Kinsa si St. Valentine?

Una sa tanan, kini unang gikan sa internet: “Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his Saints' Day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love.”

Matud pa, gi-venerate o gi-idolized sa Catholic Church, Anglican Communion; Eastern Orthodox, ug Lutheranism.

Nganong na-associated man siya sa gugma? “Roman Emperor Claudius believed that Roman soldiers should be completely devoted to Rome and therefore passed a law preventing them from marrying. St. Valentine began to marry these soldiers in secret Christian ceremonies and this was the beginning of his reputation for being his reputation for believing in the importance of love. “

Kini si Emperor Claudius, may pagka-maldito ni (gi-hiloan man gani siya sa usa sa iyang mga asawa). Maoy iyang nga ang loyalty ug devotion sa mga sundalo adto ra gayud sa Roma, busa, mipasar siya’g balaud nga nagdili sa mga sundalo pagpakasal.

Niining tungora, duna may mga sundalo nga gustong magpakasal, sekreto silang gikasal ni St. Valentine, kay alang kaniya, ang kaminyuon, naghulagway sa tiunay nga paghigugmaay (dili duwa-duwa lang). Dinhi magsugod ang iyang reputasyon sa pagtuo sa kamahinungdanon sa gugma.

Balik ta ni Claudius kadiyot. Despite sa kakulangan, daghan siya’g accomplishments, lakip na ang pagtukod sa mga “aqueducts, ports, canals, and roads for Rome.” Familiar, di ba? Dinhi sa ato, kutob lamang kita sa mga press releases. Sa ilang panahon, walay media. Diritso’g, trabaho, walay press conference.

Dugang kasayoran: “Saint Valentine was a clergyman – either a priest or a bishop – in the Roman Empire who ministered to persecuted Christians. He was martyred and his body buried on February 14, which has been observed as the Feast of Saint Valentine since at least the eighth century.”

Nasulat ba sa Bibliya ang pagsaulog sa Valentine’s Day? “Since the origin of Valentine's Day as a romantic holiday only dates back to the 14th century, the Bible doesn't have any specific messages about the day—but it does have a lot to say on the subject of love.”

Aniay pipila ka Valentine’s Day Bible verses: “1 Corinthians 13:4-8: Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth.

“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.”     

`Nindot kaayo. Timan-i ug buhata, aron molungtad ang paghigugmaay. 1 Corinthians 16:14: Let all that you do be done in love. 1 John 4:8: Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13: So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Nagkanayon ang Bibliya: “True love is a genuine desire for the well-being of another. It is holy, sacrificial, and other-oriented.” Ang pagpuyo-puyo ug pag-diborsiyo, true love ba?

Happy Valentine’s Day!