Much to be thankful for, more to be done
Jan. 17—Feast of the Santo Niño Readings: Isaiah 9: 1-6; Psalm 97, Response: The Lord is king; let the many isles be glad.; Ephesians 1: 3-6, 15-18; Gospel—Mark 10: 13-16Two
Jan. 17—Feast of the Santo Niño Readings: Isaiah 9: 1-6; Psalm 97, Response: The Lord is king; let the many isles be glad.; Ephesians 1: 3-6, 15-18; Gospel—Mark 10: 13-16Two
We have the special privilege of celebrating the Feast of the Santo Niño every third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Historically, the Christian devotion to the Child Jesus is the oldest
Exhibit to close yearlong observance of 450th anniversary of ‘Kaplag’ and arrival of first Augustinian missionaries.
HISTORICALLY, writes National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin, the devotion to the Santo Niño (Holy Child Jesus) “outranks all others because the first church in the Philippines was built to
Hundreds of devotees gathered in Cebu City last week to witness the celebration of the 450th anniversary of Kaplag—the finding or discovery of the image of the Santo Niño in
Cebu has just concluded the annual festivities in honor of its revered Santo Niño. Millions trooped to the basilica for over a week in anticipation of the “Fiesta Señor,” as they call it here. Everything was splendidly coordinated by Rev. Fr. Jonas Mejares, OSA, rector of the basilica.
After the frenzy of the Black Nazarene procession, the attention of Filipino Catholics shifted to the Holy Child. All over the country, from Kalibo’s Ati-Atihan to Cebu’s Sinulog and Iloilo’s Dinagyang, Filipino Catholics dedicated the third Sunday of January to revering the Holy Child, more popularly known as the Santo Niño.
Without a doubt, the most popular and most widespread Catholic devotion in the Philippines is the Santo Niño, the devotion to the Holy Infant of Jesus. Proof of this is that while having originated from the Visayas, it has fanned out to all the ends of the archipelago.
In his classic work, “Childhood and Society,” Erik Erikson defined the eight stages of development of a person. For each stage there is a task to be achieved, and the development of a person depends on the positive or negative outcome of the task.
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