The Celebration of the Feast of the Santo Niño
Published by Bro. Harold Anthony T. Montoya, SMM in Philippines · Friday 18 May 2018
Tags: NU, PHL, 375
Tags: NU, PHL, 375
MAKATI,
Philippines
– On January 21, 2018, Feast of Santo Niño (Holy Child Jesus), the parishioners
of Santa Teresita Parish, West Rembo, Makati City were gathered at the covered
court for the Sinulog Festival. It as an act of thanksgiving in a form of a
dance in honor to the Child Jesus and in commemoration of the birth of
Catholicism in the Philippines in 1521, where the image of Santo Niño first
arrived in the country.
At around 1:00 PM, the celebration
started with an opening prayer led by Fr. Angelo Pusikit, SMM, assistant parish
priest of Santa Teresita Parish followed by the procession with street dancing.
The procession was participated by the Montfort Fathers, the parish community,
seminarians and devotees of Santo Niño. After the procession, the Sinulog Dance
Festival began partaken by different Parish Organizations: the Catechetical
Ministry, the Parish Renewal Experience (PREX) Group, Youth/Music Ministry, and
the CFC-Handmaids Group. The celebration ended with a Eucharistic celebration
presided by Fr. Richard Magararu, SMM, Parish Priest with his concelebrants,
Fr. Federick Yumang, SMM, Fr. Rene Bustillo, SMM, and Fr. Wordy, SMM. During
the homily, Fr. Richard reminded the devotees by saying, “the Feast of Señor
Santo Niño invites us to have a heart and an attitude of a child, a childlike
character, not a childish one, in which the nature of Santo Niño who is humble,
trustful, and innocent.” He also added that, “adults should be like children;
easy to forgive and dependent to the Lord’s protection and blessings in their
lives.”
The winners of the Dance Festival were
announced before the final blessing. The people with their statues of Santo Niño
were blessed too. It was indeed a blessed experience for all and a joyful
celebration which deepens the devotion of the faithful to the Santo Niño.
Viva Pit Senor!
-Bro. Harold
Anthony T. Montoya, SMM
-------------------
0
reviews