Yini iLent & Kungani AmaKatolika Azila Ukudla?

Yini iLent?

ILent yinkathi yokuthandaza nokuzila ukudla eyandulela iPhasika. Ihlala izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, kodwa amaSonto awabalwa njengezinsuku, ngakho-ke iLent iqala cishe 46 izinsuku ngaphambi kwePhasika. KwamaRoma Katolika, I-Lent iqala ngolwesithathu Lomlotha futhi iphele ngo 3:00 PM ngoLwesihlanu Oluhle–izinsuku ezimbili ngaphambi kweSonto lePhasika. Kuhluke kancane kumaKatolika angama-Orthodox.

Kuwo wonke amazwe aseNtshonalanga, yaziwa ngokuthi Ukuboleka, okusho ukuthi “izinsuku ezingamashumi amane” ngesiLatini. E-United States, nokho, ibizwa ngokuthi Ukuboleka ngemuva kwegama lesiNgisi Esidala elithi intwasahlobo.

Ngakho, Uthini Olomlotha?

EBhayibhelini, ukuthela umlotha ekhanda kusho ukulila nokuphenduka (bheka uJobe 42:6, et al.).

Ekhomba emuva emazwini kaNkulunkulu ku-Adamu kuGenesise 3:19, “Uluthuli, uyakubuyela othulini,” umlotha uyisikhumbuzo esinamandla kithi sokufa kwethu futhi sidinga ukufulathela izono zethu. Kunjalo, uphawu lwesiphambano emabunzini ethu lufanekisela ukuthi singabakaKristu Jesu ngoMbhapathizo, futhi kuyithemba lethu ukuthi sizohlanganyela ekuVukeni Kwakhe (bona ekaPawuli Incwadi eya kwabaseRoma 8:11).

Isandulela seBhayibheli sophawu lwesiphambano singatholakala eNcwadini yesAmbulo 7:3, ekhuluma ngabathembekile bethola uphawu oluyisivikelo emabunzini abo. Imibhalo yomlando yamaKristu okuqala ibhekisela nasesibonakalisoni sesiphambano. Tertullian, nxazonke 200 A.D., wabhala, “Kuzo zonke izenzo ezijwayelekile zokuphila kwansuku zonke, silandela uphawu esiphongweni” (Umqhele 3).

Kungani AmaKhatholika Azila Ngesikhathi SeLent?

Isiko lezinsuku ezingu-40 zokuthandaza nokuzila ukudla lilandela isibonelo sikaJesu, owachitha izinsuku ezingama-40 ezila ukudla futhi ethandaza ehlane elungiselela inkonzo Yakhe yasemhlabeni, bheka uMathewu 4:2.

NgoLwesithathu Lomlotha futhi njalo ngoLwesihlanu phakathi neNkathi Yokuzila, abathembekileyo babizelwe ukuzila ukudla. Leyo, AmaKhatholika anempilo enhle naphakathi kweminyaka ka 18 futhi 59 kudingeka badle ukudla okukodwa nje okugcwele kanye nezidlo ezimbili ezincane (okwakungeke kulingane nokudla okugcwele).

Ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi nemithi, kunjalo, azifakiwe kuzila.

Ukuzila ukudla kuwumsebenzi ongokomoya oklanyelwe ukuletha inyama ekuzithobeni. Njengoba uPawulu oNgcwele abhala kweyakhe Incwadi Yokuqala KwabaseKorinte, “Ngiyawuthambisa umzimba wami futhi ngiwunqobe, funa ngemva kokushumayeza abanye mina ngokwami ​​ngibe ngongafaneleki.

Kunamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo ahlobene nokuzila ukudla lapho kwenziwa ngothando ngoNkulunkulu. Ku Mathewu 6:4 futhi 18, UJesu weluleka abalandeli bakhe ukuba bazile ukudla futhi baphe izipho, hhayi ngenjongo yokuvunyelwa abantu kodwa uNkulunkulu “obona ekusithekeni futhi uyokuvuza.” Lapho abafundi bembuza ukuthi kungani behlulekile ukukhipha umoya omubi, Waphendula, “Lolu hlobo alunakuxoshwa yilutho ngaphandle komthandazo nokuzila ukudla” (Maka 9:29). Ingelosi ibonakala kuKorneliyu phakathi IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli, 10:4 wembulwa kuye, “Imikhuleko yakho nokupha kwakho izipho kwenyukile kwaba yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.”

Kungani amaKhatholika Ekugwema Ukudla Inyama ngolwesihlanu eLent?

NgoLwesithathu Lomlotha futhi njalo ngoLwesihlanu phakathi neNkathi Yokuzila, AmaKatolika 14 abaneminyaka yobudala nangaphezulu babizwa ukuthi bangayidli inyama. Ngokusho kweCanon Law, Empeleni, AmaKhatholika abizelwa ukuthi ayeke inyama (noma enze isenzo esilinganayo sokuzisola) ku njalo ngoLwesihlanu unyaka wonke.¹

Igunya leBandla lokwenza imithetho ebophezela abathembekile livela kuKristu Uqobo Lwakhe, owathi kubaPhostoli kuMathewu 18:18, “Noma yini oyoyibopha emhlabeni iyobe iboshiwe nasezulwini; eniyakukukhulula emhlabeni koba kukhululiwe nasezulwini.” (Washo kuPetru, futhi.)

Njengayo yonke imithetho yeBandla, ukuzithiba inyama ngoLwesihlanu akuzange kusungulwe ukuthi kube umthwalo kithina, kodwa ukusisondeza kuJesu. Kusikhumbuza ukuthi lolu suku lwesonto uJesu ahlupheka ngalo futhi wafela izono zethu.

Kweyakhe Incwadi yokuqala kuThimothewu 4:3, USanta uPawulu wabalahla labo “abanqabela ukushada futhi abayala ukuba bazithibe ekudleni.” Abanye baye balisebenzisa kabi leli vesi ukuze basole imikhuba yamaKatolika yokungashadi nokungayidli inyama.

Kulesi siqephu, nakuba, UPawulu wayebhekisela kumaGnostic, ababebukela phansi umshado nokudla ngoba bekholelwa ukuthi umhlaba wenyama mubi. AmaKatolika, Ngokolunye uhlangothi, ungakholelwa ukuthi umhlaba wenyama mubi. AmaKatolika athile enza izenzo zokungashadi, kodwa uma wonke amaKhatholika enza ukungashadi, ngabe awekho amaKhatholika kudala–njengamaShakers.

Ngokuphambene, ukuzithiba okunjalo sikubheka njengezipho ezivela kuNkulunkulu njengoba uPawulu abhala evesini elilandelayo laleyo ncwadi (4:4). Nokho siyakugwema ngezikhathi ezithile nangaphansi kwezimo ezithile ukuze sibonise ukuthi sithanda uNkulunkulu kuqala ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto ezidaliwe..

Ukuzila ukudla, ukuzithiba kanye neminye imihlatshelo emincane esiyinikela ngesikhathi seLente, akuzona izijeziso kodwa amathuba okuthi sifulathele izwe futhi sibheke kuNkulunkulu ngokugcwele–ukuze sinikele kuye ngokudumisa nokubonga umphefumulo wethu wonke, umzimba nomoya.