TACLOBAN CITY– The Archdiocesan Shrine of Sto. Niño (ASSN) celebrated the Feast in Honor of the Holy Name of Jesus.
On Sunday (Jan.21), the Archdiocesan Shrine of Sto. Niño celebrated the feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus.
ASSN has set various activities in celebration of its original parish fiesta. Novena masses were offered from January 11 to January 19, 2024.
All parishioners, devotees, and pilgrims joined the celebration by offering novena prayers, visiting the pilgrim Church, and attending the celebrations of the Holy Eucharist.
The feast of Sr. Sto. Niño de Tacloban is celebrated every month of June to commemorate the miraculous return of the venerated image of Sr. Sto. Niño to Tacloban which also brought healing of Taclobanons affected by the cholera epidemic.
But prior to the June fiesta, the people of Tacloban used to celebrate their parish fiesta every January, the same date as the Sinulog Festival in Cebu.
In 2021, the Archdiocesan Shrine of Sto. Niño revived the January parish feast day.
This year’s Fiesta theme is: “Ginoo, tutdoi daw kami hin Pag-ampo.”. Lk 11:1 “Lord, teach us to Pray.”
Earlier on that day, the images of the Señor Santo Niño de Limasawa and the Santo Niño de Tacloban made their Encuentro or Pagsugat at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Sto. Niño in Tacloban City.
Upon the arrival rites, Bishop Precioso Cantillas of Maasin Diocese led the enthronement of the two images before the Shrine sanctuary.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)
