Tchalitchi cha Katolika chimadziwa ndi kulemekeza oyera mtima a Valentine atatu, ndipo onse atatu anakhala ndi moyo m'nthawi imodzi. "Valentine" wathu, yemwe ambiri a ife timamulemekeza, monga Woyera, anali Valentin Interaminsky. Inde, mamiliyoni a atsikana ndi anyamata amapempha chikondi popemphera kwa St. Valentine. Koma musanapemphe, muyenera kuphunzira pang'ono za Woyera.
The Legend
Mfumu ya Roma Kalaudiyo Yachiwiri inakwiya kwambiri ndi changu chochepa cha amunacho chochita nawo usilikali. Kenaka adafuna kuti akaziwa asalole kuti atumikire kwawo ndikuletsa amuna kuti akwatirane. Wansembe yekha amene sanamvere lamuloli anali Valentine. Iye adaveka korona okondedwa, ndipo, ndithudi, chinsinsicho chiyenera kuti chavumbulutsidwa.
Tsiku lina mlonda wa ndende anabwera kwa iye ndikumuuza Valentine kuti amuthandize kuchiritsa mwana wake wamkazi. Valentine anapereka mafutawo kwa mtsikanayo, ndipo anapempha munthuyo kuti abwere pambuyo pake. Panthawiyi, lamulo linaperekedwa pa kumangidwa kwake ndi kuphedwa. Valentine adalemba pepala, kuyika safironi kumeneko ndikulemba "Valentine yako". Anatha kupititsa phukusi kwa mtsikana wakhungu asanaphedwe. Kotero panali "valentines".
Lero, anthu akupitirizabe kukhulupirira kuti Woyera uyu ali wokhoza kuwathandiza pa zovuta zowonongeka za tsogolo. Pokhapokha amamufunsa m'mawu a mapemphero kwa St. Valentine.
Mapemphero
Zoonadi, chithandizo cha atsikana osaona sichinali chofala kwambiri m'moyo wa St. Valentine, monga kuthandiza othandizira. Ndichifukwa chake, gawo la mapemphero a St. Valentine ndi la chikondi:
"Valentine Woyera,
Ndani anasankhidwa kukhala woyang'anira wokonda,
Tetezani achinyamata, makamaka omwe ali m'chikondi.
Afunseni chisomo cha Mulungu,
Kuti ali okoma kukonda: weniweni, woona mtima ndi wosakhudzidwa.
Samalani okonda ndi okwatirana kumene
Kuchokera pamoto wopondereza wa chilakolako.
Pempherani Mulungu kuti awafunire
Mangani mgwirizano wa chikondi
Pa maziko a malamulo a Mulungu.
Funsani Khristu,
Kuti Iye mwiniwake anali wa okonda pointer
Ndipo kuti Iye mwiniyo anawalimbikitsa iwo mu mphindi yofooka.
Amen. "