Playtime of Saint Phillomena, mother of Princess Jasmine, Ryan the Lion and Zarik the Babaric.
Nr. 4 of Conan the Scandenavian Viking series.
Saint Philomena is married to Rizwan the butcher, parents of Princess Jasmine , Ryan the Lion and Zarik the Babaric who are direct decendent of Conan the Scandenavian Viking, Conan was made prisoner in Asia his decendents settled in India, his great great grandfather was put on a ship and taken to Fiji, this babarian came to NZ 5 years ago and like to hang out on this location.Look out for muggles , the " saint " will be around to protect you
The cache is a small mint container containing a logsheet, please bring your own pen, not much space for much else, bring a retrieval tool .
Philomena is near Totora entrance so she can see us, protect us and keep a eye on all of us.
Location
Entry to Totara Park is from Redoubt Road.
- Close to Manukau CBD, located next door to the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens
- 25km - 22 minutes from Downtown Auckland
- Great place for plane spotting, given the wind is blowing the right way, twice a day a majestic A380 will come over, one just after midday and a other 4 hours later.
One of south Auckland’s premier parks, Totara Park - stretching over 216 hectares, has something for everyone.
Enjoy a tranquil, country atmosphere just minutes from the Manukau CBD. Relax and unwind amongst the superb flora and fauna or stroll through rolling farmland, taking in views from Glenbrook and Manukau Heads to Rangitoto.
Those in a more active mood can make the most of the tennis, swimming and barbeque area, trek the bridle trail or explore the many different walking tracks through the large stands of native bush and farmland.
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Saint Philomena was, as believed by her devotees within the Catholic Church, a youngvirgin martyr whose remains were discovered in 1802 in the Catacombs of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore an inscription that was taken to indicate that her name (in the Latin of the inscription) was Filumena, the English form of which is Philomena.
The remains were removed to Mugnano del Cardinale in 1805 and became the focus of widespread devotion, with several miracles credited to the saint's intercession, including the healing of Venerable Pauline Jaricot in 1835, which received wide publicity. Saint John Vianney attributed to her intercession the extraordinary cures that others attributed to himself.
In 1833 a Neapolitan nun reported that in a vision Saint Philomena had revealed that she was a Greek princess martyred at 13 years of age by Diocletian, who was Roman Emperor from 284 to 305.
From 1837 to 1961 celebration of her liturgical feast was approved for some places, but was never included in the General Roman Calendar for universal use. The 1920 typical edition of the Roman Missal included a mention of her, under 11 August, in the section headed Missae pro aliquibus locis (Masses for some places), with an indication that the Mass to be used in those places was one from the common of a Virgin Martyr, without any collect proper to the saint.[3]
On 14 February 1961, the Holy See ordered that the name of Saint Philomena be removed from all liturgical calendars that mentioned her.[1] Accordingly, the 1962 Roman Missal, the edition whose continued use as an extraordinary form of the Roman Rite is authorized by the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, also has no mention of her.[4]
The shrine of her relics in Mugnano del Cardinale continues to be visited by pilgrimages from many countries, an Archconfraternity in her honour exists, as does popular devotion in various places around the world.