Editing Philomena (section)

==Veneration==
In his ''Relazione istorica della traslazione del sagro corpo di s. Filomena da Roma a Mugnano del Cardinale'', written in 1833,<ref>Francesco Di Lucia, ''Relazione istorica della translazione del corpo di S. Filomena vergine, e martire da Roma a Mugnano del Cardinale'', vol. 2, pp. 80ff.</ref> Canon De Lucia recounted that wonders accompanied the arrival of the relics to his church: among them a statue that sweated some liquid continuously for three days.<ref name=EncSanti/> A miracle accepted as proved in the same year was the multiplication of the bone dust of the saint which provided for hundreds of [[Reliquary|reliquaries]] without the original amount experiencing any decrease in quantity.<ref>[https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2015/08/12/professing-faith-the-strange-story-of-st-philomena/ "Professing Faith: The strange story of St. Philomena", Redlands Daily Facts, August 12, 2015]</ref>

Devotion to Philomena includes the wearing of the "Cord of Philomena", a red and white cord, which had a number of [[indulgences]] attached to it, including a [[plenary indulgence]] on the day on which the cord was worn for the first time, indulgences that were not renewed in ''[[Indulgentiarum doctrina]]'', the 1967 general revision of the discipline concerning them.<ref name=Indulgences>[https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_p-vi_apc_19670101_indulgentiarum-doctrina_en.html Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution ''Indulgentiarum doctrina'' (1 January 1967)]; cf.[https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/tribunals/apost_penit/documents/rc_trib_appen_doc_20020826_enchiridion-indulgentiarum_lt.html Enchiridion Indulgentiarum]</ref> There is also the [[chaplet (prayer)|chaplet]] of Saint Philomena, with three white beads in honour of the [[Trinity|Christian Trinity]] and thirteen red beads in honour of the thirteen years of Philomena's life.<ref name=Hallack>Saint Philomena: Virgin martyr and wonder worker. Cecily Hallack. Dublin, Ireland; Anthonian Press, 1936 Pages 120–124</ref> A [[sacramental]] associated with devotion to Philomena is the [[Oil of Saints#The Oil of St Philomena|Oil of Saint Philomena]], used for the putative healing of the body and soul.<ref name="SSP2020">{{cite web |title=The Oil of Saint Philomena |url=http://philomena.us/oil-saint-philomena/ |publisher=Sanctuary of Saint Philomena |access-date=26 January 2020 |language=en |archive-date=26 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126070431/http://philomena.us/oil-saint-philomena/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In August 1876, the first issue of ''Messenger of Saint Philomena'' was published in Paris, France. On October 6, 1876, Louis Petit, a priest, founded the [[Confraternity]] of Saint Philomena in Paris. In November 1886, the Confraternity was raised to the rank of [[Archconfraternity]] by [[Pope Leo XIII]]. On May 21, 1912, [[Pope Pius X]] raised it to the rank of Universal Archconfraternity with the [[Apostolic constitution|Apostolic brief]] ''Pias Fidelium Societates'' stating, regarding the historical authenticity of Philomena, that: "The current statements (regarding St. Philomena) are and remain always fixed, valid and effective; in this way it has to be judged as normative; and if it is proceeded in another way, it will be null and void, whatever its authority."<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Universal Arch Confraternity (Archconfraternity) of Saint Philomena |url=http://www.philomena.org/archconfraternityhistory.asp |access-date=21 June 2012}}</ref><ref>Pias Fidelium, (May 21, 1912), AAS 4, 1912, p. 398.</ref>

===Liturgy===
[[File:Bamberg Obere Pfarre Figur Hl Philomena.jpg|thumb|Statue of Saint Philomena in the Church of Our Lady ''(Obere Pfarre)'' in [[Bamberg]]]]

In 1834, due to many supposed miracles, [[Pope Gregory XVI]] allowed the veneration of Saint Philomena and, in 1837, authorized the celebration of the feast of Saint Philomena on 11 August<ref name=EncSanti/> or, according to another source, 9 September,<ref name=CathEnc/> first in the Diocese of [[Nola]] (to which Mugnano del Cardinale belongs), and soon in several other dioceses in Italy.

The name "Philomena" was not included in the [[Roman Martyrology]] in which venerated persons are included immediately upon [[beatification]] or canonization.<ref>"With the canonization of a new saint, that person is officially listed in the catalogue of saints, or Martyrology" ([http://www.catholicculture.org/news/definition.cfm?glossID=16&CFID=7042024&CFTOKEN=42752938 Canonization]); "as soon as the beatification or canonization event takes place, the person's name is technically part of the Roman Martyrology" ([http://www.ecatholichub.net/study/saints Catholic Saints Database] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224080055/http://www.ecatholichub.net/study/saints |date=2012-02-24 }}); cf. ([https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/29/weekinreview/word-for-word-martyrology-brutalized-colonial-africa-1909-beatified-rome-1994.html New York Times] [http://catholicbiblestudent.com/2008/08/roman-martyrology.html The Roman Martyrology]).</ref> In the 1920 typical edition of the [[Roman Missal]], Philomena is mentioned under 11 August with an indication that the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] for her feast day was to be taken entirely from the [[Common (liturgy)|common liturgy]].<ref name=Missal1920/>

On February 14, 1961, the [[Holy See]] ordered that the name of Philomena be removed from all liturgical calendars.<ref name="AAS">[[Acta Apostolicae Sedis]], 1961, p. 174. The text can be consulted [https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS%2053%20%5B1961%5D%20-%20ocr.pdf on the website] of the Holy See. It is also available at [http://www.introibo.fr/Instruction-De-calendariis#inter4 Instruction ''De calendariis particularibus'' (1961)] together with a French translation and a note that recounts the history of the devotion and that says a different saint named Philomena (5 July) and two called Philomenus (14 and 29 November) were listed in the Roman Martyrology.</ref> This order was given as part of an instruction on the application to local calendars of the principles enunciated in the 1960 [[Code of Rubrics]] that had already been applied to the [[General Roman Calendar]]. Section 33<ref name=AAS/> of this document ordered the removal from local calendars of fourteen named feasts but allowed them to be retained in places with a special link to the feast. It then added: "However, the feast of Saint Philomena, virgin and martyr (11 August), is to be removed from all calendars."<ref>''Festum autem S. Philumenae V. et M. (11 augusti) e quolibet calendario expungatur.''</ref>

===Veneration by other saints===
* The spread of devotion to her in France and Italy was helped when [[John Vianney]] built a shrine in her honour and referred to her often, attributing to her the miracles that others attributed to him.<ref name=CathEnc/>
* Another help was the cure of the near-dying [[Pauline Jaricot]], founder of the [[Society for the Propagation of the Faith]], at Philomena's shrine on August 10, 1835.<ref name=CathEnc/><ref name=EncSanti/> On July 6, 1835, the Miracle{{clarify|date=November 2024}} of Giovanna Cescutti took place in Venice.
* [[Damien of Molokai]], who had an intense devotion to Philomena, named his church at [[Kalawao]] in honor of her.<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/kala/historyculture/stphil.htm "St. Philomena Catholic Church in Kalawao", Kalaupapa National Historical Park, US National Park Service]</ref>
* Many other saints were devoted to Philomena, including [[Peter Julian Eymard]], [[Peter Chanel]], [[Anthony Mary Claret]], [[Madeleine Sophie Barat]], Euphrasier Pelletier, [[John Neumann]], and [[Anna Maria Taigi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shrineofsaintphilomena.com/FAQ/FAQ.HTM|title=Welcome to the National Shrine of Saint Philomena|access-date=2012-06-21|archive-date=2021-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926040651/http://www.shrineofsaintphilomena.com/FAQ/FAQ.HTM|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Places dedicated to Saint Philomena  ===
* Sanctuary of St. Philomena, Mugnano del Cardinale, [[Avellino|Avellino, Italy]], which houses her remains within a life-size, richly robed effigy
* [[St. Philomena's Church, Mysore|St. Philomena's Cathedral (India)]]
* [[St. Philomena's Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)]]
* [[St. Philomena's Church (Pittsburgh, PA)]]
* [[St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls]]
* [[St. Philomena's Roman Catholic Church|St. Philomena's Roman Catholic Church (Franklinville, New York)]]
* [https://www.santuariosantafilomena.org.br/ Sanctuary of St. Philomena (Sorocaba, Brazil)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201153556/http://www.santuariosantafilomena.org.br/ |date=2019-02-01 }}
* St. Philomena's Catholic Church and School ([[Peoria, Illinois]])
* St. Philomena's Catholic Church ([[Monticello, Illinois]])
* St. Philomena Coptic Orthodox Children’s Home ([[Suva|Suva, Fiji]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Philomena Children's Home |url=https://www.stphilomenahome.org/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Saint Philomena Children's Home |language=en}}</ref>