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Barua kwa Fr. Jordan kwenye Kutangazwa kwake Mwenye Heri

 

 

  Mpendwa Fr. Jordan,

Wewe ni msukumo kwa Wasalvatoriani wote na marafiki zao ambao wameathiriwa na mwanzo wako wa unyenyekevu. Unatuangazia njia sote ~ past, present and future ~ elekezwa na maono na utume wako. Umejitolea kuwasha njia isiyo na kifani katika jamii ili tufuate kwa uaminifu.

Makuhani wenu ni Makuhani milele kwa Utaratibu wa Melkizedeki kutumikia kisakramenti na kiroho. Ndugu zako wameunganishwa pamoja kuhudumia mahitaji ya watu na maagizo ya Kanisa. Dada zako hutumikia wasiobahatika na waliotengwa na kuleta furaha na matumaini mioyoni. Walei wako walete familia zao kwenye Meza ya Ekaristi wakikutana na Yesu. Wanalishwa kiroho, ili watumikie na kuwalisha wenye njaa wa moyo. Endelea kusoma

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ICDS Njia ya Msalaba – 2020/14

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Kituo 14: Mwili wa Yesu umelazwa kaburini

 

 

Mahali pa kupumzika mwisho…?

Nikodemo, yule aliyekuja kwake kwanza usiku, pia akaja akiwa ameleta mchanganyiko wa manemane na udi uzani wa ratili mia moja. Wakauchukua mwili wa Yesu na kuufunga kwa vitambaa vya kuzika pamoja na yale manukato, kulingana na desturi ya mazishi ya Wayahudi. Sasa mahali pale alipokuwa amesulubiwa, kulikuwa na bustani, na katika bustani kuna kaburi jipya, ambayo ndani yake hakuna mtu aliyekuwa amezikwa bado. Kwa hiyo wakamlaza Yesu humo kwa sababu ya siku ya maandalio ya Wayahudi; maana kaburi lilikuwa karibu.” (Yohana 19:39-42)

Yusufu wa Arimathaya na Nikodemo walimfunika Yesu, ambaye alikuwa amewekwa huru kutoka msalabani, katika kitambaa na kumpeleka kwenye eneo la mazishi lililo karibu. Kulingana na vyanzo vingine, kama vile Injili ya Marko, pia kulikuwa na idadi ya wanawake miongoni mwao. Hata hivyo, sasa inaonekana kuwa ni jambo la kifamilia, tofauti na umati wa watu kwenye utekelezaji.

Pamoja na kuweka chini na kuipaka dawa katika kaburi jipya (ishara ya usafi wa Kristo) Yesu sasa anaepuka kutazama kwa udadisi. Kelele na msukosuko hubaki, ukimya na umakini unarudi. Hatimaye, jiwe zito limeviringishwa mbele ya mlango wa kaburi. Jiwe hili, inaonekana katika maana halisi ya neno, linapaswa kuwa jiwe kuu kati ya mambo ya Yesu wa Nazareti. Sura ilifungwa pamoja naye na matumaini yote yalizikwa? Endelea kusoma

ICDS Njia ya Msalaba – 2020/13

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Kituo 13: Yesu anashushwa kutoka msalabani

 

 

Upendo usio na mwisho ...

Baada ya hii, Yusufu wa Arimathaya, kwa siri mfuasi wa Yesu kwa kuwaogopa Wayahudi, aliuliza Pilato kama angeweza kuuondoa mwili wa Yesu. Pilato akaruhusu. Basi akaja akauchukua mwili wake.” (Yohana 19:38)

Picha ya Pieta inakuja akilini, picha ya Mater Dolorosa, Mama wa Huzuni. Yesu anashushwa msalabani na kuwekwa mikononi mwa mama yake. Binadamu mzima, asiye na uhai katika mikono ile ile iliyombeba Yeye na tumbo lililomzaa. Mama akimlilia mtoto wake ambaye amemfufua na kumtunza kwa miaka mingi, ambaye alikuwa ameshiriki naye masaa mengi ya furaha. Yeye ni picha ya huzuni isiyoelezeka, huruma isiyoelezeka, na kukata tamaa bila neno.

Mariamu, mama, anapenda kwa nafsi yake yote zaidi ya kifo cha kimwili. Mengi yanaonyeshwa katika kukumbatia huku kimya: ni taswira ya upendo ambayo kifo cha mwili si kizuizi na haimaanishi mwisho. Endelea kusoma

ICDS Njia ya Msalaba – 2020/12

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Kituo 12: Yesu hufa katika msalaba

 

 

Kuunganisha upendo katika usiku wa giza zaidi …

Na saa tatu Yesu akalia kwa sauti kuu, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” ambayo inatafsiriwa, “Mungu wangu, Mungu wangu, mbona umeniacha?” Baadhi ya waliokuwepo pale waliposikia walisema, “Tazama, anamwita Eliya.” Mmoja wao akakimbia, kulowekwa sifongo na mvinyo, kuiweka juu ya mwanzi, akampa anywe, akisema, “Subiri, tuone kama Eliya atakuja kumshusha.” Yesu alitoa kilio kikuu na kukata roho. (Weka alama 15:34-37)

Tendo la mwisho la upendo wa kidunia na huruma: Yesu anamwomba mwanafunzi Yohana amtunze mama yake na anamwomba mama yake amkubali Yohana badala yake. Wote wawili hawaachi upande wake hadi pumzi ya mwisho.

Wacha tujaribu kuingia katika eneo hili kiakili. Mbele yetu kuna huzuni tu, hakuna faraja, hakuna matumaini. – Kila kitu kinaonekana kuwa kimefikia mwisho… Endelea kusoma

ICDS Njia ya Msalaba – 2020/11

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Kituo 11: Yesu anatundikwa msalabani

 

 

 

msumari chini …

Walipofika mahali paitwapo Fuvu la Kichwa, wakamsulubisha yeye na wahalifu pale, mmoja kulia kwake, mwingine kushoto kwake. Kisha Yesu akasema, “Baba, wasamehe, hawajui wanachofanya.” (Luka 23:33-34)

Yesu, ambaye siku zote alifundisha kwa uwazi na kwa uhuru, sasa imetundikwa. Kama kipande cha mbao unachokishika, uliyo nayo. Amesulubishwa na anapata adhabu ya aibu zaidi iliyokuwepo wakati huo.

Mungu amepigiliwa misumari na wanadamu, ukubwa wake umepungua. Anajisalimisha kabisa. Kwa upendo wake wa ajabu kwetu anaruhusu hili kutokea… Endelea kusoma

ICDS Njia ya Msalaba – 2020/10

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Kituo 10: Jesus is robbed of his clothes

 

 

Exposing

 

I can count all my bones. They stare at me and gloat; they divide my garments among them; for my clothing they cast lots.” (Psalm 22:18-19)

Arriving at the place of execution, Jesus gets his clothes torn off. He is exposed, exposed to the eyes of the many, exposed to them with no protection. Jesus is enduring this: He is on the same level as the defiled, the humiliated, the exposed of all kinds. Deprived of all his possessions and dignity, he now stands at the very bottom of human society.

Again and again, it happens that people expose each otheroften without even noticing it. Be it through ruthlessness, shamelessness, lack of respect, sometimes stupidity, – or perhaps deliberately, to hurt the other, to belittle, to degrade. Endelea kusoma

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ICDS Njia ya Msalaba – 2020/8

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Kituo 8: Jesus meets the crying women

 

 

Empathy and Compassion

"A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children.“ (Luka 23:27-28)

Some women who witness the collapse of Jesus are deeply moved by the suffering of another, even when the other is apparently presented as acriminal”. They don’t question him, they don’t question guilt or innocence, they just see the broken, tormented, a person badly treated to the extreme. Endelea kusoma

ICDS Way of the cross – 2020/9

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Kituo 9: Yesu falls down under the cross for the third time

 

 

Lying on the Ground

To all my foes I am a thing of scorn, and especially to my neighbors, a horror to my friends. When they see me in public, they quickly shy away.“ (Psalm 31:12)

Jesus lies motionless on the ground. Defenseless, exhausted, at the end of his human strength. He lies there like an abandoned, tormented person, exploited and used up. It is difficult to bear this imageand yet we expect it of many of our fellow men. Endelea kusoma