Umthendeleko wosuku lukaFebruwari 2: Ukunikezelwa kweNkosi
Ibali lokuboniswa kweNkosi
Ekupheleni kwenkulungwane yesine, umfazi ogama linguEtheria wenza uhambo oluya eYerusalem. Idayari yakhe, eyafunyanwa ngo-1887, inika umbono ongazange wabonwa ngaphambili wobomi benkonzo. Phakathi kwemibhiyozo ayichazayo yi-Epiphany, ukugcinwa kokuzalwa kukaKristu kunye nomngcelele we-gala ukuhlonipha iNtetho yakhe eTempileni kwiintsuku ezingama-40 kamva. Phantsi koMthetho kaMoses, umfazi ngokwesiko "wayehlambulukile" kangangeentsuku ezingama-40 emva kokubeleka, xa kwakufuneka ezile kubabingeleli kwaye enze idini, "nyulu" lwakhe. Ukunxibelelana naye nabani na ochukumise imfihlakalo - ukuzalwa okanye ukufa - ngaphandle komntu kunqulo lwamaJuda. Lo mthendeleko ugxininisa ukubonakala kokuqala kukaYesu eTempileni ngaphezu kokuhlanjululwa kukaMariya.
Lo msitho wasasazeka kwiCawa yaseNtshona ngenkulungwane yesihlanu neyesithandathu. Ngelixa iBandla laseNtshona labhiyozela ukuzalwa kukaYesu nge-25 kaDisemba, iNgcaciso yathunyelwa kuFebruwari 2, kwiintsuku ezingama-40 emva kweKrisimesi.
Ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yesibhozo, uPopu Sergius wavula umngcelele wokulayita ikhandlela; Ekupheleni kwenkulungwane enye intsikelelo nokusasazwa kwamakhandlela, okuqhubekayo nanamhlanje, kwaba yinxalenye yokubhiyozela, kunika umnyhadala igama lawo elidumileyo: Candlemas.
Ukucingisisa
Kwingxelo kaLuka, uYesu wamkelwa etempileni ngabadala ababini, uSimeyon kunye nomhlolokazi uAna. BabengamaSirayeli ngolindelo lwawo lomonde; bayalugqala usana olunguYesu njengoMesiya ekudala elindelwe. Isalathiso sokuqala kumnyhadala wamaRoma siwubiza ngokuba ngumthendeleko waseSan Simeone, ixhego elaligqabhuka ingoma yovuyo iCawe isacula ukuphela kosuku.