Ngaba kunokwenzeka ukuba ubhaptize umntwana ngoMeyi?

Isakramente yobhaptizo yinto yokuqala ebalulekileyo ebomini obungokomoya lomntu wamaOthodoki, eli liyinyathelo lokuqala lokujoyina ibandla. Ngokuqhelekileyo bakholelwa ukuba umntwana kufuneka abhaptizwe ngomhla wama-40 wokuzalwa kwakhe. Nangona ungabhaptiza kokubili nangaphambili. Kodwa abakhonzi becawa bacebisa ukuba bangayigxina ukuzaliseka kwesi sakramente ixesha elide, ukwenzela ukukhusela umntwana ngexesha elifanelekileyo.

Xa ngoMeyi ubhaptiza umntwana?

Xa ukhetha usuku lokubhaptizwa, ngamanye amaxesha abazali baqwalasela ingqalelo ngalo mhla. Ngaba inyanga nganye ilungile ngoku?

Masicinge ngesizathu sokuba abanye bangabhaptizi abantwana ngoMeyi. Le nyanga ebantwini ithathwa njengeyona nto iphumelele kakhulu ekuphunyezweni kwanoma ziphi na iimeko, kubaluleke kakhulu. Ngokomzekelo, bayesaba ukudlala imitshato. Into yokuba igama elithi "uMeyi" lidibaniswa negama elithi "ukukhandleka". Kwaye bathi: "Ukutshata ngoMeyi - uya kubandezeleka ubomi bakho bonke". Ukuqhubela phambili kulo, abantu abakholelwa kwimimiselo, bangaqiniseki ukuba kungenzeka ukuba ubhaptize umntwana ngoMeyi.

Ukuba sijongene nalo mbuzo kubawo, sifunda ukuba iSonto lama-Orthodox alixhasi le nkolelo kwaye ivumela ukuba ubhaptize abantwana naliphi na inyanga. Malunga nantoni na iintsuku onokumisela isakramente, kufuneka ucacise ngokucacileyo ethempelini, apho uza kwenza khona. Ngenxa yokuba nganye icawa ingaba neshedyuli yayo yomsebenzi, imiba yayo. Ngako oko, umbuzo malunga neyiphi imihla kaMeyi inokwenzeka ukuba ubhaptize umntwana, ibandla liya kuphendula: rhoqo.

Ngexesha lokuzila ukutya neeholide zeOthodoki, kubhaptizwa kwakhona. Kodwa kufuneka sikhumbule ukuba ngeli xesha umfundisi unokuba nexesha eliqinileyo. Ukongezelela, ngexesha leeholide kunabantu abaninzi ebandleni, oko kuguqula umoya weSigramente yobhaptizo.

Kutheni abanye abantu bebanqabile ngenkani le nyanga yentwasahlobo, bakhetha ukuyeka izinto ezibalulekileyo emva koko? Ukuze siqonde oku, kufuneka sibuke ebomini bethu. Kwabo, Kwangathi yinyanga enomsebenzi obalulekileyo - ukuhlwayela. Ukususela kulo msebenzi kuxhomekeke kwizinto eziza kukhula kunye nendlela, kwaye ngoko ke, kunye nantoni eya kuba yonyaka: epheleleyo okanye elambileyo. Ngako oko inkolelo yokuba ukuba uyayichitha inyanga kaMeyi ngeminye imiba, ngaphandle kokuhlawula ingqalelo ngokufanelekileyo kwizityalo, ngoko uya kukwazi ukuva ubunzima, uphile ubomi obuthathaka. Ngoko ke, yonke imithendeleko (kunye nokubhaptizwa yiholide yokuzisa umntwana ebandleni) yayilungiselelwe ixesha elithile, ixesha lokuzonwabisa.

Ngoku abantu baphila ngokungafaniyo, ngoko nikela ingqalelo kwienkolelo-ze okanye kungekhona-kuba kubazali.

Ngoko, ukuba ukhethe le nyanga ukubhaptizwa, ngoko kufuneka ucacise xa ngoMeyi kungcono ukubhaptiza umntwana. Apha, njengoko sele kuthethwe ngaye, akukho mithintelo, kodwa sifuna ukucacisa umhla ebandleni ukuze uyise akhulule.