Pope
Francis has arrived in New York City, where he will deliver mass at St.
Patrick’s Cathedral early Thursday evening. His plans this evening
include a motorcade along Fifth Avenue and a vespers service at St.
Patrick’s Cathedral.
The Prayer Thank You God!
Dear Loving and Compassionate God,
Giver of all gifts,
we pray especially today for the mercy and love You give
us.
Open our hearts and minds to You.
Give us the grace to accept your mercy.
As we live each day,
we pray for those less fortunate,
especially those who are hurting,
and whose wounds need to be healed.
Help us become involved in ways that show them how deeply we care.
Give us the personal courage to listen to their concerns
and help them find the solutions to which they are entitled.
as Your children and our brothers and sisters.
1 In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of Yahweh was addressed through the prophetHaggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel governor of Judah and to Joshua son of Jehozadak the high priest as follows, 2 'Yahweh Sabaoth says this, "This people says: The time has not yet come to rebuild the Temple of Yahweh." ' 3 (And the word of Yahweh was addressed through the prophet Haggai, as follows,) 4 'Is this a time for you to live in your panelled houses, when this House lies in ruins? 5 So now, YahwehSabaoth says this, "Think carefully about your behaviour. 6
You have sown much and harvested little; you eat but never have enough,
drink but never have your fill, put on clothes but feel no warmth. The
wage-earner gets his wages only to put them in a bag with a hole in it." 7 Yahweh Sabaoth says this, "Think carefully about your behaviour. 8 Go up into the hills, fetch timber and rebuild the House; and I shall take pleasure in it and manifest my glory there -- Yahweh says. 9 The abundance you expected proved to be little. When you brought the harvest in, I blasted it. And why? - YahwehSabaoth declares. Because while my House lies in ruins, each of you is busy with his own house. 15 This was on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month. In the second year of King Darius,
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 43:1, 2, 3, 4
1 Judge me, God, defend my cause against a people who have no faithful love; from those who are treacherous and unjust, rescue me. 2 For you are the God of my strength; why abandon me? Why must I go around in mourning, harrassed by the enemy? 3 Send out your light and your truth; they shall be my guide, to lead me to your holy mountain to the place where you dwell. 4 Then I shall go to the altar of God, to the God of my joy. I will rejoice and praise you on the harp, O God, my God.
Gospel, Luke 9:18-22
18 Now it happened that he was praying alone, and
his disciples came to him and he put this question to them, 'Who do the
crowds say I am?' 19 And they answered, 'Some say John the Baptist; others Elijah; others again one of the ancient prophets come back to life.' 20 'But you,' he said to them, 'who do you say I am?' It was Peter who spoke up. 'The Christ of God,' he said. 21 But he gave them strict orders and charged them not to say this to anyone. 22 He said, 'The Son of man is destined to suffer grievously, to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be put to death, and to be raised up on the third day.'
Papa akipokewa na Rais Obama mara baada ya kutua katika uwanja wa Kijeshi wa Marekani akitokea Cuba - EPA
Jumanne,Baba Mtakatifu Francisco
alikamilisha ziara yake kisiwani Cuba na kupanda ndege katika uwanja wa
kimataifa wa Santiago akielekea Marekani Washington D.C , kwa ndege ya
Altalia , safari iliyomchukua muda wa saa sita akiwa angani.Hii ni mara
ya kwanza katika Maisha yake Papa Francisko kwenda Marekani.
Akipita katika anga za nchi, kwa njia ya telegramu alipeleka salaam
zake za matashi mema kwa wakuu wa nchi akianzia Rais Raul Castro Ruz,
akisema “wakati naondoka katika taifa pendwa la Cuba, napenda kutoa
shukurani zangu za dhati kwako wewe na watu wote wa Cuba kwa mapokezi
mazuri mliyonipatia. Nami nawaombea Baraka za Mwenyezi Mungu, kwenu
nyote na ninawahakikishia maombi yangu kwa ajili ya amani na ustawi wenu
nyote”.
Family Blessing at a Gathering
Father in Heaven,
We praise You for giving us Your Son
To be our Saviour and Lord.
Bless us all as we gather here today, (tonight)
And let us live happily in Your love.
Hear our prayer, loving Father,
For we ask this in Jesus' Name.
15 Here is a saying that you can rely on and nobody should doubt: that ChristJesus came into the world to save sinners. I myself am the greatest of them; 16 and if mercy has been shown to me, it is because JesusChrist
meant to make me the leading example of his inexhaustible patience for
all the other people who were later to trust in him for eternal life. 17 To the eternal King, the undying, invisible and only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 113:1-2, 3-4, 5, 6-7
1 Alleluia! Praise, servants of Yahweh, praise the name of Yahweh. 2 Blessed be the name of Yahweh, henceforth and for ever. 3 From the rising of the sun to its setting, praised be the name of Yahweh! 4 Supreme over all nations is Yahweh, supreme over the heavens his glory. 5 Who is like Yahweh our God? His throne is set on high, 6 but he stoops to look down on heaven and earth. 7 He raises the poor from the dust, he lifts the needy from the dunghill,
Gospel, Luke 6:43-49
43 'There is no sound tree that produces rotten fruit, nor again a rotten tree that produces sound fruit. 44 Every tree can be told by its own fruit: people do not pick figs from thorns, nor gather grapes from brambles. 45 Good people draw what is good
from the store of goodness in their hearts; bad people draw what is bad
from the store of badness. For the words of the mouth flow out of what
fills the heart. 46 'Why do you call me, "Lord, Lord" and not do what I say? 47 'Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and acts on them -- I will show you what such a person is like. 48 Such a person is like the man
who, when he built a house, dug, and dug deep, and laid the foundations
on rock; when the river was in flood it bore down on that house but
could not shake it, it was so well built. 49 But someone who listens and does nothing is like the man
who built a house on soil, with no foundations; as soon as the river
bore down on it, it collapsed; and what a ruin that house became!'
Bishop and preacher, one of the saints whose life has been woven into the myths and legends of Ireland. He was a known disciple
of St. Patrick, and is called Albeus in some records. What is known
about Ailbhe is that he was a missionary in Ireland, perhaps sponsored
by King Aengus of Munster. He was also the first bishop
of Emily in Munster, Ireland. Legends and traditions abound about his
life. One claims that he was left in the woods as an infant and suckled
by a wolf. This legend is prompted in part by Ailbhe's later life. An
old she-wolf came to Ailbhe for protection from a hunting party, resting
her head upon his breast. He is supposed to have been baptized by a priest in northern Ireland, possibly in a British settlement. The so called Acts
of Ailbhe are filled with traditions that are not reliable. Ailbhe was
noted for his charity and kindness, as well as his eloquent sermons. He
is beloved in Ireland.
(Vatican Radio) Baba Mtakatifu
Francisko wiki hii alitoa nyaraka mbili za “Motu proprio”zinazolenga
kufanya mabadiliko katika Mfumo wa Mahakama ya Kanisa Katoliki juu ya
uendeshaji wa kesi zinazohusiana na sheria ya ndoa.
Papa alitoa nyaraka hizo siku ya Jumanne, Motu proprio, “Mitis Iudex
Dominus Jesus”au Bwana Yesu, Hakimu mwenye huruma", ambayo inarekebisha
kanuni za mahakama ya sheria ya kanisa (CIC) kwa Makanisa ya Amerika,
na barua nyingine, “mitis et misericors Jesus"Msamaha na huruma ya
Yesu”, ambayo inafanya inarekebisha Kanuni za Makanisa za Kanisa katika
uendeshaji wa kesi za kubatilisha ndoa kwa Makanisa ya Mashariki
(CCEO).
Profesa katika Sheria za Kanisa katika Chuo Kikuu cha Kipapa ya
Gregorian cha Papa Rome, Padre James J. Conn, SJ, akizungumzia
marekebisho hayo ameiambia Redio Vatican kwamba, kuna mabadiliko maalum
matatu , hasa katika uharakisha wa kushughulikia kesi za wanaondoa
wanaotaka kubatilisha ndoa; kuondolewa kwa haja ya mahakama kutoa
hukumu mara mbili kwa tukio na kisha tena kupelekwa katika mahakama ya
rufaa, kwa maana kwamba, inatosha kuzingatia maamuzi yaliyotolewa na
mahakama kwa mara ya kwanza, iwapo yanayoona kwamba , kuna ushahidi wa
kutosha kwa ndoa kutanguliwa, na wahusika wanaweza kufunga ndoa ndoa
mpya kwa mujibu wa sheria Kanisa (au katika kupokea miungano ya ndoa
ilifungwa kwa sheria za kiraia , wakati huo huo kutambuliwa na Kanisa).
Pia kuanzishwa kwa uwezekano wa kesi kusikilizwa na hakimu mwenye
uzoefu mara moja, kama hatua ya kupunguza mzigo wa wingi wa kesi katika
mahakama za majimbo, ambako watu wenye ujuzi ni wachache); Na uundaji
wa kueleka mchakato wa kesi katika baadhi ya kesi , kutolewa maamuzi
moja kwa moja na Askofu mahalia, kwa kesi ambazo zina ushahidi wa
kutosha kutolewa hukumu ya kubatishwa na pande zote mbili zinaamini
muungano wao ulikuwa batili. Katika mchakato huu hasa unaonyesha dhamira
Papa Francisco kugawana madaraka na Maaskofu wa majimbo duniani kote.
Prof Conn, SJ, aliendelea kufafanua kwamba - kinyume na uvumi uliotolewa
na baadhi ya vyombo vya hata katika vyombo vya Kanisa, mabadiliko
yamefanyika katika misingi ya uelewa wa Kanisa la asili na muundo wa
kimsingi wa ndoa, na hivyo hakuna mabadiliko kaika Madhumuni msingi na
wigo wa mfumo wa Kanisa mahakama. Na wala hakuna mabadiliko katika
mafundisho ya Kanisa juu ya kutengua ndoa, alisema Prof. Conn, SJ. Na
kwamba, nayaraka mpya za mabadiliko hazibadilishi kanuni zinazofuatwa na
Mahakimu katika kubatilisha ndoa na wala hazibadili uhalali wa ndoa,
hivyo, ndoa kubatilishwa linabaki ni jambo linalohitaji uwepo wa
ushahidi wa kutosha .
1 Paul, apostle of ChristJesus appointed by the command of God our Saviour and of ChristJesus our hope, 2 to Timothy, true child of mine in the faith. Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from ChristJesus our Lord. 12 I thank ChristJesus our Lord, who has given me strength. By calling me into his service he has judged me trustworthy, 13 even though I used to be a blasphemer and a persecutor and contemptuous. Mercy, however, was shown me, because while I lacked faith I acted in ignorance; 14 but the grace of our Lord filled me with faith and with the love that is in Christ Jesus.
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 11
1 [In a quiet voice Of David] Protect me, O God, in you is my refuge. 2 To Yahweh I say, 'You are my Lord, my happiness is in none 5 My birthright, my cup is Yahweh; you, you alone, hold my lot secure. 7 I bless Yahweh who is my counsellor, even at night my heart instructs me. 8 I keep Yahweh before me always, for with him at my right hand, nothing can shake me. 11 You will teach me the path of life, unbounded joy in your presence, at your right hand delight for ever.
Gospel, Luke 6:39-42
39 He also told them a parable, 'Can one blind person guide another? Surely both will fall into a pit? 40 Disciple is not superior to teacher; but fully trained disciplewill be like teacher. 41 Why do you observe the splinter in your brother's eye and never notice the great log in your own? 42
How can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me take out that
splinter in your eye," when you cannot see the great log in your own?
Hypocrite! Take the log out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly enough to take out the splinter in your brother's eyes.
Serikali imezindua mradi wa ujenzi wa
kituo cha ubora wa sayansi ya magonjwa na mishipa ya moyo nchini
Tanzania kitakachokuwa na uwezo wa kutoa huduma za kitabibu na kitafiti
kwenye magonjwa hayo kwa nchi zote za ukanda wa Afrika mashariki. Akizungumza wakati wa uzinduzi huo
uliofanyika jijini Dar es Salaam Septemba 10, Mkurugenzi wa Elimu ya juu
nchini, Profesa Sylivia Temu, alisema mradi huo unaotekelezwa na
serikali kwa ushirikiano na Benki ya Maendeleo Afrika, ni mojawapo ya
miradi minne ya afya inayotekelezwa kwenye ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki
ikilenga kutatua changamoto mbalimbali za kiafya. Vile alisema kila nchi ya Afrika
inayo miradi ya aina yake kwenye sekta hiyo muhimu , na kwa upande wa
Tanzania wamejikita katika kukabiliana na magonjwa ya moyo , mradi huo
utakuwa chini ya uangalizi wa Chuo kukuu cha Afya na Sayansi Shirikishi
cha Muhimbili (Muhas), ambao utakwenda sambamba na ujenzi wa Kampasi
mpya ya Chuo Kikuu hicho , kilichoko eneo la Mlonganzila jijini Dar Es
Salaaam. Profesa Temu akiongea pia kwa niaba
ya Waziri wa Elimu a Mafunzo ya Ufundi Dk Shukuru Kawamba ,aliongeza
kwamba mradi huo utasaidia kupunguza vifo vitokanavyo na magonjwa ya
moyo nchini, na kupunguz gharama zinazolikabili taifa kwa sasa kutokana
na kusafirisha nje idadi kubwa ya wagonjwa wa moyo kupata matibabu. Lakini pia kupitia kituo hiki kitakacho kuwa kikubwa kabisa hapa Afrika Mashariki, wanatarajia kwamba
tafiti nyingi za masuala ya kiafya hasa kwenye eneo hili la magonjwa ya
moyo zitakuwa zikifanyika nchini Tanzania na pia kupitia Muhas,
watazalisha wataalam wengi wa magonjwa hayo kwa manufaa ya vyuo vingine
ndani na nje ya nchi, aliongeza. Kwa upande wa Makamu Mkuu wa Muhas,
Profesa Ephata Kaaya, alisema chuo chake kimejipanga kutekeleza mradi
huo mkubwa utakaotekelezwa kwa awamu mbili, awamu ya kwanza utahusisha
mafunzo pamoja na maandalizi ya vifaa huku awamu ya pili ikuhusisha
ujenzi kamili wa kituo hicho alisema.
Meneja Miradi ya Jamii kutoka Benki ya Maendeleo ya Afrika, Hamis
Simba, alizitaja baadhi ya sababu zilizosababisha benki hiyo kufadhili
mradi ho kuwa ni pamoja na kuvutiwa na mikakati ya Tanzania na nchi za
Afrika Mashariki kwa ujumla katika kukabiliana na magonjwa ya moyo. Na Shirika la Utafiti wa Magongwa na
Tiba barani Afrika (Amref), limezindua zahanati zilizofanyiwa ukarabati
kupitia mradi wa Afya ya uzazi ni haki ya vijana tuitetee' katika
Manispaa ya Ilala jijini Dar es Salaam Tanzania Akizungumza kwa niaba ya Mkurugenzi
wa Amref, Meneja wa Mradi huo na mtaalamu wa afya ya uzazi na afya ya
watoto, Dk. Beatus Sambili, alisema mradi huo ulianzishwa kwa ajili ya
kuwakusanya vijana na kuwapatia elimu juu ya namna ya kupambana na
magonjwa ya ngono, maambukizi ya Virusi vya Ukimwi, matumizi ya dawa za
kulevya na mimba za utotoni. Mbali na uzinduzi wa zahanati hizo,
pia Amref imekabidhi vifaa mbalimbali vitakavyotumiwa na zahanati
hizo.Baadhi ya vifaa hivyo ni viti, benchi la kukalia wagonjwa
lililotengenezwa kwa plastiki, televisheni, deki, ving'amuzi, meza za
ofisini na mbao za matangazo. Aidha, alisema mradi huo ulianzishwa kwa
kuzilenga Manispaa za Kinondoni na Ilala kwa Jiji la Dar es Salaam na
Manispaa ya Iringa kwa Nyanda za Juu Kusini.
Alizitaja Zahanati zilizonufaika na huduma hiyo kuwa ni Kiwalani, Vingunguti, Mongo la Ndege na kituo na Pugu Kajiungeni. Wakizungumzia
mradi huo, Waganga Wafadhili wa Zahanati zilizofanyiwa ukarabati na
Amref, walisema watatumia fursa hiyo kupambana na changamoto zilizokuwa
zikiwakabili katika utoaji wa elimu na huduma mbalimbali kwa vijana
kutokana na upungufu wa vifaa.
The holy confessorPaphnutius was an Egyptian who, after having spent several years in the desert under the direction of the great St. Antony, was made bishop in the Upper Thebaid. He was one of those confessors who under the Emperor Maximinus lost the right eye, were hamstrung in one leg, and were afterwards sent to work in the mines. Peace being restored to the Church, Paphnutius returned to his flock, bearing all the rest of his life the glorious marks of his sufferings for the name of his Crucified Master. He was one of the most zealous in defending the Catholicfaith against the Arian heresy and for his holiness. As one who had confessed the Faith before persecutors and under torments, he was an outstanding figure of the first General Council of the Church, held at Nicaea in the year 325. Paphnutius, a man who had observed the strictest continence all his life, is said to have distinguished himself at the Council by his opposition to clerical celibacy. Paphnutius
said that it was enough to conform to the ancient tradition of the
Church, which forbade the clergy marrying after their ordination. To
this day it is the law of the Eastern Churches, whether Catholic or dissident, that married men may receive all Holy Orders below the episcopate, and continue to live freely with their wives. St. Paphnutius is sometimes called "the Great" to distinguish him from other saints of the same name; the year of his death is not known. His feast day is September 11.
Papa Francisko akimpokea Waziri Mkuu Kuwait Sheik Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al Sabah - ANSA
(Vatican
Radio) Jumatano, Septemba 10, 2015, Papa Francis alimpokea na
kuzungumza nae , Waziri Mkuu wa Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad
Al-Sabah.
Katika mazungumzo yao ya kirafiki , waligusia mandhari mbalimbali ya
maslahi kwa pande zote ikiwemo michango chanya ya kihistoria ya
Wakristo wachache miongoni mwa jamii Kuwait. Na pia walilenga umuhimu wa
elimu katika kukuza utamaduni wa kuheshimiana, mshikamano na ujenzi wa
amani kati ya watu tofauti na wenye dini tofauti.
Baada ya Kukutana na Papa, Waziri Mkuu Sheikh Jaber na ujumbe wake
alikutana na Katibu wa Nchi wa Vatican, Kardinali Pietro Parolin,akiwa
amefuatana Askofu Mkuu Paulo Ghallager , Mkuu wa Idara ya mahusiano ya
nchi za nje wa Vatican. Lengo la kukutana kwao ilikuwa kutia saini
katika Mkataba wa Maridhiano kati Sekretarieti ya Nchi ya Vatican na
Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje ya Nchi ya Kuwait . Utiaji huo wa saini,
ulifanywa na Askofu Mkuu Paulo Gallagher na Waziri Sheikh Sabah Khalid
Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Naibu Waziri katika waziri wa Mambo ya Nje, Kuwait.
Taarifa inataja kuwa Mkataba huo, unawezesha utendaji thabiti zaidi
kwa pande zote mbili, kuimarishwa zaidi na kuwa na mahusiano thabiti
baina ya nchi, katika kushirikiana , kuheshimiana, kujenga amani na
utulivu wa kikanda na kimataifa.
Katika kipindi cha uchaguzi, vyombo mbalimbali
zikiwamo asasi mbalimbali za kiraia hufanya kazi ya uangalizi wa
mwenendo wa uchaguzi.
Mbali na asasi za ndani, lakini pia waangalizi wa nje, nao hufanya kazi hiyo.
Yapo mambo mbalimbali ambayo huangalia katika uchaguzi, ambayo kwa
namna moja ama nyingine mwisho wa siku wanapaswa kuwaambia wananchi
nini ambacho wamegundua katika uchaguzi husika.
Yapo mambo mbalibali ya kuangalia katika uchaguzi, lakini mojawapo
ni namna vyombo husika vinavyosimamia uchaguzi vinavyofanya kazi yake.
Mojawapo ni pamoja na kuangalia endapo vyombo hivyo vinatenda haki
kwa kila mwanasiasa au chama chochote cha siasa ambacho kimepata sifa ya
kushiriki katika uchaguzi.
Kadhalika, kama wananchi nao kwa upande wao wanapata haki yao ya
kushiriki katika mchakato mzima wa upatikanaji viongozi wao kwa uhuru.
Kuangalia vyombo vya usalama navyo kwa upande wake kama vinatimiza
wajibu wake ipasavyo upande wa usalama, kwa kuhakikisha wanapewa
ulinzi, bila kujali ni mwanasiasa marufu ama siyo maarufu, ni chama
kikubwa au siyo kikubwa.
Nyingine ni kuhakikisha watu katika makundi mbalimbali wanapewa
nafasi na fursa nzuri ya kushirikishwa katika mchakato wote wa uchaguzi
kuanzia kujiandikisha, kushiriki katika kampeni kwa kupata fursa ya
kusikiliza sera kwa wagombea na vyama mbalimbali na kupiga kura.
Hapa ni pamoja na makundi ya watu wenye ulemavu wa aina zote.
Kazi hii pamoja na wadau wengine, pia inapaswa kufanywa na vyombo
vingine kama Tume ya Taifa ya Uchaguzi (Nec), vyombo vya usalama, na
Ofisi ya Msajili wa vyama vya siasa.
Miongozni mwa wadau ambao wamepewa mamlaka ya kuangalia mwenendo wa
uchaguzi mwaka huu ni pamoja na Muungano wa waangalizi wa uchaguzi
nchini (Cemot), ambao wameeleza kujipanua zaidi katika aina yao ya
uangalizi.
Katika kufamikisha kazi yao hiyo, na kwa kuhakikisha wanaifanya kwa
ufanisi, wameamua kuandaa ofisi maalum ambayo itakuwa kituo cha kutoa
na kupokea taarifa mbalimbali za kile kinachoendelea katika uchaguzi.
Ofisi hiyo itajikita katika kukusanya taarifa mbalimbali kutoka
kwa waangalizi wake ambao wamewatawanya nchi nzima pamoja na kwa
wananchi wenyewe ambao watapata fursa ya kutoa taarifa ya jambo lolote
ambalo watabaini haliendi sawa au vinginevyo.
Mwenyekiti Mwenza wa Muungano wa asasi hizo, Martina Kabisama,
anasema kituo hicho kitakuwa kinafanya kazi kwa kutoa taarifa kwa
mtindo wa kisasa wa teknolojia ya habari (Teknohama) na kwamba tayari
wameandaa vifaa maalum vya kufanyia kazi hiyo.
Mbali na hilo, pia wameandaa wataalam wa kuchambua masuala
yatakayokuwa yanajitokeza katika uchaguzi na pia kitawapa fursa wananchi
kwenda kupata taarifa mbalimbali watakazohitaji.
Kabisama anasema waangalizi wa ndani zaidi ya 10,000 wamesambazwa
katika maeneo mbalimbali nchi nzima kwa ajili ya kuhakikisha
wanakusanya taarifa za kila kinachofanyika katika uchaguzi huo.
Pamoja na mambo mengine, anasema tathmini ya uchaguzi imeanza tangu
mchakato wa kuandikisha wapiga kura kupitia mfumo wa kielektroniki wa
Biometric Voters Registration (BVR).
Anasema wanafanya hivyo kwa maslahi ya taifa na Watanzania ili
kuhakikisha kila mtu anashiriki katika uchaguzi pasipo kubaguliwa.
“Nchi hii ni ya Watanzania wote, hakuna mtu mwenye hati miliki ya
taifa hili na ndiyo maana tumeomba na tumepewa nafasi ya kufuatilia
uchaguzi kama ambavyo tumekuwa tukifanya miaka mingine,” anasema na
kuongeza:
“Lengo ni kuhakikisha haki inatendeka na kila mtu anashiriki katika
kuchagua kiongozi ambaye anaamini atamletea maendeleo na pia kila chama
na mwanasiasa apewe haki yake Kikatiba.”
Balozi wa Dernmark nchini, Einar Jensen, anasema hiki ni kipindi
muhimu kwa Tanzania na inatakiwa kuhakikisha uchaguzi unafanyika kwa
amani ukiwa huru na haki.
“Ili uchaguzi ufanyika kwa amani, kitu kinachotakiwa kuzingatiwa ni
kuhakikisha unakuwa huru na haki, hayo yote yanatakiwa kuanzia katika
kundikishwa kwa kila mtu mwenye haki ya kuandikishwa kupiga kura
ahakikishe amepata haki hiyo, haya yote yakizingatiwa ni lazima mvuke
salama,” anasema.
Prayer in Time of Anger
Lord Jesus, there is anger in my heart and I cannot root it out.
I know that I should calm down and offer the hurt and disappointment to You
but my emotion is running away with me.
Help me to overcome this weakness and give me peace of heart as well as mind.
Let me learn from this experience and grow into a better human being. Amen.
12 As the chosen of God, then, the holy people
whom he loves, you are to be clothed in heartfelt compassion, in
generosity and humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with one another; forgive each other if one of you has a complaint against another. The Lord has forgiven you; now you must do the same. 14 Over all these clothes, put on love, the perfect bond. 15 And may the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, because it is for this that you were called together in one body. Always be thankful. 16
Let the Word of Christ, in all its richness, find a home with you.
Teach each other, and advise each other, in all wisdom. With gratitude
in your hearts sing psalms and hymns and inspired songs to God; 17 and whatever you say or do, let it be in the name of the Lord Jesus, in thanksgiving to God the Father through him.
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 150:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
1 Alleluia! Praise God in his holy place, praise him in the heavenly vault of his power, 2 praise him for his mighty deeds, praise him for all his greatness. 3 Praise him with fanfare of trumpet, praise him with harp and lyre, 4 praise him with tambourines and dancing, praise him with strings and pipes, 5 praise him with the clamour of cymbals, praise him with triumphant cymbals, 6 Let everything that breathes praise Yahweh. Alleluia!
Gospel, Luke 6:27-38
27 'But I say this to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly. 29
To anyone who slaps you on one cheek, present the other cheek as well;
to anyone who takes your cloak from you, do not refuse your tunic. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your property back from someone who takes it. 31 Treat others as you would like people to treat you. 32 If you love those who love you, what credit can you expect? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit can you expect? For even sinners do that much. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to get money back, what credit can you expect? Even sinners lend to sinners to get back the same amount. 35 Instead, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend without any hope of return. You will have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. 36 'Be compassionate just as your Father is compassionate. 37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and there will be gifts for you: a full measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap; because the standard you use will be the standard used for you.'
Bishop of Albi and a friend of Pope St. Gregory I the Great.
Also called Sauve, he was a native of Albi and, originally a lawyer, he
entered a monastery and served for a time as a monk before receiving election
as abbot. Then, after, hying as a hermit, he became a bishop, serving
as shepherd of Albi from 574-584. He reportedly died while caring for
the sick during an outbreak of some epidemic. He also ransomed prisoners
and brought King Chilperic back to orthodox teachings.
Papa Francisko akisalimia mmoja wa wagonjwa waliofika kusikiliza katekesi yake - OSS_ROM
(Vatican Radio) Papa Francisko katika
Katekesi yake ya Jumatano ameendelea kuzungumzia juu ya familia,
akipeleka mawazo yake juu ya uhusiano uliopo kati ya kati ya familia na
jumuiya ya Kikristo.
Papa Francisko amebainisha kuwa dhamana kati ya familia na jumuiya ya
kikristo, ni dhamana asilia kwa sababu, Kanisa ni familia ya kiroho,
na familia ni Kanisa kidogo. Kanisa, ni nyumba ya walio amini katika
Yesu kama chanzo cha udugu na mshikamano kati ya watu wote. Matukio
makubwa ya nguvu kidunia yaliyoandikwa katika vitabu vya historia,
yamebaki hivyo katika vitabu , lakini historia ya upendo wa binadamu,
imeandikwa moja kwa moja kwenye moyo wa Mungu, na kwamba ni utendaji
unaobaki kuwepo milele yote. Na hii ndiyo maana alisisitiza Papa, kwa
nini familia ni muhimu sana.
Aliendelea kuyatazama maisha ya Yesu mwenyewe kwamba, baada ya
kuishi kwa miaka thelathini ndani ya familia, Nazareti, aliwakusanyika
jamii waliokuwa wamemzunguka, na kuunda Kanisa. Na familia hii, Papa
amesema, si familia iliyofungwa na mipaka ya kimadhehebu au itikadi
lakini familia yenye kukaribisha wote, kama ilivyokuwa kwa familia ya
Yesu, haikuwa tu ya mitume , lakini pia waliwakaribisha wenye njaa na
kiu, wageni na wateswa, wenye dhambi na Mafarisayo.
Kwa sababu hii, Papa Francis amesema kuwa linakuwa ni jambo muhimu kwa
ajili ya kuimarisha mapatano kati ya familia na jumuiya ya Kikristo.
Aliendelea kusema kwa kuitazama familia katika mapana ya mkusanyiko wa
familia nyingi pamoja chini ya jina Parokia, na kusema kwamba, familia
na Parokia, yanakuwa ni maeneo mawili, jumuiya ya upendo inayotembea
katika barabara ambayo , chanzo chake na mwisho ni Mungu mwenyewe.
"Baba Mtakatifu amesema, waamini wa Kristo wanahitaji kupata uelewa na
ujasiri wa kufanya upya ahadi yao ya imani na ukarimu. Hivyo ni kwa
njia ya neema ya Mungu, jamii na parokia, zinaweza kuwa uwezo wa
kukamilisha "muujiza" wa kuchagiza udugu zaidi kama ilivyokuwa kwa
kanisa la mwanzo duniani.
Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Maaskofu
Katoliki (KCCB), Askofu Philip Anyolo, ametangaza rasmi juu ya ujio wa
Papa nchini Kenya kwamba itakuwa mwezi Novemba 2015. Hilo limo katika
barua yake kwa Waamini Wakristo aliyoitoa kwa niaba ya Maaskofu,tarehe 27, Agosti, 2015. Askofu Anyolo kasema, "Baba
Mtakatifu amekubali mwaliko wa Maaskofu wa kuitembelea Kenya mwezi
Novemba 2015.
Anyolo Askofu, wa Jimbo la Homabay, pia anasema , ziara ya Papa ni ziara
ya kichungaji, na hivyo Kanisa litashirikiana na Serikali ya Kenya,
katika maandalizi na ufanikishaji.Askofu Anyolo ameeleza na kuomba sala
za waamini na msaada wa kihali kwa ajili ya kufanikisha ziara ya Papa
nchini Kenya.
Maaskofu wa Kenya katika ziara yao akitume ya kila baada ya miaka
mitano katika Ofisi za Idara ya Curia ya Roma na Kiti Kitakatifu ,
waliyoifanya hapo 13-17th, Aprili, 2015, walitoa mwaliko kwa Baba
Mtakatifu alitembelee taifa la Kenya.
Katika ziara hii ya kwanza kwa Papa Francisco kuzuru bara la Afrika, pia atatembelea Uganda na Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati.
(Vatican Radio) Baba Mtakatifu
Francisko wiki hii alitoa nyaraka mbili za “Motu proprio”zinazolenga
kufanya mabadiliko katika Mfumo wa Mahakama ya Kanisa Katoliki juu ya
uendeshaji wa kesi zinazohusiana na sheria ya ndoa.
Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Maaskofu
Katoliki (KCCB), Askofu Philip Anyolo, ametangaza rasmi juu ya ujio wa
Papa nchini Kenya kwamba itakuwa mwezi Novemba 2015. Hilo limo katika
barua yake kwa Waamini Wakristo aliyoitoa kwa niaba ya Maaskofu,tarehe 27, Agosti, 2015. Askofu Anyolo kasema, "Baba
Mtakatifu amekubali mwaliko wa Maaskofu wa kuitembelea Kenya mwezi
Novemba 2015.