Feast of the Santo Nino: Devotion to Child Jesus must inspire us to help others – bishop

“Our Santo Nino as a child is small, so fragile, and very vulnerable that it inspires us to look after Him and take care of Him. Our affection to the Santo Nino must lead us to help and heal those who are in need, those who are suffering and hurting. These times, they are our brothers and sisters in Batangas. Our devotion to the Santo Nino must inspire us to extend a hand to our suffering brothers and sisters in Batangas,” said Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos.

In Metro Manila, 33 fiesta masses, which started at 3 p.m. Saturday, are being celebrated by the hour until 11 p.m. Sunday, at the Santo Nino de Tondo Parish in Manila, the center of celebrations in the metropolis. The grand procession will be held at 4 a.m. Sunday. In Cebu City, the much anticipated ‘Sinulog’ in honor of Senor Santo Nino, the oldest festival in the archipelago, is expected to gather around a million devotees and tourists. Cebuanos do not consider the Christmas Season over until after the celebration of the festive “Sinulog” Festival.

In 1565, when Spanish conqueror Miguel Lopez de Legazpi arrived in Cebu, a Spanish soldier, Juan Camus, found the image inside the house of a native. His house was razed by a fire that miraculously spared the holy image. Legazpi then named Cebu as the City of the Most Holy Name of Jesus.

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