Izimpawu eziningi ezikhona zizinikele ezenzakalweni ezibalulekile empilweni yamaKristu. Isithonjana esithi "Ukuphakanyiswa kwesiphambano seNkosi" kuchaza ukutholakala yiNdlovukazi Helena e-Holy Cross, lapho uJesu Kristu ebethelwe khona. Kukhona ihoradi elizinikele kulo mcimbi.
Iyini uMkhosi Wokuphakanyiswa kweSanta Cross?
Iholide igujwa ngoSeptemba 27, futhi inikezelwe ekubuyiseni kweSiphambano sikaKristu kumakholwa. Ubhekwa njengosuku oluyizinsuku ezingamashumi amabili olunikezelwe kuJesu, ngakho-ke kuthiwa yiSuku LwaseNkosi. Ngo-326, isiphambano satholwa eduze kweNtaba iKalvari. Ekhulwini le-7, isiphambano sabuya ekuthunjweni kwamaPheresiya. Ngokuhlonipha ukubuya kwesiphambano, umbusi wanikeza umyalelo wokwakha kule ndawo iSonto Lokuvuswa kukaKristu . Kulolu suku kunconywa ukuba uhambisane nokushesha okuqinile, okuzokwenza kube lula ukuhlala ngokujabula ngempumelelo. Akunqatshelwe ngalolu suku ukuqala okuthile okusha futhi ukwakha izinhlelo ezithile, ngoba ngeke ziphumelele. Ukuhlanza indlu ngalolu suku kusiza ukuxosha umoya omubi. Kukhona isibonakaliso ukuthi uma umuntu ngalolu suku ebona izinyoni futhi efisa isifiso, khona-ke umuntu angathembela ekusebenzeni kwayo.
Isithonjana esithi "Ukuphakanyiswa kwesiphambano seNkosi" sibonakala kanjani?
Phakathi nendawo yokwakhiwa yiSiphambano, esivela phezulu futhi sisekelwa abafundisi abaningana. Emkhatsini wesikhulumi kukhona amakholwa ajabula ngokubuya kwe-shrine. Ngemuva, ithempeli likhonjiswa. Emifanekisweni ehlukene, eminye yemininingwane ecacisiwe ingase ilahleke, kodwa kuphela isiphambano sisahlala singashintshi.
Isithonjana esithi "Ukuphakanyiswa kwesiphambano seNkosi" sisiza kanjani?
Lesi sithombe sinamandla amakhulu, ngakho isebenza izimanga. Ukuthandaza ngaphambi kwesithonjana kudingekile kwabesifazane abahlukumezekayo, kanye nabantu abanezifo ezinzima. Isithonjana samakholwa sisiza ukuthola ukuthula nokuthula kwengqondo , ngezikhathi zokuphazamiseka nokungabaza.
Kukhona umthandazo okhethekile "Ukuphakanyiswa kwesiphambano seNkosi":
"Gcina, Nkosi, abantu bakho, futhi ubusise ifa lakho, ngokunqoba komKristu wama-Orthodox, phezu kokuphikiswa, nokugcina kwakho isiphambano ngesiPhambano sakho."