Our Lady of Rule (Virgen de la Regla)

Nagsugod na ang novena sa Birhen sa Regla sa dakbayan sa Lapu-Lapu alang sa kapiyestahan niini on November 21. Gumikan sa pagka-milagroso sa Birhen, modagsang ang mga devotee gikan sa nagkalainlaing dapit sa Kabisay-an ug Mindanao, and most probably sa tibuok nasud.

Origin. Sumala sa Google, “The origin of the devotion to the Virgen de la Regla can be traced back to St.Augustine. It was this great saint who hand-carved the first image of the Virgen de Regla and made her the patroness of the Rule of what is the present-day Order of St. Augustine.”

Gikulit gayud sa mga kamot ni San Augustine of Hippo, sa North Africa, tapus sa revelation sa usa ka anghel. Ang imahen gidala ngadto sa España, sa iyang disciple, si St. Ciprian  hangtud nga nahipunta sa Chipiona, where the Virgen is venerated.

Ania ang sugilanon, gisugilon sa google: “Following an invasion of Andalusia by the Saracens (the term "Saracens" was a designation used byancient Greeks, Romans, and later medieval European Christians for Arab tribes), the image was hidden underground next to a fig tree, and 5 centuries later, in the 13th century, an apparition pointed in the direction of where the image was hidden, where the image was found, and after events of weathering and a fierce storm on the bordering Strait of Gibraltar, she became a patroness of seamen.”

Gitaguan ang imahen sa Birhen, underground, diin, tapus sa lima ka siglo (5 centuries), nakaplagan kini, after an apparition. Ug sumala sa laing tinubdan, nipadayon ang google: “When the original statue of the Our Lady of Regla was discovered around 1330—after being hidden underground for roughly five centuries to protect it from Saracen invaders—tradition and historical accounts note that it was found perfectly preserved inside a box or underground cave/altar.

According to the accounts of the discovery:

“The wooden statue remained intact and safe inside the hidden subterranean vault next to a fig tree. Legend and local chronicles frequently note the miraculous detail that an oil lamp was still burning beside the statue inside the box all those centuries later.

“The exact spot of the recovery became known as Humilladero (meaning "The Humble One"), where a sanctuary was later built in Chipiona, Spain.”

Ug matud dinhi, “Since 1735, the Catholic population of Lapu-Lapu City has had significant devotion to Our Lady of Regla. The image was initially taken to the former town (Opon?) by Augustinian missionary Francisco Aballe (1694–1759).”

Dakung milagro nga tapus sa lima ka gatusan ka tuig (5 centures), ang oil lamp nga nagbanwag sa estatuwa sa Mahal nga Birhen, nagsiga gihapon.

Ubang mga Simbahan nga nag-dedicate ngadto sa Vigen de la Regla: Hermitage of Our Lady of Regla (Pajara, Canary Islands); Hermitage of Our Lady of Regla (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands; Saint Mary of Regla de Leon (Leon, Spain); Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Our Lady of Regla, and St Francis of Assisi (Chihuahua City, Mexico); Cathedral of Our Lady of Regla (Diocese of Bani, Santo Domingo).