IVangeli noSanta wosuku: 24 Disemba 2019

Incwadi ka-Isaya 9,1: 6-XNUMX.
Abantu ababehamba ebumnyameni babona ukukhanya okukhulu; ukukhanya kwakhanya kulabo ababehlala ezweni elimnyama.
Ukhuphule injabulo, wandisa injabulo. Ziyajabula phambi kwakho njengoba ujabula lapho uvuna nokuthi ujabule kanjani lapho uhlanganyela ekulweni.
Ngejoka elalim umthwalo phezu kwakhe nemigoqo emahlombe akhe, intonga yomhlukumezi wakhe uyaphulile njengasesikhathini sakwaMidiyani.
Njengoba zonke isicathulo samasosha esisefweni nazo zonke izembatho ezimboze ngegazi zizoshiswa, kuzophuma umlilo.
Ngoba sizalelwe umntwana, sanikezwa indodana. Emahlombe akhe kukhona uphawu lobukhosi futhi ubizwa ngokuthi: UMeluleki Othandekayo, uNkulunkulu onamandla, uYise kuze kube phakade, iSikhulu Sokuthula;
umbuso wakhe uyoba mkhulu futhi ukuthula kungabi nasiphelo esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide naphezu kombuso, awufikayo ukuhlanganisa nokuqinisa ngomthetho nangobulungiswa, manje naphakade; lokhu kuzokwenza intshiseko yeNkosi.

Salmi 96(95),1-2a.2b-3.11-12.13.
Cantate al Signore un canto nuovo,
Hlabelelelani iNkosi emhlabeni wonke.
Hlabelelelani iNkosi, libusise igama lakhe.

Memezela insindiso yakhe usuku nosuku;
Phakathi kwezizwe zisho inkazimulo yakho,
ezizweni zonke zitshele izimangaliso zakho.

I-Gioiscano i cieli, esulti la terra,
ulwandle nalokho okukuhlanganisayo kuyathuthumela;
jabulisa amasimu nokuqukethwe,
izihlahla zehlathi mazithokoze.

Jabulani phambi kweNkosi ezayo.
ngoba uza ukuzokwahlulela umhlaba.
Uyakwahlulela umhlaba ngobulungiswa
futhi ngokweqiniso bonke abantu.

Incwadi ka-Saint Paul umPhostoli eya kuThithu 2,11-14.
Okusondele kakhulu, kubonakala ngomusa kaNkulunkulu, uletha insindiso kubo bonke abantu,
osifundisa ukwenqaba ukungamhloniphi kanye nezifiso zezwe futhi siphile ngokunensa, ubulungiswa nesihawu kulo mhlaba,
silinde ithemba elibusisiweyo nokubonakaliswa kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu wethu omkhulu nomsindisi uJesu Kristu;
owazinikelayo ngenxa yethu, ukuze asihlenge kubo bonke ububi futhi sakhe abantu abahlanzekile abangabakhe, abashisekela imisebenzi emihle.

Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 2,1-14.
Ngalezo zinsuku kwakhishwa isimemezelo sikaKhesari Awugustu sokuthi kubalwe umhlaba wonke.
Lokhu kubalwa kokuqala kwenziwa ngenkathi u-Quirinius engumbusi weSyria.
Bonke baya kubhaliswa, yilowo nalowo emzini wakhe.
UJosefa, owayevela endlini nomndeni kaDavida, naye wasuka edolobheni laseNazaretha naseGalile waya emzini kaDavide, othiwa yiBetlehema, eJudiya,
ukubhalisa nonkosikazi wakhe uMaria, owayekhulelwe.
Manje, lapho besendaweni leyo, zaphelela izinsuku zokubeletha kwakhe.
Wazala indodana yakhe eyizibulo, wayisongela ngezingubo zokumbesa wayibeka emkhombeni, ngoba yayingekho indawo yabo ehhotela.
Kwakukhona abanye abelusi kuleso sifunda ababebuka ebusuku beqapha umhlambi wabo.
Ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala phambi kwabo nenkazimulo yeNkosi yabembesa ukukhanya. Babanjwa ukwesaba okukhulu,
kodwa ingelosi yathi kubo: "Ningesabi, bhekani, ngiyanimemezela intokozo enkulu, ezoba kubo bonke abantu:
namuhla kuzelwe emzini kaDavide umsindisi, onguKristu iNkosi.
Nasi isibonakaliso sakho: uzothola umntwana osongelwe ngezingubo zokulala futhi elele emkhombeni ».
Masinyane kwavela isixuku sebutho lasezulwini kanye nengelozi bedumisa uNkulunkulu, bethi:
"Makadunyiswe uNkulunkulu ezulwini eliphezulu kakhulu nokuthula emhlabeni kumadoda awathandayo."

DECEMBER 24

USANTA PAOLA ELISABETTA CERIOLI

Soncino, (Cremona), 28 Januwari 1816 - Comonte (Bergamo), 24 Disemba 1865

Ngobusuku bukaKhisimusi usinikeza esinye sezibalo ezisanda kuphakanyiswa nguJohn Paul II njengemodeli yobungcwele: ngunina uPaola Elisabetta Cerioli, umsunguli we-Institute of the Holy Family, ovulwe ngokusemthethweni ngoMeyi 16, 2004. Wazalwa ngoJanuwari 28, 1816 ovela emndenini ohlonishwayo waseSonino, esifundazweni saseCremona, uCostanza Cerioli (njengoba ayebizwa kanjalo ehhovisi lokubhalisa) washada eneminyaka engu-19 nendoda emdala kakhulu kuye. Wayenezingane ezintathu, kodwa zonke zafa zincane kakhulu: enye isanda kuzalwa, eyesibili ngonyaka owodwa, eyesithathu yayingu-16. Umfelwa, ecebile futhi eyedwa eneminyaka engama-38, wakhetha ukuchitha impilo yakhe enakekela amantombazane ayizintandane ekhaya. Abanye besifazane abasha bavele bamjoyina kulo msebenzi: kwakuyinhlansi lapho i-Holy Family Institute yaqala khona, lapho athatha khona izifungo, athatha igama likaDadewethu Paola Elisabetta. Igatsha labesilisa labafowethu boMndeni oNgcwele ozinikezele ekuhlubukeni phakathi kwabasebenzi bezolimo ngokushesha lajoyina. Ushone ngoDisemba 24, 1865. (Avvenire)

UMTHANDAZO SANTA PAOLA ELISABETTA CERIOLI

U-Saint Paola Elizabeth, umama, umakoti nomfelokazi oyisibonelo, okhanyiselwe uthando lukaNkulunkulu nangokucatshangelwa koMndeni wamaNazaretha, wawuphila ivangeli lomusa wokusebenzela abantu abampofu nabancane, usungula umndeni omusha wezenkolo ukushumayela nokukhuthaza abantu ubuntu obukhohliwe kakhulu. Sisize sithande Ukuphila, sifakaze ngokukholwa ngezenzo zethu zansuku zonke, senze isikhala seZwi leNkosi, sibe ngabenzi bokuthula. Sisize sithande umndeni, ibandla elincane lasekhaya, ukuvikela ubuqotho balo kanye namagugu, ukufeza iphrojekthi uNkulunkulu anayo ngamunye wethu. Kwangathi ubufakazi bakho bokunikela bomsizi bungasisiza ukuba sabelane ngamathemba nokukhathazeka kwalabo abampofu futhi bebodwa, banothando futhi basinika ngokukhululekile. Senze sibe njengobunye kuKristu iNkosi, sibe ngabangcwele kuMoya oNgcwele, silula futhi sijabule ngenhliziyo yonke nangomhlatshelo; kukhanyisela impilo yethu ngokukholwa, ekufuneni okubalulekile ukuhlangana noBaba ocebile ngobuhle nangomusa.