Kungenzeka yini ukubhapathiza ingane kuLent?

Esikolweni sama-Orthodox, lapho iningi labo omama nabababa bengabakho, ukubhapathizwa kwengane kuyisenzakalo esibaluleke kakhulu, okusho ukuthi, njengokubili, okwesibili, ukuzalwa okungokomoya kwemvuthu. Ngokuvamile abazali bayamlungiselela ngokucophelela, bakhethe abazali bakaNkulunkulu, abazoqhubeka befundisa izingane zabo okholweni lwe-Orthodox. Ubhapathizo lungenye yezimakramenti eziyisikhombisa ezifihliwe zeSonto. Amakholwa akholelwa ukuthi ingane encane ephindwe kathathu efonini, ibiza ukuvikelwa kwayo ngoZiqu-zintathu Ebusisiwe, ifa ngenxa yokuphila okugcwele isono, futhi ihlanjululwe impilo yokuphila okuphakade kuNkulunkulu, ngenkathi ithola ingelosi yakhe yokulondoloza.

Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ingane izalwa maduze ngaphambi kweholide elikhanyayo - i-Easter, noma ngesizathu esithile udinga ukwenza lo mkhosi ngaphambi kwalolu suku. Futhi-ke umbuzo uvela: kungenzeka yini ukubhapathiza ingane kuLent? Abazali abaningi abangazi kahle imikhosi yenkolo bakholelwa ukuthi lokhu akunakwenziwa. Ngakho-ke, ake sicabangele lo mbuzo ngokuningiliziwe.

Ingabe ukubhapathizwa kwengane kuyamukeleka ngalesi sikhathi?

Uma unganqikazi futhi ungazi ukuthi kufanele yini ukuya esontweni ngaphambi kwePhasika, kungcono ukuya esontweni eliseduze bese ubuza umpristi wendawo. Cishe, uma uphendula umbuzo ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukubhapathiza ingane yakho kuLent, uzokutshela okulandelayo:

1. Kuyinto evamile ukubhapathiza ingane ngosuku lwamashumi amane emva kokuzalwa. Yiqiniso, kuvunyelwe ukwenza lokhu ngokushesha noma kamuva, kodwa kungcono ukuhlangabezana nalezi zikhathi zokugcina ukuze indodana yakho noma indodakazi yakho ingashiywa ngaphandle kokuvikelwa ngokomoya. Ngakho-ke, uma lolu suku luwela kuLente, ubhapathizo alunakwenzeka kuphela, kodwa futhi kuyadingeka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuvinjelwa okuqinile ekusebenzeni kwalo mkhosi akusekho kulezi zinsuku, ngakho-ke ethempelini awukwazi ukwenqaba ukwenza isakramente.
2. Nakuba ukubhapathizwa ngesikhathi seLent kujwayelekile, ngezinye izikhathi akunakwenzeka ukuyifeza ngenxa yezizathu zobuchwepheshe. Emasontweni amaningi ngalesi sikhathi babhapathizwa ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto kuphela. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ezinsukwini zamasonto amasevisi e-Lenten ayinde kakhulu, ngakho-ke izinkathi eziphakathi kwezinkonzo zamasa nobusuku zincane. Ngakho-ke, umpristi angase angabi nesikhathi sokuqhuba umkhosi, kodwa akunakwenzeka ukuthi uMama nobaba bayothanda ukuba iqhutshwe ngokushesha. Ukwengeza, ubhapathizo luvame ukuqhutshwa emva kwe-liturgy, ephela ngasekupheleni kwezinsuku zamasonto. Akuwona wonke umuntu ofuna ukuya emcimbini uzokwazi ukulimela, futhi ngokusho kwamathaneli kuyadingeka.
3. Nakuba impendulo yombuzo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukubhapathiza ngesikhathi seLent, izoba nomphumela omuhle, kodwa cabanga ngokucophelela ukuthi wena nabankulunkulukazi besikhathi esizayo sebekulungele ukuzithiba okuthile. Phela, esikhathini sokuqala sePhasika, isonto alivumelani nemikhosi enomsindo nokusetshenziswa kweziphuzo ezidakayo. Kungokuzila ukuthi umuntu kufanele ahluke kuzo zonke izidakamizwa, sukela emhlabeni kuze kube ngomoya futhi uphenduke ezonweni. Ngakho-ke, kuzodingeka ushiye ukugubha okukhulu kakhulu futhi uzibophe ekudleni kwasemini embuthanweni osondelene kakhulu.
4. Izidingo ezikhethekile ngalesi sikhathi zifakwe ku-godparents. Bayoba abaqhutshwa ngokomoya bomntwana kuleli zwe, ngakho-ke kumele bavume futhi bathathe isidlo. Kubuyeleka ukuba uvakashele izingxoxo ezimbalwa ethempelini ukuze uqonde kangcono umthwalo wemfanelo ocatshangwayo.

Ubhapathizo olutheni aluhambisani nemithetho yendabuko okufanele ibonwe ethempelini. Abesifazane bagqoka iziketi ezide noma bagqoke bese bemboza ikhanda labo ngekhanda, bonke abakhona kumele bagqoke iziphambano, futhi abameleli besifazane akufanele babe nesikhathi. Ngokwemvelo, ngesikhathi senkambiso kufanele ugcine ukuthula futhi ungabonakali imizwelo yakho ngesihluku.