empilweni kaSanta Joseph imodeli efanelekile yobungcwele bempilo yami. USanta Joseph uMsebenzi, sithandazele. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.