USanta Philomena, umkhuleko kumfel’ ukholo oyintombi nto ukuze kuxazululwe amacala angenakwenzeka
Imfihlakalo ezungeza umfanekiso we Saint Philomena, Umfel’ ukholo osemncane ongumKristu owaphila ngesikhathi sakudala seBandla laseRoma, uyaqhubeka nokuthakazelisa abathembekile emhlabeni wonke. Naphezu kokungaqiniseki ngomlando wakhe nobuyena, ukuzinikela kuye kusaphila futhi kunothando.
Ngokwesiko, u-Saint Philomena wayengum inkosazana yamaGreki owaguqukela ebuKristwini eneminyaka engu- Iminyaka engu-13 futhi wenqaba uthando loMbusi uDiocletian lokungcwelisa olwakhe ubumsulwa kuJesu. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, waboshwa, bahlukunyezwa bagcine benqunyiwe. Isidumbu sakhe sangcwatshwa eCatacombs of Priscilla on the Via Salaria, lapho satholakala khona ngo-1802 ngesikhathi kumbiwa.
Naphezu kokungaqiniseki mayelana nokuthi ungubani, u-Saint Philomena uyacatshangelwa umgcini wezingane zikaMariya kanye nomvikeli wezizathu ezingenakwenzeka. Ikakhulukazi abashadayo abasebunzimeni, omama abangenazinyumba, abagulayo neziboshwa. Abathembekile baphendukela kuye ukuze bathole induduzo, isivikelo nosizo olungokomoya.
Izinsalela zeSaint Philomena
Indawo engcwele yaseSanta Filomena a Mugnano del Cardinale ingenye yezindawo ezihlonishwa kakhulu ezihlotshaniswa nomfel’ ukholo osemusha. Ezakhe zigcinwe lapha izinsalela yahunyushwa isuka emigedeni kaPrisila ngo-1805. Indawo engcwele iyindawo ye ukuhamba abathembekile abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba, abaya lapho ukuze bathandaze futhi baceleukulamula eSanta Filomena.
UDadewethu uMaria Luisa kaJesu, ngokuthi wathola indaba kasanta ngokuqondile kuye, waba nesandla ekusakazeni inkolo nokuzinikela kwakhe. Ngisho ne ubufakazi bezimangaliso njengalezo ze U-Paolina Jaricot kanye ne-Holy Curé of Ars. basiza ekuthuthukiseni inkolo yakhe.
Nakuba igama lakhe lasuswa ku-Roman Missal ngo-1961, u-Saint Philomena usaqhubeka nokuhlonishwa nokunxuswa ngabathembekile abafuna usizo nesivikelo sakhe. Indawo yakhe engcwele eMugnano del Cardinale iyindawo yokholo nokuzinikela, lapho abathembekile behlangana khona ukuze bathandazele umfel’ ukholo osemncane.