IVangeli noSanta wosuku: 2 Januwari 2020

Incwadi yokuqala kaJohane oNgcwele umphostoli 2,22-28.
Bathandekayo, ngubani ongumqambimanga uma kungeyena lowo ophika ukuthi uJesu unguKristu? Umphikukristu nguye ophika uYise neNdodana.
Noma ngubani ophika iNdodana, naye akanaye uYise; nalowo othi ukholwa eNdodaneni, naye unaye uYise.
Kepha wena, yonke into oyizwile kusukela ekuqaleni ihlala kuwe. Uma lokho enikuzwe kusukela ekuqaleni kuhlala kini, nani niyohlala eNdodaneni nakuYise.
Futhi lesi yisithembiso asenza kithi: impilo engapheli.
Lokhu ngikubhalele kona ngalabo abazama ukudukisa.
Kepha wena, ukugcotshwa okutholile kuye kuhlala kuwe futhi awudingi muntu wokukufundisa; kepha njengoba ukugcotshwa kwakhe kukufundisa konke, kuyiqiniso futhi kungamanga, ngakho-ke yimani niqinile kuye, njengoba nje nifundisa.
Futhi manje, bantwana, hlalani kuye, ngoba singamethemba lapho evela futhi asinamahloni ngaye ekufikeni kwakhe.

Salmi 98(97),1.2-3ab.3cd-4.
Cantate al Signore un canto nuovo,
ngoba wenze izimangaliso.
Isandla sakhe sokudla samnika ukunqoba
nengalo yakhe engcwele.

INkosi ibonakalisile insindiso yayo,
usembule ubulungisa bakhe emehlweni abantu.
Walukhumbula uthando lwakhe,
ngobuqotho bakhe endlini ka-Israyeli.

Yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba ibonile
insindiso kaNkulunkulu wethu.
Memezelani umhlaba wonke eNkosini,
memezani, thokozani ngezingoma zenjabulo.

Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaJohane 1,19-28.
Lokhu kungubufakazi bukaJohane lapho amaJuda ethumela abapristi namaLevi bevela eJerusalema ukuyombuza: "Ungubani?"
Wavuma futhi akazange aphike, wavuma: "Angisiye uKristu."
Base bembuza, "Yini manje? Ungu-Elija? » Waphendula wathi, "Angisiye." "Ngabe unguye umphorofidi?" Waphendula wathi, "Cha."
Basebesithi kuye: Ungubani? Ngoba singanikeza impendulo kulabo abasithumile. Uthini ngawe? »
Waphendula wathi: "Ngiyizwi lomuntu omemeza ehlane. Lungisa indlela yeNkosi, njengokusho komprofethi u-Isaya."
Babethunywe ngabaFarisi.
Bambuza bathi kuye: "Kungani ubhapathiza uma ungesiye uKristu, no-Eliya, nomprofethi?"
UJohane wabaphendula wathi: «Mina ngibhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha phakathi kwenu kukhona eningamaziyo.
oza emva kwami, engingafanele ukukhulula kuye imbadada yezimbadada. "
Lokhu kwenzeka eBetània, ngaphesheya kweJordani, lapho kwakubhabhadiswa khona uGiovanni.

JANUWARI 02

SAINTS BASILIO MAGNO kanye GREGORIO NAZIANZENO

XNUMXth century

Ababhishobhi kanye nodokotela beBandla. U-Basil, umbhishobhi waseKhesariya eCappadocia, obizwa ngokuthi nguMagno ngemfundiso nangobuhlakani, wafundisa izindlovukazi zakhe ukuzindla kwemibhalo nomsebenzi ngokulalela nangokuphana kobuhlakani futhi wayala impilo yakhe ngemithetho ayeyibumba; wayala abathembekile ngemibhalo evelele futhi ekhanyisela ukunakekelwa kwabelusi nabagulayo; ushone ngoJanuwari XNUMXst. UGregory, umngani wakhe, umbhishobhi waseSásima, ngaleso sikhathi waseConstantinople futhi ekugcineni weNazianzo, wavikela ubunkulunkulu beZwi ngentshiseko enkulu futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu wabizwa nangokuthi isazi semfundiso yenkolo. ISonto liyajabula ngenkumbulo ejwayelekile yabodokotela abakhulu kangaka. (Martyrology Roman)

THANDAZA ISA BASILIO

Ikholomu eyimfihlakalo yeBandla eNgcwele, iSt. Basil ekhazimulayo, enokholo ngokukholwa okuphilayo kanye nentshiseko ekhuthele, awugcinanga nje ngokushiya umhlaba ukuze uzingcwelise, kepha waphefumulelwa uNkulunkulu ukuthi ulandele imithetho yokuphelela kwevangeli, ukuholela amadoda ebungcweleni.

Ngobuhlakani bakho uvikele izimfundiso zokholo, ngenhliziyo yakho ebonakalayo wazama ukuveza konke usizi kosizi lomakhelwane. Isayensi ikwenze waduma kubahedeni uqobo, ukucabanga kwakuphakamisa ukujwayela uNkulunkulu, futhi ukuhlonipha kukwenza umthetho wokuphila wazo zonke izinto ezinempilo, isifaniso esithandekayo samathambo angcwele, nemodeli enqenayo kubo bonke ompetha bakaKristu.

O Santa enkulu, faka ukholo lwami oluphilayo ukuze lusebenze ngokusho kweVangeli: ukusukela emhlabeni ukuze uhlose izinto zasezulwini, isisa esiphelele sokuthanda uNkulunkulu ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto kumakhelwane wami futhi ikakhulukazi uthole ubuhlakani bakho bokuqondisa zonke izenzo Nkulunkulu, inhloso yethu enkulu, futhi ngaleyo ndlela sifinyelele ngolunye usuku injabulo yaphakade ezulwini