St. Adrian

Short Cuts

Facts

Feastday: September 8
Patron of plague, epilepsy, arms dealers, butchers, guards, soldiers
Death: 306

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According to legend Adrian was a pagan officer at the imperial court of Nicomedia. Impressed by the courage of a group of Christians who were being tortured, he declared himself a Christian and was imprisoned with them and suffered excruciating tortures before he was put to death. His young wife, Natalia, who was present at his death, comforted him in his agony, recovered one of his severed hands, and took it to Argyropolis near Constantinople, where she fled to escape the importunities of an imperial official of Nicomedia who wanted to marry her. She died there peacefully on December 1. Adrian is the patron of soldiers and butchers.

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Prayer of the Day for Tuesday, September 8, 2015

A Prayer for Grandparents.

 

 

Jesus our Savior As your grandson. I know that every period Of our lives Has its responsibilities As well as its joys.
Today, it seems That grandparents Have either too little Use or too much; Either we are shunted aside To do nothing, Or we are called upon To do everything.
Help me to know Just where my duties lie In my particular situation And to carry them out as best I can.
Take care of my family, My children, and their children. Inspire them all To follow your Grandson And lead truly Christian lives.
Keep all of us In your loving care, Never let us turn away from Jesus, And help us in the end To receive the joy Of entering into your Grandsons� Glorious presence forever.
Good St. Ann pray for us grandparents.
Amen.

Dear St. Ann, You were truly twice blessed To have our blessed Mother As your daughter And

Prayer of the Day for Monday, September 7, 2015

Prayer When Using Holy Water By this holy water
and by Your Precious Blood,
wash away all my sins, O Lord.

Daily Reading for Monday, September 7th, 2015

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Reading 1, Colossians 1:24--2:3

²⁴ It makes me happy to be suffering for you now, and in my own body to make up all the hardships that still have to be undergone by Christ for the sake of his body, the Church,
²⁵ of which I was made a servant with the responsibility towards you that God gave to me, that of completing God's message,
²⁶ the message which was a mystery hidden for generations and centuries and has now been revealed to his holy people.
²⁷ It was God's purpose to reveal to them how rich is the glory of this mystery among the gentiles; it is Christ among you, your hope of glory:
²⁸ this is the Christ we are proclaiming, admonishing and instructing everyone in all wisdom, to make everyone perfect in Christ.
²⁹ And it is for this reason that I labour, striving with his energy which works in me mightily.
¹ I want you to know, then, what a struggle I am having on your behalf and on behalf of those in Laodicea, and on behalf of so many others who have never seen me face to face.
² It is all to bind them together in love and to encourage their resolution until they are rich in the assurance of their complete understanding and have knowledge of the mystery of God
³ in which all the jewels of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.

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Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 62:6-7, 9

⁶ He alone is my rock, my safety, my stronghold, so that I stand unwavering.
⁷ In God is my safety and my glory, the rock of my strength. In God is my refuge;
⁹ Ordinary people are a mere puff of wind, important people a delusion; set both on the scales together, and they are lighter than a puff of wind.

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Gospel, Luke 6:6-11

⁶ Now on another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and began to teach, and a man was present, and his right hand was withered.
⁷ The scribes and the Pharisees were watching him to see if he would cure somebody on the Sabbath, hoping to find something to charge him with.
⁸ But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man with the withered hand, 'Get up and stand out in the middle!' And he came forward and stood there.
⁹ Then Jesus said to them, 'I put it to you: is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy it?'
¹⁰ Then he looked round at them all and said to the man, 'Stretch out your hand.' He did so, and his hand was restored.
¹¹ But they were furious and began to discuss the best way of dealing with Jesus.

St. Cloud

Short Cuts

Facts

Feastday: September 7
Patron of against carbuncles; nail makers; Diocese of Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Birth: 522
Death: 560

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On the death of Clovis, King of the Franks, in the year 511 his kingdom was divided between his four sons, of whom the second was Clodomir. Thirteen years later he was killed fighting against his cousin, Gondomar, leaving three sons to share his dominions. The youngest of these sons of Clodomir was St. Clodoald, a name more familiar to English people under its French form of Cloud from the town of Saint-Cloud near Versailles. When Cloud was eight years old, his uncle Childebert plotted with his brother, to get rid of the boys and divide their kingdom. The eldest boy, Theodoald was stabbed to death. The second, Gunther fled in terror, but was caught and also killed. Cloud escaped and was taken for safety into Provence or elsewhere.
Childebert and his brother Clotaire shared the fruits of their crime, and Cloud made no attempt to recover his kingdom when he came of age. He put himself under the discipline of St. Severinus, a recluse who lived near Paris, and he afterwards went to Nogent on the Seine and had his heritage where is now Saint-Cloud. St. Cloud was indefatigable in instructing the people of the neighboring country, and ended his days at Nogent about the year 560 when he was some thirty-six years old. St. Cloud's feast day is September 7th.

Farijianeni ninyi kwa ninyi kwa maneno na matendo mema, wala siyo porojo

Papa Francis katika adhimisho la misa - ANSA

Tarehe 1 Septemba Baba mtakatifu Francis ameanza maadhimisho ya misa ya kila Siku katika Kanisa dogo  la Mtakatifu  Marta mjini Vatican baada ya kusitisha karibia kwa kipindi cha miezi miwili.
katika mahubiri yake amegusia juu nguvu ya mkristo anaiyopata kutoka kwa Yesu mwenyewe, kwasababu matumaini ya kukutana na Yesu mwishoni inakufanya utie   juhudi kati ya wakristo wenyewe kwa wenyewe katika  kufarijiana  kwa maneno mema na matendo , na wala siyo porojo zisizo faa .
Aliyasema hayo akichambua  jumuiya ya kale ya Watesalonike katika somo la liturjia ya siku ambapo Mtakatifu Paulo alikuwa akiwaelekeza kutokana na mahangaiko ya maswali mengi juu ya ujio wa Yesu, hadi kufikia kukaa bila kazi, na mtakatifu Paulo akawahasa yakuwa asiyefanya kazi na hasile
Mtakatifu Paulo anaeleza ya kuwa siku ya Bwana itakuja kwa ghafla , kama vile mwizi,pia anaongeza Yesu atakuja kuleta wokovu  kwa yule  anaye mwamini; kwahiyo alitoa wito wa kufarijiana mmoja kwa mwingine.Papa aliongeza , hiyo ndiyo faraja ambayo inaleta matumaini.
 Aidha aliendelea ; huo ndiyo ushauri wa kufarijiana, mmoja kwa mwingine, Vilevile papa aliuliza maswali;  je wote tunafanya hivyo kusubiri ujio wa Bwana ambaye atakuja kukutana nasi?  au ni kuongelea juu ya mambo mengi na hata ya teolojia , mambo ya kanisa, ya mapadre ya  watawa , ya munsinyo na yote hayo , je  Ndiyo faraja ya  matumaini yetu?
Papa alikazia , farijianeni katika Jumuiya na katika maparokia, lakini je ujio wa Bwana unaongelewa katika maparokia na katika jumuiya zetu au ni kupiga porojo za hiki na kile kwaajili ya kupitisha wakati?
Papa alikumbusha  kiitikio cha zaburi "nina uhakika wa kuuona wema wa Bwana katika nchi ya walio hai. Je una uhakika wa kutafakari wema wa Bwana? 
Lakini upo Mmano wa kuigwa wa  Ayubu pamoja na matukio yake aliyoyapata , yeye  aliweza  kutamka  ya kuwa "ninatambua ya kuwa  Mungu yu hai, nitamwona, na kwa macho  yangu haya  nitamwona".
Papa alisema ni ndiyo hakika Yeye atakuja kuhukumu , na tunapokwenda kwenye Kanisa la makumbusho la Sistina  upo mchoro mzuri sana  wa hukumu ya mwisho ni wa kweli , lakini je tunafikiria juu ya ujio wake ambapo atatukuja,  na sisi tutamwona kwa macho yetu , tutamkubatia daima. Ndiyo matumaini ya Mtume Paulo anayotuleza kufarijiana  kwa matendo mema , na  kwa manufaa ya kila mmoja
Alimalizia akisema ,tuombe neema hii ya kwamba mbegu iliyo pandwa mioyoni mwetu ikue na hatimaye ipate kukutana na Yeye

Teknolojia hii pia izingatie viwango vya ubora

Katika kuimarisha mahusiano ya kimataifa, kuimarika kwa uchumi wa nchi, uwekezaji na rasilimali za nchi nk. vyote kwa umoja wake ni biashara, hakuna ajenda itakayozungumzika karne hii kama haina maslahi ya kibiashara.

Wengine hudhani biashara inaweza kuanzishwa tu kiholela bila kuweka vigezo vinavyozingatia ubora wa bidhaa husika, wakati mwingine kutokana na unyeti wa teknolojia mpya, wachache huchukulia kama ni fursa ya kuingiza teknolojia hiyo sokoni bila kuangalia kama inakidhi viwango vya ubora.

Katika hatua za kuimarisha bidhaa zinazokubalika, Shirika la Viwango Tanzania (TBS) wiki hii lilitangaza uwepo wa vipande vya umemejua ambavyo havina ubora kwa soko la ndani, na TBS tayari limetoa tahadhari kwa wananchi kuwa makini wanaponunua vifaa vya kutengenezea mfumo huo wa umemejua.

Mkuu wa Kitengo cha Uhusiano wa Umma cha TBS, Roida Andusamile alisema kumepatikana taarifa za uchunguzi wa maabara uliofanywa kwa sampuli zaidi ya 10 za vipande vya umemejua ambavyo alisema vilichukuliwa vikiwa tayari madukani vikiuzwa.

Roida alisema iligundulika kuwa sampuli zote za vipande vya umemejua vilivyochukuliwa baada ya kupimwa havikuwa katika ubora unaokubalika kisheria.

Hilo ni tatizo kubwa, linahitaji mamlaka nyingine zisaidiane na Shirika la Viwango Tanzania (TBS) kupitia bidhaa mbalimbali zinazotengenezwa kwa teknolojia mpya ya kisayansi ili kuthibitisha kuwa ni salama na zinakuwa katika ubora unaokubalika.

Zipo hasara kubwa mbili zinazoweza kutokea katika utumiaji wa bidhaa hafifu kama hivyo vipande husika vya umemejua, kwanza hitilafu ya umeme unaozalishwa na vipande hivyo unaweza kuathiri mfumo wa umeme unaozalishwa, na pili ni hasara ya fedha kwa kununua vipande hivyo visivyo na ubora.

Teknolojia ya kuzalisha umeme kutumia vipande vya umemejua imekua kwa haraka katika kipindi cha uhaba mkubwa wa umeme ambao ulisababisha kuwepo kwa mgawo wa umeme nchini.

Baadhi ya watu wakaamua kutumia njia mbadala ya kupata umeme, matokeo yake ni kubuni na kutengeneza vipande vya umemejua visivyo na ubora katika soko la ndani.

Hata hivyo TBS iligundua uwepo wa vipande hivyo baada ya kupewa malalamiko na watumiaji wa umemejua wakaamua kushirikiana na Taasisi ya Nishati Jadidifu (TAREA).

Baada ya kupata taarifa hizo, Roida Andusamile alisema maofisa wa wao pamoja na TAREA walishirikiana pamoja na kufanya manunuzi maalum kwenye maduka mbalimbali ya vifaa hivyo yaliyoko Kariakoo.

Roida anasema manunuzi waliyafaya kwenye mitaa ya Msimbazi na Kongo pamoja na eneo la Keko-Mwanga na kupata sampuli ambazo baada ya kuzipima wakagundua ziko chini ya viwango vya ubora.

Roida alisisitiza kuwa hata wataalam waliofanya kazi ya kuvipima vipande hivyo, waligundua uwepo wa kasoro nyingi ambazo zilisababisha vifaa hivyo viwekwe katika kundi la bidhaa zilizo chini ya viwango vya ubora.

Kaimu Mkuu wa Kitengo cha Udhibiti Ubora cha TBS, Ashura Kilewela alitaja maduka ambako vifaa hivyo vilinunuliwa kuwa ni Keoali Power &Equipment Co Limited, Regal Solar Limited na duka la Nishati Electronics Limited.

Kilewela alisema walichukua hatua zaidi kwa kuzuia vipande 1,321 vya umemejua visiuzwe kutoka dula la Regal Solar, na pia vipande 164 kutoka duka la Nishati Electronics kutokana na kutiliwa shaka ya ubora wake, na baadaye ilithibitika kuwa vipande hivyo ni kweli vilikuwa havina ubora.

Tunaamini kuwa jitihada za kutambua bidhaa ‘feki’ zinazoingia sokoni zitategemea ushirikiano kutoka kwa walaji watakaotoa taarifa kwa mamlaka husika kama TBS ili wao waweze kuchukua hatua stahiki.

Katika kadhia hiyo, Katibu Mtendaji wa TAREA, Mathew Matimbwi alisema kulikuwepo na kasoro nyingine katika vipande hivyo ambazo ni seli za vipande hivyo kuwa na rangi mbili badala ya moja na pia hazikuandikwa nchi zilikotengenezwa.

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CHANZO: NIPASHE JUMAPILI

Daily Reading for Sunday, September 6th, 2015

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Reading 1, Isaiah 35:4-7

⁴ and say to the faint-hearted, 'Be strong! Do not be afraid. Here is your God, vengeance is coming, divine retribution; he is coming to save you.'
⁵ Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, the ears of the deaf unsealed,
⁶ then the lame will leap like a deer and the tongue of the dumb sing for joy; for water will gush in the desert and streams in the wastelands,
⁷ the parched ground will become a marsh and the thirsty land springs of water; the lairs where the jackals used to live will become plots of reed and papyrus.

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Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 146:7, 8-9, 9-10

⁷ gives justice to the oppressed, gives food to the hungry; Yahweh sets prisoners free.
⁸ Yahweh gives sight to the blind, lifts up those who are bowed down.
⁹ Yahweh protects the stranger, he sustains the orphan and the widow. Yahweh loves the upright,but he frustrates the wicked.
¹⁰ Yahweh reigns for ever, your God, Zion, from age to age.

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Gospel, Mark 7:31-37

³¹ Returning from the territory of Tyre, he went by way of Sidon towards the Lake of Galilee, right through the Decapolis territory.
³² And they brought him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they asked him to lay his hand on him.
³³ He took him aside to be by themselves, away from the crowd, put his fingers into the man's ears and touched his tongue with spittle.
³⁴ Then looking up to heaven he sighed; and he said to him, 'Ephphatha,' that is, 'Be opened.'
³⁵ And his ears were opened, and at once the impediment of his tongue was loosened and he spoke clearly.
³⁶ And Jesus ordered them to tell no one about it, but the more he insisted, the more widely they proclaimed it.
³⁷ Their admiration was unbounded, and they said, 'Everything he does is good, he makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.'

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Reading 2, James 2:1-5

¹ My brothers, do not let class distinction enter into your faith in Jesus Christ, our glorified Lord.
² Now suppose a man comes into your synagogue, well-dressed and with a gold ring on, and at the same time a poor man comes in, in shabby clothes,
³ and you take notice of the well-dressed man, and say, 'Come this way to the best seats'; then you tell the poor man, 'Stand over there' or 'You can sit on the floor by my foot-rest.'
⁴ In making this distinction among yourselves have you not used a corrupt standard?
⁵ Listen, my dear brothers: it was those who were poor according to the world that God chose, to be rich in faith and to be the heirs to the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.

St. Eleutherius

Short Cuts

Facts

Feastday: September 6
Death: 585

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A wonderful simplicity and spirit of compunction were the distinguishing virtues of this holy man. He was chosen abbot of St. Mark's near Spoleto, and favored by God with the gift of miracles. A child who was possessed by the devil, being delivered by being educated in his monastery, the Abbot said one day: "Since the child is among the servants of God, the devil dares not approach him." These words seemed to savor of vanity, and thereupon the devil again entered and tormented the child.
The Abbot humbly confessed his fault, and fasted and prayed with his whole community till the child was again freed from the tyranny of the fiend. St. Gregory, the Great, not being able to fast on Easter-eve on account of extreme weakness, engaged this Saint to go with him to the church of St. Andrew's and offer up his prayers to God for his health, that he might join the faithful in that solemn practice of penance.
Eleutherius prayed with many tears, and the Pope, coming out of the church, found that he was enabled to perform the fast as he desired. It is also said that St. Eleutherius raised a dead man to life. Resigning his abbacy, he died in St. Andrew's monastery in Rome about the year 585.

Ndoa kadiri ya mpango wa Mungu ni kati ya Bwana na Bibi na wala si vinginevyo!

Kanisa linasadiki na kufundisha kwamba, Mwenyezi Mungu ambaye ni asili na kiini cha upendo amemuumba mtu kwa upendo na amemwita kupenda. Kwa kuumba mwanaume na mwanamke, aliwaita katika Ndoa kuwa na umoja wa dhati wa maisha na upendo kati yao, ndiyo maana si wawili tena, bali wamekuwa ni mwili mmoja. Mwenyezi Mungu amewabariki ili wazae na kuongezeka. Mafundisho ya Kanisa kuhusu ndoa yanaweza yasiwafuraishe baadhi ya watu ndani ya jamii lakini yataendelea kubaki jinsi yalivyo. Huu ni mkazo ambao umetolewa hivi karibuni na Kardinali John Onaiyekan, Askofu mkuu wa Jimbo kuu la Abuja, Nigeria wakati alipokuwa anatembelea Jimbo Katoliki la Makurdi. Itakumbukwa kwamba, wakati wa ziara yake ya kikazi Barani Afrika hivi karibuni, Rais Barack Obama wa Marekani akiwa nchini Kenya pamoja na mambo mengine aliitaka Serikali ya Kenya kuheshimu uhuru wa watu wanaoshabikia ndoa za watu wa jinsia moja na kamwe wasibaguliwe. Rais Uhuru Kenyatta wa Kenya alijibu na kusema, ndoa za watu wa jinsia moja si kipaumbele cha Serikali ya Kenya.
Msimamo huu wa Rais Barack Obama umechafua mawazo ya wanachi wengi Barani Afrika kwa kusema kwamba, huu si utamaduni wa kiafrika na wala si kielelezo cha haki msingi za binadamu. Kardinali Onayekan anasema, Kanisa litaendelea kutangaza kweli na shuhuda za Kiinjili kwa watu wa mataifa, hata kama kumong’onyoka kwa misingi ya maadili na utu wema kunaonekana kuwa ni haki binafsi.
Kardinali Onayekani anasikitika kusema kwamba, mambo kama ndoa za watu wa jinsia moja yanaonekana kuwa ni mambo ya kawaida, kiasi hata cha kutungiwa na kushabikiwa na sheria. Hata kama yamekubalika katika baadhi ya nchi si kweli kwamba ni matendo ya haki. Hakuna ndoa ya kweli kadiri ya mpango wa Mungu kati ya watu wa jinsia moja.
Na Padre Richard A. Mjigwa, C.PP.S.
Idhaa ya Kiswahili ya Radio Vatican kwa msaada wa CISA.

Mlevi nawalaani wakumbafu na waropokaji

Na Nkwazi Mhango, canada

Pamoja na kupiga tubangi na kanywaji bado mzee mzima najua mipaka yangu. Najua kuwa ninapotaka kuongea lazima kuhakikisha kuwa kichwa na mdomo vinafanya mawasiliano. Huwa nahakikisha sijambi au kunonihino kwa mdomo tena usawa huu wa umri huu hata kama kufanya hivyo kunawavutia na kuwafurahisha inzi. Ninapoongea huwa nahakikisha sipayuki, situsi, sikebehi, wala kusingizia bali kutoboa ukweli.

 

Mfano, hata ninapoandika kuhusu hawa wababu waropokaji na watukanaji kama Beni Tunituni wa Kiwila bado siwezi kuwaita wakumbafu hata kama ni malofa wa kimawazo na heshima bado siwezi kuwaita malofa japo kweli ni malofa. 

 

Nikiwaita malofa, wenye akili watashindwa kutofautisha kati ya lofa na tajiri wa fikra. Kwa wanaojua sayansi ya tabia na mikakati ni kwamba dalili ya kwanza ya ulofa wa kimawazo na ukumbafu ni kutumia mitusi tena ya nguoni kama silaha au namna ya kupata ulaji.

 

Pamoja na kupayuka kwake, nakubaliana na Beni kuwa wapingaji ni malofa kweli kweli. Kwani kwa ulofa wao wameweza kuvua papa wawili toka chama Cha Maulaji (cCM). Si hilo tu, ukilinganisha utajiri utokanao na ufisadi na ujambazi mwingine, uwezekano wa wapingaji kuwa malofa ni mkubwa japo hakuna kipengele hata kimoja kinachowaonyesha kuwa wakumbafu. Nadhani wangekuwa wapumbavu wasingeweza kuvuna vigogo na mibuyu toka cCM.

 

Sometimes, nyani haoni kundule. Sijui kama tutaanza kutafutana uchawi kati ya wapingaji na wale waliowabinafsisha wenzao nao wakajibinafsisha nani atakuwa lofa kimawazo na mkumbafu wa kweli? Sijui hawa wanaowaita wenzao wakumbafu wanamaanisha nini iwapo wao wamekaa kwenye ulaji na kuruhusu kila aina ya kibaka kutoka nje na ndani kuwaibia walevi?

 

Je? huu si ukumbafu wa kupindukia? 

 

Kama siyo, inakuwaje wale walioko ndani wanakosa la kusema na kuwaonyesha walevi badala yake wanakimbilia mitusi, kutumia ndata kuwatisha na kuwazuia kufanya kampani zao? Inakuwaje kama si ukumbafu wa kukaa kwenye mjengo na jumba lenyewe wakashindwa kutimiza walichoahidi hadi sasa wanaanza kutegemea mitusi, vitisho na uchakachuaji?

 

Laiti hawa wanaowaita wakumbafu wenzao wangewauliza mafisadi kama akina Rugemalayer na Singasinga na wengine waliowatumia huko nyuma wangejua ni wapumbavu kiasi gani. Hivi majambazi kama wale wa India waitwao ‘RITES’ waliopewa reli zetu wakajiibie watakao wanadhani wanawaona washitiri wao kama wajanja au wakumbafu tu wa kawaida? 

 

Kawaulize wahalifu wote waliokingiwa kifua kuanzia wale walioghushi, waliofilisi mashirika ya walevi na wengine wanaouza pasi zetu na kutumia mipaka yetu kama vitega uchumi wao wanawaonaje hawa wanowaachia wakafanya uhalifu kama huu wa kuhujumu kaya.

 

Loo! Naona mibangi kanywaji na usongo vinapanda hadi naanza kuongea ‘kikameruni’ bure.

 

Tena kabla ya kusahau, lazima niseme wazi na kwa herufi na sauti kubwa: ‘walaaniwe mabingwa wa mitusi.’ 

 

Walaaniwe wakumbafu wote wanaoleta upumbavu wa kuita wenzao wapumbavu wakati wao ndiyo. Tatizo na fyatu wengine ni kwamba wakiharibikiwa wanadhani kila mlevi ameharibikiwa. Kama wewe ni mvuta bangi au mlevi basi si wote waliokuzunguka ni walevi. Kama wewe ni kibaka usidhani wote ni vibaka. Kama wewe ni lofa usidhani kila mlevi ni lofa. Kama wewe ni mkumbafu, usidhani kila mlevi ni mkumbafu. Kwa vile nina usongo na wakumbafu pamoja na ukumbafu, naona leo niishie hapa kwa kuwataka wakumbafu wasituletee ukumbafu na mitusi yao. Wasitujazie mbu. Watuache na amani yetu vinginevyo kuna mikumbafu itajikuta The Hague wakila ugali na wmalofu wengine kama akina Laurent Gbagbo Ivory Coast na Charles Taylor wa Liberia.

 

Ongeza msamiati maneno magumu, ukumbafu ni kufanya ndiyo siyo au bila kutumia bongo zote Mkumbafu ni yule anayefanya ukumbafu. 

 

CHANZO: NIPASHE

Mwenye nguvu amenitendea makuu na jina lake ni takatifu!

Siku kuu ya Bikira Maria kupalizwa mbinguni. - ANSA

Kila mwaka ifikapo tarehe 15 Agosti, Mama Kanisa anaadhimisha Siku kuu ya Bikira Maria Kupalizwa mbinguni mwili na roho. Hii ni siku kuu inayounganisha sherehe zote za Bikira Maria kadi ya Mapokeo ya Kanisa Katoliki. Leo katika Liturujia ya Neno la Mungu, tunapenda kuimba utenzi wa sifa na shukrani kwa Bikira Maria aliyepalizwa mbinguni. Lakini kwanza kabisa kabla ya kuzama katika fundisho hili kuu la imani, pata mchapo!

Katika mashindano ya ngumi, mshindi na aliyeshindwa wote wawili wanachakazana vibaya sana. Lakini pengine mshindi anaonekana kupigika zaidi kuliko aliyeshindwa. Vilevile ukimwangalia maiti aliyelala jenezini unapata picha kama ya mtu aliyepigwa sumbwi la nock-out. Zaidi tena ukiuangalia ulimwengu wetu huu, utajiona kama vile upo kwenye uwanja wa ngumi pindi mchezo wa masumbwi ukiendelea kati ya nguvu za kifo (zenye uzito mzito) zikichapana na nguvu za uzima (zenye uzito mwepesi). Ukiyaangalia masumbwi yanayorushwa na nguvu za kifo ni mazito na ya mfululizo yanamnyeshea ndugu uzima kama mvua za masika.
Ama kweli uzima anashughulikiwa kuanzia siku anapoingia ulingoni yaani anapozaliwa duniani. Masumbwi yanayorushwa na kifo ni ya aina nyingi sana ikiwa ni pamoja na masumbwi ya chuki, masumbwi ya upweke, masumbwi ya uhaini, masumbwi ya wivu, masumbwi ya kudhulumiana kiuchumi, kijamii, kisiasa, masumbwi ya woga, masumbwi ya magonjwa mbalimbali nk. Masumbwi mengine kama yale ya ugonjwa yanaweza kukuangusha chini na ukaugulia kitandani muda mrefu. Mbaya zaidi wakati mwingine nguvu ya mauti inaamua kumrukia uzima kwa nguvu zote na kumtupa chini hadi uzima anashindwa kuinua tena, kama inavyosema zaburi “mwenye kulala hivi hainuki tena.”

Daily Reading for Saturday, September 5th, 2015

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Reading 1, Colossians 1:21-23

²¹ You were once estranged and of hostile intent through your evil behaviour;
²² now he has reconciled you, by his death and in that mortal body, to bring you before himself holy, faultless and irreproachable-
²³ as long as you persevere and stand firm on the solid base of the faith, never letting yourselves drift away from the hope promised by the gospel, which you have heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become the servant.

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Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 54:3-4, 6, 8

³ Arrogant men are attacking me, bullies hounding me to death, no room in their thoughts for God.Pause
⁴ But now God is coming to my help, the Lord, among those who sustain me.
⁶ How gladly will I offer you sacrifice, and praise your name, for it is good,

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Gospel, Luke 6:1-5

¹ It happened that one Sabbath he was walking through the cornfields, and his disciples were picking ears of corn, rubbing them in their hands and eating them.
² Some of the Pharisees said, 'Why are you doing something that is forbidden on the Sabbath day?'
³ Jesus answered them, 'So you have not read what David did when he and his followers were hungry-
⁴ how he went into the house of God and took the loaves of the offering and ate them and gave them to his followers, loaves which the priests alone are allowed to eat?'
⁵ And he said to them, 'The Son of man is master of the Sabbath.'

Bl.Teresa of Calcutta

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Facts

Feastday: September 5
Patron of World Youth Day
Birth: 1910
Death: 1997
Beatified By: Pope John Paul II

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The remarkable woman who would be known as Mother Theresa began life named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, she was the youngest child born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu, Receiving her First Communion at the age of five, she was confirmed in November 1916. Her father died while she was only eight years old leaving her family in financial straits.
Gonxha's religious formation was assisted by the vibrant Jesuit parish of the Sacred Heart in which she was very involved as a youth.
Subsequently moved to pursue missionary work, Gonxha left her home in September 1928 at the age of 18 to join the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the Sisters of Loreto, in Ireland. She received the name Sister Mary Teresa after St. Therese of Lisieux. In December of 1929, she departed for her first trip to India, arriving in Calcutta. After making her First Profession of Vows in May 1931, Sister Teresa was assigned to the Loreto Entally community in Calcutta and taught at St. Mary's School for girls.
Sister Teresa made her Final Profession of Vows, On May 24, 1937, becoming, as she said, the "spouse of Jesus" for "all eternity." From that time on she was called Mother Teresa.
She continued teaching at St. Mary's and in 1944 became the school's principal. Mother Teresa's twenty years in Loreto were filled with profound happiness. Noted for her charity, unselfishness and courage, her capacity for hard work and a natural talent for organization, she lived out her consecration to Jesus, in the midst of her companions, with fidelity and joy.

Becoming a Catholic

Interested In Learning More About The Catholic Church?

Welcome! This page explains the process by which one can - through their local Catholic church - learn more about the faith. We hope this information is helpful to you!
The process by which adults come into the Church has come to be known as "the RCIA", which is short for "The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults."

Who is the process for?

1. The unbaptized. The primary focus of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is on those who are not already Christian and have not been catechized.
2. Baptized but uncatechized. Those who have been baptized either as Roman Catholics or as members of another Christian community but did not receive further catechetical formation or instruction. These typically have also not celebrated confirmation nor Eucharist.
3. Those seeking full Catholic Communion. These are baptized, practicing Christians from other denominations who seek entry into the Catholic Church.

In the case of children who have reached the age of reason, the proper pastor should be consulted for information about Baptism and the other Sacraments of Initiation.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is not for adult candidates for confirmation who have already received their First Eucharist in the Catholic Church. They should have their own formation process and be confirmed at a celebration other than the Easter Vigil.

What does the process look like?

The Rite of Christian Initiation is based on the principle that the process of conversion proceeds gradually, in stages. Progress from one stage to the next is marked by a liturgical celebration in the midst of the parish community. The experience and needs of those in each category described above differ, and so the length of time may vary for each person. Nevertheless, there are certain similarities among all the groups and the process they will experience, and these can be listed as follows:

Precatechumenate

The first stage is called the period of inquiry (or the precatechumenate). This is when the individual first expresses an interest in becoming a Christian or a Catholic, and begins to explore, with the help of the parish community, what his or her relationship with Christ might be and how that might be enriched and deepened by joining this Christian community. There is no liturgical rite to mark the beginning of this stage. This period of inquiry may last several months or several years and ends either when the inquirer decides against continuing in this direction or when the inquirer feels ready to move on and the community is prepared to welcome him or her.

Catechumenate

The second stage is called the catechumenate and, for the unbaptized listed above, who are now called catechumens, should last no less than one full year. For the baptized but uncatechized the period should be a similar length. For the candidates for full communion, this stage could well be much shorter. The Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens and the Rite of Welcoming mark the beginning of this stage. Catechesis for this period is rooted in the Lectionary and the Word as it is proclaimed in the midst of the community. This is also a time for the catechumen or candidate to learn how to live as a Catholic Christian. This period ends when the catechumens and candidates express their desire to receive the sacraments of initiation and the community acknowledges their readiness.

Purification and Enlightenment

The third stage is the period of purification and enlightenment and coincides with Lent. During this time the elect (formerly the catechumens) and the candidates enter into a period of intense preparation and prayer which includes the three public celebrations of the scrutinies and is marked by the presentations of the Creed and the Lord's Prayer. The Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion are celebrated at the beginning of this stage. This period ends with the celebration of baptism, confirmation, and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil. (Note: only the elect are baptized. All the groups are confirmed and welcomed to the table.)

Mystagogy

The fourth stage is the period of post baptismal catechesis or mystagogy. At this time, the newly initiated explore their experience of being fully initiated through participation with all the faithful at Sunday Eucharist and through appropriate catechesis. The period formally lasts through the Easter season and may be marked by a parish celebration on or near Pentecost. On a more informal level, mystagogy is a lifelong process, one that all Christians are engaged in, as we all work to deepen our sense of what it means to live the Christian life.
It is important to note that those who fall into the third category above (candidates for full communion) do not always need to take part in the full process. Especially if they have been actively living the Christian life in another denomination, they are likely in need of very little catechesis and may be welcomed into the Church on any Sunday after a short period of preparation. According to the National Statutes for the Catechumenate, "Those baptized persons who have lived as Christians and need only instruction in the Catholic tradition and a degree of probation within the Catholic community should not be asked to undergo a full program parallel to the catechumenate."

I'm interested. What should my first step be?

Contact your nearest Catholic parish . Your Catholic priest can discuss with you the specifics of the initiation process at your local parish. Know that the prayers of a 65 million Catholics in the United States and the 1.2 Billion Catholics around the world are with you as you complete your journey. Best wishes!

Daily Reading for Friday, September 4th, 2015

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Reading 1, Colossians 1:15-20

¹⁵ He is the image of the unseen God, the first-born of all creation,
¹⁶ for in him were created all things in heaven and on earth: everything visible and everything invisible, thrones, ruling forces, sovereignties, powers -- all things were created through him and for him.
¹⁷ He exists before all things and in him all things hold together,
¹⁸ and he is the Head of the Body, that is, the Church. He is the Beginning, the first-born from the dead, so that he should be supreme in every way;
¹⁹ because God wanted all fullness to be found in him
²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things to him, everything in heaven and everything on earth, by making peace through his death on the cross.

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Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 100:1, 2, 3, 4, 5

¹ [Psalm For thanksgiving] Acclaim Yahweh, all the earth,
² serve Yahweh with gladness, come into his presence with songs of joy!
³ Be sure that Yahweh is God, he made us, we belong to him, his people, the flock of his sheepfold.
⁴ Come within his gates giving thanks, to his courts singing praise, give thanks to him and bless his name!
⁵ For Yahweh is good, his faithful love is everlasting, his constancy from age to age.

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Gospel, Luke 5:33-39

³³ They then said to him, 'John's disciples are always fasting and saying prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees, too, but yours go on eating and drinking.'
³⁴ Jesus replied, 'Surely you cannot make the bridegroom's attendants fast while the bridegroom is still with them?
³⁵ But the time will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them; then, in those days, they will fast.'
³⁶ He also told them a parable, 'No one tears a piece from a new cloak to put it on an old cloak; otherwise, not only will the new one be torn, but the piece taken from the new will not match the old.
³⁷ 'And nobody puts new wine in old wineskins; otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins and run to waste, and the skins will be ruined.
³⁸ No; new wine must be put in fresh skins.
³⁹ And nobody who has been drinking old wine wants new. "The old is good," he says.'

St. Rosalia

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Facts

Feastday: September 4
Death: 1160

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St. Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses and Quisquina, was a descendant of the great Charlemagne. She was born at Palermo in Sicily. In her youth, her heart turned from earthly vanities to God. She left her home and took up her abode in a cave, on the walls of which she wrote these words: "I, Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses and Quisquina, have taken the resolution to live in this cave for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ." She remained there entirely hidden from the world.
She practiced great mortifications and lived in constant communion with God. Afterward she transferred her abode to Mount Pellegrino, about three miles from Palermo, in order to triumph entirely over the instincts of flesh and blood, in sight of her paternal home. She is said to have appeared after death and to have revealed that she spent several years in a little excavation near the grotto. She died alone, in 1160, ending her strange and wonderful life unknown to the world. Her body was discovered several centuries later, in 1625, during the pontificate of Pope Urban VIII. Her feast day is September 4th.

A Prayer to be Generous

Teach me, Lord Jesus, to be generous:
to serve You as You deserve;
to give, not counting the cost;
to fight, not heeding the wounds;
to toil, not asking for rest;
to labor, not seeking any reward,
save that of knowing that we do Your will.
Amen.

Farijianeni ninyi kwa ninyi kwa maneno na matendo mema, wala siyo porojo

Tarehe 1 Septemba Baba mtakatifu Francis ameanza maadhimisho ya misa ya kila Siku katika Kanisa dogo  la Mtakatifu  Marta mjini Vatican baada ya kusitisha karibia kwa kipindi cha miezi miwili.

katika mahubiri yake amegusia juu nguvu ya mkristo anaiyopata kutoka kwa Yesu mwenyewe, kwasababu matumaini ya kukutana na Yesu mwishoni inakufanya utie   juhudi kati ya wakristo wenyewe kwa wenyewe katika  kufarijiana  kwa maneno mema na matendo , na wala siyo porojo zisizo faa .