La I-Advent wreath Sekuyizimpawu ezibonakalayo kakhulu emasontweni aholela kuKhisimusi eYurophu nasengxenyeni enkulu yezwe lobuKristu. Njengoba sikhona emapresbyteries, ezifundeni nasemakhaya, lesi sakhiwo esilula samahlamvu aluhlaza namakhandlela sisiza abantu ukuba basibone ngokuqaphela ngokwengeziwe isikhathi sokulinda ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaJesu.
Ngaphandle kokuba umhlobiso olula, umqhele ugxila inkokhelo engokomfanekiso ejulileIkhuluma ngethemba, ngokukhanya okukhula kancane kancane, ukuqapha kwangaphakathi, kanye nesiqiniseko, esigxilile esikweni lobuKristu, ukuthi ukuphila nokukhanya ekugcineni kuyanqoba phezu kobumnyama. Ukusetshenziswa kwayo sekusakazeke kakhulu kangangokuthi namuhla kuvamile ukuyithola emasontweni, ezindlini zemikhaya, ezikoleni, nasemiphakathini yenkolo.
Iyini i-Advent wreath futhi kungani ibaluleke kangaka?
I-Advent wreath, ngendlela yayo evamile, indilinga yamagatsha aluhlaza anamakhandlela amane ibekwe nxazonke. Ikhandlela ngalinye lihambisana nelinye lamaSonto amane e-Advent, isikhathi iBandla elizinikezela ekulungiseleleni uKhisimusi futhi esiphawula ukuqala konyaka wezinkonzo.
Ama-diocese amaningi, ama-basilica, nama-parish aseSpain naseYurophu abeka i- umqhele endaweni evelele endlini engcwele Kusukela ngeSonto lokuqala le-Advent, lihambisana nemikhosi yeSonto njengesikhumbuzo esibonakalayo salesi sikhathi sokulinda. Emakhaya, imindeni eminingi iphinde ibeke umqhele wayo etafuleni lokudlela noma ekhoneni lomkhuleko.
EBandleni, umqhele usebenza njenge insiza yekhathekhethi elula kakhulu eyethula, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni, umuzwa wokulungiselela uKhisimusi: ikhandlela ngalinye likhanyiswa, kuyakhunjulwa ukuthi ukufika kukaKristu kuyasondela nokuthi ukukhanya kukaNkulunkulu kukhanyisa kancane kancane ukuphila kwansuku zonke.
Kwamanye amabandla, njengoba imibhalo yakamuva yenkonzo ibonisa, I-Advent wreath ibilokhu ikhona kusukela ngeSonto lokuqala. yalesi sikhathi, ngaleyo ndlela igqamisa injabulo ehambisana nokulangazelela uKhisimusi kanye nokuqala konyaka omusha wenkonzo.
Umsuka nokuvela kwaleli siko eYurophu
Ukusetshenziswa kwe-wreath yamagatsha aluhlaza anamakhandlela akuzange kuvele ngokuqondile njengomkhuba wobuKristu. Ivela Amasiko angaphambi kobuKristu baseNyakatho Yurophu, ikakhulukazi kubantu baseJalimane, okwathi phakathi nobusika babeka imiqhele yamahlamvu ahlotshiswe ngezibani ukuze baveze isifiso sokubuya kokukhanya nesimo sezulu esihle ekupheleni kwenkathi emnyama.
Emakhulwini eminyaka, futhi ngokuqondile kusukela enkathini yesimanje kuya phambiliIsiko lobuKristu lawuchaza kabusha lolu phawu. I-wreath isuke ekufanekiseni ukushintsha kwezinkathi zonyaka kuya ekuvezeni i- ithemba ekufikeni kukaJesukuqondwe njengokukhanya okuvuselela umlando futhi kunikeza impilo entsha. Ukwakheka kwayo okuyisiyingi kwaqala ukuhlotshaniswa nothando lukaNkulunkulu lwaphakade nolungenamkhawulo ngesintu.
Ukusabalala kwalo mkhuba kulo lonke elaseYurophu kwavumela i-Advent wreath ukuba ingene emasontweni, ezigodlweni zezindela, nasezindlini. Namuhla, eSpain nakwamanye amazwe aseYurophu, kuvamile ukuqala i-Advent ngokuqoqa umndeni uzungeze umqhele wezimbali. ekhanyisa ikhandlela lokuqala kanye nomthandazo omfushane owabelana ngawo.
Lolu hambo lomlando lusho ukuthi umqhele ugcina izakhi ezindala kakhulu—umbala oluhlaza okotshani, umumo oyindilinga, amakhandlela—kodwa manje usuwagxilisa okuqukethwe kobuKristu ngokucacile, okuhlobene nokulangazelela uKhisimusi nokuqiniseka ukuthi ukukhanya kukaKristu kukhanyisa ukuphila kwamakholwa.
Uphawu lomqhele: umumo, umbala nokukhanya
I-Advent wreath ihlanganisa ndawonye izimpawu ezimbalwa ezithi, zihlangene, zinikeze "ikhathekhisi ebonakalayo" eyiqiniso. Ngayinye yezakhi zayo Kubhekiselwa esilinganisweni esithile sokholo kanye nesikhathi senkonzo eyandulela uKhisimusi.
Okokuqala, i- umumo oyindilinga Alinasiqalo nesiphetho, ngakho lihunyushwe njengophawu lobuphakade bukaNkulunkulu, lokugcwala nothando olungapheli. Umbuthano uvusa ukwanga okuzungezile nokusekelayo, isithombe isiko lobuKristu elisebenza othandweni lukaNkulunkulu ngesintu.
El umbala oluhlaza wamahlamvuNjengoba ngokuvamile yenziwa ngamagatsha ophayini, umsayipuresi, noma ezinye izitshalo ezihlale iluhlaza, ifanekisela ukuphila okukhuthazela ngisho nasebusika, ithemba, nokuzalwa kabusha. Kusebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokuthi, naphezu kobunzima, ukuphila kungavuselelwa nokuthi ukholo lusikhuthaza ukuba sithembele kulokho kuvuselelwa.
I-Las amakhandlela ayisici esigqama kakhuluUkukhanya kwawo kubonisa indlela, kuxosha ukwesaba, futhi kwakha isimo sesidlo. Ngolimi lobuKristu, lokhu kukhanya kuhlotshaniswa ngokuqondile noJesu Kristu, "ukukhanya kwezwe," njengoba imiBhalo Engcwele ibhala ezingxenyeni ezivame ukucashunwa ngesikhathi se-Advent, isibonelo, umbhalo owaziwa kakhulu ovela ku-Isaya omema iJerusalema ukuba livuke ngoba ukukhanya kwalo sekufikile.
Isenzo se Khanyisa ikhandlela elisha isonto ngalinye Iveza ngokucacile "ukwenyuka kancane kancane" ekugcwaleni kokukhanya ngoKhisimusi. Ukukhanya kukhula ngeSonto ngemva kweSonto, njengoba nje ukulungiswa kwangaphakathi kwamakholwa kukhula njengoba umkhosi wokuzalwa kukaJesu usondela.
Amakhandlela ku-wreath kanye nencazelo yemibala yawo
Ngokwesiko, i-wreath iqukethe amakhandlela amane akhanyiswa ngokulandelana. Ezifundeni nasemindenini eminingi, ukusetshenziswa kwe- [okungacacile - okungenzeka "i-altare" noma "i-altare"] sekusabalele. amakhandlela amathathu ansomi kanye nerose, ngokuvumelana ne imibala yezinkonzo nencazelo yayo namasiko endawo.
Enguqulweni yayo esakazeke kakhulu, ikhandlela ngalinye lihlotshaniswa ne- isimo sengqondo esingokomoya esibambekayo osebenza kukho phakathi neviki:
- Ikhandlela lokuqala (elinsomi): Ifanekisela ithemba kanye nesimemo sokuqapha kwangaphakathi. Umbala onsomi uxhumene nokuzisola nokuzilungiselela, futhi usikhumbuza ukuthi amakholwa abizelwe ukuhlola izimpilo zawo futhi alungiselele ukuza kukaJesu.
- Ikhandlela lesibili (elibomvu noma eliluhlaza ngokwesiko): Kuhlotshaniswa nokuthula futhi, kwezinye izimo, ngokuqondile nethemba. Lapho kukhethwa ikhandlela eliluhlaza, umbala walo umelela ukuzalwa kabusha kokuphila nokuqiniseka ukuthi uNkulunkulu uvuselela ubukhona bomuntu.
- Ikhandlela lesithathu (pinki): Lokhu kuhambelana nalokho okubizwa ngokuthi yiSonto. GaudeteISonto lenjabulo. Iphimbo layo elilula lisikhumbuza ukuthi uKhisimusi useduze futhi lisikhuthaza ukuba sibe nenjabulo ezolile ekuzalweni kukaKristu.
- Ikhandlela lesine (elinsomi noma elimhlophe): Emiqhele eminingi insomi futhi ihlotshaniswa nothando noma ukulungiswa kokugcina; kwamanye amasiko amhlophe akhethiwe, umbala ofanekisela ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu nokukhanya okungacimi.
Ngaphezu kwalezi makhandlela amane, amakhaya amaningi aseYurophu nawo abeka ikhandlela lesihlanu elimhlophe phakathi nendawoLelikhandlela likhanyiswa ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimusi noma ngoSuku lukaKhisimusi. Lelikhandlela elengeziwe limmelela ngokucacile uKristu, ukukhanya okuza nakanjani emhlabeni.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi inhlanganisela yombala ngqo, isihluthulelo ukuthi amakhandlela uphawu isigqi samasonto onke se-Advent futhi basiza ekwenzeni ukuhamba kwesikhathi senkonzo kubonakale, bemema abantu ukuba bathandaze futhi bazindle njengomndeni noma emphakathini.
I-Advent 2025: Izinsuku Ezibalulekile Nomongo Wezenkonzo
I-Advent yinkathi eqala unyaka wezinkonzo eBandleni futhi ibonakala ngamasonto amane okulungiselela uKhisimusi ngokomoya. Igama livela kwisiLatini. adventus, "iza", futhi ezikhathini zasendulo lalisetshenziselwa ukubhekisela ekufikeni okunesizotha kwesikhulu esibalulekile emzini.
Esimweni sobuKristu, i-Advent inokugxila okukabili: ngakolunye uhlangothi, Lungiselela umkhosi wokuzalwa kukaJesu eBetlehemaNgakolunye uhlangothi, kuwukugcina kuphila ithemba lokubuya kwesibili kukaKristu ekupheleni kwesikhathi. Lo mbono okabili uchaza ukuthi kungani isikhathi sethu siphawuleka ngethemba, ukuguquka kwangaphakathi, ukuphaphama, nenjabulo egcwele.
Ikhalenda lezinkonzo libeka ukuthi i ISonto lokuqala le-Advent lihlala liwela phakathi kukaNovemba 27 noDisemba 3Ezungeze umkhosi kaSaint Andrew (November 30). Ngo-2025, i-Advent iqala ngeSonto, Novemba 30 futhi iphele ngoDisemba 24.
Kusukela ngalolo suku kuqhubeke, imiphakathi eminingi yamaKristu eSpain yakhanyisa obala ikhandlela lokuqala lomqhele, ukuqala isikhathi sokulinda esiphilwa ngemikhosi ekhethekile yangeSonto, ukusetshenziswa kombala onsomi ezimpahleni zesonto kanye nomoya wokuhluza, kodwa ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa umbono wenjabulo yokusondela kukaKhisimusi.
Isakhiwo esingokomoya se-Advent kanye nendima ye-wreath
Isiko le-Liturgical lihlukanisa izigaba ezimbili eziyinhloko ngaphakathi kwe-Advent. Ngesikhathi se- amasonto amabili okuqalaUkufundwa kwemikhuleko kugxile esimemezelweni sezikhathi zokuphela kanye nobizo lokuthi siqaphe. amasonto amabili edluleUkunakwa kushintshela ezindabeni ezixhumene nokuzalwa kukaJesu nabantu baseBhayibhelini abalungiselela ukufika kwakhe.
Kulo mongo, i-Advent wreath isebenza njenge-a i-wire conducting ebonakalayo kuso sonke isikhathi. Inani lamakhandlela akhanyisiwe libonisa lapho umphakathi ukuphi uhambo lwawo, futhi ukukhanya kwawo okukhulayo kuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi umlando uthuthukela ekuhlanganeni noKristu. Nakuba kungabhekwa njengophawu oluqinile lwenkonzo yokukhulekela, kuvame kakhulu emasontweni amaningi, izintshumayelo, kanye nasezindlini zabantu.
Emikhosini yepherishi ezindaweni eziningi zaseYurophu, umqhele ubekwe eduze kwe-altare kanye ne-altare isiko lokukhanyisa Ukukhanyiswa kwekhandlela elihambisanayo kwenzeka ekuqaleni kweMisa langeSonto. Lo mkhuba usiza amakholwa ukuthi azimele phakathi nenkathi yenkonzo.
Isimo semikhosi ye-Advent sithambekele ubungqongqo ekuhlobiseniNgezimbali ezimbalwa nomculo opholile, kodwa ngaphandle kokudela inothi lethemba. ISonto lesithathu, elinombala obomvana, lethula iphimbo elijabulisayo, elisikhumbuza ukuthi “iNkosi iseduze.”
Umqhele wasekhaya: umkhuleko, isibusiso kanye “nobupristi bombhabhadiso”
Obunye bobukhulu obuthuthuke kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva ukusetshenziswa komqhele phakathi komndeni. Ezindlini eziningi zaseSpain naseYurophu, umqhele uthatha a indawo emaphakathi etafuleni noma egumbini lokuphumula, iba yindawo yokuhlangana yokuthandaza ngamaSonto Obu-Advent.
Ayikho indlela eyodwa, ephoqelekile yokuthandaza eduze komqhele, kodwa ezinye izinyathelo eziyisisekelo zivame ukuphindwa: a umzuzu wokuthula nomoyaUkukhanyiswa kwekhandlela elihambisanayo, ukufundwa kombhalo weBhayibheli—ngokuvamile kuvela kumprofethi u-Isaya noma emaVangelini—, ukucabanga okufushane nomthandazo wokugcina ongahlanganisa uBaba Wethu, uMariya Ongcwele, izinhloso ezizenzakalelayo noma iculo elithile elilula le-Advent.
Ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale inkathi ye-Advent, kuwumkhuba ukwenza isibusiso somqheleIncwadi Yezibusiso, incwadi esemthethweni yenkonzo yenkonzo, inikeza inkambiso enezikhathi ezintathu ezichazwe kahle: isikhuthazo esiyisingeniso esichaza incazelo yesenzo, isimemezelo sombhalo weBhayibheli, kanye nomthandazo wesibusiso ngokwawo.
Lesi sibusiso singenganyelwa umphristi noma idikoni, kodwa futhi siyamukeleka kumuntu ongeyena ukuthi asifeze. Eqinisweni, ama-diocese amaningana agcizelela lokho noma yimuphi umKatolika obhapathiziwe Ungakwazi, ekhaya lakho, ukhanyisa ikhandlela bese uthandaza ucela umusa ofanele ngalesi sikhathi, usebenzisa lokho okubizwa ngokuthi "ubupristi bombhapathizo".
Lapho umqhele usuvele ubusisiwe eminyakeni edlule, akudingekile ukuphinda isiko isizini ngayinye. Noma kunjalo, abefundisi abaningi batusa ukuyivuselela, ngoba ibhekwa ithuba lokuvuselela ukholo emndeniniUma kunzima ukuthutha umqhele ethempelini, amakhandlela kuphela, amele ukukhanya kukaKristu, angabusiswa.
Ukuthola kanjani ukukhanyiswa kancane kancane kwamakhandlela
Isikhathi sokukhanyisa ikhandlela njalo ngeSonto sesiphenduke isiko elincane kodwa elilindelwe ngabomvu, emakhaya nasezifundeni eziningi. Inqubo ilula, nokho inencazelo enamandla engokomfanekiso: ukukhanya kukhula isonto nesonto, ekhombisa inqubekelaphambili yomphakathi mayelana noKhisimusi.
NgeSonto lokuqala, kuphela ikhandlela lokuqalangokuvamile okuhlotshaniswa nethemba. Kweyesibili, izibani zokuqala nezesibili ziyakhanyiswa, zigcizelela umqondo wokuthula nokwethembana. Gaudete ISonto lesithathu liphawulwe ngekhandlela elipinki, elihlanganisa nangaphambili futhi likhumbula injabulo ekusondeleni kweNkosi. Ekugcineni, ngeSonto lesine, amakhandlela amane akhanyisiwe azokhanyisa ngokuphelele umqhele.
Kulawo makhaya ahlanganisa a ikhandlela lesihlanu elimhlophe phakathi nendawoLelikhandlela libekelwe usuku olwandulela olwandulela uKhisimusi noma usuku lukaKhisimusi ngokwalo. Ukuyikhanyisa eceleni kwezinye kusikisela ukuthi ukufika kukaKristu kwenza ukulinda okutholwe emasontweni adlule kube nencazelo egcwele.
Emindenini eminingi, ikakhulukazi nezingane, ukukhanyisa amakhandlela kusetshenziswa njengethuba lokunikeza incazelo emfushane evumelaniswe neminyaka yabo, ukuze baqonde lokho okugujwayo nokuthi ikhandlela ngalinye limelelani. Ngale ndlela, umqhele uba a "Isikole sokulinda" esincane eyethula izizukulwane ezintsha ngesigqi sonyaka wezinkonzo.
Kulabo abangakwazi ukugubha isibusiso noma ukukhanya kokuqala ngosuku oluhleliwe, imihlahlandlela yokwalusa icacile: Kungenziwa kamuva., nganoma isiphi isikhathi phakathi ne-Advent, ngaphandle kokuthi ukuthinta kulahlekelwe incazelo noma ukubaluleka kwakho okungokomoya.
Umqhele njengophawu lwethemba nempilo entsha
Yonke into ku-Advent wreath ikhomba umlayezo ofanayo oyisisekelo: isiqiniseko sokuthi ukukhanya nokuphila kuyanqoba ubumnyama nokufaUhlaza oluqhubekayo lwamagatsha lusikhumbuza ukuthi ukuphila akufi, ngisho nasezinkathini zonyaka ezibandayo kakhulu; isimo esiyindilinga sivusa uthando olungenasiphelo; futhi amakhandlela akhanya kancane kancane akhuluma ngokukhanya okudabula ebumnyameni.
Uma ubekwe endaweni engcwele yesonto, endaweni yesifunda esivamile, noma phakathi nendawo yetafula lomndeni, umqhele uthi, ngolimi oluthulile, UKhisimusi awulona nje iholide lamasikokodwa ubizo lokuphila ukholo, ithemba, ukuthula nothando ngokujule kakhulu.
Labo ababamba iqhaza kuleli siko, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi emcimbini omkhulu womphakathi noma ukusondelana kwekhaya labo, bathola emhlotsheni wezimbali ukusekelwa okukhonkolo khuleka, wabelane futhi uvuselele ukwethembana lapho ukukhanya kukaKristu kukhanyisa umlando. NgeSonto ngemva kweSonto, ilangabi lamakhandlela libonisa indlela yangaphakathi efinyelela umvuthwandaba ngokugujwa kokuzalwa kukaJesu, inhliziyo yenkathi kaKhisimusi.
