Kutheni uMay ebizwa ngokuba "yinyanga kaMariya"?
Phakathi kwamaKatolika, uMeyi waziwa njenge "Nyanga kaMariya", inyanga ethile yonyaka xa kubhiyozelwa imisitho eyodwa kuzukiswa iNtombi enguMariya.
Ngoba? Angadityaniswa njani noMama osikelelekileyo?
Zininzi izinto ezahlukeneyo ezinegalelo kulo mbutho. Okokuqala, kwiGrisi naseRoma yakudala inyanga kaMeyi yanikezelwa kwizithixokazi zobuhedeni ezinxulunyaniswe nokuzala nentwasahlobo (uArtemis noFlora ngokwahlukeneyo). Oku, kudityaniswe nezinye izithethe zaseYurophu ezikhumbula ixesha elitsha lentwasahlobo, kukhokelele iinkcubeko ezininzi zaseNtshona ukuba zijonge uMeyi njengenyanga yobomi kunye nokuba ngumama. Oku kwakukudala ngaphambi kokuba "uSuku looMama" lukhawulwe, nangona umbhiyozo wale mihla unxibelelene ngokusondeleyo nomnqweno wokuzalwa wokuba ngumama ngeenyanga zasentwasahlobo.
Kwicawa yokuqala kukho ubungqina bomthendeleko omkhulu weNtombi Enyulu enguMariya ebhiyozelwa ngoMeyi 15 ngonyaka ngamnye, kodwa bekungekho kwikhulu le-18 uMeyi afumana umbutho othile neNtombikazi kaMariya. Ngokwe Catholic Encyclopedia, "Ngamana ukuzinikela ngokwendlela okuyo kwaqala eRoma, apho uBawo Latomia weKholeji yase Roma yoMbutho ka Yesu, ukulwa ukungathembeki nokuziphatha okubi phakathi kwabafundi, wenza isifungo ekupheleni Inkulungwane ye-XVIII inikezela inyanga kaMeyi kuMariya. Ukusuka e-Roma lo mkhuba wasasazeka waya kwezinye iikholeji zamaJesuit kwaye ke phantse kuzo zonke iicawa zamaKatolika zesiko lesiLatin ”.
Ukunikezela inyanga epheleleyo kuMariya yayingeyonto intsha, njengoko kwakusisithethe sangaphambili sokunikezela ngeentsuku ezingama-30 kuMariya ekuthiwa yiTricesimum, ekwabizwa ngokuba yi "Nyanga yeNenekazi".
Iindlela ezahlukileyo zokunqula zabucala kuMariya zasasazeka ngokukhawuleza ngenyanga kaMeyi, njengoko kuchaziwe kwingqokelela, upapasho lwemithandazo olupapashwe phakathi kwenkulungwane ye-XNUMX.
Kukuzinikela okwaziwayo ukungcwalisa inyanga kaMeyi kweyona Ngcwele ingcwele uMariya, njengeyona nyanga intle nenempumelelo yonyaka wonke. Oku kuzinikela kudala kugqitha kwiNgqobhoko; kwaye kuyinto eqhelekileyo apha eRoma, hayi kuphela kwiintsapho ezizimeleyo, kodwa njengokuzinikela esidlangalaleni kwiicawa ezininzi. UPopu Pius VII, ukuze baphile bonke abantu abangamaKrestu ukuba bazinikele kwiNtombi Enyulu, kwaye ibalwe njengeluncedo kuye ngokwasemoyeni, enikezelwa yiReccript kaNobhala weSikhumbuzo, 21 Matshi Ngo-1815 (egcinwe kuNobhala Wobukhosi bakhe uKhadinali-Vicar), kubo bonke abathembekileyo behlabathi lamaKatolika, abathi esidlangalaleni okanye ngasese bahloniphe iNtombikazi eNoyolo ngentlonipho ekhethekileyo okanye imithandazo yokuzinikela, okanye ezinye iindlela ezilungileyo.
Ngo-1945, uPopu Pius XII wadibanisa uMay njengenyanga kaMarian emva kokumisela umsitho wobukumkani bukaMariya ngoMeyi 31. Emva kweVietnam II, lo mnyhadala wafuduselwa nge-22 ka-Agasti, ngelixa nge-31 kaMeyi wawungumthendeleko woTyelelo lukaMariya.
Inyanga kaMeyi igcwele izithethe kunye nexesha elihle lonyaka lokuhlonipha umama wethu wasezulwini.