Nu este \u00eentotdeauna u\u0219or s\u0103 descoperim, \u00een fiecare zi, lumina, claritatea \u0219i frumuse\u021bea. Adesea, alte ve\u0219ti ne cople\u0219esc g\u00e2ndurile. \u00cen acest timp, \u00een care zilele devin, \u00een \u021binuturile noastre, vizibil \u0219i sim\u021bitor mai lungi, Biserica celebreaz\u0103 s\u0103rb\u0103tori ale luminii.<\/p>\n
La s\u0103rb\u0103toarea \u00cent\u00e2mpinarea Domnului sunt sfin\u021bite lum\u00e2n\u0103rile. Ele lumineaz\u0103 bisericile noastre pe tot parcursul anului \u0219i, ca un simbol puternic, ne \u00eendreapt\u0103 g\u00e2ndul spre Cristos. El este lumina vie\u021bii noastre de cre\u0219tini.<\/p>\n
\u0218i s\u0103rb\u0103toarea Sf\u00e2ntului Blaziu ne d\u0103ruie\u0219te un mesaj plin de lumin\u0103, prin binecuv\u00e2ntarea \u00eempotriva bolilor de g\u00e2t, primit\u0103 \u00eentre dou\u0103 lum\u00e2n\u0103ri \u00eencruci\u0219ate.<\/p>\n
Suntem atin\u0219i l\u0103untric de mult\u0103 lumin\u0103. Ne revine nou\u0103 sarcina ca, \u00een fiecare zi, s\u0103 spunem un \u201eDA\u201d hot\u0103r\u00e2t luminii lui Isus \u0219i s\u0103 o primim \u00een mod con\u0219tient. Aceasta ne ajut\u0103 s\u0103 str\u0103batem cu bucurie \u0219i recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103 fiecare zi de via\u021b\u0103 d\u0103ruit\u0103 de Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n
Pentru cei tri\u0219ti \u0219i pentru cei cu inima ap\u0103sat\u0103, str\u0103luce\u0219te lumina lum\u00e2n\u0103rii, lumina binecuv\u00e2nt\u0103rii lui Isus, lumina vie\u021bii. Tuturor ne face bine s\u0103 vedem, s\u0103 tr\u0103im \u0219i s\u0103 sim\u021bim lumina d\u0103ruit\u0103 de Cristos. Aceast\u0103 lumin\u0103 ne \u00eenc\u0103lze\u0219te ad\u00e2ncul fiin\u021bei, inima \u0219i sufletul \u0219i ne \u00eent\u0103re\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Luna februarie debuteaz\u0103, \u00een mod simbolic \u0219i profund, sub semnul luminii. Pe 2 februarie, Biserica s\u0103rb\u0103tore\u0219te \u00cent\u00e2mpinarea Domnului<\/em> sau Prezentarea Pruncului Isus \u00een Templu<\/em>, cunoscut\u0103 \u00een tradi\u021bia popular\u0103 drept S\u0103rb\u0103toarea Lum\u00e2n\u0103rilor sau Candelora<\/em>.<\/p>\n Lum\u00e2n\u0103rile binecuv\u00e2ntate \u0219i purtate \u00een cadrul liturghiei nu sunt simple obiecte rituale, ci semne vii ale unei realit\u0103\u021bi spirituale profunde: Cristos este lumina care vine s\u0103 risipeasc\u0103 \u00eentunericul p\u0103catului \u0219i al mor\u021bii. Dreptul Simeon recunoa\u0219te \u00een Pruncul Isus \u201elumina spre luminarea neamurilor<\/em>\u201d<\/em>, iar aceast\u0103 m\u0103rturisire r\u0103m\u00e2ne actual\u0103 pentru fiecare genera\u021bie.<\/p>\n Experien\u021ba uman\u0103 ne arat\u0103 c\u0103 orice lumin\u0103 p\u0103m\u00e2nteasc\u0103 este fragil\u0103. Soarele lumineaz\u0103 doar pentru c\u00e2teva ore, iar \u00eentunericul revine necontenit. Nicio lumin\u0103 creat\u0103 nu poate \u00eens\u0103 str\u0103punge \u00eentunericul inimii omului, fr\u0103m\u00e2ntat\u0103 de nelini\u0219ti, \u00eentreb\u0103ri \u0219i c\u0103ut\u0103ri de sens. Omul t\u00e2nje\u0219te dup\u0103 o clarificare a existen\u021bei, dup\u0103 un r\u0103spuns la \u00eentreb\u0103rile fundamentale ale vie\u021bii: \u201eDe ce?\u201d \u0219i \u201ePentru ce?\u201d F\u0103r\u0103 aceast\u0103 lumin\u0103 interioar\u0103, via\u021ba r\u0103m\u00e2ne nesigur\u0103 \u0219i nelini\u0219tit\u0103.<\/p>\n Cristos ne spune limpede: \u201eEu sunt lumina lumii.<\/em>\u201d<\/em> El este lumina adev\u0103rat\u0103, \u00een compara\u021bie cu care toate celelalte lumini sunt doar umbre. \u00cen str\u0103lucirea lui se reveleaz\u0103 slava lui Dumnezeu \u0219i sensul crea\u021biei. Via\u021ba luminat\u0103 de Cristos devine o via\u021b\u0103 \u00een\u021beleas\u0103 corect, tr\u0103it\u0103 cu speran\u021b\u0103 \u0219i orientat\u0103 spre adev\u0103r. \u00cens\u0103 aceast\u0103 lumin\u0103 nu se impune; ea cere o inim\u0103 deschis\u0103, \u00een\u021beleapt\u0103 \u0219i curat\u0103, capabil\u0103 s\u0103 o primeasc\u0103.<\/p>\n Lum\u00e2narea binecuv\u00e2ntat\u0103 la s\u0103rb\u0103toarea de la 2 februarie ne aminte\u0219te \u0219i de botezul nostru, c\u00e2nd am primit lumina lui Cristos \u0219i am fost chema\u021bi s\u0103 tr\u0103im ca \u201efii ai luminii<\/em>\u201d<\/em>. Flac\u0103ra trebuie \u00eens\u0103 \u00eentre\u021binut\u0103. Credin\u021ba, asemenea luminii, are nevoie s\u0103 fie hr\u0103nit\u0103 prin Cuv\u00e2ntul lui Dumnezeu, prin Euharistie \u0219i prin faptele iubirii.<\/p>\n Astfel, \u00eenceputul lunii februarie devine o invita\u021bie: s\u0103 l\u0103s\u0103m ca lumina lui Cristos s\u0103 ne lumineze via\u021ba \u0219i, la r\u00e2ndul nostru, s\u0103 devenim purt\u0103tori de lumin\u0103 \u00eentr-o lume adesea cufundat\u0103 \u00een \u00eentuneric. \u201eA\u0219a s\u0103 lumineze lumina voastr\u0103 \u00eenaintea oamenilor, \u00eenc\u00e2t ei s\u0103 vad\u0103 faptele voastre bune \u0219i s\u0103-l glorifice pe Tat\u0103l vostru cel din ceruri!\u201d <\/em>(Mt 5,16).<\/p>\n Ca oameni ai secolului XXI, suntem tenta\u021bi s\u0103 lu\u0103m lumina ca pe un lucru de la sine \u00een\u021beles. De la inven\u021bia becului electric, avem impresia c\u0103 st\u0103p\u00e2nim lumina: c\u00e2nd se las\u0103 noaptea sau c\u00e2nd zilele de iarn\u0103 devin scurte, nu ne schimb\u0103m planurile, ci ap\u0103s\u0103m un \u00eentrerup\u0103tor. Munca, via\u021ba social\u0103 \u0219i recreerea continu\u0103 aproape neafectate. Acest control aparent asupra luminii este \u00eens\u0103 o noutate \u00een istoria omenirii.<\/p>\n Pentru str\u0103mo\u0219ii no\u0219tri, realitatea era cu totul diferit\u0103. \u00cenainte de descoperirea focului, oamenii depindeau complet de soare \u0219i de lun\u0103. C\u00e2nd apunea soarele, via\u021ba se oprea. Chiar \u0219i dup\u0103 apari\u021bia tor\u021belor, a l\u0103mpilor sau a lum\u00e2n\u0103rilor, lumina r\u0103m\u00e2nea slab\u0103 \u0219i nesigur\u0103. \u00centunericul impunea limite clare existen\u021bei, iar lumina era perceput\u0103 ca un dar pre\u021bios.<\/p>\n De aceea, oamenii au \u00een\u021beles instinctiv c\u0103 lumina aduce dou\u0103 daruri fundamentale: cunoa\u0219terea \u0219i siguran\u021ba. Lumina ne permite s\u0103 vedem, s\u0103 recunoa\u0219tem chipurile celor dragi, s\u0103 \u00een\u021belegem lumea \u00een care tr\u0103im \u0219i s\u0103 ne orient\u0103m pa\u0219ii. Din aceast\u0103 cunoa\u0219tere se na\u0219te siguran\u021ba: certitudinea c\u0103 nu suntem pierdu\u021bi, c\u0103 putem merge \u00eenainte, c\u0103 via\u021ba are un sens.<\/p>\n Mergem la Evanghelia Sf\u00e2ntului Luca \u0219i \u00eel \u00eent\u00e2lnim pe b\u0103tr\u00e2nul Simeon \u00een templu, care \u00eel ia \u00een bra\u021be pe Pruncul Isus \u0219i \u00eel binecuv\u00e2nteaz\u0103 pe Dumnezeu, spun\u00e2nd: \u201eOchii mei au v\u0103zut m\u00e2ntuirea ta, pe care ai preg\u0103tit-o \u00eenaintea tuturor popoarelor: o lumin\u0103 pentru luminarea neamurilor \u0219i slava poporului t\u0103u, Israel<\/em>\u201d <\/em>(2,32).<\/p>\n \u00cen aceast\u0103 frumoas\u0103 scen\u0103, \u00een care un b\u0103tr\u00e2n \u021bine \u00een bra\u021be o nou\u0103 via\u021b\u0103, parc\u0103 vrea s\u0103 ne spun\u0103: \u201eIat\u0103 speran\u021ba voastr\u0103\u201d, \u201eIat\u0103 adev\u0103rata voastr\u0103 lumin\u0103!\u201d<\/p>\n Celor care au uitat promisiunea str\u0103lucitoare a unei stele: \u00eenc\u0103 mai este lumin\u0103!<\/p>\n Pentru oricine se teme sau se \u00eengrijoreaz\u0103, sau se \u00eentreab\u0103 ce rezerv\u0103 viitorul: \u00eenc\u0103 mai este lumin\u0103!<\/p>\n \u00centunericul nu \u00eenvinge. Lumina lui Cristos, lumina speran\u021bei, prevaleaz\u0103!<\/p>\n Lumina a venit \u0219i a str\u0103lucit peste lumea noastr\u0103, adesea umbrit\u0103 de team\u0103 \u0219i nesiguran\u021b\u0103. R\u0103s\u0103ritul cel de sus ne-a cercetat \u0219i a adus lumin\u0103 celor care tr\u0103iau \u00een \u00eentuneric (cf<\/em>. Lc 1,79). De aceea, gestul simplu al lum\u00e2n\u0103rii aprinse la 2 februarie devine o m\u0103rturie: Lumina lui Cristos este prezent\u0103 \u0219i ast\u0103zi \u0219i ne cheam\u0103 s\u0103 o primim.<\/p>\n Dragi cititori ai revistei Actualitatea cre\u0219tin\u0103<\/em>, v\u0103 doresc ca lumina lui Cristos s\u0103 v\u0103 \u00eenso\u021beasc\u0103 \u00een fiecare zi a acestei luni, s\u0103 v\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103lzeasc\u0103 inimile \u0219i s\u0103 v\u0103 \u00eent\u0103reasc\u0103 \u00een credin\u021b\u0103, bucurie \u0219i speran\u021b\u0103. Fiecare lum\u00e2nare aprins\u0103 \u0219i fiecare gest de credin\u021b\u0103 s\u0103 v\u0103 aduc\u0103 aminte c\u0103 Dumnezeu este mereu al\u0103turi de noi, c\u0103 ne conduce pa\u0219ii \u0219i c\u0103 ne ofer\u0103 harul de a tr\u0103i \u00een lumin\u0103 \u0219i iubire.<\/p>\n Cu binecuv\u00e2ntarea noastr\u0103 arhiereasc\u0103,<\/p>\n \u00a0+Aurel Perc\u0103 Foto: Ziua Mondial\u0103 a Vie\u021bii Consacrate la Catedrala Sf. Iosif, 2 februarie 2025<\/p>\n \n Hits: 269<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nu este \u00eentotdeauna u\u0219or s\u0103 descoperim, \u00een fiecare zi, lumina, claritatea \u0219i frumuse\u021bea. Adesea, alte ve\u0219ti ne cople\u0219esc g\u00e2ndurile. \u00cen acest timp, \u00een care zilele devin, \u00een \u021binuturile noastre, vizibil \u0219i sim\u021bitor mai lungi, Biserica celebreaz\u0103 s\u0103rb\u0103tori ale luminii. La s\u0103rb\u0103toarea \u00cent\u00e2mpinarea Domnului sunt sfin\u021bite lum\u00e2n\u0103rile. Ele lumineaz\u0103 bisericile noastre pe tot parcursul anului \u0219i, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":44155,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44154"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44154"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44157,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44154\/revisions\/44157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}De la lumina natural\u0103… la \u201eLumina spre luminarea oamenilor\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n<\/em>Arhiepiscop Mitropolit de Bucure\u0219ti<\/em><\/p>\n