1st Week of Lent

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jpUg;gyp Kd;Diu

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     NrhjidfSk; NtjidfSk; #o;e;jpUf;Fk; ,t;tho;f;ifapy; ehk; Jtz;L tplhky; tho;e;jpl> ek;gpf;ifapYk; vjpu;Nehf;fpYk; Cd;wpj; jpisj;jpl Ntz;Lk;. 40 gfYk;> 40 ,uTk; jtkpUe;jg; gpd; rPdha; kiyapy; NkhNr ,iwtid KfKfkhf juprpj;jhu;. 40 ehl;fs; eilgazj;jpw;Fg; gpwF> vypah ,iwthf;fpdu; xNuG kiyapy; flTis re;jpj;jhu;. ,iwkfd; ,NaRTk; 40 ehl;fspd; ,iwNtz;lYf;Fg; gpwF gzptho;itj; Jtq;fpdhu;. ,iwahl;rpia epWtpdhu;. ehKk; cs;kdkhw;wk; ngw;wpl ,j;jtf;fhyj;jpy; ek; gazj;ijj; njhlu;Nthk;. Vio> vspNahu;f;F cjTNthk;> gpwud;Gg; gzpapy; jpisj;jpLNthk;. ,t;thwhd nrayhf;fj;jpdhy; gazj;jpd; Kbtpy; ,iwtid re;jpg;Nghk; vd;gjpy; re;Njfkpy;iy. ,iwg; guhkupg;Gk; mtupd topj;JizAk; Nfl;L> ,j;jpUg;gypapy; gf;jpAld; gq;nfLg;Nghk;.

Kjy; thrf Kd;Diu

     jhk; nra;Ak; cld;gbf;ifia cWjpg;gLj;Jk; tifapy; milahsk; xd;iwf; flTs; mspf;fpd;whu;. ,Uz;l Nkfj;jpy; xsptPRk; thdtpy;Ny me;j milahsk;. ,J mikjpapd; milahsk;> md;gpd; milahsk;. flTspd; Nfhgk; jzpe;jg;gpwF Vw;gLk; md;gpid gpujpgypf;Fk; Kjy; thrfj;jpw;F nrtpkLg;Nghk;.

,uz;lhk; thrf Kd;Diu

     jPikahd md;iwa cyfpypUe;J jz;zPuhy; Nehth fhg;ghw;wg;gl;lJNghy;> fpwp];jtu;fs; jpUKOf;Fj; jz;zPuhy; jq;fs; ghtj;jpypUe;Jk; jPikfspd; Mjpf;fj;jpypUe;Jk; fhg;ghw;wg;gLfpd;wdu; vd;W $Wk; ,uz;lhk; thrfj;jpw;F nrtpkLg;Nghk;.

kd;whl;Lfs;

01. md;gpd; ,iwth! jpUmitapd; cWg;gpdu;fshd jpUj;je;ij> Mau;fs;> FUf;fs;> Jwtwj;jhu; kw;Wk; nghJepiyapdu; midtUk; ck;ik gpd;gw;wp> gpwud;Gg; gzpapd; %yk; ck; kjpg;gPLfis cyfpw;F toq;fpl mUs;ju Ntz;Lnkd;W ,iwth ck;ik kd;whLfpNwhk;.

02. mUs; nghopAk; ,iwth! vk;ehl;Lj; jiytu;fs; kw;Wk; muRg;gzpahsu;fs; xt;nthUtUf;fhfTk; kd;whLfpNwhk;. ,e;ehl;bd; Nkk;ghl;bw;fhf cioj;jpL;k; mtufsJ caupa Nehf;fk; nkd;NkYk; rpwg;Gg;ngw mUs; ju Ntz;Lnkd;W ,iwth ck;ik kd;whLfpNwhk;

03. ghrg; guk;nghUNs ,with! jdJ gzptho;tpd; ,Wjpj; jahupg;ghf 40 ehl;fs; Nehd;G ,Ue;J Nrhjidfis re;jpj;J ntw;wpg;ngw;w ,iwkfd; ,NaRitg;Nghy> ehq;fSk; jtf;fhyj;jpd; cz;ikg;nghUis mwpe;J gpwud;Gf; gzpfspy; <Lgl mUs;ju Ntz;Lnkd;W ,iwth ck;ik kd;whLfpNwhk;

04. jianra;Ak; ,iwth! muRg; nghJj;Nju;Tf;fhfj; jahupf;Fk; 12-Mk; tFg;G gapYk; khzt khztpaUf;fhf Ntz;bf;nfhs;fpNwhk;. ,Wjpf;fl;l jahupg;gpd;NghJ ftzKld; gapd;W> gbj;jij kdjpy; ,Uj;jp> Nju;tpy; ed;kjpg;Gld; ntw;wpngw mUs; nghopa Ntz;Lnkd;W nfQ;rp kd;whLfpNwhk;

05. ViofSf;F ,uq;Fk; ,iwth! ,q;F FOkpapUf;Fk; xt;nthU egUf;fhfTk; kd;whLfpNwhk;. ,iwahl;rp kjpg;gPLfshd md;G> ,uf;fk;> ePjp> rkj;Jtk; Nghd;w tpOkpaq;fisr; rKjhaj;jpy; epiyehl;bl vq;fSf;Fj; Njitahd kdj;jplj;ijAk; mUspuf;fj;ijAk; je;jpl Ntz;Lnkd;W ck;ik nfQ;rp kd;whLfpNwhk;.