Mai na iVakavuvuli i Sanito Sirilo mai Jerusalemi

Tusanaka na nomu ivalavala ca ena gauna donu

"Father, through Cyril of Jerusalem you led your Church to a deeper understanding of the mysteries of salvation. Let his prayers help us to know your Son better and to have eternal life in all its fullness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."

Sin is slavery; grace is freedom. The choice isn't between service and independence, but between two masters — the wretched servitude of sin or the blessed service of the Lord. Freedom comes through adoption as God's children.

Na ivalavala ca e veivakabobulataki; na loloma ni Kalou e veisereki. Na digidigi e sega ni baleta na veiqaravi se na tu galala, ia e baleta rua ka — na veivakararawataki vakabobula ni ivalavala ca, se na vei vaka-kalougata-taki ni veiqaravi  vua na Turaga. Na galala dina e yaco nida sa wiliki keda meda sa luve ni Kalou.

Confession is an undressing and a re-clothing. You strip off the old nature (torn apart by deceitful desires) and put on the new one (mended by knowing your Creator). Confession isn't humiliation — it's a wardrobe change for the soul.

Na noda vakatusa na noda i valavalaca e luvati na i sulu makawa ka vakaisulu taki keda tale. O luvata laivi na itovo makawa (sa vakamavoataki tu ena veigagadre vakasisila ni veivakaisini) ka vakaisulu ena itovo vou (sa vakavoui ena vei-kilai kei Koya ka Buli iko). Na vakatusa e sega ni veivakamaduataki — o koya e vaka na kovati e tu kina na veisau ni isulu ni yalo.

There is a "now" that must not be missed. The acceptable time is the present time. Grace has a season; delay is itself a decision.

E dua na "gauna oqo" e sega ni dodonu me calati. Na gauna donu sai koya na gauna oqo. Na loloma ni Kalou e tiko na kena gauna; me vakatao taki se me vakadede taki tu e sa dua tale na vakatulewa.

Rebirth is spiritual, not physical. Bodies come from visible parents; souls are reborn through faith. The Spirit blows where it wills — God's work, not human achievement.

Na sucu vou e vakayalo, e sega ni vakayago. Na yago e sucu mai vei rau na itubutubu e raici rawa; na yalo e sucu tale ena vakabauta. Na Yalo Tabu e liwa ki na vanua e vinakata — e cakacaka ni Kalou, e sega ni ka vakatamata.

God cannot be fooled. He searches the mind and the heart, so sincerity is everything. Approaching the sacraments while testing God's grace deceives only yourself.

Na Kalou e sega ni rawa ni vakaisinitaki. E dikeva na noda vakasama kei na lomada, o koya gona na yalodina sai koya na ka e bibi duadua. Kevaka o toso volekata na sakaramede ni veisaututaki mo vakatovolea kina na loloma ni Kalou, o vakaisinitaki iko ga o iko.

Forgiveness is equal; the Spirit's gifts are proportionate. Remission of sins is given equally to all, but the sharing of the Holy Spirit is measured to each person's faith and labour. Grace is free — depth of grace is cultivated. Run hard, in your own interest.

Na veivosoti e tautauvata; na isolisoli ni Yalo Tabu e vakarautaki yadua. Na veivosoti ni ivalavala ca e soli vakatautauvata vei ira kecega, ia na veiwasei ni Yalo Tabu e vakatau ena vei oga o cakacakataka kina na nomu vakabauta. Na loloma e soli wale — ia na kena titobu e teivaki. Mo vakusakusa sara yani.

You cannot receive forgiveness while withholding it. Forgive first; then come. It's the non-negotiable condition of the whole exercise.

O na sega ni rawa ni ciqoma na veivosoti kevaka o sogota se tarova tiko na veivosoti vua e dua tale. Vosota taumada; qai lako mai. Sai koya oqo na iyalayala e sega e sega ni rawa ni veisautaki rawa.

If one thread ties them all together, it's this: preparation for baptism (or confession) is not a formality — it demands sincerity, urgency, and a forgiving heart, because God matches the depth of the gift to the depth of the response.

Na wa e semata vata na veika kece oqo: na vakarautaki me baleta na papitaiso (se na vakatusa) e sega ni ka wale ga e dau caka — Na vakavakarau ki na sakaramede cava ga (vakabibi na Papitaiso kei na Kovesio) — e gadrevi kina na yalodina, na kena kilai ni sa gauna donu oqo me kua tale ni vakaberaberataki, kei na yalo dau veivosoti, ni Kalou e na vakatauca na titobu ni nona  isolisoli ki na yalo e sa titobu dina na nona sausaumaki (se vakavakarau).