IVangeli noSanta wosuku: 4 Januwari 2020

Incwadi yokuqala kaJohane oNgcwele umphostoli 3,7-10.
Bantwana, makungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo. Noma ngubani owenza ubulungisa unjengoba enjalo.
Noma ngubani owenza isono uvela kuDeveli, ngoba udeveli uyisoni kwasekuqaleni. Manje iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ibonakele ichitha imisebenzi kaSathane.
Noma ngubani ozelwe nguNkulunkulu akenzi isono, ngoba igciwane laphezulu lihlala kuye, futhi angeke enze isono ngoba wazalwa nguNkulunkulu.
Kulokhu sahlukanisa abantwana bakaNkulunkulu nabantwana bakaDeveli: noma ngubani ongabenzi ubulungiswa akaveli kuNkulunkulu, nalowo ongamthandi umzalwane wakhe.

AmaHubo 98 (97), 1.7-8.9.
Cantate al Signore un canto nuovo,
ngoba wenze izimangaliso.
Isandla sakhe sokudla samnika ukunqoba
nengalo yakhe engcwele.

Izikhukhula zolwandle nalokho ekuqukethe,
umhlaba nabakhile kuwo.
Imifula ishaya izandla,
izintaba mazithokoze kanyekanye.

Jabulani phambi kweNkosi ezayo.
oza ukuzahlulela umhlaba.
Uyakwahlulela umhlaba ngobulungiswa
nabantu ngokulunga.

Okuvela kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaJohane 1,35-42.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJohane wayesekhona nababili babafundi bakhe
futhi, egqolozela uJesu owayedlula, yathi: “Nali iwundlu likaNkulunkulu!”.
Abafundi ababili bamuzwa ekhuluma kanjena, balandela uJesu.
Ngakho-ke uJesu waphenduka, lapho ebona ukuthi babemlandela, wathi: "Ufunani?». Baphendula bathi: "Rabi (okusho ukuthi uthisha), uhlala kuphi?"
Wathi kubo: "Wozani nibone." Ngakho-ke bayahamba babona lapho ahlala khona futhi ngalolo suku bema ngakuye; kwakungezikhathi ezine ntambama.
Omunye wababili abezwe amazwi kaJohane bamlandela kwakungu-Andrisi, umfowabo kaSimoni Petru.
Wahlangana okokuqala nomfowabo uSimoni, wathi kuye: "Simtholile uMesiya (okusho ukuthi uKristu)"
Amyisa kuJesu. ”Kepha uJesu embheka wathi:“ NguSimoni indodana kaJohane; uzobizwa ngokuthi uKhefase (okusho ukuthi uPhetro) ».

JANUWARI 04

UBUSISWE U-ANGELA KUSUKELA EFOLIGNO

Foligno, 1248 - 4 Januwari 1309

Ngemuva kokuya e-Assisi nokuba nokuhlangenwe nakho okungaqondakali, waqala umsebenzi omkhulu wabaphostoli ukusiza abanye futhi ikakhulukazi izakhamizi ezikanye naye ezachaphazelwa uchoko. Ngemuva kokushona komyeni wakhe nezingane, wanikela ngakho konke anakho ngabampofu wangena kuFrancisan wesithathu Order: kusukela kuleso sikhathi waphila ngendlela kaChristianic, okungukuthi, ngothando ufinyelela imfihlakalo efanayo noKristu. Ngombhalo wakhe ojulile wabizwa ngokuthi "uthisha wezenkolo". Ngo-Ephreli 3, 1701, iMisa neHhovisi zavunyelwa ukuhlonipha Ababusisiwe. Ekugcineni, ngomhlaka 9 ku-Okthoba 2013, uPapa Francis, wamukela umbiko we-Prefect of the Church for the Causes of Saints, wabhalisa u-Angela da Foligno kukhathalogi yeSaints, edlulisela inkolo ye-Litological Church e-Universal Church. (Avvenire)

UMTHANDAZO KU-ANGELA OBULALWE KU-FOLIGNO '

nguPapa John Paul II

Ubusisiwe u-Angela waseFoligno!
INkosi yenze izimangaliso ezinkulu kuwe. Thina namuhla, ngomuntu onomdlandla wokubonga, sicabangisise futhi sithandaze imfihlakalo ye-arcane yomusa waphezulu, okuqondise endleleni yeSiphambano kuya phezulu kobugqili nobungcwele. Ukukhanyiselwa ngokushunyayelwa kweZwi, okuhlanjululwe yiSakrament of Penance, usuyisibonelo esikhanyayo sezimfanelo zobuvangeli, umfundisi ohlakaniphile wokuqonda kobuKristu, umhlahlandlela oqinisekile osendleleni yokuphelela. Uyalwazi usizi lwesono, uthole “intokozo ephelele” yokuthethelelwa nguNkulunkulu. UKristu wakhuluma nawe ngezihloko ezimnandi ze- "ndodakazi yokuthula" kanye "nendodakazi yokuhlakanipha kwaphezulu". Ubusisiwe uAngela! sithembela ekuthandazelweni kwakho, sicela usizo lwakho, ukuze ukuguqulwa kwalabo abalandela izinyawo zakho, bashiye isono bavulekele umusa waphezulu, bathembekile futhi bayaphikelela. Sekela labo abahlose ukukulandela endleleni yokwethembeka kuJesu obethelwe emindenini nasemiphakathini yenkolo yalo muzi nakuwo wonke lo mkhakha. Yenza abantu abasha bazizwe besondele kuwe, babaqondise ukuthola umsebenzi wabo, ukuze izimpilo zabo zivulekele injabulo nothando.
Sekela labo, bekhathele futhi bedangele, abahamba nobunzima phakathi kwezinhlungu zomzimba nezokomoya. Iba yimodeli egqamile yobufazi bobuvangeli kubo bonke abesifazane: kwezintombi nakomakoti, komama nabafelokazi. Ukukhanya kukaKristu, okwakhanya empilweni yakho enzima, kukhanya nasendleleni yabo yansuku zonke. Okokugcina, sinxuse ukuthula kithi sonke nasemhlabeni jikelele. Thola iSonto, ubambe iqhaza ekushumayeleni okusha, isipho sabaphostoli abaningi, sokubizwa okungcwele kobupristi kanye nezenkolo. Ngomphakathi wase-diocesan waseFoligno unxusa ngomusa wokholo olungapheli, ithemba elisebenzayo nokupha ngentshiseko, ngoba, ngokulandela izinkomba zeSynod yakamuva, uqhubekela phambili ngokushesha endleleni yobungcwele, umemezela futhi ufakaze ngokungagcwele mbumbulu weVangeli. U-Angela obusisiwe, asithandazele!